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October 27, 2005
Double-Hippie Coffee
For the last several weeks, my morning coffee-buddy and I have been drinking what I've come to call "double-hippie coffee."
Starbucks calls it Organic Shade Grown Mexico Coffee, but I like my name better.
It's not great coffee (Caffe Verona, which I've mentioned before, is better), but for the extra couple of bucks a pound, you get to delude yourself into thinking you're doing global good while getting your morning caffeine. Saving the world one cup at a time, or some such bullshit. Come to think of it, it's the closest I've ever come to feeling Catholic.
Sitting here with a steaming mug of indulgence now, trying to decide which of the several things I'm trying to avoid doing I'll do this morning...
Posted by dberger at October 27, 2005 9:16 AM
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So I ran into our local BCL (state run liquor store) to get some beers, and there was a wine tasting event going on. (It relates - bear with me...) I decided to stop for a few and sample the wares. Good wine actually, from a local BC Winery - but their selling point was BC's Only Organic Wine. I asked the guy about this, saying "Aren't grapes, by definition, Organic? I mean, they grown on vines and stuff..." He looked at me like I had grown a second head. "Well, it's not about the grapes, it's about lack of pesticides and strict processing guidelines." I said "Oh, more like Kosher?"
I think he was glad to see me go. :)
Posted by: Scott Snyder at October 28, 2005 10:42 AM