Ultimate World Domination

Hi Spam -

I am really excited about this next coming year and a little afterwards. One of the things that I am wanting to do is get a business started .. but that leaves me scratching my head. What, what is that business? As you know we are thinking about Colorado and in fact I am quite committed as I've already greased the wheels at work for the transition.

When we get out there it will be a big change for us especially since we (already remote) will be even more so. No ocean! No ocean! No ocean! (It's okay, I guess, to cry, cry for me my dear spamily.)

Anyhow, the problem I face is that I have so many ideas that I want to get going but do not have the foggiest about which is the *right* idea. I am sure that God will help me in the process but I am asking for your prayers and ideas for a business and other goodies:

Idea Farm:

- coffee - roasting. (I will somehow manage roasting into anything I do!)
- coffee - espresso house, retail. Something like Linea's or Peet's
- ditto - but with more of a tea/organic flare.
- ditto - but with a beer or liquor license - coffee by day, irish coffee by night!
- a micro-brewery (Sure, my passion is coffee, but my other passion is creating things)
- making a new infused coffee drink (a la Starbucks liquor or Kalhua)
- a pub
- a hardware store
- a deli like Gus' in SLO-town.

Well, that's a short list. I kinda want to have a small coffee (like really small) in order to support my coffee habit. I think the micro-brewery has the best potential upside which kinda makes me the most excited. But the others are all on the old consideration list - I'm trying to figure out what will work best, what Colorado needs most, and what I can handle to build out in a three-year period and really see grow over the next few years.

Do you have any other ideas? You know me. Maybe "a brownie house" (I think I would get too fat and rather diabetic!) or a bread house!! (Yummm!). But mostly we need your prayers. Some ideas are doable with the amount of money we'll have after the move (if Jesus is willing that we get a good deal on selling our house), and others will require some stretching and in areas that I am less confident in. Right now, and for the next few months, I'm knocking on doors and asking a lot of questions. Knock, kock.

Discuss.

upgraded blog

Hi Spamily,
I upgraded the blog. The template thing got a little weird, but I tried to fix it. If I left something off, or if it looks wrong, please fix it. :)

GG

StumbleUpon

Recently joined StumbleUpon hence that crazy picture I emailed out and this the best internet radio ever!

Silliness

Please fill in the blank:

I feel ridiculous when ______________________.

mmm... smores...

I was telling Shaug about my recent t-shirt design... we were out w/ some friends, one of which is Wes, and so, this idea kinda got cooked up. I took the smore pix (at left) and gussied it up a bit w/ photoshop and made a t-shirt design. Let me know if you want a good copy for a t-shirt. :) - I could change the name easily enough too, if Wesley doesn't suit you.
For daru, we put this one on a light brown ringer tee from old navy... its so funny. :)

Merry Christmas!

Editor's note: I moved the Merry Christmas Greynauts movie from an embedded video to a link. It's a heavyweight post when it's embedded, and since it's not brand new anymore this will save everyone from having to download it every time they load the main blog page. Click the image to download the video. -- Shaug

the biodome

Laughed until I had tears coming out of my eyes...

Stopping to appreciate the Christmas trees with Mister at Swains (doesn't he look like nemo when he smiles like that, especially in the orange?)
basil- so hot right now

Better watch out...

poop

I didn't even make this t-shirt up, but I couldn't resist sharing...

Because everything is cute until it poops.

happy thoughts

Today I heard Spandau Ballet...reminded me of Daru. :)

Wish List?

I can see where the wish list is on the right of the page, but it says url can't be found - what the heck? Inquiring minds want to know !!
Love Ya all!

new blogger

i think i have a blog spot now.???
mumsie

ode to woodstocks

Stumbled across this while 'reading the paper' - made me smile

For Basil

front: the less ___ to wipe the better


back: poo

mad lib shirt

t-shirt:
from: the screaming scent of ___ filled the corridor

tshirt: The smell is never silent...

A quiet visitor

So I was trimming a tree last weekend to protect a nearby power line, and it left a huge pile of foliage on the ground about 50 feet from my office window. This morning I heard some bluebirds busily crying out for at least a minute straight (which isn't normal) and figured I'd take a look to see what all the fuss was about. I looked over near the sound and saw the top of this deer peeking out above the brush. You can just barely see his ears poking above the branches in the center. I tried to get a better shot, but he disappeared by the time I got near.

Not in my wildest nightmares...

Saw this on a friend's blog.

Wow. I don't know what else to say. Just... wow.

for GG

t-shirt: embrace the funny

daru added:
front: embrace the funny...
back: poo is funny