Texan's long coffee break is going on 5 years now

By Jake Batsell
Seattle Times business reporter

ELLEN M. BANNER / THE SEATTLE TIMES
John Winter Smith is a cross-country nomad from Houston, Texas, who is trying to visit every company-run Starbucks store on Earth. Last week, he added another to his tally at Westlake Center.

Some people follow their muse. John Winter Smith follows the siren.

Smith, an out-of-work software engineer from Houston, has a fascination with Starbucks. He is the self-appointed nomad of specialty coffee, wandering across the country in a quest to visit every company-run Starbucks store on the planet.

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