A lot of news got snowed under by the mountain of savings that happened this past week. We shuffle through the marketing fluff to find you the best in bad jokes and the worst in horrible puns. We find some fun additions to our favorite software bundles, we discuss the burning of books, the navigational tactics of the vikings and the food addictions of mustache aficionados world wide.
Did you hear the one about the 2 guys who walked into a bar? Third one ducked! You need to listen to this show, the jokes are bad the news is fun and the vocabulary is off the chart!
Not sure when this came out but I love the idea. Starbucks has debuted a larger mug with a special coating on it. This coating, when written on with the included pen and baked in an oven becomes permanently marked with your words of wisdom, inspirational doodle or hilarious missive.
And honestly $14.95 for a 16oz mug, a spiffy 16 oz mug. Is not that bad of a deal. I’d love to see people send in their final creations. I just know there will be some jaw dropping artwork on these things.
We have a fun show tonight, lots of little things went right this week and the news flow was nice and smooth. Work is still crazy and no one is sleeping but that is what coffee is all about AMIRITE? Let’s Do this.
So today we have a heap of coffee news, a smattering of awesome tech bytes, and the fun just don’t stop! I’m pretty sure we may even find a bad pun or two to throw down as well. Join Steve and Myself for a fun filled episode.
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This week we are going all CaffiNation Klassic on you. Its just me as Steve the wonder-cohost is on vacation. So Its all me all the time. I’m here and I’m a bit angry about some things. Lets see if it turns into a fun little rant, because hey that’s just what I do best. In fact i have a rare treat for you. Because of a wonderful recording error yesterday I have 3 rants all lined up for you at the front of the show. So you get 3 times as much bluster for the low low price of one download. I’ll be here all week try the veal
We have a preponderance of Zombie related information to pass along, a sign of the times or are zombies just that cool? We I have a wonderful little look into the world of conspiracy theories, because without black helicopters and mind controlling public water supplies how else would we live in this mixed up world.
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Soldiers give up a lot to defend their country but does it have to be coffee? I think not. These fine Canadien troops have put together a wonderful little vinette into the life of a soldier and how they satisfy their need for coffee while in the field. There are no taste tests, no single varietal beans. This is coffee as a utility not a commodity.
I’d heard from different people who have told me the instant coffee and MRE Hot pack solution is the way to go for quick and toasty coffee. Their choice of weapon is a pack of Starbucks VIA, mainly because fo the single serving size, and who am I to argue? Gentleman well done, and the production Quality is mighty fine as well!
And remember nothing messes up coffee like insurgents… Stay safe guys
Tonight’s show is being dedicated to and hijacked by the coffee industry. Not only did I find a good number of coffee stories to keep things moving but some oldies and goodies came back. mix one part highly caffeinated host, two parts free time and 1 part microphone and you get what we had here today. We have Coffee poems, Coffee Cooking, Coffee Ads, Coffee Songs, Coffee graphics, coffee grinders, Coffee LEGO!
Tonight’s show is a wrap of of stuff that caught my eye from CES, a run down of stuff you have already heard about, and tons of awesome bits that slipped through the cracks. We have funny comments, witty one liners and other jokes. Non by me, so you’re all safe. Lego, Dino and Roomba Oh My!
Janus, the Roman god most commonly found on coinage has the unique ability among that pantheon of looking both backwards and forwards. Probably the same sentiment expressed by the common idiom, “You have to know where you’ve been to know where you’re going.” It is in his honor that we offer up this episode to you. Janus is also the root word for January, see where this is headed? Of course you do! Each one of you is as smart and beautiful as they come, mainly because you listen to this show.
This show will turn 5 years old on January 9th 2011. I’ve been blogging a good deal longer than that in one form or another. The site and the idea were going to be a webcomic, but I can’t draw, and I’m not really all that funny… So I decided my two passions of geekery and coffee needed a home and the CaffiNation was born. I even delayed doing the first show a couple of months until I had a good intro music. Tonight’s show is going to look back at this past year and pull some of my favorite pieces out. While at the same time giving you a glimpse into what we are thinking for the future.
So tonight we hit a lot of notes from this past week. Wikileaks was huge news and I give my opinion and note a couple of places you can find more information. And trust me information is good. The reasons people hide it are the interesting bits. And since we have been hitting the hard topics a bit often of late there is plenty to lighten the mood after that from hilarious video to creepy science. Hopefully you will enjoy the show I have cooked up for you.
Tonight’s show has a bit of things you may hear elsewhere, Like Net Neutrality and Facebook Places A bit you may find intriguing like Coffee toothpicks and bits that just had to be shared because of their sheer awesomeness, like a set of filing cabinets… Wait…. Doesn’t sound too awesome? Well you need to listen in to find out why they ARE!
Tonights show we talk about star wars, the levels of geekdom, sweet cakes, coffee benefits and so many other little pieces of awesome. Stories about raising and entertaining a geek in training.
If you mention flavored coffee to most coffee lovers, myself included I’m usually not interested. But there was something a bit intriguing about the Starbucks Natural Fusions, their flavors are not chemical in nature, they are actually made by including extracts and spices into the blend as the coffee is ground. I myself have thrown a cinnamon stick or a vanilla bean into coffee to punch it up a little bit, I was curious how the flavors would blend into the coffee if done on a larger scale. This time around we are testing out the caramel flavored coffee.
The last of new natural flavored coffees from Starbucks is Caramel. I was quite worried about this. What direction would they go with caramel? Even most caramel candy isn’t natural these days so how would they play it. Caramel in roasted sugar is a beautiful smell and flavor so I was hoping for something along those lines? What did we get? Well you need to read on. Read the rest of this entry »
I am very familiar with adding cinnamon to various stages of brewing coffee, either as a spice at the end, throwing a stick in the grinder in the beginning or dashing a bit over the top of the grounds before brewing. So i was pretty excited to see how this flavor combination worked out.
If you mention flavored coffee to most coffee lovers, myself included I’m usually not interested. But there was something a bit intriguing about the Starbucks Natural Fusions, their flavors are not chemical in nature, they are actually made by including extracts and spices into the blend as the coffee is ground. I myself have thrown a cinnamon stick or a vanilla bean into coffee to punch it up a little bit, I was curious how the flavors would blend into the coffee if done on a larger scale. This time around we are testing out the cinnamon flavored coffee.
As per usual all coffee’s submitted are run through the same process a nice coarse grind and a 4 minute steep in the trusty french press. To be through with the testing I also ran the coffee through the venerable Cuisinart Grind and Brew, as well as cold brewing a batch. Read the rest of this entry »
Tonight we talk about legos star wars, star trek, coffee concepts, starbucks flavors, and sketching for fun. We cover topics both popular and niche, work in a couple bad jokes and puns along the way. Join us for the fun.
Turkey Hangover ain’t no joke
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