We are drowning in a sea of seals! There are so many different seals on products these days, all promising to solve this or that problem and make the world a better place. What do they really mean? Who do they really benefit? Here is a very rough primer to help navigate around the [...]
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The coffee maker grinds the beans and starts brewing at 6:50 AM. The bedroom alarm goes off at 7:00 AM. Thus, coffee is available immediately upon arising. This is what I look like at 7:00 AM. And a fine good morning to you too!
[...] Coffee reduces breast cancer risk, study suggests. Hey, men can get breast cancer too. You can never be too careful. Barista, another triple espresso, please! Except, the darker the roast, the less the amount of caffeine. This would appear to be an insoluble dilemma, to choose either antioxidants or caffeine. Richard Grossman, who sent me the link suggests the solution is simply drink more coffee. Barrista, another double expresso please! [...] UCLA Press blurb Why did Starbucks take hold so quickly with consumers? What did it seem to provide over and above a decent cup of coffee? Why at the moment of Starbucks’ profit-generating peak did the company lose its way, leaving observers baffled about how it might regain its customers and its cultural significance? [...] The rise in temperature is forcing coffee growers to higher altitudes while disease and pests are on the increase. Plus there are droughts and changing weather. Ok, I can tolerate a lot of things. But not screwing with my coffee supply. Let’s end global warming NOW! [...] Coffee is the second most valuable traded commodity, right behind oil (petroleum), in North America and Europe coffee consumption is about one third that of tap water. The annual global retail sale is 70 billion dollars but the producers of coffee only receive 6 billion of that. Where does the leakage occur? Most growers [...] Baskets used to winnow Harrar coffee Long, fascinating travelogue of a coffee buying trip A study in The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease suggests that drinking coffee keeps dementia away. 3-5 cups a day seems to be the optimal amount. I’ll have to cut down, then… Kona Joe of Hawaii presents Barak O Blend coffee, a blend of Hawaiian, Kenyan, and Indonesian coffee. “Sip the story of our 44th president. Hawaii, Kenya, and Indonesia. The coffee of change” |  | ||||
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