Comments on: 60 things worth shortening your life for… http://21streetcoffee.com/2007/04/23/60-things-worth-shortening-your-life-for/ Pittsburgh >> The Strip District | The Frick Building Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:28:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Casey West http://21streetcoffee.com/2007/04/23/60-things-worth-shortening-your-life-for/#comment-7 Casey West Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:02:00 +0000 http://21streetcoffee.com/?p=25#comment-7 My wife and I have stopped at your place in the Strip, and we love it, too. It's the first time we got latte art in Pittsburgh. We don't get as many chances as we do for Aldo. I should have made it clear that I was stating my opinion.<br/><br/>To be perfectly frank, I forgot I was on a blog from another local coffee shop. I realized this morning and felt very silly. :-) My wife and I have stopped at your place in the Strip, and we love it, too. It’s the first time we got latte art in Pittsburgh. We don’t get as many chances as we do for Aldo. I should have made it clear that I was stating my opinion.

To be perfectly frank, I forgot I was on a blog from another local coffee shop. I realized this morning and felt very silly. :-)

]]> By: intermezzo http://21streetcoffee.com/2007/04/23/60-things-worth-shortening-your-life-for/#comment-6 intermezzo Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:33:00 +0000 http://21streetcoffee.com/?p=25#comment-6 Hi Casey- thanks for reading the website. I thought it was a funny little blurb too. <br/><br/>We don't really consider coffee a serious risk unless you are talking about quitting your job and starting up your own coffee shop(s). Anyway, we love Aldo (we have a link to their shop on this site) and visit there every chance we get. They really do a wonderful job there. We like to think we do a darn good job as well. I'm glad that you have found them and hope that you'll stop by our place if you're ever in the neighborhood.<br/><br/>Stay safe and enjoy your coffee responsibly ;-) Hi Casey- thanks for reading the website. I thought it was a funny little blurb too.

We don’t really consider coffee a serious risk unless you are talking about quitting your job and starting up your own coffee shop(s). Anyway, we love Aldo (we have a link to their shop on this site) and visit there every chance we get. They really do a wonderful job there. We like to think we do a darn good job as well. I’m glad that you have found them and hope that you’ll stop by our place if you’re ever in the neighborhood.

Stay safe and enjoy your coffee responsibly ;-)

]]> By: Casey West http://21streetcoffee.com/2007/04/23/60-things-worth-shortening-your-life-for/#comment-5 Casey West Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:24:00 +0000 http://21streetcoffee.com/?p=25#comment-5 You're right, black cat is delicious. That's what's served at <a HREF="http://aldocoffee.com" REL="nofollow">the best café in Pittsburgh</a>, my local place.<br/><br/>While it's great to ride the rails of the taboo, it's worth noting the exaggeration Esquire has made. <a HREF="http://www.brainconnection.com/topics/?main=fa/caffeine3" REL="nofollow">It's really hard to die from caffeine</a>:<br/><br/><i>Like the other members of its family, caffeine, as a poison of sorts, can actually be toxic—even lethal. But a person would have to consume a really huge amount of caffeine to die from it. A deadly dose of coffee—or any of the other caffeine-bearing products, like chocolate or cola—is equivalent to 40 strong cups (5,000 milligrams) and your body would most certainly reject it before it could do any harm. An injection of this amount of pure caffeine, however, would more than likely do the trick.</i><br/><br/>All things in moderation, as they say. You’re right, black cat is delicious. That’s what’s served at the best café in Pittsburgh, my local place.

While it’s great to ride the rails of the taboo, it’s worth noting the exaggeration Esquire has made. It’s really hard to die from caffeine:

Like the other members of its family, caffeine, as a poison of sorts, can actually be toxic—even lethal. But a person would have to consume a really huge amount of caffeine to die from it. A deadly dose of coffee—or any of the other caffeine-bearing products, like chocolate or cola—is equivalent to 40 strong cups (5,000 milligrams) and your body would most certainly reject it before it could do any harm. An injection of this amount of pure caffeine, however, would more than likely do the trick.

All things in moderation, as they say.

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