Lone Prairie

Lone Prairie

Patterns are useful when you know when they no longer are.

Things that work pretty good hit a point where they don't work at all.

Julie R. Neidlinger
Nov 20, 2023
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If reading about the Mocha Shiznit didn’t cause you to unsubscribe, good news: there’s a part two.

No recipes, mind you. Your pancreas is safe this time.

During my brief day of training to be a barista I was taught a process, a pattern of behavior.

  1. Customer places order.

  2. I write order on paper cup.

  3. I set cup down on counter.

  4. I pick …

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