i was doing some christmas shopping here in santa barbara and walked by a coffee shop that seemed adequately non-corporate. there was a sign out front that said, "10% off your coffee if you can tell us the first year walkmans were made." so, i trod in pondering that bit of trivia. at first i thought early eighties and had settled on 1981, but when i placed my order i suddenly recalibrated my guess and said, "i'm going to guess '79." the barrista looked a bit surprised and said, "wow, you're right. congratulations." i was a surprised as he was. chalk one up for not thinking.
earlier in the day i visited my brother's print shop. he runs it with his wife and a few employees. basically they're an offset print shop but they've added a line of gifts and really nice paper-related products. it reminds me of a gas station, and in fact it was a gas station, but what i mean is that they sell printing (like gas) but have a convenience store that sells all kinds of things that you might want while getting your printing done, including post office services. it's a really nice hybrid business.
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