Operating this website/blog has been a pleasure. It doesn’t, however, come without some frustration. Here’s an update on what you’ve missed. If you’ve been a subscriber to my blog then you will know my consistency over the past couple years has been good. This past few weeks though? Not so much. I had some …
My Java Journal: An Update On What You’ve Missed Read More »
It is important to support, celebrate, and promote other’s accomplishments. Whether it’s your kids, your spouse, your family, or your friends. Today I will do so for Victoria, a friend. This is a localized post. However, it may prompt those of you from outside the Ottawa area to find similar resources in your own. …
My Java Journal is about, in a word, growth. It does still chronicle a journey, and that journey started with a dream, but that journey has become much less linear than, I realize now, was, in a gross oversight, intended. By this I mean that I think I expected to leave the military and get …
On Growth: Reconsidering Focus For A New Year And Decade Read More »
This week I was diligent and had written a post well in advance of my Saturday night deadline. It felt good doing this without the usual stress of trying to get it out on time. Now, again, I find myself on Saturday working to get this out before it’s pushed to my subscribers. So why …
I am going to do two things with this week’s blog post. The first is to offer some insight into my roasting attempts, and the platform this has created for learning about coffee beans and the roasting process. The second will be related to the learning I’ve had to do as a blogger. There is …
Of Roasting and Blogging – Advancement on Two Fronts Read More »
With the Business thread you will learn that the first Business Plan for my coffeehouse was drawn up in 2005. More a sketch than a full picture, but conceptually that first draft is still reflected in, and influences the work I do now. Under the working name Jagged Peaks it was a design that focused …
