Did you ever wonder how the first person who made coffee came to the conclusion that it was a good idea? They found some coffee beans and decided to smash them and then boil them in water. Really. Moi lives in Seattle and the prevailing wisdom about Seattleites is that they have an IV hooked up at Starbucks dispensing coffee. Close. Still, there is nothing like a good cup of coffee and if one is desperate, any cup of coffee. Today’s deposit into the ‘Joy Jar’ is coffee.
“As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?”
Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes
“It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity.”
Dave Barry
“I like my coffee with cream and my literature with optimism.”
Abigail Reynolds, Pemberley by the Sea
- Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee. Stephanie Piro
“Even bad coffee is better than no coffee at all.”
David Lynch
“Coffee – the favorite drink of the civilized world.”
Thomas Jefferson
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