Coffee Through the Ages |
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It is hard to remember the '60's. They say if you do, you weren't really there. Our parents (that is, of us baby boomers) think the whole generation was "bad". Of course some good came out of it as well. We became, well, uh, more natural. We started liking organic things for instance. Of course the music was great from that generation; it is easy for us (baby boomers) to see that it is often copied. We see it, but the new kids do not. That's okay. Much good came from that generation aside from the music. Health food awareness evolved. The jury is still out if all the good foods, vitamins, minerals, monthly fasts, etc. counteracted all the nasty chemicals we put into our bodies "out of experimentation". Yes Virginia, I DID inhale. But that was my business and I don't inhale now unless it is Vick's Vaporub. I am picky with my medicines in my older age. Of course we learned some good things out of the Woodstock generation, like "coffee is bad" because it contains too much caffeine and perhaps that is why our "parents were so weird", and now our coffee-ingestion makes our parents look like Mary Poppins. If I had the ability and gave you the choice, free tickets to a brand new Woodstock-like concert with all the original bands, even the ones not now with us, but if you went, which would include airfare, I would be forced to shut down every major coffee chain in the world, which would you pick? I see you are on your way to grab some coffee. Never mind. It's like that tough question. How important is the Internet to you? If you had to give something else up, just as important what (or whom) would it be? That's a tough question and one we usually have to ponder. The coffee-age in which we live, is that we also love to make our own gourmet coffees. Groceries are loaded with beans that one can ground fresh, because the savvy coffee connosiour rarely drinks chain coffees knowing that they can be stale and that rancidity covered with flavors and chemicals so many of us opt devour our favorite hot drink in the comfort of our living room. This means enjoying our favorite coffee mugs. Many are even beginning to collect the best coffee mugs on the market. Many can be found on Ebay, Amazon.com and even speciality coffee mug shops. I shop all around, but my favorite are at Just Funny Mugs. They each contain a Londons Times Cartoon on them, and nothing is more fun than to wake up in the morning, get one's caffeine fix, and remember that funny cartoon all day. It can be a double lift.
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