Walking the avenues
Category Archives: Observation
Gateway?
Is Starbucks providing a gateway drug that leads straight to the umbrella drink?
As I waited for my doppio or flatwhite, I watched in fascination as the barista made a green and pink concoction. That touch of vitriol adds a frisson, a bit of danger that makes the whole thing that much more attractive.
The typical mix from the Starbucks menu tends toward the ultra-sweet, extra-caloric, and hyper-colorful. This is true of even their coffees and also the puppy treat they dispense.
Her customers for the pretty green and pink glass were two tweens who placed identical orders. Nonetheless, they each grabbed a straw to sample what first came off the assembly line.
I was distracted, so I did not witness the second share, although it would have only been fair!
Eventually, these girls would graduate (or could) to an alcohol laden very sweet and pretty item at an adult emporium. They might grab a straw to get a fresh taste of what the barkeep had created and then dip the same straw in the next one he made.
Cartoons
Bluey has the best family. Her dad might be a bit rough, but he’s so willing to play along. Mom always leads with kindness.
Bingo and Bluey are just two lucky pups.
Commerce
There it is, plain and simple. The very definition of commerce.
Watching
An ominous looking stain accentuates the provenance of this light fixture. (Top.) That’s New York, baby!
These buildings are being built in layers, the core structure is clad in a glass cover. (#3 pix.) That’s cool, baby!
Classic
Making the old three-pernt-toin.
Type A
Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive?
Restless, more likely. I guess I am inclined to be a doer, goer, mover type.
Trending
My husband’s new sneakers carry a vegan label. I get it. They’re made with no animal product. Whatsoever.
Nice, but is it necessary to tout this distinction?
Just decorative?
Embracing the frightening, we take on the masks of doom. On Halloween, we chase away goblins by becoming one with them.
Beta Blocks
In my mythology of the world, clouds are a fragile world we cannot visit.
They are too delicate to bear our weight.
After all, they are the nebula as reflected in their status as “nebulous.”
All The Best 