By way of introduction, my name is Peter G.

I have been told I represent the 'brownie' in this posse.

Few know this, but as a kid, my favorite color was brown. Other kids thought that was weird. Almost every boy liked red or blue, depending on their favorite baseball team (Dodgers or Angels). Most the ladies liked more creative colors: in the late '70s it was all about scented pens (blueberry purple) and flavored lip gloss (bubblegum pink).

I liked brown. I got made fun of a lot. I always chose brown corduroys and stuff. I swear to god I owned a brown velour cowboy hat. And I wore it.

I wonder if this had an effect on my choice of career? I mean, as a roaster, I study shades of brown all dang day long. As a science geek, I know that many of the flavors we love in coffee are related to 'browning reactions'. As a coffee buyer, my job is to predict how green coffee will turn brown for the next year or so. My business cards are brown. Seems like the coffee industry is permeated, in fact based on, the color brown! Ever notice, you can't even spell "Bronwen" without B R O W or N.

So that's where I'm coming from. Looking forward to the posts, because I have a few things I need to get off my chest.

Brown Power.