It's Official: WWW.SMOKINGHOTCOFFEE.ORG

As I said yesterday, SmokingHotCoffee will now be moving to it's own domain.

1 Million Hits: The Time Has Come!

This blog has been open for a couple of years now. Initially it was just a place where I could write an opinion here and there but, over the past 18 months or so, the growth and interest in what's being said here has truly grown. So much so that it went from recieving several hundred hits over the course of the first 6 months, to recieving over 20,000 hits on some days.

Sex in Ireland: Are Irish Teens' priorities really the wrong way around?

Today I read an article published by IrishHealth.com regarding Irish teens' knowledge and concerns about having sex. They claim that while Irish teens are aware of many sexually transmitted infections, they are relatively unaware of the symptoms and potential health issues that STIs bring with them.

UPDATE: Chile's Earthquake Story: An Honest Perspective/ACTUALIZACIÓN: El Terremodo De Chile: Una Perspectiva Honesta

It would certainly appear that the message portrayed in our recent post regarding the Chilean earthquake was fairly 'on the mark'. The Huffington Post recently published figures from Oxfam's latest efforts to raise funds for the victims of this tragedy. Seemingly, people in more fortunate countries are suffering from "Giving Fatigue". Is this the case? Do we live in a World where people can simply grow tired of natural disasters and say "erm...not this time, I have done my good deed for the year"?

Chile's Earthquake Story: An Honest Perspective/La Historia del Terremodo de Chile: Una Perspectiva Honesta

Just a few days ago, the South American country of Chile was rocked by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in history (8.8 Magnitude). While 700+ people have lost their lives, the deathtoll is minute in comparison to that which we saw in Haiti in January of 2010. However, all one has to do, is to examine the worldwide news coverage to see the extent of the damage caused to Chilean townships across the country.