Today I dropped my wife off to work and I managed to drive to the nearest Starbucks to bring her coffee. I am first amazed about the many different locations of the good ol' coffe shop and you think because there are so many around, almost every corner that many people would choose the Starbucks closer to their house.
As I approached my destination I saw a line. My preconceived notions were this trip was going to only be a 5 to 10 minute outing. It turned to be a 20 minute nightmare. It seems everyone and their mother had the same idea to go the same Starbucks at the same time. It is a Saturday morning don't people sleep in anymore! Well needless to say, I will continue to go to Starbucks even when there is a line or not. I think they put something in their coffee so people come back again. It is a conspiracy.
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Wikipedia's definition of Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) is a coffeehouse chain based in the United States. Named after a character in the novel Moby-Dick, Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world,[1] with 7521 self-operated and 5647 licensed stores in 39 countries.[2] Starbucks serves drip brewed coffee, espresso- and non-espresso-based hot beverages, tea, and ice-blended drinks. It supplements these offerings with pastries, salads, and sandwiches. Through its Starbucks Entertainment division and Hear Music brand, the company has ventured beyond refreshments into books, music, and film.
Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1971 as a local coffee bean roaster and retailer called Starbucks Coffee, Tea and Spices.[2] Howard Schultz joined the company in 1982 and was inspired during a trip to Italy to develop a similar espresso bar and coffeehouse culture in the United States. To advance the concept, he founded the company Il Giornale three years later. In 1987, Schultz purchased Starbucks, merged it with Il Giornale, and renamed the company Starbucks Corporation.[3] Starting with 17 stores, Starbucks has experienced a rapid expansion that began in the 1990s and continues into the 2000s. It has achieved similar growth in foreign markets; the first international location was established in 1996 and now they comprise almost one third of Starbucks' stores.[4]
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- Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders
- The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
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