In July I made one purchase at our World’s for Sale. I affectionately call it my miracle mug.
The glory:
The guts:
In case you’re uncertain, the caption reads: “Enjoy the miracle of each new day” to which I would add an exclamation point! Consider how many Bible stories this 10¢ cup communicates:
- the rainbow references the flood
- the through-way illustrates crossing of the Red Sea on dry ground
- the clean outside and dirty inside pictures the Pharisees
- the “each new day” line reminds one of the morning mercies of coffee
If you think about it, it’s like a wordless cup…with words. I still pinch myself each time I use it. Perhaps one of the times I’ll pinch myself so hard that the cup will fall and shatter. And be assured, that future joy is preceded by the current joy of being able to delete these pointless photos off my iPhone.
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I particularly like the way the first photo seems to be a bridge between Mac and Windows (in the background). Is seems, however, that the rainbow starts at the Mac side and ends at the Windows side…
You can’t forget the ascension into the clouds and the crucifixion. And I can’t believe you are still drinking out of that piece of pathetic, ‘Precious Moments’ porcelain. Oh, well, whatever gets you up in the morning.
@falztar, let’s not get too carried away equating Windows to a pot of gold.
@Mijah, that hurts.
Isn’t a pot of gold usually on the ground not in the clouds?
falztar - yes, windows is like that pot of gold under a rainbow…ever elusive and kept from you by a mean little leprechaun named bill gates.
@bean: That’s what I’m talking about!
@everyone: in case you didn’t know it, bean is a proud new MacBook user.
SK. Next week marks the start of the Holidays at Starbucks. You say the word, and I will send you a bag of the Holiday Blend to grace the innards of the Miracle Mug… or any other blend of your choice… I get one free pound a week. And your name’s on one.