This is not a sweet story.

It’s not meant to be, since we’re all guilty. On Saturday, I visited an area store that has a coffee bar inside. There’s nothing better than roaming the aisles with a cup of coffee as a pick me up. While waiting for my order to be filled, I turned around to the bar where you’ll find the cream and sugar. The gentleman in front of me grabbed a handful of Splenda and slid them into his left pocket. He then took another handful and put them in his right pocket. This man was getting his weekly supply of Splenda right there.

Then it hit me. We all do it. How many times have I stocked up on the creamer packets from McDonalds? I’ve taken my fair share of plastic spoons from Wendy’s. And yes, I have taken more Splenda packets than I should have when I picked up Sonja’s coffee.

So is this really stealing? They are there for the taking.

Uncategorized coffee, Splenda

Has your mouth ever gotten you in trouble?

It seems to happen a lot to me.  Some would say I just don’t know when to shut up!  I think it’s  just my brain working faster than my mouth.

Anyways, today I got an email from mornning show producer Elizabeth Bolt.  It was about how some people don’t think about what they’re saying and their words are often misinterpreted.  It’s funny she sent that today because of what happened this morning.

My words weren’t misinterpreted, but rather I was talking to someone else and a person who overheard the conversation thought I was talking about them.  After an early morning shoot, photographer Garth (his real name is Garrett, but I call him Garth, because it has fewer syllables)  stopped by Starbucks.  Garth isn’t much of a coffee connaisseur.  Since it was raining he pulled up to the order box.  I told him exactly what I wanted, “a venti Pike’s Place with half and half.”  When he went to relay it he came out with, “venti Hike Place half and half.”  The woman had no idea what the heck he was talking about.  After repeating himself, I finally spoke into the box and place the order.  Jokingly, I told him to get the wax out of his ears, and the woman taking my order apologized.  She thought I was talking about her.

I wish I hadn’t said that…. until we pulled away!

Uncategorized coffee, oops