tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26984945491398293572011-04-26T08:46:00.741-07:00pressure & steamespressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-45214062048167085012007-03-09T18:37:00.000-08:002007-03-09T19:09:31.120-08:00Since I have no bandwidth for myself: I'LL SHARE WITH YOU - I'M A SUCKER FOR VISUAL ALLEGORY!<br /><br />W. Eugene Smith<br />The Walk to Paradise Garden<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/RfIa0xqpesI/AAAAAAAAADA/vtQhLgziRbY/s1600-h/smith_children_walking.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/RfIa0xqpesI/AAAAAAAAADA/vtQhLgziRbY/s200/smith_children_walking.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040120426968742594" /></a> <br /><br />This is a photo of his own children he took after a long illness and 30+ operations - it came out in public after WWII and became an icon for the new peace, the hope of starting again.<br /><br />Julia Margaret Cameron<br />The Whisper of the Muse<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/RfIbMhqpetI/AAAAAAAAADI/rJCe5VexXeQ/s1600-h/Whisper_of_the_Muse_ii_1865.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/RfIbMhqpetI/AAAAAAAAADI/rJCe5VexXeQ/s200/Whisper_of_the_Muse_ii_1865.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040120834990635730" /></a> <br /><br />Starting her career as a photographer at 48 years old, this brave woman's work was Pre-Raphaelite and allegorical. This photo HAUNTS me.<br /><br />Gregory Colbert<br />Unsure of title- from the Ashes and Snow tour<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/RfIfPBqpeuI/AAAAAAAAADQ/2Qs0cBnxDhY/s1600-h/colbert.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/RfIfPBqpeuI/AAAAAAAAADQ/2Qs0cBnxDhY/s200/colbert.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040125275986819810" /></a> <br /><br />Though criticized heavily, I understood the allegory here in his work. It disturbed many, but I fell in love with it. He borrows from ancient conventions of allegorical art. <br /><br />Thoughts?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-4521406204816708501?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-24133968533890766192007-02-28T19:26:00.000-08:002007-03-01T06:12:24.067-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/ReZIUtbNy5I/AAAAAAAAAC0/4KghApoOLPU/s1600-h/theatrainer+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/ReZIUtbNy5I/AAAAAAAAAC0/4KghApoOLPU/s200/theatrainer+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036792753888807826" /></a><br /><br /><br />Hmmm. let's see... I could have bought a new spring wardrobe at Target... <br /><br />or helped toward researching a new motorcycle for mancub... <br /><br />or taken our 14 year old on this adventure... <br /><br />hmmm... guess which impractical option won...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-2413396853389076619?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-39348123319957993092007-02-23T20:23:00.000-08:002007-02-23T20:25:45.985-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rd--Cax8i2I/AAAAAAAAACo/9sz-eZPzwh0/s1600-h/decornextdoor_plates.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rd--Cax8i2I/AAAAAAAAACo/9sz-eZPzwh0/s200/decornextdoor_plates.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034951857181330274" /></a><br />Wanna, wanna, wanna do this so bad! <br />POLLING ALL READERS:<br />What's yer thots on how cool/uncool it is???<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-3934812331995799309?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-22512535808091145372007-02-23T07:31:00.000-08:002007-02-23T07:33:03.122-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rd8JAqx8i1I/AAAAAAAAACc/67lcEURchXU/s1600-h/oops2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rd8JAqx8i1I/AAAAAAAAACc/67lcEURchXU/s200/oops2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034752815511931730" /></a><br />WORK...<br />VEHICLAR REPAIRS...<br />CHILDREN...<br />UGGG....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-2251253580809114537?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-89868200916701604502007-02-16T07:52:00.000-08:002007-02-16T07:55:12.538-08:00ANNOUNCING:<br />3 –DAY SCAA SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP EVENT <br />MARCH 22 – 24, 2007 <br />LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA <br /><br />SCAA 19th Annual Conference & Exhibition<br />Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center<br />Conference: May 4 - 7, 2007<br />Exhibition: May 5 - 7, 2007<br /><br /><br />The mission of the SCAA is to be the recognized authority on specialty coffee, providing a common forum for the development and promotion of coffee excellence and sustainability through our:<br />Commitment to quality<br />Spirit of cooperation<br />Dedication to continuing education<br />Sensitivity to the environment<br />Consciousness of social issues<br />Encouragement of sound business practices and ethics<br />Promotion of the value of specialty coffee to consumers<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-8986820091670160450?