mindtoss is the personal blog of stephen chip, a creative director living and working in boca raton, florida
Does Starbucks corporate have a kitchen where employees deposit their lunches inside the community refrigerator? Do they have the regular coffee office brew stations with Starbucks coffee? Or, do they have a Starbucks store inside corporate headquarters. If they have a corporate store… is the coffee FREE? I mean do employees pay for coffee at the corporate headquarters? If they get the coffee FREE, how many cups are they rationed to per day?
In Cuba, its well known in most cigar factories employees can smoke as many cigars as they wish during the course of a day. They are also allowed to take home three cigars per day. So we know that nicotine is an addictive substance. Consequently, the employees who smoke are hooked. Not a bad thing, just an observation.
If coffee contains caffeine, another addictive substance, how many Starbucks employees drink the coffee? I once worked for a General Motors subsidiary at the Tech Center in Detroit. One of the persons in my department drove a Honda. She was not looked upon very favorably for obvious reasons. This brings me to my next question. What if some of the Starbucks corporate employees do not drink the coffee. Better yet, what if there’s a rebel running around Starbucks corporate drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee? That can’t be good. Or does that person disguise the fact by drinking from a thermos?
Here’s a look at what would happen if Microsoft designed… or should I say re-designed the box for the ipod. It’s as predictable as you would expect but funny none the less.

Everybody has an opinion in today’s thick political climate. The left, the right, middle of the road. Some people are passionate, some people unsure, and some people could care less when it comes to politics. Here’s a quick little quiz to see where you really stand. The results may surprise you. Go ahead and give it a shot. It will take you less than a minute!