Poetry often involves pathos, the Greek word for suffering. While today’s post is not poetic, the story is pathetic.
Imagine having the opportunity to serve tea to the most knowledgeable tea guru you have ever met. This person doesn’t just love tea, he lives tea: he sells it; he writes about it; he looks at itty [...]

In the ongoing battle between the natural and synthetic influences on our lives, careful observers may notice that Mother Nature has been slowly but surely gaining some foot holds in the ever present and ever expanding land of Big Pharm. I would like to bring your attention to yet another recent study that has planted [...]

Second of Three Posts regarding Teens and Tea
“No, Gram,” Eric interrupted the plump- and proud – woman I had just been introduced to as we celebrated his Master’s Degree in Journalism. “Rafe is the best teacher I had in high school!” I blushed, as one is supposed to do in these circumstances, but was grateful [...]

The fame of the Boston Tea Party has obscured the other tea protests, but others there were aplenty. Patriots disguised themselves as Indians on another occasion when tea meant for Philadelphia was actually unloaded in nearby Greenwich, then the largest town in New Jersey. Despite the efforts at secrecy, it was discovered and “none there [...]

What, precisely, is the relationship between price and quality? Having conducted experiments on blue jeans, laundry detergent, and - surprise, surprise - tea; I can tell you that the answer is “No correlation,” when it comes to jeans and detergent. Tea is another matter altogether.
A few months back, I found myself in Wichita, Kansas. I [...]