a description of the amazing and exciting adventures i have here in baltimore--- and other lies.

 


Today's lecture will begin with some word on behalf of the benefits of a nice cuppa. (For those who only speak american, this means " a delicious cup of tea")
For the most part, Americans eschew tea for the more potent coffee drinks. Tea, however offers quite the health benefit, with green teas having antioxidents--- great cancer fighting agents.

But get anyone from the commonweath nations involved in the conversation, and it can turn almost as acrimonious as the drink itself. George Orwell has strong views of the subject, and will only drink the Indian varieties. In fact here are his steps to making "A Perfect Cup of Tea"Jean-Luc Picard was famous for his "Earl Grey: hot." and here a word from Tea Muse about how we msut erase all mysticism and exoticism from tea (presumably they mean green teas, as black tea (e.g., lipton) has no exoticity to it whasoever):Tea Vow of Chastity

We all remember the trouble Alice had with tea drinkers, but this should not make us shy in partaking of the potable.
But for me, a decent cup of tea (in Ireland, "a daysent cuppa") evokes this elegy:

A quiet corner,
A steaming cup.
Steam streams seems fairly fairylike,
Drink it up!

Final thought, of when I go to Japan, I hope to have my tea served to me in the ceremony at least once. delicious!

posted by gregorio at 5:46 PM