Thursday, September 13, 2007

the coffee & the poet

since i'm drinking alot of espresso these days (thanks to eli), i wanted to see more about the process of making coffee. the new york times posted an article & slide show yesterday, "From Cherry To Cup". also see counter culture coffee for more on high quality coffee and cupping. the photo above: A cherry, the fruit that contains the coffee bean, at Las Golondrinas farm, in the mountains of Nicaragua.

wanna learn more about coffee and take classes? check out the fall curriculum at joe in nyc.

and because i'm drinking a wonderful cappuccino right now, here is one of eli's poems. we were discussing the movie the nanny diaries and his reaction to it... et voila:


Dog Walkers

It's amazing

How many people

Are making a living

Walking dogs in this town.

The principle is simple:

People get dogs

So they will be less lonely

So they can show them off

So they can play parents for a while

But most of the time

They pay other people

To walk them, feed them

And baby-sit them

Every time they are going away.

It's amazing

How many people

Are doing the same

With their real kids.

read more of eli's poems on his website.



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