January 2010 Blog Posts (46)

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ausin texas, and it's the early 1990's; and for the third time in just as many minutes. the skinny, little, nervous. asthmatic (some say wussie*); gets kicked in the chest by the much taller and and stronger bully. The reason for the beating; mainly just bullies being bullies. So what does the kid do. He starts fantasizing about teaming up with his idol Chuck Norris and fighting for truth, justice, and the American way...Flash forward a couple of months and that same sickly kid is standing next… Continue

Added by kirk knipmeyer on January 5, 2010 at 9:16pm — 2 Comments

Great Coffee -- It's Not an Accident (Part 3)

Here is the third installment from my future shop's Facebook page...



So what's the big deal with specialty coffee? What separates it from the coffee you find on the shelf at the supermarket? Why do some people (including me) feel it is worth the extra expense to buy fresh, roasted coffee beans that have yet to be ground?



Well, let's start by talking about coffee as a plant. There are two basic kinds of coffee: robusta, and arabica. Robusta currently makes up… Continue

Added by Paul Yates on January 5, 2010 at 2:39pm — No Comments

Great Coffee -- It's Not an Accident (Part 2)

Here is Part 2 of my continuing informational note series on my future shop's Facebook page...



You've heard it before, probably countless times.



"I wish coffee would just taste as good as it smells!"



And I can understand that, really.



I have had coffee that smelled awesome. But when I tasted it....ICK. It was either too weak, too strong, too bitter, too cold....what a letdown! Some of you non-coffee drinkers, reading this because you are hoping… Continue

Added by Paul Yates on January 4, 2010 at 4:42pm — No Comments

Great Coffee -- It's Not an Accident!

I wrote this in the note section on my Facebook page as part of a series of informative articles, intended to help my future customers understand what I was trying to accomplish.



Making a great cup of coffee is no accident. It requires at least a basic understanding of coffee, and its extraction. The great thing about this is that anyone can learn it. A lot of coffee brewing is common sense, when you really think about it. But coffee brewing is not where great coffee… Continue

Added by Paul Yates on January 2, 2010 at 7:03pm — 1 Comment

The Future of Coffee and the Third Place

Add lack of access to good coffee to the list of sacrifices required of deployed military service members..



So my supervisor (MAJ B) recently ordered a Keurig for our regional trans office in Afghanistan.. At first I was excited about getting away from the $20 coffeemaker, but my hopes would soon be crushed by the lack of good coffee it produced.



I don't know as much as I'd like to about quality coffee, but the bitter brew this 'revolutionary' machine kicked out was on par… Continue

Added by Mike M on January 2, 2010 at 2:02am — No Comments

Destination: Charleston

Updated Blog Post - Destination Charleston: California Dreaming http://wp.me/psHz8-4w

Added by CoffeeJunkie on January 1, 2010 at 1:14pm — No Comments

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