Ah! How sweet the coffee’s taste is,
Sweeter than a thousand kisses,
Milder than sweet muscatel.
Coffee, coffee, I must have it,
And if someone wants to treat me,
Ah, my cup with coffee fill! ~ Johann Sebastian Bach (Koffee Kantate)

Blogrolling is was down again. Here is an abbreviated First Cup:

Don Surber Thank you, Big Pharma — “It is Christmas. How about those whose lives are made better by prescription drugs writing a research facility to thank them?”

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Governor Moonbeam Becomes AG Sunbeam? — “Note that of all the priorities for law-enforcement facing California, Brown selects global warming as the most pressing. I guess issues like gang warfare, insurance fraud, and other crimes that cost Californians their lives and millions of dollars each year come in a distant second to ecopolicy. Californians might have gained the false impression that they elected an Attorney General instead of an environmental lobbyist.”

Blue Crab Boulevard (Gaius) The Magic Hat Loses Its Magic — “It had to happen sooner or later, but the corner it comes from will sting. John Kerry has very publicly lost the support of Ted Kennedy. The swimmer ditched the boater.”