One Man's Journey in the Coffee Industry and Life

Ok, hold on a minute be patient, please! It was just pointed out by a good friend, Loraine, that my blog is causing her fits! There are posts that are empty and you click on the subscribe with atom icon at the bottom of the page, doesn't work! Thank you so much Loraine for making me aware of this, and you are so right that people will say, oh forget about this it is too much work. I agree.
So I am not going to blog again, until I can completely straighten this thing out. Like I told everyone when I started, I was a newbie, but actually it is turning out I am even below that call me a nobie, I guess and yes I realize I am now making up words that don't belong in the English language. Sorry.
Anyway, that is all I have to say tonight, other than, I spent some really special time with people I should have been spending really special time a long long time ago. I will eventually, get to the details, but people should think more about their actions, and should follow their feelings a whole lot more, than what I have done over the last, oh I would say lifetime, but that be right can it? Anyway, I am going to try and figure this out and then, I honestly hope, you will hang in there and read my blog. It is all true and when I actually write this, I immediately think, really? Then, I read it again, don't correct my spelling mistakes, again sorry Loraine, but I promise all of you one thing. I promise you will laugh, you will cry, you will learn something, and it is a riveting story about life and even the future. I will write "EPIC SHIT" as one person said! I know deep down, this story needs to be told, and I hope and pray, you will have the patience to keep following. Thanks for even sticking with this. Joe

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