New world order is hard to handle
4 min readApr 21, 2009
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by J Scott Christianson, Columbia Daily Tribune Columnist
Do you ever feel like the entire world has changed its rules of operation and someone just forgot to inform you? Last week I went to the drive-through of a local fast-food restaurant for a large regular coffee on my way to run errands. “I want a large regular coffee,” I said to the ordering kiosk outside my car window, confident I had clearly communicated my desires.
“We don’t have large; we have medium,” replied the friendly voice on the loudspeaker.