The Last Straw

Just say no to straws! Is it really necessary to sip your drink through a straw when it is perfectly fine to drink from the cup? Everytime I go to restaurants I see waiters and waitresses with apron pockets full of straws and I think of all those straws being used and then tossed into the garbage after every table is cleared. It's been easy so to refuse the straw altogether when my drink is brought over but it's tough when they already put the straw into the drink for you with the little bit of paper on the tip (you know what I'm talking about). So I think I just need to be better at letter them know right off the bat that I don't need straw once I give the waiter/waitress my drink order.

The coffee stirrers at work? I have my own spoon from home that I keep in my desk drawer that I use to stir in my sugars into my teas. Sometimes if I am in a bind I put my sugar into my ceramic cup first then I pour in the liquid. Instant mixing! Silly, I know, but hey, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do, n'est pas?