My question:

Where is Natalie?

I am personally shunning Natalie until she posts on the blog. (Arm motion down, shunning).

Have any of you all been to Starbucks recently? Have you been tried into trying their Via instant coffee? I've been to many a Bux in the last couple of days, and it seems like the baristas are robots --

Barista: "Have you tried our Via ready brew? It's really great, and it's 100% coffee! And you can pour it in milk, or hot water, or cold water!"

Me: "Isn't this just instant coffee?"

Barista: "It's Via ready brew! It's great, because you can take it anywhere! It's microground, so it tastes just like coffee. You won't be able to tell a difference!"

Me: "Ohhh. My friend Katie works at a Starbucks. She said that Starbucks told all the partners that they had to push Via and be really excited about it, even though it's really instant coffee."

Barista (whispering): "Yeah, they told us that we had to get really excited about it in front of the customers."

I tried some and bought a pack. It tastes like instant coffee, but it's not spew-out-of-mouth horrible. There's just something within me that feels convicted about drinking instant coffee. Perhaps it's the Holy Spirit? Maybe we should be pursuing higher grounds?