Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego comes from Tori, via her friend Cary. She says both women were baffled when the barista at their San Francisco hotel decided “Tori” must be spelled with two ls.

Ryan Wagner and Mike O’Hara have what most would consider a dream job. Their daily duties include sitting on the couch, drinking beer and watching 2,430 baseball games. As denizens of the MLB “fan cave,” the duo has understandably fallen behind on current events. So last week I stopped by to fill them in. VIDEO

Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego comes from Claude and his wife Katy. They confirmed on a recent vacation to Madrid that cup misspellings are not solely the purview of baristas at Starbucks’ North American locations.

Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego comes from Kristina who thought to herself, what do I do when Starbucks spells my name with a number? Take a picture, of course, and send it to Pat’s Papers.

Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego comes from Theresa, who says her name often baffles the baristas she encounters. Over the years, she’s received quite a few “unique ones,” but this one is her favorite.

Sometimes I’ll share a story or video because it’s funny. Sometimes I choose something because it’s informative. This one is in the “useless but damn cool” category.

There are few things in life as precious as a daughter. Except, of course, catching a foul ball. Check out this video from last weekend’s Dodgers-Marlins game. Dad’s spending some quality time with his daughter, holding her so she can catch a foul ball heading their way. Until, that is, he realizes it might be his lucky day.  So he drops his daughter and takes a shot at glory. Spoiler Alert: Dad dropped the ball too.

Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego comes from Melanie. She writes: “After this, I’ve often questioned myself whether I enunciate my name properly.” We’re betting the problem has nothing to do with Melanie.

Walking down the sidewalk, riding on the subway, napping in the park—wherever they happen to be, New Yorkers love to listen to tunes while they go about their day. But what’s everyone listening to? One clever guy named Tyler Cullen decided to ask. And then he filmed the answers he received.