JFK Speech on Secret Societies and Freedom of the Press

43 years ago tomorrow will be the anniversary of when John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas Texas in front of the whole world.
This speech in particular is very telling for what a gigantic loss we all as Americans should feel. Kennedy in my opinion was our last great president.
He moved to abolish The Federal Reserve which is at the heart of the problems in America today. Kennedy signed a not very well known Executive Order, no 11110 in June of 1963, four months before the assassination (also, click here to read ALL Executive Orders JFK wrote throughout his Presidency, ordered by numbers). This Order returned to the Government the power to issue currency, without going through the Federal Reserve Bank. Kennedy gave the Treasury the power to issue silver certificates against any silver bullion, silver, or standard silver dollars in the Treasury. In plain language this means that for every ounce of silver in the US Treasury vault, the government could introduce new money into circulation. JFK brought nearly $4.3 billion U.S. notes into circulation. So by signing this Executive Order, he was about to put the Federal Reserve Bank (and with them all the International Bankers) out of business. The Federal Reserve Notes would eventually not be in demand anymore, and by doing so, Mr. Kennedy probably also signed his own death warrant. Executive Order 11110 gave the U.S. the ability to create its own money backed up by silver.
Another thing Kennedy wanted to do was to re-organize the CIA from within, because he considered the Agency being a Government within the Government, with too much power. Allen Dulles, who was the head of the CIA at the time did not like the idea of course, and this alone could have been the reason for the assassination.
But for more on different theories (and no they are not 'conspiracy theories') tune into Coast To Coast tomorrow night for a round table discussion about the JFK assassination. My boy Jim Marrs will be on of coarse, he wrote the famous book, "Crossfire" which Oliver Stone's movie "JFK" was based on.
It's a day of mourning for all patriots who love America and the Bill Of Rights, John Kennedy, had he lived, would of changed our country for the better. Listening to this speech and looking at the government we have today, and governments we have around the world, brings me to tears frankly.

My Bad Ass Mother Fucker


So after long research on line and much thought over the situation i have finally decided on what espresso machine and grinder i'm going to buy when i get my tax refund. The Rancilio Silvia espresso machine paired with the Rancilio Rocky doserless grinder. (Both the Rancilio Silvia espresso machine and the Rancilio Rocky grinder pictured above.) Both of these pared up will run me a cool $800. Yeah, that aspect of it sucks, and that's initially why i first decided i couldn't afford it. But after a lot of reading on CoffeeGeek.com and other coffee sites, The Rancilio Silvia is THE best consumer espresso machine you can buy for your home under $700, and it has a cult like following. From what i've read on line its a machine that's perfect for people who want to learn cafe style barista skills which is exactly what i want. I have come across some great deals on 3 different sites with the Silvia where for the same price of $800 you get the machine, the Rocky grinder, a tamper, a knockbox, frothing pitcher, and espresso cups with saucers. This one site though i found replaces the Silvia filter basket with a La Marzocco filter basket, which made my mouth water! I dunno we'll see when i actually have the $800 to really decide what package i wanna go with.
I've found some really great deals with the Rancilio Silvia. I can't wait, even when i fuck up my espresso drinks i think it's still gonna be fun to learn! :-)
From the looks of it, my espresso machine and grinder will take up a lot of our kitchen counter space, but at this point i don't care!

I came across another great little (and when i say little, i mean literally LITTLE!) coffee shop on my way to my doctors this morning.
It's right by the Conoco on Morrison Rd, and Bear Creek Blvd. It's a TINY coffee shop named "Simply The Best Coffee". I was pretty impressed. They had a La Marzocco espresso machine, a tiny one, i think it's the machine CoffeeKid did a story about that is actually a home machine. Anyway, i had a Caramel Locha and it was awesome!! They use Silver Canyon beans which is roasted here in Colorado. We sell Silver Canyon at Safeway so i was kind of pleasantly surprised to see they use those beans.
This coffee shop was really tiny, i mean you walk in and to your left is one table with 2 chairs and right in front of you is the cash register, the barista and the god machine, the La Marzocco. And above the cash register is a chalk board of the menu. Apparently they sell breakfast burritos too. Which is kind of funny cuz Sisters Espresso in Old Littleton sold breakfast burritos too.
It was a pleasant surprise to discover, i'll definitely be going back to that little coffee shop when i'm in that area of town again :-)

I'm not a Starbucks hater in the least, but the more i read about how unfair coffee farmers are treated and how they get pennies for their coffee while we spend $4 on a latte. Not to mention spend thousands on espresso machines and coffee grinders.

Now i read this about Starbucks and the Ethiopian coffee farmers and i can't help but get pissed.
I just bought my first bag of Fair Trade Coffee today too from Mile High Coffee :)
(yeah, pat myself on the back!)

Starbucks Corporate Coffee Bully

President Bush leads me to great coffee....

