Tuesday, February 24, 2004


oops!

so sorry i missed yesterday, but it's crunch time in the office. you know how that darned job really gets in the way of what's important in life?

please forgive me and be patient! we will return to coffee, yoga, all those good things very shortly! as soon as i finish working, finding the machines for the consumer espresso lab at the upcoming scaa conference in atlanta on sunday, april 25; planning for the exciting zen coffee meditation on saturday, april 24; finding sponsors for next year's conference in seattle; getting the scaa consumer membership private mailing list straightened out; updating the agenda for the march coffee meetup; and adding new events to the wica website.

yoga nidra! yoga nidra! it's a salvation, if i could only find those 20 minutes. . .

but don't let my craziness get in the way of your registering to go to atlanta. how to do? first, become a c-member. then, book a room at the omni; the rates are as low as US$155. next, buy a cheap flight at your favorite 'net ticket place.

finally, register for the events! we have an entire weekend of events just for consumers at the conference, including the coffee meditation, the espresso workshop, a home coffee roasting workshop, tours of the exhibit floor with don schoenholt of gillies, discussions on the coffee crisis, a workshop on making the perfect non-espresso coffee at home, talks with famous coffee authors and experts like ken davids, plus an amazing cupping lesson.

the cupping lesson is the high point; even professional scaa members -- people who own coffeeshops -- are trying to cut into our consumer cupping. that's because it's being led by two of the most famous living cuppers, don schoenholt and lindsay bolger of green mountain.

and i haven't scratched the surface of the fun social and party events that will take place. any self-respecting coffee lover can't miss this conference!

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