On Baristas And Beards

USBC Beards from Spit Cup on Vimeo.

End-Of-The-World Scenario, Early Skynet

Inoculatte

To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

I post about coffee. A lot.

I live with my wife’s 98 year old grandmother. Granny and I get along on almost everything with the most notable exception being coffee. She must have her morning coffee made with a Mr. Coffee machine using 1 scoop of (Folgers only) coffee for every 4 cups of water. That’s percolated Kool-Aid folks. At the ripe age of 19, I was the computer geek at a helicopter flight training company. I learned to drink coffee from Korean and Vietnam war pilots. I do not drink percolated Kool-Aid. Coffee promotes well being. Coffee creates additional bonding in early the morning hours. Coffee helps me to get past the numerous nights of Granny calling out to her confused little dog because she has lost him, again. I make my morning savior one cup at a time with a Keurig Platinum B70. While coffee will not promote world peace, it may – perhaps – assist me to cease scheming about the demise of one small dog.
I thank you.

Indonesian Cat Shit Coffee Is No Joke

It works out to be about $50 a cup.
Check out those symbols on the bag.

Austin Texas : Saturday Night Smackdown and Barista Jam

March 28, 2009 from 3pm to 9pm
Caffe Medici @ 2202 Guadalupe St, Austin TX
Contact Info: 512-474-5730
http://saturdaynightsmackdown.blogspot.com/

The first ever Saturday Night Smackdown has been scheduled for March 28, that's on a Saturday for those of you with calendars, starting at 3pm and going until we can't drink anymore (coffee). If you are interested in attending, please send an email to SaturdayNightSmackdown-at-gmail.com with your name and whether or not you desire to compete.

This event is open to anyone and everyone who has a desire to learn more about coffee, no snootiness or snobbery to be found here. You don't have to be a competitor to show up and have a good time, but we do encourage active participation in the events leading up to the pour off.

via www.baristaexchange.com
This has been a public announcement. I thank you.

Dateline Jefferson Oregon

At about 3 p.m. a man reportedly walked into a Starbucks Coffee store on Court and Liberty streets and sat down without buying anything, Salem Police Lt. Dave Okada said. When asked to leave, the man threw ice on an employee. The man then took out a hammer and slammed it against a table, damaging it, and yelled profanities at employees and customers before leaving, Okada said.
Full story, such as it is.

This May Explain Starbucks Instant Coffee

They grew up thinking instant coffee gets you sex.

Starbucks Decides To Sell Instant Coffee

Starbucks will begin testing a "soluble" coffee - a term that conjures up images of instant brands such as Folgers and Sanka - by selling it in Starbucks cafes as early as next month.

It wasn't enough to decide to sell breakfast Happy Meals, now they are planning to sell instant coffee. Wonder how much they are going to charge for a two piece chicken 'n biscuit?

Earth Is Now Ready For Intergalactic Parlay

Starbucks' profit drops 97% in the fourth quarter

It's the end of the world as we know it.

Drinking coffee? Thank the Bat

They patiently 'perch and wait' in the tree canopy above the coffee bushes, inverted and clutching a branch with their feet, sometimes for hours at a stretch. Their large, pointy ears listen intently for the sounds of insects chewing, crawling across leaves, or chirping. Then they swoop down and snatch the bug off the leaf or stem.