tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post2187623043320565719..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Coffee!Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-8241685045725673612007-08-09T18:48:00.000-04:002007-08-09T18:48:00.000-04:00I love coffee and I can't fathom ever having to de...I love coffee and I can't fathom ever having to defend that love (it's like defending any other purchase that I make that's central to my health and happiness, such as oranges, a home, and shoes), but the next time someone harangues you about your coffee habit, point out to them that coffee has several medically proven benefits:<BR/><BR/>http://www.rsna.org/rsna/media/pr2005/Coffee.cfm<BR/>http://www.mamashealth.com/exercise/caf.asp<BR/>http://www.positivelycoffee.org/<BR/><BR/>Or the next time someone bullies you over coffee, you just send them my way and I'll take care of them for you!harleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18147082501818375715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-21539299023715274742007-08-09T14:59:00.000-04:002007-08-09T14:59:00.000-04:00Many habits--and all non-habitual purchases--cost ...Many habits--and all non-habitual purchases--cost money. But depending on their impact on lifespan of the consumer, and on the lives of the workers producing the products consumed, there are moral differences. <BR/><BR/>For what it's worth, I am made happier by the occasional mocha than I would be by the designer outfit I could save up for if I didn't get it, but I'm a grad student so saving in any large-scale sense is irrelevant.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-52558969091320109982007-08-09T14:42:00.000-04:002007-08-09T14:42:00.000-04:00I think the real argument against starbucks is the...I think the real argument against starbucks is the incredible amount of trash it creates. They should start charging for cups (they already do, 10 cents) but they should increase that, certainly it is not hard to bring your own mug. I don't go to starbucks in order to afford keeping my feet in Guccis all year long, which is as silly as paying 3.75 for a small frapaccino. But you must admit that a starbucks habit is similar to a cigarette habit.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598519963869993223noreply@blogger.com