Norwegian Court Convicts First Woman for Rape

The 31-year-old man fell asleep on a sofa at a party in January last year and told the court in the western city of Bergen he woke to find the 23-year-old woman was having ........

It reminded me of a story a friend once told me. My friend claimed he was asleep when his ex-girlfriend broke into his home and seduced him. She became pregnant as a result of it and now he has to pay child support. Why does this sound cockamamie when the other way around would sound tragic?

---on a lighter note ---
Irregardless is not a word... it's redundant. The correct word is simply regardless. Fortunately, I am not guilty of using that word. I am guilty of making up new words: i.e. "Nuked" (naked + nude) and "Slammered" (stoned + hammered). At work, I found myself saying "Scoracle" (Scorecard + Oracle).

---on an even lighter note--
"It ain't over till it's over." - was coined by Yogi Berra. Quotes from Yogi that just cracks me up:

"I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early."
"You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours."
"I made a wrong mistake."
"Do you mean now?" -- When asked for the time.
"This is like deja vu all over again." <--my favorite

And this one is for BECKY: "If you come to a fork in the road, take it."

"Say hello to my little friend.........."

"Lucky Day" is the name Tianna chosed for her new Mini Rex "Velveteen Rabbit". The little buck is about two weeks old. We bought him today at the Farm and Ag show in Paso.

I've never owned a pet in my life, unless you count gold fishes and beta fishes. I had some when I lived in the dorms.

I was bitten by a collie (or so I believed) when I was younger and have been fearful of dogs growing up. As I got older, I eventually got over my fear. However, my little girl is very afraid of animals. I realized it was time for her to have a pet to help her get over her fear of animals. Unfornunately, I am very allergic to cats. Does anyone know if you're allergic to cats, if you will automatically be allergic to rabbits (dander and saliva) too?

Lucky Day is soo cute and with velvety fur - so soft to the touch. From readings,

"the Mini Rex is the direct result of the crossing of a Black Dwarf Rex buck (imported from Holland in 1984 by Marylouise Cowan of Maine) with an undersized Lynx Rex doe."

Any pointers on how to potty train rabbits is highly appreciated... :)

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on a side note, I also bought some herbs (sage, basil, parsley, cilantro, mint), pepper italian roaster and tomato sungold. I'm going to attempt another little herb garden. My first one (back in the winter) failed miserably. My patio doesn't get a lot of sunlight and my plants died within days.

My indoor plants are also withering away.. and I am not sure what I am doing wrong? You can see the leaves turning brown...too much water? not enough light? A neighbor said it was too humid? If anyone is a plant enthusiasts, let me know how I should properly care for my plants.

World Music

A very talented upright bass player suggested that I listen to a Romanian gypsy band named Taraf de Haidouks - translate: "band of honourable brigands". I listened to some tracks at Amazon.com and he's right. Taraf de Haidouks are great!! There are so much depth and color to their music. Their sound is of "bebop, salsa, and the polyrhythms of Zimbabwe and Nigeria". They are currently touring in California right now (Santa Cruz, Davis and Berkeley in May).

While reading up on the band, I came across a world music web blog. They have articles on Brazilian Music, African Music, Cuban Music, Ethno Beat Music, Roots Music, Reggae Music and much more. I had seen "Yeshe" perform Zimbabwean music at Divine Appointments and found I really like world music. It's amazing the different forms of music that exists. I feel like a child in a candy shop. I want a taste of all of them!

Concerts I am looking forward to attending:

• Taraf de Haidouks in Davis in May
  
• Avila Blues Festival (May 29th)- Robert Cray Band, Fabulous Thunderbirds
  
• Django-fest in SF in June (thanks to fellow blogger) If you are a Django fan, this is the blog to read.
  
• Acoustic Alchemy in San Juan Capistrano in July
  

Always, if anyone is interested in going, let me know. Unfortunately, my dial up service wasn't fasssst enough to submit a request for U2 tickets.

Music is a strong inspiration for my paintings. I've finished a Jazz and Blues series of paintings. Now, I am inspired by folk/bluegrass and world music. I think tonight I am going to work on a new piece.

The Bills

I've been telling everyone I know about this great bluegrass band I saw this past weekend.

