Casulaties of Modern Technology (8 of 12)_ The Original Mr. Coffee

There were actually other Casualties of Modern Technology that we considered posting about including the slide projector, but since NPR reported that Samuel L. Glazer, the co-owner of the company that makes Mr. Coffee, died on March 12 at age 89 in Cleveland, Ohio, we thought it was perhaps more appropriate to go with Mr. Coffee.

The coffee-maker is actually still in existence, but it has become considerably more considerable than the ones that New York Yankees legend Joe DiMaggio (1912-1999) promoted, starting in 1973.

Today's Mister Coffee offers coffee-makers which can make lattes and frappes, which help cut down on Starbucks purchases.

Originally, Mister Coffee, which sold over one million products in 1974, was an automatic-drip kitchen appliance.

Special Quote of the Day- Willie Mays

Today, we quote baseball legend Willie Mays, who is still alive and well at age 79. Mays played from 1951-1973 with the New York/San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets (at the end of his career).

He is considered to be one of the very, very best players to ever play the game along with Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio and Hank Aaron.

Mays made 24 All-Star Game appearances and he hit 660 homeruns. But, surprsingly enough, he only won one World Series with the 1954 New York Giants. May is also known by his nicknmae "The Say Hey Kid" and he mentioned in the John Fogerty song "Centerfield."

Here is the quote:

"Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson."