I was reading an article on MSN today, that the Starbucks franchise is downsizing from a grande to a tall. The ubiquitous coffee retailer announced it's closing about 600 of its U.S. stores, beginning this month.

The question that was posted was "What would you do if your local coffee hangout closes?" Well after giving this much thought, I came up with the following answer: No Starbucks "extra bold" coffee for me in the morning, would almost guarantee my spot...

Ellen