Free Iced Coffee Day and Saigon House

Though I am a coffee snob, I admit that the free, small iced coffee (milk, no sugar) was a pleasant start to my summer in New Jersey.

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At the beach one afternoon a child bought a red balloon. He held it tightly in his hand as he trod along the sand. The balloon stared down in dismay.