Existential Punk

Most Expensive Coffee!!!

The Philippines are exporting the world's most expensive coffee - made from none other than the poop of Civets as reported here!

" Before roasting, the beans have a sour acidic smell that may turn off the less adventurous, but after being dried and then roasted, they give off a sweet chocolatey aroma. When ground and brewed, they produce a coffee that is strong and earthy thanks to the natural fermentation method."

SUPER SIZE ME!

Any of you seen the movie, "Super Size Me"? It's the documentary following in the steps of a really healthy guy who decides to eat McDonalds everyday for a month. He is not allowed to eat anything else and he has to have every item on the menu at least once. Three different people are monitoring him and his health as it steadily declines over the month. It's a really powerful film and will sicken you to see what this guy puts his body through in order to show the bad effects of eating a steady diet of fast food.

Then there are the other fast food chains that serve HUGE portions, including Hardees, Burger King ("Have It Your Way"), and Chipolte, which is owned by McDonalds. It is a healthier fast food joint that i LOVE, but it serves HUGE portions. And we wonder why obesity is quickly becoming an epidemic in our society! i don't think people should sue fast food chains for making them obese like i don't feel people should sue the tobacco companies for giving them lung cancer, because we choose to eat at these places and smoke the cigarettes. Yet, at the same time, there should be some responsibility on the parts of restaurants and tobacco companies. I have a friend who works for Philip Morris and they have put in place a campaign to educate about the effects of smoking and encourage teens not to smoke. People who do these things in moderation should not be punished for those who don't know how to use moderation.

Deadly Poison

April 15th and 16th i attended a Baptist Emerging Leaders conference in Charlottesville, VA with Leonard Sweet. i found out that he REALLY loves coffee by stating he can drink 8 cups a day. i was definitely impressed! Anyways, during his session on evangelism, he told us about the "coffee verse" in Mark 16: 17-18, "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues: they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them: . . ." Coffee and deadly poison, hmmm! i LOVE Leonard's sense of humour.

Yet, it shows how people can manipulate Scripture for their own devices/vices. Food, err coffee for thought!