They are playing in San Francisco on Saturday. I am going to go see them again at the The Empire Plush Room, 940 Sutter, in the York Hotel.



If anyone is interested in hanging out in SF and seeing them, let me know!

If you miss them this weekend, they will be back in California:

Jun 25-26   Calabasas, CA   Soka University of America  
Sep 17   Bishop, CA   Millpond Festival
Sep 23          Newman, CA  West Side Theatre
Sep 24          Templeton, CA  Castoro Cellars
Sep 25          Modesto, CA  Congregation Beth Shalom

Pine Mountain Music Festival Day 2

I can't contain my excitement from this Sunday's Pine Mountain Music Festival. I felt like a 12 year old again!! This is the best concert I have been to in a long time! Many thanks again to Divine Appointment Guitars for setting this up (Third year). If you were sitting around Sunday afternoon biting into a fast food burger hoping to find a finger so you can sue the fat-promoting joint, than you just missed out on some great music! When I mention folk and bluegrass to my friends, their initial reaction is "oh, like fiddler on the roof?". Not even close.

Highlights:

Joe Craven !! a virtuoso of every instrument known to man! I forgot the Canjo!


The Waybacks guitarist - James Nash! He shook the place to pieces. The Waybacks (not all shown here) are phenomenal. If you like Hot Club of Cowtown, you will love The Waybacks.



Canadian bluegrass, The Bills were the last act and they rocked the place out by jumping unto the grass and dancing/playing amongst the audience. WOWOOWOWO! These guys are playing in San Jose next weekend and Templeton in Sept. I will be there!


These boys (The Bills) were in diapers when I graduated from Highschool. Stand-up Bass, Glen Manders, left me breathless with his Bass moves.

You still think this is "Fiddler on the Roof"? These pictures do not quite show the "excitement" of the day. Click here for a slideshow or pics of other musicians!

Pine Mountain Music Festival Day 1

I am so excited to be part of this music festival. I volunteered to help out at the music festival this weekend and that entailed setting up at 6:00am on Saturday and Sunday as ticket salesperson and greeter. But that's a small sacrifice on a Sat/Sun morning to hear amazing musicians. Next year, I think I will volunteer for backstage, instead. I even put my daughter to work as pamphlet distributor and photographer(she took the one of the little girl).



Highlights:


Luthier Guitars -- these are hand made with Brazillian rosewood, koa and mahogany. I met Jim Robinson the makers of these Luthiers . The price tag on these - $4250.00.


The Palm Spring Yacht Club (30's Swing - my type of music), - "hand" music to Sound of Music's, "Edelweiss". A riot!!


Brian Joseph - talented songwriter. His lyrics are hilarous yet meaningful!!


Kay Moffat - she can sing the blues! Her Texan accent is sultry and soulful.

Tomorrow: Marley's Ghost (reggae & English Folk roots), The Waybacks (Swing), and The Bills (Canadian quintet).

Pine Mountain Festival

This weekend, I will be at the Pine Mountain Music Festival in Atascadero. It will be a weekend of bluegrass, folk, blues, gypsy jazz, Celtic and more. It should be a lot of fun. I am anxious to see Brian Joseph, Raul Reynoso and Company and The Waybacks again. I have also heard a lot of Joe Craven and The Bills. The line-up also sound entertaining.

BriefSafe

A friend emailed me this. I needed a good laugh today after trying to figure out some Perl and LDAP stuff at work. I KNOW I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT GO SNOOPING IN THESE BRIEFS FOR ANYTHING!

Guitar 101 - it's clicking!!!

I've been studying guitar for over two years now and it's been coming along really slowly. At first, I played it religiously for an hour a day for three weeks (while self teaching myself to E-media). My fingers ached and caused me to start taking a day off. My schedule went to every other day for 10-15 minutes. Then it became once or twice a week for 10-15 minutes. So you can see how sloooooooooooooooooowly I was progressing...

I first took guitar lessons for two weeks with the sales rep who sold me the guitar. He was a great guitarist, but he was teaching me scales at the time and I just didn't understand it. I got frustrated and went back to E-media. However, he ingrained the major scale: WWHWWWH into me. This would finally sink in later.

Then I took an intro class at Fresno adult school for two weeks. I learned how to play the riff to "Mission Impossible". We didn't get into theory, but knowing how to play that riff motivated me to keep at it.

