Hence, although this falls under the "lack of knowledge" bucket, the related element is the "lack of drive" that would eventually lead to that knowledge, which a few posters already dissected in the posts above.In the beginning it started with the "why", crystallized by some flavor of a life changing paradigm shift, fueled by the drive. one needs that to act into knowing what one can and cannot do.

Do you just have a large display of various flavors of k-cups, and do you see a large part of them disappear?

I am from the Bay area, Buffalo is definitely not as vibrant as any city in the Bay area.2.

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And a little loan fraud just for flavor.

I thought peppermint flavor came from mixing pepper and mint.There was a lot of interesting terminology in the article that I have not come across in my life.

They all sell food, but not the same brands or flavors, and not at the same prices.  

There are some really cool houses around it and the downtown is very vibrant with shops, bars, restaurants, and businesses.

@Nicholas SmithWelcome to the vibrant BP community.

For example, I just bought a kwikset "Premis" smart lock the other day (fairly new model in their smart lock line,  similar to the Kwikset 913, 914, 916, but has the touch screen instead of buttons and this flavor is compatible with iOS, instead of the other protocols like ZigBee or Z-Wave).