Comments on: A WELCOME DIVERSION: LET’S TALK COFFEE

By: Rhymes With Right

Rhymes With Right — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:26:31 +0000

Watcher’s Council Results

The winning entries in the Watcher’s Council vote for this week are On Negotiating with Iran and Syria — Part II by American Future, and “Come for the Egalitarianism, Stay for the Bestiality and Tyranny” by Dr. Sanity. Here is teh…

By: Jimmy J.

Jimmy J. — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 21:07:39 +0000

A well kept military secret is the fact that the United States Navy is fueled by coffee….very hot and very strong! No ship can stay at sea without it.

Coffe played a role in a Navy tale of the hero of the Battle of Mobile Bay, Admiral David Farragut, the Commander of the Union Naval Forces.

When asked about running a Confederate mine field at the mouth of the Bay, Farragut’s fiery answer, “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!” made history.

The real story was that Farragut had been drinking coffeee all night as he waited for daylight so the Union ships could see to navigate through the minefield. When at last the sun rose and the Admiral ordered the ships to make full speed into Mobile Bay, one of his officers asked him about the torpedoes (as mines were called in those days.) Farragut, having consumed a huge amount of coffee during his vigil, could no longer put off a certain call of nature. His reply to the officer was, “Damn the torpedoes! I’m going to the head!” At least that’s story I heard.

By: Jo macDougal

Jo macDougal — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 22:55:28 +0000

Interesting.

By: Watcher of Weasels

Watcher of Weasels — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:37:08 +0000

The Council Has Spoken!

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By: Andrew Olmsted dot com

Andrew Olmsted dot com — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:09:57 +0000

The Council Speaks

I joined the Watcher’s Council this past week, and this week’s votes nominations are in. Council links:How to Lose Support for a WarThe Glittering EyeOn Negotiating with Iran and Syria — Part IIAmerican FutureDennis Prager Dead Wrong On Ellison &…

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The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Eye on the Watcher’s Council — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:39:53 +0000

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By: Watcher of Weasels

Watcher of Weasels — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:50:26 +0000

Submitted for Your Approval

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By: B. Durbin

B. Durbin — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 06:09:20 +0000

I’m one of those oddities: a person who does not drink coffee. More particularly, I am a person for whom the smell of coffee does nothing for meâ€” and the taste isn’t my favorite thing either.

However, the irony is that I love preparing it and am a pretty good barista, and know lots of things such as how roasting affects caffeine content and how to brew the coffee so it tastes better. (Hint: in some cities it’s almost impossible to find a good cup of coffee, and in those cases you can blame the municipal water supply. Use bottled water in those cities!)

There’s some coffee growers in Central America who are experimenting with making candy from the berry (not the central bean.) Some friends of mine tried a sample and said it was weirdly reminiscent of coffee without tasting anything like the beverage.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 05:13:29 +0000

Hmm, two bloggers I read both discussing coffee. I smell a conspiracy somewhere!

http://xrdarabia.org/blog/archives/2006/12/01/all-about-coffee-part-ii/

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 06:21:10 +0000

I am a fiend for my morning eye-opener. I grind my own beans, a bit of a snobbish insistance of mine. We saw a coffee bean field in Kona on our Hawaiian adventure to the Big Island several years ago and drank fresh, fresh Kona coffee there. Heavenly.
I am partial to Boca Java these days and am a member of there two million cup club - they donate coffee to the troops overseas with proceeds from orders. Very nice.