When I moved to Aliso Viejo, I took another intro to guitar at the Aliso Viejo Music Academy for a month. I learned music theory and found I really enjoyed it.

In Paso, I started yet another intro to guitar at Divine Appointment Guitars for 8 weeks. Then I progressed to Guitar II for additional 8 weeks. But I was still so lost. Now, I am 4 weeks into Guitar III and finally.... the light switch came on.

A week ago, the Circle of Fifths shed some light for me. I started learning to construct the key and its chord. In addition, the major scale I've put to memory finally made sense in helping me understand the notes that make up the major / minor chords. D7 and Cadd9 no longer looked intimidating because -- the scales made sense!!

But, I still struggled with the notes on the fretboard. I have no problem reading the keys on the piano but on a fretboard.. argh!!! I had commited the notes on the 6th,5th and 1st strings to memory. But I struggled with the rest of the fretboard. I tried for months using flash cards - didn't work. Then I tried the +7/-5 and -4/+8 technique and that helped me locate the notes on each string - but I still had to count.

FINALLY -- tonight, I found the answer. This page help me realize the relationship of the octaves on the last 4 strings. The first two strings require alittle more work. But the 2nd string is always the perfect 5th from the 1st string!! So the work involved was just to understand the Circle of Fifths!!!

I am NOT ready to tackle inversions or modes. Richard and Tyler's conversatoin on Lydian mode went over my head!! Pfffissh, I think what I have digested tonight will keep me busy for long awhile. In addition, I'd like to work on smoother chord transition, barre chords, moveable chords and ryhthm. (That sketch is showing my attempt at constructing the Bm chord in midair)

But don't you love it when it finally clicks???

Plane Crash - Paso Robles

Two men in a single-engine airplane headed to San Jose were forced to make a crash landing in a Central Coast vineyard on Tuesday.

That vineyard is only minutes from my house. The plane was a Beech 35-C33A Single Engine plane.

Mercury Blues Band

Last night, I went to see the Mercury Blues Band perform at The Pit Stop. This was Richard's first gig with the band. It's amazing, he only picked up the bass back in January. But then again, Richard is one talented individual!!

I got to meet the band: Chris, Tom, Lenny -- great bunch of guys. They really shook the place up!!


By the way, I got a picture with this familiar face...

Open Mic Recap

Last night's Open Mic was a lot of fun. I wanted to thank Richard and Tyler for coming out and supporting/hosting the Open Mic. (Divine Appointment Guitars for the use of the PA system and also to Angel, Mariah, and Chloe - the girls of Cafe Vio - for staying late and making the Open Mic happen).

I've seen Richard and Tyler jam at Ben's, but it was different seeing them live and performing in front of a crowd. They really sounded tight! The effects pedal Tyler used radiated beautiful ambient effects. Damn, I am proud of these guys!

Hi-lights for me were: Tyler's polyphonic techniques with blazing speed, Richard's singing of "Comfortably Numb" and Credge (Kredge?) local band's cover of a Pixie's tune.

I also gave my first performance -- hahahha. Had difficulties with chord changes (and everything else) as a result of sweaty/sticky fingers. ARGGH - nervousness!

I stoled these pics from RC but more pics here and at Tylers. Richard is playing at the Pit Stop in Paso tomorrow and Tyler has several musical projects in the works. Great talent - they could be playing in your neighborhood real soon!

Sing Through My Pain

Bud wrote this beautiful haunting lyric a couple of weeks ago and it struck a chord with me. I immediately had this vision of a woman peering into a window where her ex was playing in front of a crowd. Here is our collaborative effort:

She sings to me silently through a pane of glass
I sing to her through my pain
She waves, mouths the words "Nothing lasts"
Then disappears into the rain

Flying Lesson # 14 - Landings

I think I can I think I can I think I can, DAMN IT, I know I CAN....

Sunday flight lesson started out with a new aviation term - closed traffic: Successive operations involving takeoffs and landings or low approaches where the aircraft does not exit the traffic pattern.

There were a lot traffic today. As I reported to ground, I noticed three planes heading to the active runway while another one was taking off. By the time I got to the runway, there was one plane still waiting for clearance. While I was going through my runup checklist, another plane lined up next to me. There was a little crosswind, not as bad as the day before. Today, the challenge was the traffic and landings.

