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Here, a wagon similar to the caffeine-free one from which I fell recently.

 My favorite Starbucks / Vice-o-the-Week / Prayer request
Published: 7/23/2010 4:23 PM
Last Modified: 7/23/2010 4:23 PM

Confession: I fell off the caffeine-free wagon. Then, I rolled down a hill into a gutter flowing with espresso and sugar-free syrups. Thankfully, I didn't roll through whipped cream. It spots, ya know.

First of all, let it be known throughout the land and overseas wherever English is understood that I've been a good boy all day long -- oatmeal with blueberries for breakfast, then a lemon juice-drizzled salad of mixed leafy greens topped with fat-free chicken salad and grapes. Tasty, actually.

But 3 p.m. rolled around like a randy milk maiden in hay (great, now I'll have that "12 Days of Christmas" song in my head -- perhaps a different version than what you're used to hearing, sorry), and I craved coffee. And I had to have it, or someone would simply have to die. So I kidnapped a friend, drove to my favorite Starbucks at Utica Square and ordered a venti nonfat, sugar-free vanilla frappucino without the whipped topping.

I didn't even give 'em my name, but when they announced that my nonfat somethin' somethin' was ready, a nice young baristo (the male version of barista, n'est-ce pas, Papi?) called out, "Jason from the newsroom -- thanks for reporting!" And it was written on the side of the cup, which I intend to keep for validation. I blushed, stuck a straw in my somethin' somethin' and went on my merry way. The end. Now, let's U-Haul on to my ...

VICE-O-THE-WEEK: Xtranormal.com

"If you can type, you can make movies," the Web site claims. Sho nuff, a friend of mine made one that was quite clever, so I decided to start making my own -- until the system crashed and, well, I have to start over soon. Do you know what I'm talkin' 'bout, Willis? Maybe you've seen that funny (although F-bomb-filled) parody of the iPhone4 between two little cartoon dudes. Whatever, it's easy as store-bought pie. See for yourself at www.xtranormal.com.

PRAYER REQUEST

I'll be waking up a smidgen after 5 a.m. tomorrow for my third training run for the Route 66 Marathon. Last week, I ran 7.5 miles -- or, actually, 5 miles of the 7.5, walking the other part. It was hotter than a cheap pistol, thank you very much. Still, I probably wasn't hydrated enough; I didn't get much sleep the night before; and what I ate wasn't all that healthy or even enough to fuel me. Lesson learned!

Still, I covet that prayers, sweet reader(s?). So light those candles and rub those rosaries!

Have a fab weekend. And tip your baristo/barista next time you're at Starbucks!

Peace, love and all things venti ... XOXO


Reader Comments 2 Total
Arkiemama (3 years ago)
Enjoyed your post. Good luck tomorrow! I will offer some prayers
for you and light a candle :-)
looking for Nirvanna (3 years ago)
Nice post. Vanilla latte RULES!











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While other kids were watching "The Smurfs," Scene Writer Jason Ashley Wright was tuned in to "Style with Elsa Klensch." By fourth grade, he knew he wanted to write, and spent almost three years publishing a weekly teen-oriented magazine, Teen-Zine -- circulation: 2. After earning a degree in journalism from the University of Southern Mississippi, he became the medical reporter and teen board coordinator for the Hattiesburg (Miss.) American, a Gannett newspaper. Eight months later, with visions of Elsa dancing in his head, he applied for the fashion writer position at the Tulsa World, where he began working on Aug. 3, 1998. He is now a general assignment reporter for Scene.

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