Asheville Citizen-Times columnist Susan Reinhardt reports that trouble but not enough coffee is brewing at the VA Medical Center in Oteen. It seems the veterans there can get coffee in the lobby for only half the day. Maybe we can help. Read more here.

The save-the-internet protest seems to have worked, both the House and Senate have backed down on the so-called anti-piracy bills. At least for a while we can get back to coffee.

I would suggest the El Salvador Santa Rita natural. There's a good discussion of the recent shift to "natural" processing by Ken Davids here.

I'm leaving up this reminder to use enough coffee in your coffee. There's nothing more frightening than a weak cup of coffee. The note on the wall says "use ... a heaping tablespoon for each cup". This ad from the Pan-American Coffee Bureau was one of many in which they urged Americans to make stronger coffee.