I took off and immediately felt the power of the wind. It was a struggle to maintain best rate climb and direction. Flying in the pattern proved to be quite an obstacle today as I was overwhelmed with the radio activity. There were planes flying right downwind, upwind, crosswind, final....everywhere. I was afraid I might collide with one of those planes as in this unfortunate incident.

First landing - I pitched back too much and we hopped/skipped the landing...
Second landing - see above
Third landing - see above

Frustration !!! getting back in to the traffic pattern, abeaming numbers, watching for a Bonanza flying right downwind traffic, he crosses my wing strut and I can finally make a turn on base...and on to final... to attempt the landings..

Fourth landing - see above
Fifth landing - see above
Sixth landing - see above

Why am I not getting this? I'm supposed to fly nose down, then in ground effect, slowly level off, then slowly.. slowly.. pitch back.....slowly... NOT ABRUPTLY...

7th landing - see above. At this point, I am soo frustrated. 7 landings all ending in a hop/skip because I pitch back too fast and too soon. I can do this.. I know I can do this. My CFI notices my frustration and ask if I want to call it a day. I tell him - "No, one more. I gotta nail this one".

8th landing - slowly, I am feeling the plane flying down from free air into ground effect. I am trying not to rush the landing. I slowly pitch back. I let the plane "float" as long as possible.. and slowly pitch back again, holding firmly back until we land... no hop..or skip. Just a nice smooth contact. YEAH!! I was stoked! I can't wait til next weekend!

hours 15.5

Perl: text to PDF - with Hyperlinks

These insomnias are killing me. Another nightmare and this time the clock says 4:00 AM!!! Why can't I sleep???

Maybe a little programming will put me back to bed. I'm working on converting array of text to PDF using PDF::API2 module. There were many other Perl modules to create PDF. This one just happens to be the most "robust". Documentation cited that it is compatible with Perl 5.8, but I am using Perl 5.6 and it works fine. Perl Graphics Programming actually goes into little detail about PDF and annotation objects.

I'd like to implement this "idea" at work: A summary report that allow drill through (using links) to more detailed data on separate page of the PDF or to another URL page.

Creating PDF was simple enough. The sweetness comes from creating hyperlinks (within the PDF or to a URL) within the PDF.

Creating PDF (2 Pages)...
#see use of special variable for naming files below
my $pdf = PDF::API2->new();
#or
(my $pdf = PDF::API2->new(-file => "Links.pdf");

my $pagefrom = $pdf->page();
my $pageto = $pdf->page();

You create an annotation object:

my $annotation = $pagefrom->annotation();

You then create a rectangle around text to link to another page in the PDF

$annotation->link($pageto,-rect => [$x + ($font->width($text) * $fsize), $y + $fsize, $x, $y, ],-border => [0,0,0],-fith => 800);

or to a URL

$annotation->url($url,-rect => [$x + ($font->width($text) * $fsize),$y + $fsize,$x,$y,],-border => [0,0,0],-fith => 800);

#$0 special variable that holds the name of the file containing the Perl script being executed.

$pdf->saveas("$0.pdf");
$pdf->end();

Being a newbie to PERL, I think it's just cool that not only can you create a PDF, you can create hyperlinks and bookmarks also in the PDF.

---Other special variables that I ran across---
$_ The default input and pattern-searching space.
$. The current input line number of the last filehandle that was read. Reset only
when the filehandle is closed explicitly.
$/ The input record separator, newline by default. May be multi-character.
$, The output field separator for the print operator.
$" The separator which joins elements of arrays interpolated in strings.
$\ The output record separator for the print operator.
$# The output format for printed numbers. Deprecated.
$* Set to 1 to do multilinematching within strings. Deprecated, see the m and s
modifiers in section 'Search and replace functions'.
$? The status returned by the last '. . .' command, pipe close or system
operator.
$] The Perl version number, e.g. 5.004.
$[ The index of the first element in an array, and of the first character in a
substring. Default is 0. Deprecated.
$; The subscript separator for multi-dimensional array emulation. Default is
"\034".
$! If used in a numeric context, yields the current value of errno. If used in a
string context, yields the corresponding error string.
$@ The Perl error message from the last eval or do EXPR command.
$: The set of characters after which a string may be broken to fill continuation
fields (starting with 'ˆ') in a format.
$0 The name of the file containing the Perl script being executed. May be
assigned to.
$$ The process ID of the Perl interpreter running this script. Altered (in the
child process) by fork.
$< The real user ID of this process.
$> The effective user ID of this process.
$( The real group ID of this process.
$) The effective group ID and groups of this process.
$^A The accumulator for formline and write operations.
$^D The debug flags as passed to Perl using '-D'.
$^E Extended error message on some platforms.
$^F The highest system file descriptor, ordinarily 2.
$^H Set of syntax checks enabled by 'use strict'.

