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I'm in a nostalgic mood this morning, and as a result I thought I might resurrect a "classic" (using that word rather loosely) post from about a year ago. As always, this one's for you Mase.
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Old Black Water, Keep on Rollin'
*I affectionately dedicate this post to my brother in Christ, and my brother in the Black Water, J. Mason Vann.*
One of the things I look forward to most each week is the Saturday morning Bible/book study that a group of us have been having for a couple of years now. Two of the essential ingredients for said study are fresh pastries from the local Hy-Vee (including, by dire necessity, two apple fritters for Charles), along with freshly ground coffee (the "Black Water"). I don't know where the study would be right now apart from these two needed accessories, but I know for sure that it wouldn't be as profitable as it has been so far.
So, in appreciation of the contribution that the Black Water has made to our study time, I offer these quotes by other lovers of the brew, both current and those who have gone before. To kick things off, I quote my brother in the Black Water, Sheik Abd-al-Kadir: "No one can understand the truth until he drinks of coffee's frothy goodness." Yes, yes... preach on brother Sheik.
Coffee is the best thing to douse the sunrise with. ~Drew Sirtors
Over second and third cups flow matters of high finance, high state, common gossip and low comedy. [Coffee] is a social binder, a warmer of tongues, a soberer of minds, a stimulant of wit, a foiler of sleep if you want it so. From roadside mugs to the classic demi-tasse, it is the perfect democrat. ~Author Unknown
No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils. ~Henry Ward Beecher
A morning without coffee is like sleep. ~Author Unknown
I believe humans get a lot done, not because we're smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee. ~Flash Rosenberg
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold. ~Author Unknown
Way too much coffee. But if it weren't for the coffee, I'd have no identifiable personality whatsoever. ~David Letterman
Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation. ~Author Unknown
Deja Brew: The feeling that you've had this coffee before. ~Author Unknown
Forever: Time it takes to brew the first pot of coffee in the morning. ~Author Unknown
A fig for partridges and quails,
ye dainties I know nothing of ye;
But on the highest mount in Wales
Would choose in peace to drink my coffee.
~Jonathon Swift
Suave molecules of Mocha stir up your blood, without causing excess heat; the organ of thought receives from it a feeling of sympathy; work becomes easier and you will sit down without distress to your principal repast which will restore your body and afford you a calm, delicious night. ~Prince Tallyrand
In Seattle you haven't had enough coffee until you can thread a sewing machine while it's running. ~Jeff Bezos
Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water. ~The Women's Petition Against Coffee, 1674
Coffee makes us severe, and grave, and philosophical. ~Jonathan Swift
Old Black Water, Keep on Rollin'
*I affectionately dedicate this post to my brother in Christ, and my brother in the Black Water, J. Mason Vann.*
One of the things I look forward to most each week is the Saturday morning Bible/book study that a group of us have been having for a couple of years now. Two of the essential ingredients for said study are fresh pastries from the local Hy-Vee (including, by dire necessity, two apple fritters for Charles), along with freshly ground coffee (the "Black Water"). I don't know where the study would be right now apart from these two needed accessories, but I know for sure that it wouldn't be as profitable as it has been so far.
So, in appreciation of the contribution that the Black Water has made to our study time, I offer these quotes by other lovers of the brew, both current and those who have gone before. To kick things off, I quote my brother in the Black Water, Sheik Abd-al-Kadir: "No one can understand the truth until he drinks of coffee's frothy goodness." Yes, yes... preach on brother Sheik.
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The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., "Over the Teacups," 1891Coffee is the best thing to douse the sunrise with. ~Drew Sirtors
Over second and third cups flow matters of high finance, high state, common gossip and low comedy. [Coffee] is a social binder, a warmer of tongues, a soberer of minds, a stimulant of wit, a foiler of sleep if you want it so. From roadside mugs to the classic demi-tasse, it is the perfect democrat. ~Author Unknown
No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils. ~Henry Ward Beecher
A morning without coffee is like sleep. ~Author Unknown
I believe humans get a lot done, not because we're smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee. ~Flash Rosenberg
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold. ~Author Unknown
Way too much coffee. But if it weren't for the coffee, I'd have no identifiable personality whatsoever. ~David Letterman
Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation. ~Author Unknown
Deja Brew: The feeling that you've had this coffee before. ~Author Unknown
Forever: Time it takes to brew the first pot of coffee in the morning. ~Author Unknown
A fig for partridges and quails,
ye dainties I know nothing of ye;
But on the highest mount in Wales
Would choose in peace to drink my coffee.
~Jonathon Swift
Suave molecules of Mocha stir up your blood, without causing excess heat; the organ of thought receives from it a feeling of sympathy; work becomes easier and you will sit down without distress to your principal repast which will restore your body and afford you a calm, delicious night. ~Prince Tallyrand
In Seattle you haven't had enough coffee until you can thread a sewing machine while it's running. ~Jeff Bezos
Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water. ~The Women's Petition Against Coffee, 1674
Coffee makes us severe, and grave, and philosophical. ~Jonathan Swift
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