God said, "Coffee Anyone?"

Hope you don't mind this rendition, what makes it even more interesting is that it was painted entirely with coffee.

Check this link for more images done with coffee!

Weight Gain-

900 Boxes of Viagra-Laced Coffee Confiscated!

In "I can't believe it's true" news, Malaysian authorities have recently confiscated 900 boxes of Viagra-laced coffee from a company in Gombak. The tainted coffee boxes contained 9,000 packets worth over $20,000 USD! But, the raid may have happened too late; according to a Health Ministry official, some of the spiked java has already been distributed nationwide.

Apparently, the company marketed the mixture as an energy booster with health benefits for men... talk about a euphemism! The Viagra-laced java was sold at a price between five and ten times higher than that of regular coffee. It remains unclear how much of the tainted brew has been consumed, but I've got a feeling more than a few packets have made their way into Malaysian kitchens.

In lieu of making inappropriate jokes, I think I'll just bow out and say adieu. Be sure to check that morning brew before consuming too much!

from Whole Latte Love

Coffee Art-

A team of young art nuts has taken a less commercial approach to beverage-based art, faithfully reconstructing the Mona Lisa out of 3,604 coffee cups. The 20-foot-long, 13-foot-wide work was created by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, for the Rocks Aroma festival, a gathering for java lovers in Sydney, Australia. First came the idea to make an art piece from coffee cups, and the Mona Lisa was the logical choice for its iconic status. With the help of 564 pints of milk, the team was able to create the proper shades for each piece of the mosaic. Most impressive of all? It only took three hours with a team of eight people.

You Drink Too Much Coffee When....

1. Juan Valdez names his mule after you.
2. You chew on your roommate's fingernails.
3. You can jump-start your car without cables.
4. You do twenty miles on your treadmill before you realize it's not plugged in.
5. You can't remember your second cup.
6. You have a picture of your coffee mug on your coffee mug.
7. Starbucks has a mortgage on your house.
8. Your birthday is a national holiday in Columbia.
9. You don't sweat - you percolate.
10. You grind coffee beans in your mouth.

Drink On...

...coffee that is!!

Drinking coffee may do more than just keep you awake. A new study suggests an intriguing potential link to mental health later in life, as well.

A team of Swedish and Danish researchers tracked coffee consumption in a group of 1,409 middle-age men and women for an average of 21 years. During that time, 61 participants developed dementia, 48 with Alzheimer’s disease.

After controlling for numerous socioeconomic and health factors, including high cholesterol and high blood pressure, the scientists found that the subjects who had reported drinking three to five cups of coffee daily were 65 percent less likely to have developed dementia, compared with those who drank two cups or less. People who drank more than five cups a day also were at reduced risk of dementia, the researchers said, but there were not enough people in this group to draw statistically significant conclusions.

Dr. Miia Kivipelto, an associate professor of neurology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and lead author of the study, does not as yet advocate drinking coffee as a preventive health measure. “This is an observational study,” she said. “We have no evidence that for people who are not drinking coffee, taking up drinking will have a protective effect.”(note to self- glad I am already drinking coffee!)

Dr. Kivipelto and her colleagues suggest several possibilities for why coffee might reduce the risk of dementia later in life. First, earlier studies have linked coffee consumption with a decreased risk of type 2 diabetes, which in turn has been associated with a greater risk of dementia. In animal studies, caffeine has been shown to reduce the formation of amyloid plaques in the brain, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Finally, coffee may have an antioxidant effect in the bloodstream, reducing vascular risk factors for dementia.

Dr. Kivipelto noted that previous studies have shown that coffee drinking may also be linked to a reduced risk of Parkinson’s disease.

Glad there are many studies showing the great effects of coffee- not that it matters, I would still drink it! lol

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Where do you get your Coffee?

While 37 percent of folks say they prepare most of their coffee at home and another five percent get their coffee at the office, a whopping three of five coffee drinkers say they buy prepared coffee at retail.

According to today’s American Express Market Brief, almost half of consumers go to Starbucks (29 percent), Dunkin’ Donuts (11 percent) or McDonald’s (nine percent) for their jolt of java. Other coffee venues are other chain coffee shops (four percent), convenience stores (three percent) and independent coffee shops (two percent).

Where do you get your Coffee?

Coffee Threat!

Don't mess with a coffee drinker and their coffee!

