From MY experience with people who use "blessed" in their salutations I get two extremes in my head,an image of an much older, probably widowed woman, or a younger person who really is overly cheery. And those whose say it and are under 75 y.o. come across, in MY head, as none too bright.
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"Have a blessed day" - How does that make you feel?
by wanderlustguy ini just returned a customer's phone call and heard that on the voice mail.
every now and then these come along, and i experience a few emotions or thoughts.
my thoughts and experiences, and yes i know everyone isn't like this and there are a lot of great, humble, christ serving people here and out there...this isn't directed at you:.
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Starbucks
by Sailor Ripley ini can't help it... i love the freakin' place!.
i know it's insanely expensive, has long lines and possibly, no, actually is quite obnoxious.
i don't care.
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JWDaughter, it's up the hill from Broadway, you could probably take Republican until you hit 15th and turn right. It's kinda across the street and down from the QFC.
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Starbucks
by Sailor Ripley ini can't help it... i love the freakin' place!.
i know it's insanely expensive, has long lines and possibly, no, actually is quite obnoxious.
i don't care.
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Victrola Coffee. I can't edit my posts on a mac, apparently.
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Starbucks
by Sailor Ripley ini can't help it... i love the freakin' place!.
i know it's insanely expensive, has long lines and possibly, no, actually is quite obnoxious.
i don't care.
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JWDaughter, have you been to Victrolaon 15th? It's my favorite shop when I'm down in Seattle.
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Starbucks
by Sailor Ripley ini can't help it... i love the freakin' place!.
i know it's insanely expensive, has long lines and possibly, no, actually is quite obnoxious.
i don't care.
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To add to Mulan's thought, Arabica beans (harder to grow/more expensive) used in specialty coffee have less caffeinne than Robusta (very hardy/easy to grow/cheaper/contributing to coffee crisis/ think Foldger's) beans.
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Starbucks
by Sailor Ripley ini can't help it... i love the freakin' place!.
i know it's insanely expensive, has long lines and possibly, no, actually is quite obnoxious.
i don't care.
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I know some shops employ the local college girls for their sex appeal rather than any ability to pull a decent shot of 'spro. A sell-the-sizzle-not-the-steak approach. We are average looking folks, a little wierd and eclectic, lots of tattoos and piercings but not a swimsuit model among the lot of us.
I would rather be known for my coffee and my customer service than for cuties behind the bar. This is what you can expect from my shop;
To be greeted when you walk in the door.
A clean shop.
Friendly and geuinely helpful staff.
Coffees that are no more than 9-12 days from it's roast date. Espresso that is roasted by a regionally well known roaster and is paid for at a rate higher than fair trade.
Well-trained baristas who can adjust the grind of the espresso to compensate for heat, humidity, and other variables-unlike Starbucks superauto machines. Micro-foam and latte art and an overall pleasing experience.
After you've come in a few times you will be greeted by name, asked if you want your usual and we will treat you more as a friend than a customer. -
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Starbucks
by Sailor Ripley ini can't help it... i love the freakin' place!.
i know it's insanely expensive, has long lines and possibly, no, actually is quite obnoxious.
i don't care.
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cyd0099
As a professional barista, I have to acknowlege Starbuck's for bringing coffeehouse culture into the mainstream but their coffee is not good, it's their marketing that kicks a$$.
Despite the fancy packaging it's old. Look at the expiration date on any package of Starbucks beans, it's sometime in the next 6-18months.
To get the best pricing they buy all the beans they can and as a result they have to over roast to get a consistant product, which is part of their appeal; the same cup, the same atmosphere, the same experience everywhere in the world.
I will drop in to a 'bucks if that's where people want to go but I get the sweetest, most whipped cream thing I can get. -
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My 21 y.o. son was up visiting for Thanksgiving and he's just gotten into knitting. I think it's cool.
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This is the only place I don't feel ugly
by Abandoned ini want to thank everyone here for all the help and kind words offered to me as i adjust to having worth.
i guess i have a long way to go and i guess i'm going to have to go and see a counselor like someone else suggested.. no matter how hard i work or what i accomplish, i still feel so ugly and i'm still afraid of the stupidest things.
i don't know if my fears are on par with paranoia, but they are definitely distracting and i need to get some outside assistance.. the good news is that around here, with people who've gone through the same, i feel better.
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It's a hard bunch of feelings to work through, I know, I have felt like a hideous freak my entire life and the years of being told from the kingdom hall's lectern that I was unworthy and lacking didn't help.
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Lonely Hearts Club Roll Call #2
by crazyblondeb inok, we did this a couple weeks ago.
personally, i gained something very special from that thread!!.
what are you doing tonight??.
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cyd0099
Just woke up from a nap. TV is on in the background. Looking for good prices on the things I am planning to buy for Christmas. Drinking tea and nibbling on a cornmeal-date biscotti.