Without coffee?

Oh yes. If any of those people had regularly had caffeine, they would have taken over the world by now. (Except the dad. He was the classic quiet dad in a family full of screaming women.)

I'm too confused by the BOW-tique thing, because I keep saying it like "take a bow" in my head, and what you all really mean is "bo" as opposed to "boo." Right?

A lot of stuff in the South is inefficient, IMO. It's part of our charm.

"It comes from years of being bred to keep our expectations low."

I try not to be judgmental about people who don't have emergency guest coffee.

I try, but I often fail.

having to say Coke twice when you really want a Coke (as opposed to directly asking for a Dr. Pepper) seems rather ineffecient.

What Dana said. For most Southerners, the polite interaction is much more important than effeciency.

I'm from Northern Indiana and we used the generic "coke" for any cola product. Now when I ask for a drink, I just say, "Diet"--meaning any diet cola they serve.

I try not to be judgmental about people who don't have emergency guest coffee.

Oh, and I meant to say, it was less judgemental and more just shocked and confused. And sleepy.

It would be an ugly thing if I had caffeine daily. TOO MUCH ENERGY!

ION, I think I am going to allow myslef to buy a fancy cat carrier with part of my tax refund. Maybe not the most exciting treat for one's self, but it should last a long time and will make taking them to the vet much much easier.

I rarely make or drink drip coffee. I've got a Braun cappucino maker and that's what we tend to drink in the morning.

Except JZ is off coffee right now and drinking tea instead.

In the mornings I go to Starbucks' for a latte. In the afternoon I get a tonier and smaller and tastier latte at Peet's.

Someone was asking the other day about NYC milk having two sell-by dates. (Kristen, I think?)

Anyway, here's a post explaining why, if the information's useful (or interesting).

You need them to make a double decker version of this: [link]