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-71216582814320484452007-02-15T07:52:00.000-08:002007-02-15T08:01:55.851-08:00These are my opinions, heretowith (I'm stealing Coffee Review's pithy comments)<br /><br />US GENERAL:<br /><br />Intelligentsia Coffee<br />Named Roast Magazine's Roaster of the Year in '06 - they believe that compassionate treatment of people and the environment inevitably yields a higher quality. Based in Chicago. http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/<br />WHAT COFFEE REVIEW SAID:<br />Who should drink it: Lovers of discreet drama.<br /><br />Whole Foods<br />Roasting Allegro coffee in on-site roasting machines. Beans are roasted daily and sold from the bins within seven days. <br />WHAT COFFEE REVIEW SAID:<br />Who should drink it: This blend manages to be extremely dark-roasted while remaining fat enough to produce a decent espresso shot, making it a good choice for dark-roast extremists with espresso machines and a commitment to organic products.<br /><br />NORTH HOLLYWOOD:<br />The Supreme Bean<br />They have no posted hours, and though they will let customers walk in and buy a pound, they are really a wholesale operation- no glamour here. 5750 Tujunga Avenue, North Hollywood. Website not live yet. Suggest you let the beans "rest" for 3 days.<br />WHAT COFFEE REVIEW SAID:<br />Who should drink it: Those who prefer their comfort with complications. (Those who enjoy some tonal complexity in their straight shots and cappuccinos.)<br /><br />PASADENA:<br />Jones Coffee Roasters <br />Coffee Roaster and storefront for customer service. I have known Chuck for years. He will be teaching a coffee class at Descanso Gardens for home coffee consumers in Spring '07. Suggests that you let the beans "rest" for three days. 537 South Raymond Avenue, Pasadena : http://thebestcoffee.com<br />WHAT COFFEE REVIEW SAID:<br />Who should drink it: A versatile coffee with enough acidity for traditionalists, enough roasty bitterness for coffee-with-milkers, and an ingratiating sweetness that should please all. Blends of two distinctly different roast styles can create a blurred, self-canceling impression, particularly if the dark-roasted part of the blend is too sharp or overbearing, but here the two roast styles work together elegantly.<br /><br /><br />http://www.coffeereview.com<br /><br />"FRESH IS BEST!!!" - Saint Espresso<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-7121658281432048445?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-38093491045056127242007-02-14T18:39:00.000-08:002007-02-14T18:41:31.775-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/RdPIVqx8i0I/AAAAAAAAACQ/RitN-c4NhGQ/s1600-h/Sammyphoto4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/RdPIVqx8i0I/AAAAAAAAACQ/RitN-c4NhGQ/s200/Sammyphoto4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031585483289561922" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-3809349104505612724?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-75553808908330588532007-02-11T08:20:00.000-08:002007-02-12T15:35:19.669-08:00Receiving one steaming email inquiry about what home espresso system we possess:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rc9CxnVaseI/AAAAAAAAAB4/bTTx0MRDxBI/s1600-h/oscar.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rc9CxnVaseI/AAAAAAAAAB4/bTTx0MRDxBI/s200/oscar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030312728935969250" /></a><br /><br />See more about it here: http://www.nuovasimonelliusa.com<br /><br />We LOVE LOVE LOVE the Little Oscar. Have had it... um... maybe three or four years. Performs really well with minimum commitments on upkeep and maintenance. No plumbing necessary. Got a package deal that included the grinder for about a grand. Purchased at Emerald City Espresso Machines- and brought it home on the plane!!!<br /><br />See: http://www.emeraldcityespressomachines.com<br /><br />I trained mancub as barista, and he is the sole barista in our home- I am now not allowed to touch the machine! Way to turn on your trainer, eh???<br /><br />We figure that the machine paid for itself withing a year.<br /><br />More on beans and home roasting later...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-7555380890833058853?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-87013489501180111282007-02-11T08:09:00.000-08:002007-02-12T07:26:11.435-08:00Mancub is tired...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rc8_1HVasbI/AAAAAAAAABU/4RlanToDNUE/s1600-h/badbarista.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rc8_1HVasbI/AAAAAAAAABU/4RlanToDNUE/s200/badbarista.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030309490530628018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Poor 'lil espresso machine sits alone with it's red light on, just in case someone notices...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rc8_-nVascI/AAAAAAAAABc/w7uw-5nEJ94/s1600-h/espressomach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rc8_-nVascI/AAAAAAAAABc/w7uw-5nEJ94/s200/espressomach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030309653739385282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/RdCHhKx8izI/AAAAAAAAACE/yJeGrlsEFx4/s1600-h/jasminetea.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/RdCHhKx8izI/AAAAAAAAACE/yJeGrlsEFx4/s200/jasminetea.