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Author: andy

  • A Sucker for the Super

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    Blame TechCrunch and my biding time for the New Year. Superheros Look I have some super-girl in me. Kick ass. Your results:You are Superman Superman 60% Iron Man 55% The Flash 55% Supergirl 50% Green Lantern 45% Hulk 45% Batman 45% Robin 39% Spider-Man 35% Wonder Woman 30% Catwoman 25% You are mild-mannered, good, strong…

  • Caffe Fresco Flossies Blend

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    Caffe Fresco has brought out a nice blend that can function in any role from espresso to press. Tony has done this by making a fairly bold blend that teeters into the french roast arena. This lets it stand up and not get lost on any of the levels. After touring some Yirgs this coffee…

  • Carl Sagan Remembered

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    [Today](http://joelschlosberg.blogspot.com/2006/11/announcing-carl-sagan-memorial-blog.html) is a day for remembering a great man who pushed the scientific community and at root was very much a humanist, [Carl Sagan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_sagan). Who that remembers, doesn’t have a chill of thinking about the Voyager golden record? Or as a child was privy to watch and maybe read [Cosmos](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos_%28book%29)? For me Sagan spurred my…

  • Reflections of a Newbie Skydiver

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    Over the past few months everyone around me knows I’ve taken up sky diving. It has been an honor and privilege to work with the people at [Skydive Carolina](http://www.skydivecarolina.com). As well as have a wife that has been beside me the whole way supporting my actions. This year has been full of rare moments and…

  • Aida’s Grand Reserve

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    [Counter Culture Coffee](http://www.counterculturecoffee.com) has stepped up to the plate again with their new limited offering, El Salvador Grand Reserve Peaberry aka [Aida’s Grand Reserve](http://www.counterculturecoffee.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=61&category_id=3&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=72). This coffee was hotly debated in our cupping room and has since spread across vines; [Phil](http://onion-bean.blogspot.com/2006/11/aidas-grand-reserve.html), & [Jon](http://www.peacelovecoffee.com/blog/?p=63) are on board, as well it looks like [Murky](http://www.murkycoffee.com/2006/11/updates.html), 3 Cups, Pheasant Creek…

  • Quote: David Allen

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    >Focus on positive outcomes and continually take the next action of the most important thing. –David Allen

  • Thanksgiving Recap

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    We got back in town yesterday (Sunday) to a throng of people ebbing and flowing from the Charlotte airport. I tried to get USAir to let me out above the Chester [DropZone](http://www.skydivecarolina.com) but they would have none of it. Oh well. Maybe next weekend heheh! Our trip to Pensacola was great. We had some great…