tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post5624170668041218852..comments2024-03-29T07:13:00.641+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: CXXVIII - Instant GratificationJ Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-61590799065926646292009-03-04T02:45:00.000+11:002009-03-04T02:45:00.000+11:00LOL! I don't drink coffee, but I know enough to k...LOL! I don't drink coffee, but I know enough to know that real coffee drinkers never drink instant. :)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369446789435172436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-48918672634853959452009-03-03T06:34:00.000+11:002009-03-03T06:34:00.000+11:00It clearly is what coffee aint,But our life is one...<I>It clearly is what coffee aint,<BR/>But our life is one of haste.<BR/>What you gain in time and cost,<BR/>You lose in smell and taste.</I><BR/><BR/>That says it all for me. You're a genius. ... an so popular these days... ;)Sometimes Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053598560687202583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-17029612950265095562009-03-03T03:40:00.000+11:002009-03-03T03:40:00.000+11:00My biggest addiction...My biggest addiction...Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01783379570693055648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-89736991387594181342009-03-03T02:58:00.000+11:002009-03-03T02:58:00.000+11:00There's a lesson here that extends way beyond coff...There's a lesson here that extends way beyond coffee. You are a genius J Cosmo!blognuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161713516407124717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-52401553306886673412009-03-03T00:08:00.000+11:002009-03-03T00:08:00.000+11:00Oh, J Cosmo...I like this. It says much for any a...Oh, J Cosmo...I like this. It says much for any area of ones life, doesn't it? Well done!<BR/><BR/>:o)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693495698843336789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-76392116824653583212009-03-02T23:58:00.000+11:002009-03-02T23:58:00.000+11:00I sit here reading your words drinking coffee my h...I sit here reading your words drinking coffee my husband made. So I can't complain today.<BR/><BR/>Never instant, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-53249879986754865992009-03-02T21:59:00.000+11:002009-03-02T21:59:00.000+11:00I like instant coffee, don't have time to brew or ...I like instant coffee, don't have time to brew or plunge...save that for special times when I feel like indulging myself or at a cafe. ♥diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171808338793139579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-63137328331961475102009-03-02T21:19:00.000+11:002009-03-02T21:19:00.000+11:00My whole family drinks instant coffee, except for ...My whole family drinks instant coffee, except for me.;))<BR/>But I agree with your sentiments; sometimes a quickie will do.:PZuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-1981475062993219692009-03-02T20:45:00.000+11:002009-03-02T20:45:00.000+11:00Mum drinks instant if she has no other choice, she...Mum drinks instant if she has no other choice, she says it's better than nothing but your idea of calling it something else is nice! We like that:)Henry the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338889319568692778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-87690479083204267812009-03-02T20:35:00.000+11:002009-03-02T20:35:00.000+11:00Well the Greeks call all instant coffee Nes as in ...Well the Greeks call all instant coffee Nes as in Nescafe.. I go through phases and I am doing the warm brown stuff in an instant.Bluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-4784614028556106562009-03-02T19:57:00.000+11:002009-03-02T19:57:00.000+11:00Yes, your stand against instant coffee was a promp...Yes, your stand against instant coffee was a prompt for this effort. I have nothing against instant personally, it's just not coffee. Perhaps we should find another name for it - one of Google's verification words, perhaps.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-41079634165034708742009-03-02T18:28:00.000+11:002009-03-02T18:28:00.000+11:00I couldn't agree more, beautifully put.I would lik...I couldn't agree more, beautifully put.<BR/><BR/>I would like to know, was this partially inspired by my rant-comment about coffee several weeks ago?<BR/><BR/>If so then I am delighted. If not then I'm still delighted, a kindred instant-coffee-hating spirit.mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-76136923497125179602009-03-02T16:54:00.000+11:002009-03-02T16:54:00.000+11:00my morning brew is organic instant and I love it ....my morning brew is organic instant and I love it .......great words xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047696858755347818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-72781336480323496592009-03-02T14:13:00.000+11:002009-03-02T14:13:00.000+11:00Yeah Dan, sorry about that. I was originally goin...Yeah Dan, sorry about that. I was originally going to use posterisation on the photo and had intensified the colour as it is usually subdued by the process and then decided on something else. C'est la vie. It WAS coffee. True.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-7300079710467887482009-03-02T13:58:00.000+11:002009-03-02T13:58:00.000+11:00Coffee? Is coffee. Ha ha. Coffee with us. Let us a...Coffee? Is coffee. Ha ha. Coffee with us. Let us awake, but also let us sleepy. :)<BR/><BR/>http://eyesinkaleidoscope.blogspot.com/ <BR/>http://fymtyh.blogspot.com/skywindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976744642790529029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-36122317734986895722009-03-02T12:59:00.000+11:002009-03-02T12:59:00.000+11:00thank you for the gentle reminder to stop and smel...thank you for the gentle reminder to stop and smell the <I>orchids</I>. <BR/><BR/>life can be a beautiful journey if we choose. so often i feel i'm at the mercy of time rather than making time stop and accommodate me.<BR/><BR/><I>as if a willful redhead could persuade time to stop ...</I><BR/><BR/>salud!<BR/><BR/>lola<BR/>xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-45466063080165981382009-03-02T12:35:00.000+11:002009-03-02T12:35:00.000+11:00Good poem; but I'd never drink instant and I'd nev...Good poem; but I'd never drink instant and I'd never drink late at night. I can still appreciate the poem though. I do. I did. Really.<BR/><BR/>And yes it's Monday.♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-35781471736061325902009-03-02T12:26:00.000+11:002009-03-02T12:26:00.000+11:00Is it just me or does the stuff in the cup resembl...Is it just me or does the stuff in the cup resemble tomato soup more than coffee (even instant)?<BR/><BR/>Good poem and great sentiment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027973862125764895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-42501922299809173162009-03-02T12:21:00.000+11:002009-03-02T12:21:00.000+11:00Ugh. It's already Monday there, t'ain't it. (Not...Ugh. It's already Monday there, t'ain't it. <BR/>(Not that Monday's tainted.)CDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693699262370727497noreply@blogger.com