Top Of My Wishlist! For Your Consideration--

This is at the top of my wishlist- actually the model I want is the DeLonghi Magnifica EAM3500 Super Auto Espresso Machine. (The title on the YouTube video is wrong- this is the EAM3500 machine they are demonstrating in the video).

You can buy it for me new or refurbished (at a significant reduction)!

I am really not lazy, but this is a way too cool machine. A member in our church has one-- I am not coveting!

Enough said!

This speaks to the issue!

Some of it wasted on the napkin!!!!

Coffee Wars- Taking the High Road?

When your #1, everybody attacks you! sound familiar? Now we have the coffee wars which should be good for all us addicts. From Dunkin' Donuts, 7-11, to McDonald's, Starbucks is under siege. Consider the McDonald's sign above.

The coffee wars have received much media and Wall Street trumpeting this year, but Starbucks has been mostly silent, maintaining that its customer base is different.

Starbucks could fire back that not all of its coffee costs four bucks, or that extra cents help pay for health care for baristas. (A 12-ounce cup of brew starts at $1.40 at Starbucks, a penny more than the average McDonald's brew price. A small McDonald's latte costs $1.99 compared with $2.45 to $3.15 at Starbucks.)

Instead, it is fighting back in a more subtle way. Executives have hinted that Starbucks is taking the high road.

Well good for them, but let the coffee wars continue- who wins? We do!!!

BTW, go to this link (By McDonald's) and play the pinball game- cool!
http://unsnobbycoffee.com/

Perspective on coffee-

First we have Rev. Jeremiah Wright's comment about the United States and white folks. Then we have Rev. David Manning's comments about Obama. Now we have the controversial website 'Stuff White People Like'. All these are fanning the flames of racism.

I don't condone these nor ascribe to their messages. However, I did think the reference to coffee on 'Stuff White People Like' had an interesting make on us 'white' people:

"White people all need Starbucks, Second Cup or Coffee Bean. They are also fond of saying “you do NOT want to see me before I get my morning coffee.” White guys will also call it anything but coffee: “rocket fuel,” “java,” “joe,” “black gold,” and so forth. It’s pretty garbage all around."

"If you want to go for extra points - white people really love FAIR TRADE coffee, because paying the extra $2 means they are making a difference."

coffee anyone??????

What A Way to Wake-up & Go Thru the Day-

I've considered hooking this up so that it starts a slow drip one hour before I get up in the morning and then putting it on a portable IV stand... (you know, the kind you see patients attached to as they stand outside the hospital smoking)... to have with me throughout the day.

Any takers?

(thanks to Robert and others)

Good and Bad News for Coffee Lovers!

McDonald's is after the Starbucks crowd.

Who doesn't like a creamy, frothy jazzed up cup o' Joe? And with many of us grabbing that expensive cup of coffee daily, competitors of Starbucks are lining up. McDonald's is now promising coffee bars complete with Baristas whipping up everything from a cappuccino to a frappe.

"For the consumer it's a win-win," said coffee consultant Judy Ganes. "There's better coffee at more locations."

Ganes tracks production and pricing of coffee and says Starbucks first poached from McDonald's playbook by offering drive-thrus and breakfast and lunch. Now the roles have reversed.

"McDonald's is hoping this brewing competition will add a billion dollars to its bottom line and is also promising consumers their coffee will cost 60 to 80 cents less," Ganes said.

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I had quit attending McDonald's after burning out on the 'Big Mac' after years of eating there with my family. Now it looks like I may be heading back- at least for the coffee! That is good news and a win win situation!

Now for the bad news, Ganes warns there could be a dark side to increased consumption. Despite years of rising demand, coffee producers haven't grown more coffee, leading to higher demand, higher prices and possibly even a shortage.

News flash-- we need to pray for the coffee producers! Or else I may have to move to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Kenya, Hawaii, Jamaica, or elsewhere and start production! ------(I am thinking) - Nah!!!!

Hellish Black Brew - - Devil's Brew ?!?

A little church history.

Ah, wonderful Caffeine! Caffeine promotes what Christian fellowship is supposed to do. It's uplifting; the drink itself is warm and inviting. Just ask those who indulge regularly and find that abstaining from either church or coffee produces anxiety and irritability.

