Ah… The best part of waking up is COFFEE in your cup!

I’m an Eight O’clock French Roast, fresh ground, guy myself. When I smell coffee in the morning it honestly makes me want to roll out of bed for a cup. It’s my one addiction that I have in life. Could I quit? Probably but I haven’t heard it was that bad for me to quit. If the doctor ever says quit, I will. But until then… top me off.

My Mother and Father always drank coffee but I didn’t really start till I was in the military. When it was -20 below zero and we were in the field a HOT cup of coffee would warm you up. Since 85% of the time they had NO sugar or creamer you learned to drink it black. To this day I still drink it black and HOT. I hate warm coffee, it needs to be Hot. I’m not saying boiling in the cup but it does have to be hot.

2. Espresso is not a specail coffee, it’s just how it’s prepared.

3. Coffee probably came from Ethipia, when a shepherd noticed the effect of caffeine on his goats, and then they started eating the coffee beans.

4. Islam gave coffee a great boost. Alcohol is prohibited, but coffee is an acceptable drink.

5. In 1675 the King of England banned coffee houses, claiming people were meeting there to conspire against him.

6. 70% of te world drink Arabica coffee, 30% drink Robsta.

7. Coffee grows on trees that grow 30′ tall.

8. Coffee beans is bright red when picked.

9. “Cup of Joe” comes from American servicemen (GI JOES) in WWII being seen as big coffee drinkers.

10. Chocolate covered ‘Coffee Beans’ are AWESOME.

The McDonalds vs Liebeck gave a verdict of 2.86 million to plaintiff Stella Liebeck (79 years old)who had suffered third-degree burns in her pelvic region when she accidentally spilled hot coffee in her lap after purchasing it from a McDonald’s restaurant. Liebeck was hospitalized for eight days while she underwent skin grafting, followed by two years of medical treatment. She lost 20lbs of her body mass.

So it was a little more than “I spilled my hot coffee” frivolous lawsuit. Liebeck’s attorneys argued that the coffe was at 180–190 °F, which was a little hotter than normal coffee.

She was with her grandson, the driver, when she put the coffee between her legs to add sugar and cream. Because he drove a Ford Probe, the car didn’t have any cup holders. My question has always been why didn’t they go after Ford?