Mar 20 2009
Only the Good Friday - Happy Spring!
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| photo credit: flitcroft |
It’s another Only the Good Friday, the day of the week for posting Only the Good stuff, and there’s some powerful good this morning… in precisely 10 minutes from the time that I am typing this, the sun will cross the equator and mark the Spring Equinox. In other words, it will officially be Spring! After the winter we’ve had, could there be any news better than that?
Good Coffee News
You don’t have to look far to find good news about coffee lately, either. Here are just a few of the tidbits of good news for coffee lovers that I’ve run across lately.
- Like Colombian coffee? Walmart has just announced that they’ll be carrying more 100% Colombian coffee. They just signed a new contract with Colcafe, the company that holds about 50% of the Colombian domestic market, which means that Walmart will be selling more Colcafe coffee. You can also buy single estate and single origin coffee beans at Walmart - a lot of it certified organic and Fair Market.
- Coffee can help offset changes in the brain that underlie Alzheimer’s disease. A couple of studies over the past few years show that people who drink about 3 cups of coffee a day seem to have less memory loss than those who drink one cup of coffee or less. Keep in mind that they’re talking about a cup of coffee with approximately 50 mg of caffeine in it. If your cup of coffee is a 20 ounce XXL with a double shot, figure that counts for at LEAST 3 cups.
- More of America will be running on Dunkins this year than last. Last year, Dunkin Donuts added 800 stores and they expect to grow another 5% around the world this year. While Starbucks closes stores, the somewhat less pretentious Dunkin Donuts has been growing and expects to grow even more as people switch loyalties and ratchet down their spending.
- The coffee is getting better at 7-11 - really. I can attest to this - our local 7-11 sells some of the best coffee in town, and sells it cheaper than just about anyone else. I can get a full size cup to go (and I like mine BIG) for $1.79 - and it’s not swill by any means. 7-11 says that coffee is their #1 sales category - the coffee bar is the centerpiece of our local convenience store, taking up about 25% of the floor space. You fix it yourself, which means you can even put together your own blends of Colombian, dark roast, decaf and whatever.
- Drinking coffee lowers your stroke risk. Two studies in the past year have found that people who drink coffee - from 3-6 cups a day - have a lower risk of having a stroke than those who drink less than two cups of coffee a day. The percentage of risk change ranges from 5% to 20% lower for women who drink coffee but don’t smoke.
- My favorite big coffee company - Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, which partners with Keurig and is the single biggest distributor of Keurig K-cups - is about to hit an all-time high on the stock market. While stocks everywhere have been dropping, Green Mountain stock has been climbing and is now poised to break through a major resistance level and hit an all-time high for its stock.
- The very best news about coffee - mine is ready now and I’m goingto go enjoy it by a window where I can watch the SPRING morning!
Happy Spring and great coffee to you all!
Want more Good in your Friday? Check out these other friends who have committed to posting Only the Good on Friday:
Here’s what Shelly, who started this whole thing, has to say about Only the Good Fridays:
For some people, Fridays are “good” because they are the end of the work week. For other people, Fridays are “good” because they are the Sabbath day. For me, Fridays are “good” just because I say so.
Friday is the one day out of a week where I refuse to be pessimistic; I refuse to write a post that is snarky; and I actively search for the “good.” I’ve discovered that if you practice looking for the good, it becomes much easier to find!
You can join me, and several of my friends, if you like (I’m trying to spread this “optimism virus” on the internet). Write a post about something good in your world, or tell us about your favorite charity. Tell us about a book or a song that gives you delight. You can even post a recipe you think we might enjoy (especially if it contains bacon!). If you do post, please link back to this page so your readers can join, and others can find you.
And, if you don’t want to post, then take just a minute to think … then post a comment to tell me something good going on with you today. Here’s hoping your day is filled with Only The Good.
If you post a link to your own OtGF post, I’ll add it to the list.
