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As if paying $4 for a cup of coffee weren't bad enough, Starbucks is now plaguing your caffeination experience with their "Way I See It Campaign," wherein cups are emblazoned with truisms only a disaffected barrista could love. A correspondent notes that her chai latte was blessed as "Way I See It #71," featuring a deep thought from none other than stiletto-clad Times columnist Maureen Dowd. So how does Maureen "see it"? The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.

Which is kind of how you feel about 80 pages into her book.