Flight Lesson # 12 - The slips...

Now that I have pilot finance, I am able to fly more frequently. I've been flying every Saturday and Sunday morning. I might even bring my little girl up with me. I love that she wants to learn to fly also. I've been having her play with Flight Simulator and she loves it. Last week's flying was interesting...

Saturday, I learned a new maneuver called "Slip". A slip is created by applying rudder in the opposite direction to the turn. We practiced the forward slip which is used to quickly lose altitude without increasing airspeed. It was an odd feeling, and the loss of altitude was fassssssst...

We practiced more slow flight and stalls. I'm beginning to feel comfortable. Even the taxiing has become almost natural. I used to have a difficult time making turns. I still have difficulty in braking; its hard to depress both left and right brake at the same time. I end up veering either to the left or right as I brake.

Landings - the problem is in final approach. I come nose down at 55-60 knots, power to idle. I feel the ground effect and I level off. At some point, I am supposed to pitch back to bring the nose wheel up. My problem is determining when to do that. I talked to a pilot in my guitar class, and he told me to trim for nose up while flying nose down... and ride the ground effect as long as possible. I should be able to just glide down. He told me to never be disappointed in a landing that I have walked away from. Good point.

Sunday -- major slips! Let me preface by saying I have horrible allergies and I don't eat breakfast. So Sunday morning, I took some "dissolvable" allergy tablets. Don't you wish all medicine was like that? I was on the road 2 hours later. It was a nice day in Paso. When I got into SLO, the winds started to pick up a bit. It soon became a cross wind. The wind also worsened my allergies. Stupid me, I popped another allergy medication (haven't eaten a bite yet) hoping it would help.

I took off for the first time in a cross wind. It was a little upsetting. Here I was finally nailing the take-offs.. and I had to contend with a cross wind. So taking off, I had to position the ailerons towards the crosswind. Not too bad... I just had to steer it back to correct the plane when climbing. Immediately in the climb, I felt something odd. The wind, the bobbling of the plane, my allergies, my sinus - nauseated me. Fifteen minutes into the flight and I became antsy and awnry. My legs became stiff and I couldn't get comfortable. I just wanted to land and sleep. I couldn't concentrate on what was going on in the Tower nor my instructor. Just a lot of loud static. We practiced one touch and go. My landing was really bad.. I did the old hop-skip landing. I had pulled back too early and we bounced. My CFI corrected the landing and called it a day. I drove home and slept all afternoon and into the evening.

Big lesson I learned Sunday. According to FAR, no person should operate an aircraft "while using any drug that affects the person's faculties in any way contrary to safety". I didn't think "drug" applied to "allergy medications", but those two tablets, that I stupidly took on an empty tummy, really affected my judgement and my health.

Total Hours: 13.7

Acoustic Open Mic Night

I'm coordinating an Acoustic Open Mic Night. It will be a bohemian night of poetry, song, and acoustic guitar. Writers, musicians, comics, etc. are invited to perform.

When: Wednesday, April 13
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Where: Cafe Vio (1111 Riverside Ave, Paso Robles).


ETIQUETTE:
"Open Mic" is NOT KAROAKE! Don't show up expecting a video tape with a bouncing ball; Memorize something

Find out what's appropriate before you sign up. Pre-registration required for performing. Open MIC performers are asked to call me prior to the day of the event at 661.557.0045 or email: aymiee-at-gmail.com to sign up.

We provide 4 channel PA. You provide Acoustic equipment

Usually no more than 15 minutes, but may do more depending on sign-up volume..

