Tag Archives: Starbucks

There is no Starbucks in Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Sigh.

Posted on July 2, 2018 by hessd

Bette and I went to see Won’t You Be My Neighbor yesterday, as good a way to begin a July as I could think of. I knew I needed to see it, but I was hesitant, too, because Mr. Rogers’ … Continue reading →

Posted in A life of faith, Living My Life, Movies | Tagged Mr. Rogers, self esteem, self-respect, Starbucks, understanding children, understanding Senators | Leave a comment

Starbucks and racism

Posted on April 20, 2018 by hessd

Let me put that another way. How about “Starbucks OR racism?” I suppose offering those two versions of the question is going to offend some people. I hope so because their being offended is what I want to write about. … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Psychology, Sustainability | Tagged corporate image, police brutality, racism, simple meliorism, Starbucks, trespassing | Leave a comment

A Failed Conversation at Starbucks

Posted on July 10, 2016 by hessd

I experienced one of the few failures of conversation I have ever had in our Starbucks group last week. I had a position I wanted to sell. It is position the group almost certainly accepts in general, but they didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Political Psychology, Uncategorized | Tagged conversation, empathy with enemies, letting go of the lesser good, paying attention to the costs, Starbucks, The Northwest Corner Caucus | Leave a comment

Tidings of Delicious

Posted on December 4, 2015 by hessd

There is a bright red banner across the glass front of the pastry case at our Starbucks in Multnomah Village. It says, “Tidings of Delicious.” Every time I see it, I think of Matthew’s strategy for placing the birth of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent | Tagged Advent, Herod, jesus, Matthew, Moses, Pharoah, Starbucks | Leave a comment

Starbucks and the balanced diet

Posted on February 8, 2015 by hessd

This isn’t really about food. It’s about conversation. I will want to use the balanced food diet as a metaphor to help me explore the balanced conversational diet. Here is the protein bistro box, which is my normal Starbucks breakfast. … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Old, Living My Life | Tagged always choosing the same entree, balanced diet, having conversation, junk food, Starbucks, telling stories | Leave a comment

Thanksgiving at, and for, Starbucks

Posted on November 27, 2014 by hessd

Tomorrow morning, Thanksgiving morning, Bette and I will go over to “our Starbucks” and meet friends who will have family obligations the rest of the day. I am tempted to say that we will all have “other family obligations” that … Continue reading →

Posted in Living My Life | Tagged friends and conversation, Northwest Corner Caucus, political issues, Starbucks, Thanksgiving | Leave a comment

Why the NCC Works

Posted on February 28, 2014 by hessd

One of the groups I belong to calls itself, modestly, the Northwest Corner Caucus (NCC). We meet at “our Starbucks” most mornings. We solve problems; we cause problems—it’s your ordinary group of guys (mostly) sitting around with too much caffeine. … Continue reading →

Posted in Living My Life, sociability | Tagged colleagueship, conversation, friendship, Starbucks, the craft of argument | Leave a comment