Coffee Weapon

Another case of road rage with coffee in northern Virginia has led to charges of throwing a missile. A missile you ask..yes a missile. Apparently in Virginia they have a law against throwing missiles and coffee can be considered a missile if it is thrown in angst. A 40 year old man argued with another motorist while driving. The man became so upset that he fired his coffee missile, hitting the person in the passenger seat in the other car. What a relief.. noone was injured by the coffee missile.. but the perpetrator will be charged with a felony.

The arrest came less than a week after “McMissile Mom” avoided prison time on similar charges in Stafford County. However she still faces a 2 year prison term for throwing a coffee cup at another motorist. The judge instructed the jury that any physical object can be a missile and be propelled by any force, including throwing. The jury convicted Hall and recommended the minimum of two years in prison.

The coffee you drink as a pick-me-up in the morning could also make you more open to persuasion, researchers say. Evidence from a new study (2005) suggests that this happens because caffeine revs up the brain, not because it generally boosts mood.

Previous studies have shown that consuming caffeine can improve one’s attention and enhance cognitive performance,

Moderate doses of caffeine can also make you more easily convinced by arguments that go against your beliefs, say Pearl Martin of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and her colleagues.

In 2005, her team published a paper suggesting that the compound primes people to agree with statements that go against their typical views because it improves their ability to understand the reasoning behind the statements.

I didn’t really believe that but after a couple cups of coffee, I di I really do.. Doh

The owner of a coffee stand north of Seattle is offering free coffee for a year to anyone who helps catch a robber.
Troy Malchow hopes the offer will create a buzz that finds the man who pointed a gun at him Wednesday at Perfetto Espresso.

Malchow, who has owned Perfetto Espresso for a decade, says the business had never been robbed until Wednesday. But in the past two weeks, his business in the parking lot of an auto repair shop has been both vandalized and robbed.

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A well-known antiques auctioneer from Maine who disappeared nearly five years ago after telling his wife that he was going to get a cup of coffee was found in Allentown last week trying to rent an apartment.

Claude Van Tassel, a 71-year-old father of 12, apparently has no plans to return to his old home in Lyman, Maine, or to be reunited with his family.

Van Tassel and his wife were shopping at the Ames department store in Dover when Van Tassel vanished and was reported missing in April 2002. She said they had gone out for breakfast, he went for coffee, and she went to buy something in the mall.

Beatrice Van Tassel said her husband told her to find him when she was ready to pay, but when she was ready, he was gone, she recalled Friday. His car was found in the mall parking lot, she said.

”I have no idea why or how he left,” she said. ”He ran away like a little kid.”

When I first started smoking I can remember buy my first pack from a vending machine in a local bowling alley. I thing they were like 35 cents back then. I have been at it for way to long and will probably pay the price even if I do manage to kick it this time. They say that you should not drink as much coffee when you try to quit but that is just not going to happen. I’m nervious anyways so no way i want to give up coffee and cigs.

Today I am having a coffee blend by Don Fransisco. It is actually a cheaper blend coffee for some reason but we really like it. It’s a Hazelnut in a Scooby-Doo mug. Was able to drink a couple of cups before wifey got any.

I noticed at the local Price Chopper that there is some local VT roasters popping up. I will have to try them  when I get the chance. They claim they have a fair trade coffee which I really dont understand. Don’t get me wrong I understand the concept but I ‘m sorry I don’t believe the fair trade thing. I’m sure those farmers are just as dirt poor as the other farmers.