Monthly Archives: February 2009

You know how some weeks you can fly through everyting you have to do and it all seems to flow and you feel energetic and perky and brilliant and successful?

This has not been one of those weeks.I have a ton of deadlines looming because it is the end of the month and my brain has been on autopilot for two weeks.  I can’t concentrate at all.  It seems breathing is a major chore for me right now.

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I was thinking about this today.  I think everyone has a cool “How I started drinking coffee” story but me.  Marc started drinking coffee as a kid when he hung out at the firehouse, playing pool.  I think that was also where he learned to smoke.  Although he has quit smoking, his coffee drinking habits are legendary amongst family members. (more…)

Well, they just emailed me only moments ago.  Youc an now officially get a free sample of Starbucks Instant.

If I was really nice I would get one and try it so I could tell you about it.  I am not sure I am that nice.  We’ll see.

Here is where you go for the free sample, Starbucks Instant Coffee.

Image:via Starbucks

When Truvia contacted me about trying the new sweetener I was pretty stoked.

I have used stevia a long time. I just am not into chemicals and I don’t trust the FDA.  Well, truthfully I don;t trust the government, medical personnel, or most others that have been corrupted by"the establishment".  Yes, I am a throwbback from the 60s.

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Wasn’t it Lana Turner who was discovered in a coffee shop?

When you hear the words “coffee shop” what do you think of?  The first thing that came to mind should NOT be a big corporate owned conglomerate.

I think of a small place, cozy, with great pie and cake.  Coffee in heavy ironstone mugs (or whatever they call it), and someone who knows that I like a dollop of unsweetned whipped cream on the top of my coffee to stir in with just a pinch of Stevia.

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Researchers have found that it is possible to use coffee grounds as the basis for biodiesel for cars and other gas guzzling vehicles.

Best of all both the fuel and the exhaust SMELLS like coffee.  Imagine, we could lure aliens from all over the universe with the smell of freshly brewed coffee wafting through space.

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I have tried hard not to comment on this.

I have tried hard not to comment on this.

I have tried hard not to comment on this.

I have……

Aaawww, junk.  I can’t do it.

If you haven’t heard, Starbucks will set coffee technology back fifty years next week and unveil its own instant coffee.

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While others may find it romantic to sip wine in the evening I much prefer a cup of coffee.  I like a great wine once in awhile, don’t get me wrong, but there is something awfully romantic about coffee as far as I am concerned.

With Valentine’s Day coming up on Saturday I wanted to see what was new, different and very coffee-cool.  I found some coffee drinks that sound fantastic!

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Bigelow Teas Sweetheart Cinnamon a perfect addition to a Valentine’s Day tea party.  First off all, the name is pretty Valentine’s-y wouldn’t you say? Secondly, it comes in a pretty pink packet, and third, it is sweet cinnamon flavor.

To me, all of those things together make it a fantastic way to start the morning with Rose and Cinnamon Scones.

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I just read an article this evening about a small Utah Creamery that is creating a cheddar cheese with a coffee rind.

No, not grind…RIND.

Doesn’t that sound amazing?

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