Shook the Spot

I have 22 minutes left on my laptop's battery and a shaky wireless connection (stolen from my alma former), so let's keep this concise. You know what often goes overlooked? The X-Men are from WESTCHESTER. Descending the Lowerator . . .

As of Tuesday, Starbucks coffee will no longer be served as wake-up juice at Greenville's Bob Jones University.

BJU spokesman Jonathan Pait said the school's constituency began to object to Starbucks' stance on gays several months ago. More objections came lately, he said.

"They were supportive of homosexual events and causes," he said. "That would be a problem for our constituency." The issue surfaced from quotes on a coffee cup Starbucks sells from a man who supports a gay lifestyle.

What quotes? From the Seattle Times this summer . . .

Maupin's quote — one of several dozen in "The Way I See It" promotion — says his only regret about being gay is that he repressed it for so long.

"I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don't make that mistake yourself. Life's too damn short."

How 'bout this? Starbucks is the new trendy hangout, the zocalo, in Mexico City . . .

"Here, even the employees are good-looking and cool," said Starbucks customer Sophia. "I know that the majority of them study at a private university, or at least at a good high school. They also speak perfect English and have traveled to other countries. They are 'ninos fresa' (part of the cool crowd), and some of them are really attractive as well.

Okay, "You are now running on reserve power." I am? Damn.