While I'm sure most of you enjoy coffee, I bet few of you are fully
enjoying the coffee experience you could be. Due to the abysmal state
of coffee culture here in the US, you owe it to yourself to learn more
about America's favorite beverage. Tonight, The National Geographic
Channel will be showing Beans To Buzz, a one hour program on coffee
and its history and impact.

Coffee is one of the few foods you can greatly improve your enjoyment
of by just a little knowledge and effort. You can even save money.
Tune in and learn something:

http://channel.nationalgeographic.co...701042100.html

nb

On 2007-01-04, Steve Wertz > wrote:

> And just this morning NPR was doing a story about teens and
> caffeine abuse.

Why just teens? Before my doc got my high blood pressure sorted out,
I had to lay off caffeine for about 2 yrs. What a chore. You'd be
amazed at just how few over-the-counter beverages are caffeine free.
With the exception of water, cow juice, and beer, almost everything in
your local mini-mart is loaded with caffeine.

I also suspect the popularity of Starbucks is not so much the often
ballyhooed cow/candy make-up or their drinks, but the undeniably high
caffeine content of their cheap robusta coffee beans. A 12oz Starby's
cuppa joe will jack me up like no other coffee. Despite it's horrible
flavor ...cream and sugar a dire necessity... it was the only thing
that would perk me up if I started nodding at my workstation and our
company cafeteria just happened to carry Starby java on tap. Caffeine
o' plenty!

nb

notbob wrote:
> On 2007-01-04, Steve Wertz > wrote:
>
>> And just this morning NPR was doing a story about teens and
>> caffeine abuse.
>
> Why just teens?

Probably because, at least when I was a teen 30-some years ago, teens didn't
drink coffee. Caffeinated sodas, sure. But you didn't see teens ordering
coffee in any form, candy-like or otherwise.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> notbob wrote:
> > On 2007-01-04, Steve Wertz > wrote:
> >
> >> And just this morning NPR was doing a story about teens and
> >> caffeine abuse.
> >
> > Why just teens?
>
> Probably because, at least when I was a teen 30-some years ago, teens didn't
> drink coffee. Caffeinated sodas, sure. But you didn't see teens ordering
> coffee in any form, candy-like or otherwise.
>
> Jill

When I was 6+ some 30 years ago I drank coffee, without sugar too.

Pete C.

jmcquown wrote:

> notbob wrote:
> > On 2007-01-04, Steve Wertz > wrote:
> >
> >> And just this morning NPR was doing a story about teens and
> >> caffeine abuse.
> >
> > Why just teens?
>
> Probably because, at least when I was a teen 30-some years ago, teens
didn't
> drink coffee. Caffeinated sodas, sure. But you didn't see teens ordering
> coffee in any form, candy-like or otherwise.


What did we all do before a coffee joint was on every corner and we all
started carting bottled water around in the course of daily life...???

--
Best
Greg

notbob wrote:
> While I'm sure most of you enjoy coffee, I bet few of you are fully
> enjoying the coffee experience you could be. Due to the abysmal state
> of coffee culture here in the US, you owe it to yourself to learn more
> about America's favorite beverage. Tonight, The National Geographic
> Channel will be showing Beans To Buzz, a one hour program on coffee
> and its history and impact.
>
> Coffee is one of the few foods you can greatly improve your enjoyment
> of by just a little knowledge and effort.
>
> http://channel.nationalgeographic.co...701042100.html

That info has been on the National Geographic web site for years, I've
postes parts often.

Btw, with a little coffee knowlege and coffee culture one would know
that coffee is not a food.

Gregory Morrow wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
> > notbob wrote:
> > > On 2007-01-04, Steve Wertz > wrote:
> > >
> > >> And just this morning NPR was doing a story about teens and
> > >> caffeine abuse.
> > >
> > > Why just teens?
> >
> > Probably because, at least when I was a teen 30-some years ago, teens
> didn't
> > drink coffee. Caffeinated sodas, sure. But you didn't see teens ordering
> > coffee in any form, candy-like or otherwise.
>
>
> What did we all do before a coffee joint was on every corner and we all
> started carting bottled water around in the course of daily life...???

Well, for one thing we led a far less harried life, and therefore we
got laid a lot more. Now everyone has a length of coax shoved up their
orifice, the only sex they have is with a modem. And don't any of
yoose gals try to convince me that your cell ringer ain't tuned to
orgasmic buzzzzz. And I know where you shove your iPod.

On 2007-01-05, Sheldon > wrote:

> Btw, with a little coffee knowlege and coffee culture one would know
> that coffee is not a food.

I notice you conveniently failed to post your usual accompanying
definition.

food

noun
1. any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give
energy and build tissue
2. any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a
source of nourishment; "food and drink"
3. anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking

WordNet® 2.1, © 2005 Princeton University

nb

notbob wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
>
> > Btw, with a little coffee knowlege and coffee culture one would know
> > that coffee is not a food.
>
> I notice you conveniently failed to post your usual accompanying
> definition.

My definition is far easier to comprehend; no calories, it's not food.
Other than evasiveness what's your point? You need to focus on
definition 3.
---

> food
>
> noun
> 1. any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give
> energy and build tissue
> 2. any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a
> source of nourishment; "food and drink"
> 3. anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
>
> WordNet® 2.1, © 2005 Princeton University
>
> nb

On 2007-01-05, Sheldon > wrote:
>
> notbob wrote:

> Other than evasiveness what's your point? You need to focus on
> definition 3.

>> food

>> 3. anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking

I did. Works for me.

nb

jmcquown wrote:

> Probably because, at least when I was a teen 30-some years ago, teens didn't
> drink coffee. Caffeinated sodas, sure. But you didn't see teens ordering
> coffee in any form, candy-like or otherwise.


I was a teenager from 1972-1978. I've never liked coffee, but nearly
everyone I knew my age did. In fact, I can recall the day in highschool
when I met friends in a diner for breakfast before school. They all
ordered coffee. I realized how un-grown-up I was for being interested
only in the doughnuts.


--Lia