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030669787672120114" /></a><br /><br /><br />It's jasmine tea this morning for Saint Espresso...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-8701348950118011128?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-88338561119413070092007-02-11T07:17:00.000-08:002007-02-11T15:34:27.276-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rc8zlnVasaI/AAAAAAAAABI/TlRlsebwC0A/s1600-h/logo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rc8zlnVasaI/AAAAAAAAABI/TlRlsebwC0A/s200/logo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030296030103122338" /></a><br />Mancub has been slacking in barista-ing. Working too many weird hours. So when we want espresso without the corporate aftertaste, one of the independants that we head to is SWORK.<br /><br />The one we frequent is:<br />SWORK Montrose<br />2140 Verdugo Blvd.Montrose, CA 91020<br />Sun.-Thr. 6 am - 11 pm / Fri.-Sat. 6 am - 12 am<br /><br />A second location:<br />SWORK Eagle Rock<br />2160 Colorado Blvd.Eagle Rock, CA 90041<br />same hours as above<br /><br />Think about using independant retailers whenever you can, friends! Enjoy!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-8833856111941307009?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-86259061577070088472007-02-10T19:30:00.001-08:002007-02-10T19:51:30.554-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rc6RVXVasZI/AAAAAAAAAA8/sh1jTcSZSAc/s1600-h/espressosoda.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rc6RVXVasZI/AAAAAAAAAA8/sh1jTcSZSAc/s200/espressosoda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030117630046548370" /></a><br />Pope Gregory the Great did not have to encounter this - the most decadent thing ever- Trader Joe's Espresso Soda!!!<br /><br />I felt a mild revulsion upon first glance... but HOLD ON! I brought one can home and mancub and I sipped it gingerly - and oooooh it was fine! Then, I giddily ran in the kitchen and got out the French Vanilla Ice Cream and made 2 small Espresso Soda Floats... and omg!!!! It was like your first taste of a fine Belgium chocolate or the first smell of a heady rose perfume... oooo.<br /><br />It will wire you until you spin out and crash. Saint Espresso knows. Be very careful, little neophytes. The stuff is sinful! But it falls in the venial category, so go with God!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-8625906157707008847?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-32645040576588527692007-02-10T19:09:00.000-08:002007-02-11T08:36:59.095-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rc6LSnVasXI/AAAAAAAAAAk/UIM5VJMOzsE/s1600-h/kisslil.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_14FfF5Fua7o/Rc6LSnVasXI/AAAAAAAAAAk/UIM5VJMOzsE/s200/kisslil.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030110985732141426" /></a><br />Home is where I want to be, Pick me up and turn me round<br />I feel numb - burn with a weak heart, I guess I must be having fun<br />The less we say about it the better- Make it up as we go along<br />Feet on the ground. Head in the sky<br />It's ok I know nothing's wrong . . nothing<br /><br />Hi yo I got plenty of time, Hi yo you got light in your eyes<br />And you're standing here beside me - I love the passing of time<br />Never for money, Always for love<br />Cover up and say goodnight . . . say goodnight<br /><br />Home - is where I want to be, But I guess I'm already there<br />I come home - -she lifted up her wings, Guess that this must be the place<br />I can't tell one from another. Did I find you, or you find me?<br />There was a time before we were born, If someone asks, this where I'll be . . . where I'll be<br /><br />Hi yo We drift in and out, Hi yo sing into my mouth<br />Out of all those kinds of people - You got a face with a view<br />I'm just an animal looking for a home - Share the same space for a minute or two<br />And you love me till my heart stops, Love me till I'm dead<br />Eyes that light up, eyes look through you<br />Cover up the blank spots... Hit me on the head Ah ooh<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-3264504057658852769?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-58430804342239503332007-02-09T20:28:00.000-08:002007-02-10T08:25:44.300-08:00I am now trying a new way of blogging. I think this one will be more photo-centric, as a way of getting me behind my camera more. Let's see how we do. Wish me luck!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-5843080434223950333?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698494549139829357.post-28270178933419316412007-02-09T20:00:00.000-08:002007-02-11T08:30:27.080-08:00Welcome to Kiss My Beans! This blog is intended to keep me engaged with the little things that give me joy- NOT a place to "process my life" or do anything heavy, very little in the way of "news".<br /><br />I need a place to keep me active in the things that give me energy- photography, espresso, people, love, spirituality... <br /><br />Thanks for reading.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2698494549139829357-2827017893341931641?l=kissmybeans.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018156948103519567noreply@blogger.com0