An Extra Shot of Reality
In the last decade, Starbucks has taught us more new words than Webster. There’s Baristas and Frappuccinos, Tazo and Vivanno. During final exams in college, I drank “a lot” of coffee, but a latte, never heard of it. Of course, if you are looking for a lot of coffee now at Starbucks, don’t order a tall or even a large (grande). You’ll need to get the Venti. (For the record, there is no result for Venti at dictionary.com.) During this time of unemployment, I have done my best to stay away from Starbucks. If I am ordering a $4 drink, I want a little umbrella to come with it. But this week, I decided to meet an old colleague for coffee at Starbucks to catch up on the good ole days. Little did I know that I would learn another new term -- Ulcerative Colitis. For those of you scoring at home, Ulcerative Colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease. That’s the good news. The bad news is my friend was told that this could be the early stage of colon cancer. That announcement wo...