From The Unemployed Life on Recessionwire:

The Starbucks Guide to Job Status (Andrew Lipstein)

Roman bath houses, or thermae, were massive public spheres (the Baths of Diocletian covered almost one and a half million square feet) that served as public gathering spots for every cross-section of society. Today, we have Starbucks.

The frugal debtor of the last post links to this post totalling up the cost of a daily visit to Starbucks: …I know people that come in to my office with one of these 20 oz. Starbucks coffee concoctions every stinking morning. I wonder if my co-workers took the time to consider the money they [...]