Christianity hasn't always cottoned to coffee. In her aptly titled book, "Coffee," Claudia Rosen explains that 16th-century priests wanted Pope Clement VIII to ban "the devil's drink." They insisted that Satan had forbidden his followers--Muslims--from drinking wine because it was used in Holy Communion. Instead, the devil provided this "hellish black brew."

The elixir made from coffee beans does in fact have a long history in Islamic regions.
--African tribes mixed the crushed beans with animal fat and molded them into balls to eat as a stimulant before battle.
--Arabs made the first hot coffee beverage, in 1000 A.D.
--Dervishes--mystic devotees of Islam's Sufi sect--consumed coffee at all-night ceremonies as fuel for achieving religious ecstasy.
--Arabs also invented the ibrik, or coffee broiler.
--As coffee lost it's strictly religious significance, the first coffee houses appeared in Mecca.

Coffee may have remained a Middle-Eastern exotic had not Pope Clement VIII decided to put it to the taste test before banning it.

"Why, this Satan's drink is so delicious," he declared, "that it would be a pity to let the infidels have exclusive use of it. We shall cheat Satan by baptizing it."

I am enjoying a cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain 'devil's brew' even as I write this! Happy coffee drinking!

Another Coffee Funny----

A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning.

The wife said, "You should do it because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee."

The husband said, "You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee."

Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee."

Husband replies, "I can't believe that, show me."

So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says,

"HEBREWS."

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My kind of computer!!!!! A coffee lovers delight---

Get Stok (stoked)

Wow, for all you coffee lovers out there, found new item on my trip to NC. Stopped at a Mapco Express convenience store to get some coffee and found this sitting next to the creamers. It is Stok- a 40 mg espresso coffee shot (sweetened or unsweetened) to be added to your favorite beverage for an additional punch. (It's half of the caffeine you get in a can of Red Bull.)

Did I say it was free!

Warning label reads: Not for those under 18, pregnant, or caffeine sensitive. Limit 2 per day!


It is available only in convenience stores right now. Check 7-11 for it also. You will be able to buy it publicly in September 2007.


However, for you Ebayers, you can buy it online right now. Go to Ebay and type in Stok. I just bought a box of 100. Going to give it to the staff at the church- more productivity, right!

Here is the website for Stok.

Also, check out new link in side bar under Coffee- Death By Caffeine. They say it would take around 300 Stok coffee shots to kill a 175 lb. person. Putting that in to realistic terms, that would mean drinking a gallon of Stok. Probably not a good thing!

Here is a comment by one satisfied user: Dude I'm drinkin that stuff right now. You gotta get the Energy Coffee you can get there too and then add the shots. Dude, you start shakin and sweatin and you can't write. It's wonderful. And they're free! I love it. Jäger

Remember, keep the buzzzzz going!

Addicted to Coffee?

You know you are addicted to coffee when...

You're employee of the month at the local coffee house and you don't even work there…

your eyes stay open when you sneeze…

you chew on other people's fingernails…

you can type sixty words per minute with your feet…

you can jump-start your car without cables…

you don't sweat, you percolate…

you've worn out the handle on your favourite coffee mug…

you walk 10 miles on your treadmill before you realise it's not hooked up…

you've worn the finish off your coffee table…

it’s midnight and you’re weighing the pros and cons of making a new pot...

you eat spoonfuls of instant coffee because it's easier...

native North American Aboriginal Indians call you "Ona mac towanda" (Smells-like-coffee)...

you're so wired, you pick up radio signals…

your birthday is a national holiday in Brazil…

you'd be willing to spend time in a Turkish prison…

your doctor measures your heartbeat on the Richter scale as well as by its frequency...

you go to sleep just so you can wake up and smell the coffee…

your favorite entree: coffee meatloaf...

you name your cats 'Cream' and 'Sugar'…

your lips are permanently stuck in the sipping position…

you have a picture of your coffee mug on your coffee mug…

you don't tan, you roast…

you don't get mad, you get steamed…

the phrase "Swiss water decaffeinated" strike terror into your heart...

your coffee mug is insured by Lloyd's of London…

you introduce your spouse as your coffee mate…

you salivate uncontrollably whenever you hear dripping water...

you think CPR stands for 'coffee provides resuscitation'…

you ski uphill…

you get a speeding ticket even when you're parked…

you haven't blinked since the last lunar eclipse…

you just completed another sweater and you don't even know how to knit...

your wife announces she is leaving you and your first thought was, 'Ha ha! More coffee for me!'