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The most expensive coffee in the United States isn’t Starbucks Dark Espresso Roast ($12.95 a pound) or Gedeo Single Origin Espresso ($25 a pound) or La Cima Finca el Injerto beans from Stumptown Coffee Roasters ($38 a pound). It’s those little bitty Keurig K-cups for individual-serving coffee makers. Empty out enough 7 gram Nespresso Arpeggio pods to make a pound and it will run you $51.

“With Coffee, the Price of Individualism Can Be High,” Oliver Strand, New York Times

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A reader of my Oakton Patch column contacted me this week to see if I spoke to groups.

Of course I responded "yes" then immediately contacted social media goddess/presenter extraordinaire (and my friend), Stacey, to ask her advice. (Because my offer to speak at a small gathering at a garden club is totally on par with her speaking engagement in Poland for a billion dollar restaurant company in Central Europe that hired her to speak to all of their managers.)

Whatever. She did give me some really good advice, including:

• find out what the agenda is....what is the goal of the conference or meeting where you are speaking
• find out the basic demographics of the group....first rule of comedy is knowing your audience
• record all speaking engagements both so I can improve and also for marketing purposes

and finally, her most sage bit of wisdom:

• do not poop in your pants during the Q&As 

Anyway, I am now apparently going to pursue speaking opportunities. Please check out the new tab on this site -- the one titled, "Is This Thing On?" -- that announces this fact.

Dude.

New Name Follows Strategic Changes and Commercialization Milestones(PRWeb February 09, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9183963.htm

Provides subscribers with full access to 16,500 EMEA trials with comprehensive investigator, site, indication and patient pool analysis(PRWeb February 09, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9183276.htm

18-Year-Old Jordan Merecka was 1st Pediatric Total Artificial Heart Patient to be Discharged Home Using the Freedom® Portable Driver(PRWeb February 09, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9181386.htm

The U.S. Postal Service is broke, right?

No.

John Nichols explains:

“At the behest of the Republican-controlled Congress of the Bush-Cheney era, the USPS has been forced since 2006 to pre-fund future retiree health benefits. As the American Postal Workers Union notes, ‘This mandate is the primary cause of the agency’s financial crisis. No other government agency or private company bears this burden, which costs the USPS approximately $5.5 billion annually.’”

–John Nichols, “The Post Office is Not Broke,” The Nation

USPS is legally obligated to serve every location in the United States at the same uniform rate. That requires the Post Office to hire so many workers that it is the second largest civilian employer in the nation.  That’s the size of insurance pool USPS must pre-fund every year.

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DSW shoe store for Columbia Heights, reports New Columbia Heights.

Photos of a newly engaged couple. andrea hubbell photography.

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Some people are too creative for their own good. Whomever came up with the concept of glitter bombing is an evil genius. Throwing glitter in protest; it’s simple, yet outstanding! To perform an action that’s both disrespectful and sparklingly fabulous is like the Lucky Charms of assault. It’s magically delicious! Imagine me saying “sparklingly fabulous” [...]

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I totally stole the title of today's column from Abbie Hoffman. Then again, he promoted people stealing things from him, so I guess it's okay.

(Yes, Abbie Hoffman. My cultural references are very contemporary. Try to keep up.)

Off to burn my bra,
Brutalism

Tonight at 8PM, I will be performing stand-up at the DC Improv. I recently took their 5 Minutes To Funny class and this evening is the graduation showcase. I can’t wait to get onstage and make folks laugh in real-time as opposed to via a computer monitor or smart phone. Folks who went to last [...]

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