Coffee Confusion

Two small revelations:

First, I read this. "Read" is the improper verb. More like scan and dart eyes around for key words. See infra. While scanning around, I managed to put together that Peet's coffee, which I love, is affiliated with Starbucks. Same owners, same source of beans. Peet's coffee birthed Starbucks! So then I got all worked up and wanted to post about how that made me sad. Peet's coffee, while not some obscure mom and pop store, is still uncommon over here. Some grocery stores carry a small selection of their stuff, but its not the same as getting to sit right by the grinder at the Peet store and taking in a big inhale while they grind that crack up. Its great. And in addition to the fantastic smell that the beans give off, its also great because its not Starbucks and not on every corner catering to twitchy and demanding yups. Long story shorter, I re-read the info on Peet's and learned that I had scanned too fast. Correction! It seems that Peet's and Starbucks had a brief marriage but have since split and gone their separate ways. They remain good friends. Not so bad, I guess.

Second revelation came on the heels of my re-reading. These days, I don't read. I just scan through crap. Get to the point, get to the point.... Driven by a combination of impatience and tired eyes. I don't even bother anymore with forwarded "fun" emails that don't fit on my preview pane. Most of the time, scanning works out just fine. Sometimes, not so much. This will surely come to bite me in the ass one day.