National Caffeine Awareness Month

Before this day ends, marking the LAST DAY of National Caffeine Awareness Month®, I feel it behooves me to explain why I haven't paid more attention to it.  You'd think, on a blog about coffee, tea and chocolate, I would have mentioned it more than once, but the fact is, this particular "campaign" is ANTI caffeine. 

The phrase "National Caffeine Awareness Month®" is actually trademarked by these folx, and that means you gotta use the little R behind it, lest you get yer butt in trouble.  I notice hardly anybody does, but that's what it says on the Caffeine Awareness website.  The campaign has been sponsored by a soy-based coffee producer, Soy Coffee, which they recommend we switch to in lieu of the badbad (but oh-so-good) caffeinated products. 

Whatever.  Here are some previous posts and interesting links about caffeine:

• Caffeine Calculator - from the same Caffeine Awareness website.  It'd be interesting to compare their results with other lists online, for instance
• Erowid Caffeine Vault - Caffeine Content of Beverages, Foods, & Medications
• Caffeine Comparison Chart - from about.com
• All About Caffeine - from answers.com
• Killed By Caffeine - a humorous calculator from the Energy Fiend
• A rebbutal from a coffee fan - read this, but see me for the "where to send"
• Another rebbutal
• And another - The War on Caffeine - from Energy Fiend's Caffeine archives
• Caffeine and Chocolate
• Caffeine Makes You Wanna ...
• Can't Get Enough Caffeine?
• SperoNews Article: Activists warn of dangers from caffeine addiction
• And last but not least, a bump to our favorite hymn of all time: "O Blessed Holy Caffeine Tree" by our buddy D of Third World County

That's it for me, I'm fully caffeinated for the evening, so ... good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow!

Comments

[keewee]

Someone left a jar of that soy artificial coffee C--p at work. I tried it out of curiosity,Yuk! Gag,Gag,Gag. I should have known better.
I just received my two Tea for One burgundy and blue teapot/teacup sets,from the English Tea store.they are so cool looking.
Also received my first order of tea from Strand tea Co.
I bought just 2oz of each to try
Keemun Hao Ya a
Red Rooibos
Yunnan Hongcha
Golden Heaven Yunnan
And their blend of Portland Blend, a breakfast tea.
I like them all and plan on trying others in the future

[Christine]

Cool, thanks Keewee! I want to try some of their teas. I'll probably stay away from the rooibos, but I want to try their Golden Yunnan. How does the Yunnan Hongcha compare? Oh dear, now I have to go dig the credit card out from behind that big heavy thing on that high shelf. Rats. I better buy some more stuff as long as I'm getting it down anyway, I mean, why waste all that effort, right? :))

[David]

Thanks for the link. The “O Blessed Holy Caffeine Tree” post is now (in my new digs) here (imported from Blogger), but I do need to update it--or repost--to make a more unified access to the hymn resources: midi, graphic of sheet music and your mp3, if I may. Maybe after another few cupsa joe.

About the caffeine awareness thing... I guess I missed the emphasis cos I didn't drink enough coffee to be as aware as I needed to be.

*heh*

[Christine]

ahh, good, thanks D, I didn't have the new link. I've updated some of my links, but not all. I'll get a round tuit, eventually. More coffee, more coffee!!

[keewee]

Christine,I made a cup of both the golden and hongcha so I could try them both at the same time to give you a more accurate comparison. I feel the hongcha has a little more body to the flavor, whereas the golden is more delicate with a kind of fruity flavor. If I had to choose, I would probably buy the honcha, because I like the fuller flavor and it is way less expensive.
The rooibos certainly is an aquired taste, though I am finding it not unpleasant at all, and it is full of antioxidants

[Christine]

Thanks for your tasting notes Keewee! I think I'll order some of each! :))