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Happy Easter Monday~ Today's mug shot...isn't he sweet. thinking of www.charitywater.org & the drilling of wells that is going on world's away and the joy it places on faces! Life is for celebrating!
If this is your first visit to the givelovecoffee blog welcome, we'll be blogging about Seth Godin's book tribes. The link below will give you some backgrond information and details. Looking forward to learning and leading from all who are part of the project over extraordinary cups of coffee.
http://churchcrunch.com/2009/04/13/tribes-a-group-blogging-project-tribes/

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Good Morning Moon Monkey Junkies~

Today's Mug shot is joy on the face of an ethiopian by celebrating charity waters efforts on site today~ www.charitywater.org You can't have extraordinary coffee without water! Blessing and congrats to Charity Water from the Monkey. True picture of givelovecoffee.org

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Good Morning Moon Monkey Junkies~ this mornings mug shot is Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson. I will always begin each post on this blog with a "mug shot" it's a play on words of course...I love to play with words.... so for Mug Shots you'll see leaders, artists, mugs & also the mugs with extraordinary coffee.

I would encourage you to read his blog post for today over a extraordinary cup of coffee.

Michael summarizes what he has learned by blogging over the last 5 years or so... I can relate to his first one...

"Blogging helps me clarify my own thinking. This is probably the primary benefit of blogging for me. Sometimes I am not sure what I think about a topic until I have written on it. Writing helps me untangle my thoughts. My next favorite is all the amazing folks I have met on twitter. a trible of folks I've come to lean on with a 140 characters for inspiration, & reflection. Follow me on twitter givelovecoffee.

Life is for celebrating. This ain't no ordinary love! stayed tuned to this blogspot I will be reviewing books for Thomas Nelson & posting and looking forward to your feedback here.

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Good Morning Moon Monkey Junkies..today's mug shot is one of my favorite authors & online mentors! Pastor, teacher, leader of North Point Church, in Georgia, Andy Stanley. Amazing leadership guidance! I have enjoyed finding those passionate about coffee on twitter. made many many new friends and contacts that do live over extraordinary coffee. find me on twitter...givelovecoffee. Life is for celebrating! givelovecoffee.org

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Happy Friday Moon Monkey Junkies~ My mugshot of the day is Mark Hall from Casting Crowns doing a little R&R with the little one's. Casting Crowns can be heard on http://www.shine.fm/ (WONU 89.7FM) Chicago. click the link below for the voice of truth. Today is "Wanna get Fresh Friday" will be roasting in the coffee lab signiture smokey chimp espresso, Costa Rican Tarrazu, FTO Sumantra, Brazil Yellow Bourbon & Kenya AA. Shipping the fine leadership folks from unleashed, New Spring Church, S.C. Life is for celebrating. givelovecoffee.org Have been lingering in the wisdom from Seth Godin and Tribes...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lDV6_umm3Q&feature=PlayList&p=216BF4CC33A935DD&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=4

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Good Morning Moon Monkey Junkies~
How'd you like to look this Barista in the face and order your favorite Smokey Chimp Espresso? Looks like a rough crowd...from my mentor,http://www.realitysells.com/the-authors BRING IT!
the coffee that is...

Daily Mug Shot Congrats Billy Wilson

to see Billy Wilson's perspective...please read on....tamp on Billy! From one roaster to Barista, your right on! thanks for giving love coffee to roasters w/ or without a store front the opportunity to share their beans in a market they may never be in...Hope someday you feature Moon Monkey Coffee Smokey Chimp Espresso behind that sweet bar!

http://www.oregonlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2009/02/platter_barista_champ_comes_to.html

"The industry standard is to use one roaster. They give you equipment for free or at least on the cheap, help train your baristas, give you advice and, in return, you're loyal to them."
The first featured roasters will be Chicago's Intelligentsia Coffee -- The New York Times calls it the country's most talked-about roaster -- and Ecco Caffe, a small Bay Area operation that sources the best Brazilian coffee, according to Wilson.
"I want to support progressive roasters who work directly with farmers and pay a good price," he says. "I really think that's the future of coffee, it's got to be."
Wilson's vision had the support of Stumptown owner Duane Sorenson, a close friend. "This is the first instance of Stumptown sharing (coffee bean) space at a cafe," Wilson says. "There are enough people out there who will come in and taste (Stumptown's) Hair Bender and (Intelligentsia's) Black Cat head to head."
The less geeky can simply order a latte, leaving it to the staff to select the roast that pairs best with steamed milk. "If they're in a hurry and really don't care, we'll just make the drink. If someone is interested and asks questions, we'll go more in depth," he says. "It's all about reading the customer."