BeachHead

She said: It's been almost two months since either of us put anything up here.  And I'm too tired to say anything interesting right now.  I almost wish this was Twitter because then I wouldn't feel like I had to say something of substance.  Oh well.  (It's a start.)

She said: You put your underwear on, inside-out.

She said: Yarr, I completely forgot that yesterday was International Talk Like a Pirate Day.  It's one o' me
favorite holidays, and it completely passed me by.  Bilge rats and land lubbers unite in the tumbly ballast!  It's got to be Talk Like A Pirate Week somewhere, aye!

She said: Today, I was reminded why Shannon (college roommate) dubbed me "Gully" long ago:  Because I fall for stuff when I shouldn't.  I get sucked into an idea when someone's trying to snow me.  I want to believe the best.  Or maybe just believe. 

So what was it today?  A too-good-to-be-true coupon for a free iced beverage at Starbucks *only* between the hours of noon and 9pm, one offer per person, expiry end of September.  Keyword being "too-good-to-be-true," right?  Hmm....not so much.  And besides, it was forwarded by a trustworthy source: a coworker and a friend, whose brother had tried it out and it worked for him...so why not, right? 

Excited, I then forwarded the PDF to coworkers.  An hour later I, skeptical but hopeful nonetheless, stuffed the printout in my back pocket and sauntered on over to my "neighborhood" Starbucks.  At the counter, I presented the page to the barista and said, "is this for real, or totally fake-o?"  He smiled, looked at me, and confirmed the latter.  Apparently he'd already seen a few of these.  He assured me, though, "well, you can still try it iced!"

So...was it a prankster, or a brilliant marketing scheme from inside corporate?  The jury's still out, but I did buy a small iced coffee...and I just blogged about it.  I think that's one for Starbucks.   

Update: seems it was an internal bene that got loose, thanks to the SEND button.