Where I live, the closest $tar-BUCKS is twenty miles from here, so it’s catch as catch can. Mostly I grind my own and suck it down before I leave the house.
Posted by trippin on Aug 20, 2007 at 7:04 AM
Many thanks for the erudite assessment of Laura Bush by Susan J. Douglas. For a long time I kept wondering how Laura could stomach that faker of a husband, that “religious” zealot, who if he really had any religion or conscience, would have to stopped to question his own behavior by now. But no, he and she blithely wave to their “adoring” minions. I can’t bear to watch either on TV without gagging. I doubt either one of them loses any sleep, as long as they can continue playing the Great Pretenders. What a hollow opulent existence. How long can either of them believe their own lies or the phony lives they lead? The most abominable hypocrites the world has ever seen. I fear we Americans will never be able to scrub the stain or stench of their occupancy off this country’s statehouse, because neither has one single redeeming quality.
Posted by wimhoa on Sep 2, 2007 at 2:26 PM
well, seeing as i can’t afford a car, and live in a decidedly non-countercultural part of town, Starbucks is the only option available for a miles-long radius. i feel guilty about going there, but—the coffee tastes good, and so do the pastries. amidoingitwrong?
the idea of anybody picking “my favorite little independent cafe with just the right ambiance to sate my counter-cultural needs” makes me sick in my stomach. i’m so happy they have the time and money to drive around (or bike around, if they live in some expensively quasi-bohemian area) to spend extra money. i hope they feel better than us.
as for the fourth option, well—every true revolutionary must drink coffee. i’m serious! in the ottoman empire, hashish was circulated freely, as it made users stoned and happy; coffeeshops were illegal because they fomented political dissent!
Posted by daney on Sep 21, 2007 at 2:33 AM
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Where I live, the closest $tar-BUCKS is twenty miles from here, so it’s catch as catch can. Mostly I grind my own and suck it down before I leave the house.
I buy fair-trade certified coffee and brew it at home.
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Many thanks for the erudite assessment of Laura Bush by Susan J. Douglas. For a long time I kept wondering how Laura could stomach that faker of a husband, that “religious” zealot, who if he really had any religion or conscience, would have to stopped to question his own behavior by now. But no, he and she blithely wave to their “adoring” minions. I can’t bear to watch either on TV without gagging. I doubt either one of them loses any sleep, as long as they can continue playing the Great Pretenders. What a hollow opulent existence. How long can either of them believe their own lies or the phony lives they lead? The most abominable hypocrites the world has ever seen. I fear we Americans will never be able to scrub the stain or stench of their occupancy off this country’s statehouse, because neither has one single redeeming quality.
well, seeing as i can’t afford a car, and live in a decidedly non-countercultural part of town, Starbucks is the only option available for a miles-long radius. i feel guilty about going there, but—the coffee tastes good, and so do the pastries. amidoingitwrong?
the idea of anybody picking “my favorite little independent cafe with just the right ambiance to sate my counter-cultural needs” makes me sick in my stomach. i’m so happy they have the time and money to drive around (or bike around, if they live in some expensively quasi-bohemian area) to spend extra money. i hope they feel better than us.
as for the fourth option, well—every true revolutionary must drink coffee. i’m serious! in the ottoman empire, hashish was circulated freely, as it made users stoned and happy; coffeeshops were illegal because they fomented political dissent!