Josh Smith Online

Slate is reporting that many local mom and pop coffeehouses experience a boost in sales after a Starbucks opens up nearby. Starbucks is often credited with boosting the idea that sweet caffeine can cost $4.75 per cup and pervading society with the caffeine buzz mentality, but can a store next door really boost your [...]

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Several Happenings

I was recently interviewed for an article about racism in online gaming for a mass media publication. A link will be forthcoming. If you have any inquiries into the use of profanity or racism in online gaming please contact me for more information.
The Amplifier in my car is now broken so [...]

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Today I found a great deal at consumerist.com If you sign up for the new Google Checkout service you get $10 to use towards a Google checkout purchase anytime before Dec 31 2006. Click here to Sign up for Google Checkout and save $10. Unfortunately I cannot use the $10 savings at Gamefly.com [...]

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Check out this great Folgers Coffee commercial!  The commercial is hilarious and reminds me that I should wake up early enough to make coffee at home tommorow.  Sorry it won’t be folgers though.
Crazy new Folgers Comercial

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Posted some new pics up on flickr today.

My new Work area with a wall mount monitor:

High Life Bottle: Upside down label:

Soco On Ice:

Another Shot of Soco:

Mario Figurine:

More Pics on Flickr

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I have had a little downtime lately and I was able to plow through some great books.
Tim Pratt’s The Strange Adventure’s of Rangergirl @ Amazon

A very interesting novel which IMHO is more great fiction than sci fi.
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Marzi works at Genius Loci, a coffee shop in Santa Cruz, California, whose claim to fame is the murals [...]

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Coca Cola Blak

Coca-Cola Bl?k is an invigorating and stimulating blend that has a perfect balance of the effervescent taste sensation of Coca-Cola and natural flavors, with real coffee. The lightly carbonated, mid-calorie beverage, which is designed to appeal to adult consumers, is yet another example how The Coca-Cola Company reaches out to new audiences and [...]

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I have used the Delonghi Espresso Machine for about 3 weeks now and Overall the machine is an excellent entry into the Home Espresso/Cappuccino Machine. The Machine Heats up for use in about ~10 minutes. This is an acceptable amount of time for me for morning prep. The machine makes a great [...]

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The Weekend has flown by again and I haven’t had much chance to post since we went to Tiffin Early Saturday morning in search of a simple 2 cup coffee maker and returned home with a beautiful Delonghi Bar32 Espresso machine with frother. MMMMM Lattes in the Living room. Nothing to add to [...]

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How to fix a Krups Aroma Control Type 197 Coffeemaker

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