Article from Spain
(translated from the Web site Soitu.es)
Prescription for the Crisis: coffee and imagination
They say that there is no better remedy for overcoming "thin cows" (e.g., Lean Years) than a good dose of imagination. As is only natural, the cradle of capitalism is where the first antidotes to hard times have appeared, and undoubtedly hold lessons that apply to our own economies.
The original Longfellow's Coffee opened in 2004. (It appears that the coffee purveyors from Seattle are losing some of their traditional innovative spirit). The New Jersey coffee company has put a revolutionary new product on the market that, no doubt, it hopes will lift the industry during the crisis: the Obama Blend.
It's the idea of the proprietor of a 12-square-meter coffee kiosk, Longfellow's Coffee of Kinnelon. Bruce Jed, who can't be charged with a lack of imagination during the crisis, said that the new blend offers a flavor that is strong and, at the same time, mellow -- like the next occupant of the White House.
The blend is the result of mixing beans of Kona (Hawaii), Suluwasi (Indonesia) and Kenya. This combination of beans is no accident; it embodies the personal relationship of Obama with these places. It will be available for the sale at the end of November.
We are sure that even to McCain voters, the new preparation will taste glorious.