VICES

Considering that I've managed to stay clean, sober and married to the same woman for over 35 years, I guess it's no surprise that I don't have many vices.

Oh, sure, I've got some, but they aren't all that harmful. My years-long love of motorcycles is currently being fed by aYamaha V-Star piece of engineering elegance on two wheels. My love of single malt Scotch is only occasionally catered to, mainly due to the expense of the habit. Then, there's chocolate.

From the cheap (a Hershey bar) to the sublime (found at Starbucks), I freely admit to an addiction. Which brings me to the topic at hand: Starbucks Chantico Drinking Chocolate. Okay, it may be a fancy name for hot cocoa, but one taste and you'll know the difference. Rich, dark, velvety on the palate--Chantico Drinking Chocolate surely ranks way up there in the guilty pleasures department.

Consider this a shameless plug (albeit an un-paid one): Go. Now. Get thee hence to a local Starbucks and order the Chantico Drinking Chocolate. Don't let the small size cup fool you. It'll induce a chocolate buzz that will give you those "munchie-like" cravings for more, more, more, more...

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