12:20pm Monday
Saint Paul
I am not in the path of today’s eclipse.
But it reaches totality at 1:40pm Central time here in the US.
And I plan to watch NASA’s live footage of the moon perfectly blocking earth’s sun on YouTube.
Now, an eclipse is not a common event.
And it has everyone talking.
Which means marketers are tapping the eclipse as a reason to start a conversation with their audience.
(more…)“An iced americano with two shots of espresso and one shot of decaf espresso.”
My friend ordered his birthday coffee this morning.
He and I both worked in a coffee shop back in college. Some 20-odd years ago. His beverage sounded reasonable to me.
Then I ordered.
“Another one of those. And also, four shots of espresso.”
The owner of the cafe looked at us.
“You’re f***ing with me right?”
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