OPEN MIC IS FREE - so bring your friends

Sketch of Birthday "Bud"

A quick sketch out to wish Bud a Happy Birthday (April 6). A great musician blogger that I've gotten to know via Becky. (Come to think of it, I believe majority of my blogger buddies are from Becky...)

Bud posts great lyrics about everyday situations, some about his children, and some about his beautiful wife. He's been giving me some great guitar tips and encouragement that I have found very helpful.

Happy Birthday, Bud!!!! I would sing you the traditional B-day song, but I already know how you feel about that!

Blues Series - The Reigning King Of The Blues

The thrill is gone
The thrill is gone away
The thrill is gone baby
The thrill is gone away
You know you done me wrong baby
And you'll be sorry someday

You know I'm free, free now baby
I'm free from your spell
Oh I'm free, free, free now
I'm free from your spell
And now that it's all over
All I can do is wish you well

So, this is an example of art gone totally wrong - due to lack of focus. It does not look anything like BB King. I thought I would post it just so you guys can see how sometimes one can see what is not really there. While painting, I was thinking about Johnny Cochran's death which led to O.J. Simpson, which led to this. I will work on a better one tomorrow.

Blues Series - King of the Delta Blues

So besides trying to learn how to fly a plane and also learning to paint, I also wanted to learn to play the guitar. Year and a half ago, I started taking up lessons with Adam Levine at Divine Appointment Guitars and have been learning to play Jazz and the Blues.

I love Jazz - Big Band & Swing. My desire to paint was a direct result of Jazz music. So much energy and emotion, I wanted to capture it on a canvas. After finishing up my Jazz series of art (Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Cassandra Wilson, Charlie Parker, and Wes Montgomery - currently displayed at Cafe Vio in Paso Robles.), I wanted to capture the Blues. I have chosen Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, B.B.King and the King of Delta Blues - Robert Johnson as my subjects. Adam suggested I also listen to Big Bill Broonzy - Chicago Blues!!. Great tunes!!!

I was finishing up the oil of Muddy Waters (which have been sitting on my easel for weeks now) but I was feeling a bit "lost" and wasn't inspired to finish it. So I started a pastel drawing of John Lee Hooker this weekend but half way into it, I lost motivation, again. ARRGH!!! But tonight, while listening to "Rambling on My Mind", I was seized with inspiration, got out my Le Carte Pastel board and five hours later - Mr. Robert Johnson was staring back at me. Although he did not live long enough (died at 27) to become as popular as musician during his time, he's influenced so many musicians, Eric Clapton, to name one. It was pretty much his voice -- hauntingly edging me on. I actually got goosebumps tonight.

I got ramblin, I've got ramblin on my mind
I got ramblin, I've got ramblin all on my mind
Hate to leave my baby, but she treats me so unkind

I got mean things, I've got mean things all on my mind
Little girl little girl, I got mean things all on my mind
Hate to leave you here baby, but you treat me so unkind

I can't help but be disappointed sometimes, that unless I am inspired in some way, I am unable to paint. I don't think I am cut out to be a "professional artist". I would not be able to paint on demand or paint for commission and since I have such an emotional attachment to my work, I will be unable to part from them. Is this a normal "novice" feeling?

Dazed and Elated

Okay, MissDaze has done it again! I was just about to retire for the night when I saw her Illustration Friday Art. I've been meaning do something for the Illustration Fridays, but I just haven't had the time (mostly lacking in ideas...). Sometimes, when I am in a "lull" (that happens frequently, because there are so much I want to accomplish but not enough hours in a day), I look to friends like MissDaze for inspiration. And, I got plenty tonight!!!

This is just a thumbnail -- hop on over to MissDaze to see the real deal. Her arts are colorful, flirty, fairy like, some even darkly romantic in a macabre sort of way. The case files are wonderfully creative!

Blogger friends RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Starbucks Nerd"

Whenever I need a good laugh, I head to chrisdiclerico.com. This one just had me ROFL, because I too spend my telecommuting days at Borders or Starbucks utilizing their wireless internet. (pictures are from chris' site)

Maybe it's just me, but this nerd seems to be taking advantage of the internet service thing at Starbucks. I took these pictures tonight of this guy who appears to have lugged his whole computer system into the Starbucks on 41st and Madison. I don't see any coffee anywhere either... -- chrisdiclerico.com

Then read here for the update to the story.