GOOD TO THE LAST DRIP ...

Well, friends, today was something of a milestone.  Tanya, head honcho at our favorite Starbucks, actually asked me my name.  Our friends behind-the-counter have evidently been calling me "the grande half caff with the L.A. Times" for over a year now.  Had I been ordering something fancier, something requiring a Barista to immortalize my name on a cup, things might be different.  As Tanya put it, "It's hard to keep track of you drips."  Don't worry, Tanya, I've been called a lot worse!