Life in the Espresso Lane

We live a long way from the national brand coffee houses, and I found I had a lot to learn.

I asked for a small caffe latte

I then heard the barista say

"See the chart on the wall?

We don't have a small,

Want a tall, or a venti or a grande?

So, with some confusion I read the wall chart.

The largest of all is the venti

In fluid ounces this gets you twenty

The Grande's sixteen

With the same dose of caffeine

And the Tall is the shortest of three.

I decided on a "Tall" and started to relax.

I still had more choosing to do

I had several milk options too

There is dairy or soy

And I thought oh boy

I need caffeine to think this all through.