I sat down to write this thinking that so far my day had started off pretty poorly. See, on my way to work I stopped at Starbucks for a treat. I wanted a triple grande latte. Its a treat because its nearly a $4 cup of coffee. While I was waiting I saw a sign saying that my favorite coffee, Ethiopian Sidamo, would be unavailable until June 30th.

When I asked why there would be a delay in my favorite coffee, the girl behind the counter (technically a “barista”, right?) said “There’s some kind of problem over there. Hey Janelle! Isn’t there some kind of, like, drought in Ethiopia?”

Janelle confirmed that there was. And I went through some minor flashbacks involving Bob Geldoff in the desert, Hands-Across-America, LiveAid and The Boss standing next to A Flock of Seagulls.

It was all very 80’s.

Then I got to work and — I’m glad nobody was around to see this — I struggled to get out of the car with my computer, a newspaper and my favorite $4 cup of coffee and managed to accidentally throw the foamy coffee all over my shoes! I must have looked like a real spazz.

Now I’m drinking the garbage they serve in the canteen and I’m stuck at work for another 9 hours.

But then I realized that even though I’ve only been awake for a little over an hour all is not lost! When I left the house this morning the sun was shining, the temperature was in the sixties and there was a free newspaper (Boston Globe) wedged in my door.

All things considered, this morning is a bit of a wash.

Wait, today is Bob Edwards last day at Morning Edition. That pushes today in to the “bad” category.

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