Julians

If you see this beautiful monster out and about today, it’s their birthday!!!!! Give them a high five for us!

Been going thru so many photos and this one brought a smile to my face. Julian always use to say that if you were in the final lap of the race and you felt your wheels wobbling like they were going to fall off, don’t ever hit the brakes, put the gas pedal to the floor and gun it to the finish line and hope you make it: this guy lived it all the time. This photo is from a morning I arrived to work and saw his car just like this. No one in sight. Beautiful sunny day.

Check out this ad for Julian’s in a Providence monthly from 1998. Wild!

We have been holding off on talking about this out of respect to the family and their wishes for privacy, that being said, many of you have called, emailed, messaged and stopped by to inquire…to answer your questions, sadly our Julian has passed on.

This is by no means the best picture of him, however it is one I keep on my desk and it inspires me every day.

Julian was not afraid to push, challenge, argue, compliment, collaborate or try things outside of his comfort zone.

He was also the first person to give someone a chance and always applauded people’s success when they achieved. He was certainly his own brand of adventurer but I think the thing he enjoyed the most was facilitating other people’s journeys.

Truly a legend, I mean when do you meet someone where all the stories are true.

Despite all of their achievements they were still just that young kid who would sweep the sidewalk or help someone push their car when it broke down or set up a rock’em sock’em robot championship in an abandoned warehouse.

I can not think of anyone so deserving of the phrase “they broke the mold.”

It has been really amazing connecting with so many former team mates and friends long out of touch and to share with one another stories long forgotten.

Julian you truly impacted many people’s lives and you are missed.

We hope your journey to the next realm finds you peace & until we meet again I will hold some of the lessons we learned together dear and think fondly of our years together.

Godspeed and I hope you’re listening to !!! Wherever you are.

New Merch Alert! We wanted to upgrade our decaf mugs, But yo, it’s also pride month.

For every decaf mug sold this month we will donate a portion of proceeds to Project Weber Renew’s Our Beyond program (which is short for “Beyond the Understanding of Gender”).

This team provides support to trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse clients and offers a space to be in community with others who share these identities. Project Weber Renew is Rhode Island’s Center for Harm Reduction and Recovery Services. Check them out

Happy Pride all!

New House Gnocchi as of tonight! Sweet Potato Gnocchi, Salt Roasted Golden Beets, Lemon-Butter Sauce & Radicchio topped with Macadamia Nut Gremolata. And it is vegan and gluten free.

What are some of your favorite movie quotes from the 80s and 90s?