Sometimes I get carried away and think that Success wears only business suits.  It strolls out of its Upper East Side penthouse at half past eight and flags a taxi down.  It’s running a bit behind schedule today, but God forbid it go to work without caffeine.  So, Success has the driver stop a couple of blocks away from work at the local coffee shop.  There it waits in line, periodically glancing at its Rolex, which strangely enough (though unintentional) matches its yellow gold cufflinks.  Now, Success drinks only triple-shot cafe lattes and when its total is rung up, it pulls out a hefty wad of cash.  “Oh, don’t forget the almond croissant (said with a legitimate French accent),”  it chimes in as it hands over a $50.  It’s got nothing smaller.  Proceeding on, it picks up the order at the bar and is out the door.  Again, so late, but not rushing.  It may be able to afford treasures untold, but when it comes to coffee, it can’t afford to waste a drop.  Yup.  Still not rushing.  The world will have to wait.  Finally, Success arrives at work in a stunning high-rise glass building that choreographers dream of and drool over building pieces on.  There his colleagues (because when you’re Success you have colleagues and not just co-workers, unless you happen to be British), Status and Significance come together to review the powerpoint presentation one more time.  Boom.  Everything runs smoothly, as it always does when you’re Success, and the work day comes to an end.  Soon enough, Success is on its way home and thinking if it should hit the gym for a bit before grabbing drinks with friends at the bar on the corner tonight.  We’ll see.  Who knows?  The world is its oyster.  Mmm, oysters sound good for dinner!–Oh, the possibilities when you are Success.

Then there are some times I realize that I am being absolutely ridiculous and must smack myself back to real life.–Oh, the musings when you are a barista working day in and day out with (no, that’s not right) for (no, that sounds bad) with (eh…it’ll do) New York midtown businessmen.