Today’s guest post is written by Rusty Speidel.

Starbucks coffee shops are funny places. They are sort of the cultural watering holes of any given neighborhood, so many weird things happen there.

People meet there for breakfast, a little news, business meetings, dates—you name it. I even watched a lady order a Frappucino with TWELVE espresso shots in it.

Fo realz.

They can get pretty crowded too, so sometimes you end up sitting pretty darn close to someone else, even if, like me, you’d prefer a little more space. And earphones are KEY if you’re trying to get anything done at all.

Sometimes, even if you’re not trying to, you kinda, sorta MIGHT overhear what other people are saying. I mean you TRY not to, but you can’t HELP it, right? (more…)