About this Site
This site’s about a coffee shop which doesn’t exist yet and what I’m doing to bring said shop to life.
One More Challenge
On June 1, 2004, I turned twenty-six years old. Somewhere betwixt breakfast and birthday cake I realized only four more years separated me from one of life’s milestone birthdays. While I tuly believe the cliché about being as young as you feel, there’s no escaping the stigma that we place on the big three-oh.
I’ve done a lot of stuff in my life; I’ve often told people I could die happy, knowing I’ve lived well. Still, there’s always room for another challenge, and a great big one to usher in middle age seemed ideal - like showing the world I’m not ready to succumb to age yet. But what could I do? Bungee jump, maybe? Perhaps skydiving. No, those would be too easy; all you need is a couple hours and some cash. This needs to be a real challenge; something that demands time, effort and a little luck. Something to be genuinely proud of.
Something to Be Proud Of.
I sat in front of my notebook that afternoon, tweaking websites, checking blogs and pondering this pride-inducing event. As I uploaded the latest changes to my site, an idea sparked. I’d been developing web pages professionally for eight years; how much longer would that last? Another two or three years? How much longer would the world need web designers? I needed a new career path. I needed to own a business.
Owning a business could mean any number of things. People own outhouse rentals, dog grooming shops and popsicle stands. I didn’t want any of those. I wanted, something, well, cool. As an artsy, neo-bohemian poser of American society, I knew the pinnacle of cool wasn’t cool at all. Coffee.
Brewing Ideas
My own coffee shop. Why hadn’t I thought of it before? Coffee + business ownership + high-speed wireless internet access points = total bee’s knees. As I began to salivate over the prospect, I realized two crucial facts:
- Besides being brown and tasty, I didn’t know much about coffee.
- I knew even less about business.
Not that these problems were about to stop me - I had four years to learn. Since that day, I’ve enrolled in some business classes, started a journal devoted to the shop and launched this site. I’m on my way.
Will all this work pay off? Can I do it? I don’t know, but we’re going to find out.