http://toomuchcoffee.co.za "The ramblings of an ex restaurant owning caffeine addict" Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:58:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There was a man who's name was Lang and he had a neon sign. Mr Lang was very old so they called it "Old Lang's Sign!" http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/12/31/old-langs-sign/ Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the summer solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for ... http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/12/22/politically-correct-seasons-greetings/ http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/10/04/moses-and-the-viral-marketing-campaign/ Sarcasm is more important than coffee! Don't believe me? Well have you ever tried to go an entire day without a sarcastic remark. Me neither! Don't believe me, just ask Mrs Addict she will vouch for it when she is done cursing me. We don't have a Starbucks in South Africa ... http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/10/01/starbucks-instant-coffee-an-instant-reason-for-sarcasm/ There is nothing more satisfying than being able to speed up your work with a few keyboard shortcuts. Ok, I am talking kak now, there are a lot of things a hell of a lot more satisfying than a couple of lousy shortcuts but I can't list them here 'cause ... http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/10/01/office-word-2007-shortcuts-you-probably-dont-know/ Now that I finally figured out how TweetDeck works, I have been promoted from TWIT to TWITTERER. TweetDeck is an exceptionally easy way to keep track of your Follows and Followers and even has the facility to receive and post from your FaceBook Profile. So it only took me a few ... http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/09/27/follow-tmcblog-on-twitter/ Hey, it's Heritage Day! What better time to finally learn the National Anthem after 15 years? Here are the lyrics and a great little video to assist you. I have absolutely no idea who did the original graphics but who ever you are "Thank You" The Lyrics Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo, Yizwa ... http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/09/24/learn-nkosi-sikelel-africa-the-south-african-national-anthem/ In honour of Heritage Day, I have decided to rerun an article I wrote some years back on the People You Find Around Your Braai. For those who read it and remember it "Enjoy the refresher" (This means 'don't write to me and bitch and moan') and for the rest, ... http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/09/22/the-heritage-braai-re-run/ An Owners Guide to Smoking in Restaurants, Bars, Hotels, Casinos etc There is so much hype and hypothetical theory surrounding the laws around smoking that I have decided to put together “An Owners Guide” on the subject. Please note that although this document is not legally binding, the information has been ... http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/09/18/the-not-so-new-smoking-laws-an-owners-guide/ One of the secrets of Wimpy's great success is the consistency they offer. After all a toasted cheese in Beauford West and a toasted cheese in Sandton costs the same, looks the same, tastes the same... In fact there are even the same number of chips on the plate (9 ... http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/09/12/wimpy-all-the-same-shit-i-hope-not/ Have you ever read something you just wish you had written? Me too, and today was no exception. I was sent an email of a newspaper clipping from one of our local newspapers. I would like to credit the author (one Gawie Nothnagel from Alberton) and if he ever comes ... http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/09/09/to-julius-malema-from-gawie-nothnagel/ My mate Nick, one of the most proactive marketers you will ever meet, posted a comment on FaceBook about his R1 Smoothies. I asked him for comment and here is the response... Every Tuesday we run a R1 smoothee special. i.e. buy a regular sized wrapp and get our smoothee special ... http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/09/08/global-wrapps-summer-smoothee-only-r1/ We have heard the expression a million times "Children should bury their parents, parents should not have to bury their children." Of all the horrors one could possibly imagine, there can be none greater for a parent than the unimaginable horror of burying a child. But, in the past 10 ... http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/09/07/an-unimaginable-pain/ So today I turned 48......... Thank you. Anyway as I was saying, today I turned 48 and this is one of my most significant, insignificant birthdays, you see ordinarily there is not really anything special about 48 but in my case there is. You see my late mother Sadie was 48 ... http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/09/03/one-month-to-live/ So at the beginning of the year I undertook one of my many resolutions (some of which I actually keep) to do some good this year. Well I haven't wasted the entire year but possibly I could have done a little better. With Yom Kippur around the corner and the ... http://toomuchcoffee.co.za/2009/08/26/the-best-laid-plans-of-mice-and-men-often-go-awry/