There's a few ideas about the origin of this popular phrase for coffee. One has to do with the man shown above, Josephus Daniels, who was Secretary of the Navy. On the month of June, 1914, he banned all U.S. Navy ships from serving alcoholic beverages. The sailors weren't too thrilled with the decision, because they had to resort to the next strongest drink on the list, which was coffee! Since Josephus Daniels was the one responsible for banning alcohol and "forced" everyone to make the switch to coffee, the sailors nicknamed the drink after him, thus it became "a cup of joe," Joe being short for Josephus. That's the theory anyways. Another theory has to do with the soldier but doesn't involve Secretary of State Daniels.   In case you don't know, or haven't figured it out by now, a cup of joe is the nickname for a cup of coffee. 

Confucius Day Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. Quotes  and more Quotes There's a 1940 and a 2010 film about Confucius There's a cartoon series ! Outside of the box: it is a  main-belt asteroid , an  Institute , and a  Peace Prize . World Heart Day 10 Ways to Take Charge of Your Heart Health Taking Care of Your Heart 7 Powerful Ways to Improve Your Heart Health Heart Education: Emotional Fitness International Coffee Day The Story of Coffee On Coffee Day use and ingest as much coffee as possible! All things Coffee, check it out! Here's some out of the box ways to enjoy coffee today:  DIY Coffee Scrub ,  Natural Hair and Skin Products made with Coffee , my favorite coffee ice cream , so many coffee candies ,  7 Delicious Things to Make with Leftover Coffee ,  11 unusual uses for coffee ,  34 Unexpected Ways Coffee Grounds Can Make Your Li...

How have I NOT verbalized my gratitude for coffee yet?! I am so grateful for coffee. It used to be I just liked the flavor, the taste of it.  I didn't need it for the wake-me-up.  Now, getting older, I think I probably do need it in part for the wake-me-up.  I am grateful for whoever looked at a bean and thought, "Huh, wonder what happens when I crush it and pour water over it and let it sit there."  I am grateful for the ways in which coffee has brought me together with people, sounds weird but its true.  I am so grateful for coffee that I have blogged about it here , here , and I even included the word coffee in the title of one of my other blogs. When I was doing the first 365, songs, I found a hysterical song that talked about coffee . And in my last 365, quotes, I referred to coffee several times within my thoughts about the quote of the day. Clearly I am grateful for coffee.  :)