Ok, I finally have finished reading the last fan letter. Although I wasn't what you would called inundated with letters, I did recieve one or two, and my fans DEMAND that I finish the story.
So we last left the story, Cliff(the doctor) was telling Jules (the nurse) that he couldn't be with her because Miles (the administrator)was jealous of Emma (the patient). So Jules was going to throw herself off of the helicopter pad, but no one took her seriously, because after all, the helicopter pad is on the ground. And besides, Jules was a bit of a drama queen anyway.
Let see, do I have the right blog?
Right, coffee.
I bought my first coffee roaster 2 years ago. It was a Gene Cafe... a small electric roaster capable of roasting 1/2 poiund at a time. That worked well, but in my insatiable desire for coolness, I craved more. In an incredible act of inventive logic, I presented my wife with an inarguable reason why she should let me upgrade to a bigger roaster. I don't actually remember what that reason was, but it was a beauty. Soon, I was in possession of a 6 pound RK Drum roaster. In one fell swoop, I increased my roasting capability from 1/2 pound to 6 pounds. That's something like 3 or 7 times the capacity, and my coolness level increased respectively.
Now I am roasting for friends and family member that pay, and for a coffee house in Massena. I am learning the nuances of temperature control, and controlling the roast based on the smell of the roasting coffee, the sound of the coffee (coffee 'cracks' as it roasts), the amount of smoke and the time in the roaster. The next step is to open our own coffee house/roastery, which we are in the process of doing. If you want to check out our coffees, check out our other website: www.jernabicoffee.com.
So this picture is how you should NOT roast coffee. Almost lost the house in that one. oops.
And you may want to check back here to find out what is going on with Jules, Miles, Cliff and Emma.
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