Dedication

(Posted Sunday, December 26, 2004)

This is a weird time of year. Here in Berkeley it's a gorgeous day, sunny, though chilly. The magnolias are already blooming. It's not spring yet, not even winter. The looming New Year makes a guy think about transitions, the passage of time, new stuff—the usual. The numeral 2005 sounds new—shiny and pristine, just out of the box, wheareas 2004 sounds (already), old, scratched, a little battered, like my camera cellphone (which I bought in 2004).

This blog is one of the transitions for the new year. I've started it for a few reasons: 1) I hope to be able to keep in touch with the ever-widening network of interesting people I meet . 2) I want to be able to share ideas that pop up at any time which would otherwise be forgotten or buried in a pile of notes. 3) Having become obsessed with the whole blog thing I want to go all the way with it.4) Blogging is a great excuse (in my convuluted thought processes) for spending yet more time hanging out in cafes.

Sooooo—welcome to Jonathan's Coffeeblog.

Jonathan David Leavitt, Espresso Roma, Berkeley, 12/18/04 10:56 am.