Entries Tagged as 'People'

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Is President Obama a Coffee Drinker?

A quick search on the internet pulls up quite a few coffee roasters that offer a Barack Obama blend.  The coffee blend that honors our 44th President usually has a mix of Kenya, Hawaiian and Indonesian coffee.  In Seattle, Seattle Coffee Works offers an Obama Blend that uses Kenya and Sumatra.
Since it is President’s Day [...]

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Caffination Podcast Turns 4 Years Old

Happy birthday to the Caffination Podcast!  It turned 4 years old today.  Caffination is hosted by INeedCoffee contributor Paul Rj Muller.  A typical show runs about 30 minutes and covers not only caffeinated news, but has a strong focus on technology and gadgets.  Two new shows are produced each week.  Check it out!

Sources:
Celebrating 4 years [...]

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Bean-Counting: Winter Approaching

Winter’s mission of visiting every North American Starbucks once seemed impossible — now he’s less than 20 cafes away.

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

‘Toon for ‘10: A Coffee Calendar

Coffee is a popular calendar theme; MAS and I are both fond of Mike Rohde’s 2010 Sketchtoon Coffee Calendar.

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Bean-Counting: Johnny Mercer

In Johnny Mercer’s centennial birthday celebration, it was one of his covers, “The Java Jive,” that caught my attention.

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Caffeinated Classics: Transcendentalist Style

Coffee ruined Henry Thoreau’s day, and failed to help Ralph Waldo Emerson nurture his genius.

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

The Coffee Song

I thought I was a Frank Sinatra fan, but somehow this tune escaped me. Back in 1946, Frank Sinatra sang The Coffee Song. Bob Hilliard wrote the lyrics and Dick Miles did the music.

The Coffee Song as perfomed by Frank Sinatra.
Way down among Brazilians
Coffee beans grow by the billions
So they’ve got to find [...]

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Bean-Counting: Rev. Billy’s Ballots

8,964
Votes INeedCoffee contributor Bill Talen, aka Rev. Billy, received as the Green Party candidate in New York City’s 2009 mayoral election, 0.8% of all votes cast.
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Rev. Billy finished fourth in the mayoral race, behind victorious incumbent Michael Bloomberg (R),  William C. Thomson Jr. (D), and Conservative Party candidate Stephen Christopher.  Rev. Billy quadrupled the number [...]

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Good Luck Reverend Billy

Today is Election Day and INeedCoffee contributor Bill Talen, aka Reverend Billy, is running to be the next Mayor of New York City.
Good luck Reverend Billy!

Photo Reverend Billy by B.G. Johnson
Sources:
Anti-Starbucks Crusader To Run For New York City Mayor – Coffee Hero post announcing the candidacy.
Bill Talen – Contributor page on INeedCoffee.

Monday, October 26th, 2009

The Drudge Report For Coffee

You gotta love this site. They took the popular look of the Drudge Report and made a coffee version. The site is called Sprudge.  Look at the screen shot below.  Brilliant!

If you are interested in creating a website that looks like the Drudge Report, I created a tutorial a few years ago titled [...]

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