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I have a plan to bring back Pepsi Blue

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Remember 2002? Prince Michael II, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Kmart, Justin and Britney, No Child Left Behind. In some ways, the world has changed a great deal (i.e. Kelly Clarkson ). In other ways, it hasn’t ( R.Kelly ). Some things that got their start that year – like the New England Patriots’ dynasty – are still going strong. Others – like Pepsi Blue – are but distant memories. Although I would have preferred the Patriots’ Super Bowl win to be the blip in history, unfortunately it was Pepsi Blue that got the hook after just two years. But I have an idea, a grand vision to revive it just in time for the holiday season. Coca-Cola controls the soft drink market during Christmas. Historians even argue that their advertisements in the 1920s and 1930s helped shape Santa Claus into the chunky, red, jiggly jingler we know today. Their red cans and polar bears have further entrenched them as the unofficial pop of Christmas. You may be skeptical as to why a berry-flavor...