Sunday, January 25, 2026

A Hill of Beans

 

I imagine the first person to discover the coffee bean, no doubt, showed it to his neighbor.

 

“Hey, look at this.”

 

What is it?

 

“It came off of that plant over there.”

 

What are you going to do with it?

 

“Well, I tried biting it but it’s very hard, and it tastes a little bitter on my tongue.”

 

Throw it away.

 

“But there are a bunch of them.  There must be something we could use them for.”

 

Hit it with a hammer.  See if there is anything inside.

 

“That’s it?  That’s your suggestion, hit it with a hammer?”

 

Hey, I don’t know what to do with it.  It’s your stupid plant.

 

“You have those beans growing over there, but they are inside of little pods.  Maybe I should put these in little pods and sell them.”

 

So, who’s going to buy little pods of coffee?

 

“Not sure, but I’ll think about it.”

 

Well don’t let it keep you up at night

 

 

And the rest, as they say, is history.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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