Viva Pompeii

Curt Cress is one of my favorite drummers, check him besides Gadd at this videoclip from my archives.

Same World Different Languages

Although I have been in contact with many people out there along all those years is now when I've realized better how different we are. Selling coffee through the net have been so gratifying because I have learned so much and met many wonderful people. Also I have noticed how people from other places are engaged with their weather patterns, a big thrill since I live in a country where we have almost the same spring time all year round, so in that direction I did not expect any change at all, but out there is a different story. Here sometimes our quality time is most important than performance time - read: Consumption Anecdote by Heinrich Böll, in other countries their national political issues are above their individual way of thinking, or in some others just the act of think out loud is forbidden. But the big achievement that I've got with this exercise is to learn to think in a more universal way, taking apart my own world and letting the outside stars light my path. Thank you readers and friends for help me to learn.

Spill The Wine

DB Clay's Coffee Wallet

Based in Portland, DB Clay is a bit of a fashion and technology hybrid; they create unique Limited Edition hand printed wallets since 1998. This one with coffee beans printed grabbed my attention. Take a glance.

dbclay.com

Coffee Explorer

Here you will find new products and innovations in the world of coffee, whether its beans, new coffee portioning systems, trendy coffee drinks or information about cocoa, tea and flavors. Worth to visit.

coffee-explorer.com

Pacaya Volcano

Pacaya is one of the more than 35 volcanoes spread throughout Guatemala highlands. An active, unpredictable volcano that recently dumped tons of volcanic sand on Guatemala City, 18 miles away! This volcano provides a constant show of ash clouds and lava flow. We were there yesterday and the experience was wonderful.

Pacaya Volcano

Tank

Roasting Coffee

Roasting coffee is a task that require skillful people, you have to give the exact time to coffee beans because if not you are risking to burn it. Not all coffees need the same roasting time and the way a coffee will be brew requires a specific roasting time as well. Here some photos of the process including grinding roasted coffee and storing roasted beans in sacks.

Hyacinth House

My Space

Here is where I spend about 9 hours a day from Monday to Friday, the place have other rooms where my assistants work and a sessions room with a vintage piano where I take lessons once a week. Some days I stay late to play my drum set so I don't bother the office neighbors :)

Imprescindible VII

Guatemala Cup of Excellence 2009

Today's morning the Guatemala Cup of Excellence 2009 auction was held and farmers and coffee enthusiasts were at ANACAFE headquarters in Guatemala City watching through a large screen how the bids tried to seek new records. Unfortunately things were not as good as last year edition when the winner Finca El Injerto got an amazing $80.20/lb, this year they were also the leaders with a $22.04/lb. One of our coffee providers Finca El Socorro y Anexos got a fair $10/lb. Our congratulations for all the participants farmers!
Guatemala Cup of Excellence 2009

Philips Mechanical Engineer

I was very happy playing and inventing things with this set in my childhood. Thank you mom.

Malagueña Salerosa

From Play to Art

At 8 or 9 years old my mom bought me a couple of toy cameras, although I "took" many snapshots with them, those never saw the light (at least in the proper manner). Later when I was a teenager or so I used to "borrow" real cameras from friends to shot my essays, among them a Pentax K1000, Canon AE1, Minolta X370 and Nikon F. In 1987 I bought my first real camera, a Minolta Maxxum 5000, then I sold it and got a Canon Rebel, then a Nikon F70, F90, F100 and now a D300, at the same time play turned into work and then into art. Since I was a kid photography has been a semper fi dream and companion for me.

Bodum Catalog 2009

These guys are designing really nice stuff for those coffee and tea lovers, take a look:
Bodum Catalog 2009