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Happy International Coffee Day!

September 29, 2015 — 18 Comments

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F/ 5.6, 1/60, ISO 200.

Day 272 / 365

A guy walks into a coffee shop and asks the waitress: “How much is the coffee?”
“Coffee is four dollars the waitress says”.
“How much is a refill?” the man asks.
“Free, “says the waitress.
“Then I’ll take a refill!” the man responds.

Interesting Fact: Coffee is the second most traded commodity on earth. According to the Global Exchange, there are approximately 25 million farmers in over 50 countries involved in producing coffee. The number one commodity? Oil. ( http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/a30303/facts-about-coffee/ )

It’s The Weekend Wake Up!!!

June 26, 2015 — 25 Comments

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Day 177 / 365

What do you call sad coffee?”
Despresso.

Interesting Fact: Shepherds discovered coffee in Ethiopia circa 800 A.D.  Legend has it that 9th century goat herders noticed the effect caffeine had on their goats, who appeared to “dance” after eating coffee berries. A local monk then  made a drink with coffee berries and found that it kept him awake at night, thus the original cup of coffee was born. ( http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/a30303/facts-about-coffee/ )

April Fools!

April 1, 2015 — 5 Comments

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F/5.0, 1/60, ISO 100.

Black and White  Day 3 of 5

Day 91 / 365

I didn’t have coffee today. I wonder why?!       🙂

Interesting Fact: The earliest recorded association between 1 April and foolishness can be found in Geoffrey Chaucer‘s The Canterbury Tales (1392). Some writers suggest that the restoration of 1 January as New Year’s Day in the 16th century was responsible for the creation of the holiday, but this theory does not explain earlier references.( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools’_Day )

I was challenged by Cynthia at http://cynthiamvoss.wordpress.com/  to take up the Black and White 5-Day Challenge.  Part of the fun is to nominate another blogger, one on each day.

Today, I nominate Monika of https://yougetthepic.wordpress.com/ Monika, if you accept, the goal is to post one B&W photo each day for five days, and to nominate a fellow blogger each day to join in.

There is no pressure to accept this challenge. It’s just for fun!    🙂