So over the weekend i heard in the news Bush was in town and did his weekly radio address from a local coffee house.
So right away my interest peaked, and i searched the web to find this coffee house Bush was at.
Cuz shit if the president of the united states goes to this coffee house, they have to have great coffee.
The coffee house was a little place called,"Mile High Coffee". Googleing the name also lead me to a very useful Denver Blogger called "Mile High Buzz" which is a blog completely dedicated to writing about all the Denver area coffee houses. To me this blog is really a treasure chest cuz i've been dying to visit some local coffee houses.

Last week i stopped by "Sisters Espresso" in Old Littleton, i was in the neighborhood cuz i had to take my UA. I remembered seeing the place last time i took my UA, so this time after i was done i stopped by.
I loved the atmosphere of the place, it really reminded me of a coffee house we went to in Amsterdam, the only difference being is of coarse they don't sell pot. The coffee (especially compaired to the coffee i got today at Mile High Coffee) was so-so, but the purple house they're running their coffee house out of i fell in love with! For one, i love the old houses in Old Littleton to begin with, so running a coffee house out of one of em really impressed me and brought back memories of Amsterdam.
Anyhow, over the weekend i looked over this blog "Mile High Buzz" and looked over all the coffee houses they have listed and sure enough, "Sisters Espresso" was listed on there. Some of the people who commented about that place didn't have too many kind things to say about it.
I didn't have a bad experience when i went there, i even bought Adara one of their cookies. But from some of the comments apparently the girls that own it are kind of mean. I dunno i talked to one of em and she was nice to me, but i just bought my coffee and Adara's cookie and left.

I found some gems on this blog though. I discovered a coffee house down the street from my DUI/DWAI classes that teaches barista classes and Coffee 101 classes. They also do latte art there as well, which tickled me pink. Calder's Coffee is the name of it, and from what the other bloggers said they have really good espresso. So i'm excited about going there on Thursday when i go to my last DUI/DWAI class (yeah, i'm really excited about that!! I've been in these stupid classes for 3 months now, i really can't wait for Thursday to come so i can get this shit over with and never think about it again.)
I got really excited about the Barista classes they teach until i saw on their website that you have to bring your own grinder and espresso machine. :-(

Anyhow i'm babbling. So today i ventured out to Mile High Coffee to taste what our fearless leader tasted over the weekend. OH MY GOD!! Mile High Coffee is the shit!! I got an Avalanche, which is a white mocha (they use Ghirardelli chocolate, super yummy!) topped with caramel sauce. It was awesome! The espresso was the best i have ever tasted!
And the icing on the cake for me was seeing that they were using a La Marzocco espresso machine, which is one of THE BEST espresso machines you can buy for a cafe. I fell in love! Just the joy of finally for my first time getting to taste espresso out of a La Marzocco that i've read and have heard so much about was awesome for me! (I know i'm such a coffee geek, i've come to terms with that.)
The sleeve they put on my coffee was kind of cute too, it came attached with a packet of Trident gum. :) They also use my syrups i want to use, DaVinci Gormet syrups. Added bonus.
I'm so happy though that i heard about Bush visiting Mile High Coffee or i probably would of never discovered Mile High Buzz blog and all these local coffee houses so i can finally stop going to Starbucks.
Which in all honesty, i did like Starbucks a lot, they are the soul reason why i got into coffee so much, but trying other espresso that isn't Starbucks, they're really ripping people off by serving them so-so espresso. It's like buying a hamburger at a McDonalds when the hamburger doesn't even taste like real meat!

Mile High Coffee gets their coffee beans from another local coffee house, which i'll probably go to tomorrow and try, but it's called "Kaladi Brothers Coffee", this place roasts their own beans. So on payday i'll most likely be going and buying some beans from them. The Kaladi Brothers Coffee from what i have read from other people serve the best coffee in town. They also use a La Marzocco espresso machine too.
Ahh, so many coffee houses so little money :-( Going to all of these coffee houses has really just expanded my wish to own my own coffee house.
I think i'd do what Sisters Espresso did and do it out of an old house for that Amsterdam, cozy feeling instead of some building in a shopping area.
One step at time Cristal, first you gotta buy your grinder and espresso machine :)

A Little Support Please....


I have to have a short little rant here. My brother and I use to be real close, almost like best friends. But the past few years since i've moved out we haven't been as close. I always looked up to him, looked to him for support in all my ups and downs in life.
Now i'm really to the point where i don't want to tell him anything about my life and how i feel about things. Last night he came over to play games with Justin, and he was on the computer and saw my coffee podcasts and right away was like,"What the fuck?" and Justin told him that i want to be a professional barista, and just like every other thing i've decided to do with my life, he laughed at me and just criticized me. That's exactly why i didn't even want to tell him. It feels like everything i've decided to do with my life ever since i've been old enough to make decisions for myself, he's always disagreed with me and just laughed at me.
This really hurt me because this is something i've really been excited about and he took that and just squashed it like a bug.
I'm really at the point where when Justin invites Aaron over, i'm just gonna leave. I'm tired of my own brother criticizing me for everything i think and feel. Aaron has been real annoying lately and i feel like i'm constantly at odds with him, and he keeps just poking his nose into my life, and laughing at what he sees. Now i see why a lot of people think he's annoying and don't want to be around him.