Excuse me for stating the obvious, but evidently Starbuck's pain au raison
only has one raisin in it. This is probably to keep the calorie count down.

-Bob

On 10/16/07, Libby.Trudell@thomson.com wrote:
>
> Pas de raisins, in my case, vs raison d'etre
>
> —–Original Message—–
> From: Dianne Ellsworth [mailto:ellswortha@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 6:29 PM
> To: boogkb@tmo.blackberry.net; Vox; Boogs Sack
> Subject: Re: BSMA. Pokomoke
>
> Real-To: Dianne Ellsworth
>
> Jeff,
> One thing I must say–on this trip in particular–I have been struck by
> the fact that you have mentioned (and visited) more towns of which I've
> never heard than I can remember hearing from your previous trips.
>
> I guess that shows my unfamiliarity with towns along the
> Southern/Eastern coastline. Of course, there may be many more
> towns/mile on the East Coast than in the less populated reaches of
> Minnesota. Still.
>
> Now,
> From the department of "you-can-find-anything-you-want-on-Google's
> restaurant":
>
> 1) "Starbucks Pain Au Raison", from a calorie-counting site (not
> Starbuck's own though)
>
> 2) Kelloggs Raisin Bran Individual Box, Kelloggs Raisin Crunch Bran
> Individual Bowl, Kelloggs Raison Bran Crunch Bulk,…", from a food
> service site
>
> and my personal favorite
>
> 3)"pain's raison d'etre", from an scholarly article on pain & pain
> management
>
>
> And I thought I was being facetious? In any event, the real pain raison
> (which I know Jeff loves), should be pain aux raisins, I believe, just
> so you know I know.
>
> Libby doesn't really want to know about raisins in any form (so skip
> this whole part of the message, Libby).
>
> Cheers,
> Dee
>
>
>
> —–Original Message—–
> >From: boogkb@tmo.blackberry.net
> >Sent: Oct 15, 2007 5:35 PM
> >To: Vox <980286c3a15f1c66@moblog.vox.com>, Boogs Sack
> >
> >Subject: BSMA. Pokomoke
> >
> >15. Oct.
> >
> >Maryland. Poke claims to be the friendliness city.
> >
> >Wonderful ride through Puncateague, Onancoke ( a town with many many
> large cemetaries) and other rural Eastern shore villages.
> >
> >Coffee and local history, as well as a good discussion on the number of
> Baptist churches and other sects. The Raisan Bran (in Dee' words).
> >
> >Country ham with eggs as a sandwich, pumkin pie, manhatten clam
> chowder, all at a Stiuckey's.
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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