Before the rain hits this weekend (don’t blame me, I’m not the weather report), you should take full advantage of the sunshine. If you’re a Starbucks member cardholder, then you likely got an invite to try their new Vivanno ™, which is trademarked faux-Italian for “overpriced energy drink”, for free.

But us non-Starbucks members aren’t left out in the cold (out in the heat?) mind you – a look in today’s mail netted a coupon postcard for a free iced-drink from Starbucks (see my photo at left.) And when you’ve used that up, here’s a thought. Make your own for a fraction of the cost! I’m going to try this out over the weekend – anybody else brave enough to try, we can compare notes later.