Poems of the 21st century can be quite different from prior centuries. I like to think of advertising tag lines as a kind of poetry for this new milenium. With thanks to both the dairy counsel and Nike, I submit these tea gems for your delight.
GOT TEA?
TEA…JUST DRINK IT.
Imagine this: you are serious about drinking tea. You drink loose leaf tea, you take care to heat water carefully, steep carefully, and sip carefully. How do you preserve and continue to enjoy this essential habit when you are traveling?
Recently, I attended the National Forensic League’s Speech and Debate Tournament in Wichita, Kansas. Staying in [...]
On June 16, 2007, The 5th International Appreciation of Aged Puerh Masterpieces event kicked off in Pasadena, California (1st in the USA). It was held at the Pacific Asia Museum’s Qing-dynasty style courtyard on a beautiful and sunny Southern Californian day. This event was sponsored by Wu Shing Publishing Co., the publisher of The Art [...]
Johnson was a man of kind heart and great common sense but he never allowed these to get in the way of his outspoken prejudices. He affected to hate America and Americans and Scots almost as much. “Let me tell you,” the Scottish Boswell dutifully records his saying, “the noblest prospect a Scotchman ever sees [...]
I’d love to share, with the T Ching community, the results of our National scholarship competition for the best amateur video about tea. We received about 70 videos from all over the country. I think you will enjoy viewing the winning entry as well as a few honorable mentions that you can check out by [...]
This poem by Thich Nhat Hanh clearly expresses what I have been trying to touch upon in a couple of my most recent posts. The simple act of making and enjoying a cup of tea can teach us so much about how to best live our lives. So take a moment to read this poem [...]
My hat’s off to Lipton. They’ve just launched a very clever ad campaign about tea. I’m loving it. I can’t say I’ve been a fan of Lipton, but they certainly have a sense of humor and have created a great bit of advertisement to further the cause of tea. [...]
It used to be that the only way to have a nice cup of tea was to cut out a block of time to heat up the water, steep the leaves and sit down and focus on the simple pleasure of enjoying that cup of tea. It seems we humans are never content at leaving [...]
The old philosopher is still among us in the brown coat with the metal buttons and the shirt which ought to be at the wash, blinking, puffing,
rolling his head, drumming with his fingers, tearing his meat like a tiger, and swallowing his tea in oceans.
–Thomas Babington Macauley (1800-59), The Life [...]
We’re always happy to report on the ever growing body of evidence that confirms the health benefits of tea. I was delighted to get this heads up from one of our T Ching community members, Paul Fiske, who was thoughtful enough to pass it along for everyone’s benefit.
“EGCG acutely improves endothelial function in humans [...]
