Starbucks

Starbucks
Our daughter, Joan, visited us this afternoon. I had just hung up from a sad phone call, just before she came. One of my best friends, Steve Gibbens was dying. I was in an emotional blackout.
Joan came to play cribbage, but I begged off, as I couldn’t concentrate. She suggested that we go out for an ice cream. This sounded very good to me. Marie wasn’t interested, so it was just her Toyota and the two of us. She asked me whether ice cream or a hot chocolate was the most appealing. I voted for hot chocolate, and we ended up at Starbucks.
This was only my second trip to their much publicized facility. (I am not counting the numerous times that I have circled their store in Safeway.) They have quite an impressive operation. I liked the personal philosophy , “The Way I See It”, printed on the cups.
Joan’s was # 59:
“Having two older brothers is a healthy reminder that you’re always closer to the bottom than you are to the top.”
---Andy Roddick. - Tennis player.
In 2003, he became the youngest American to finish No. 1 in the ATP Rankings.
The “The Way I See It”, on my cup, was # 26:
“Failure’s hard, but success is far more dangerous. If you’re successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you in forever.” (I like that.)
--- Po Bronson - Author of stories, screenplays and nonfiction, including “What Should I Do With My Life?”