Feelin' Good
I feel great. I discovered that if I leave for work ten or fifteen minutes later than normal, I still get there at the same time. I avoid the school busses, and somehow manage to miss slow moving dump trucks, old ladies, and other things that generally slow me down. Since this landmark discovery, I've been able to enjoy breakfast at home, drink less coffee, and am a more productive worker when I get in. Hooray! Maybe my ulcers will go away. Here's a quote I like that was printed on a box of tea I just bought: "For all your days be prepared, and meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil, bear-when you are the hammer, strike"-Edwin Markham. I like a tea that inspires war acts. |
What kind of tea are you drinking? Mine doesn't tell me anything useful. 'Useful' looks weird with only one 'L'. Did you know that in the 18th century, the word 'awful' meant something really good...as in 'full of awe'. I just read that in my John Adams book. Also, the continental congress thought that July 2nd would be the day that would be celebrated because that was the day that they got the states to vote for/ratify the declaration of independence. On the 4th, they just signed it hastily...there were black flies in the room and people were getting bitten, so they were signing it as fast as they could so they could get out of there. |
I think the 'awful' you're thinking of was spelled 'aweful'. Who the hell would think it was a good idea to come up with a word that sounds exactly like a pre-existing word, yet means the opposite? I guess it's like saying something is bad when it's good...I blame Michael Jackson for that though, not our forefathers. I bought Celestial Seasoning's 'Authentic' Green Tea. I usually buy the one-off brands of tea, but this one caught my eye...and it was on sale. |
Nope, I was wrong...no such thing as aweful...
I'm gonna start making my capital Fs look like Ss |
Yeah, no...it's really 'awful'. Sucker. :) I don't like Celestial Seasonings. Not a big fan of the 'herbal' teas. I don't even think they should be called 'teas' unless they use tea leaves. The green tea must use tea leaves, but a lot of their stuff doesn't. |
According to this, green tea is made from a plant called camellia sinensis The picture of it is a nice leafy plant. This box has more quotes on it than a high school yearbook; "A wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it"-Chinese Proverb. Here's the big sell: 'It's fresh flavor whispers of the moment when a new day dawns, alive with invigorating sunlight and clean air. The gentle touch of out authentic green tea makes taking care of yourself a pleasure'
Gay. |
| There was a Modern Marvels on tea a little while ago. All tea is made from camellia sinensis, it's just the level of oxidation that makes the difference between the big three - green, black and oolong. I think the green is the least oxidized, which makes it one of the better ones for you. What they do (at least at the Lipton plant that they showed during the show) is they put the leaves on this wide conveyor belt and heat them to various temperatures to get them oxidized. The amount of heat determines the level of oxidation. |
Most of the Chinese folks at my school just throw tea leaves into hot water. They drink it right after they're done excercising like we would drink Powerade. I guess the British invented the notion of the tea bag...used to be a metal ball they put tea leaves in.
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I just learned that the 'ticker' link at the top is really useful. Cut like 3 steps out of what I used to do. They still have the metal ball for tea leaves. I was contemplating getting one and a tea pot, but I determined that I didn't really need it...just wanted it, so I didn't. I was gonna order some tea from Rishi too...get like a quarter pound maybe. They've got some really good tea there, from what one of my Daily Fact board friends tells me. It can get pricey though. |
| Oh yeah, and also making the Rishi tea sounded like a pain in the ass...each kind has to be made at a certain temperature for the best taste and I thought that I would get tired of using a thermometer to make tea. |
| Me with tea would probably be like me with wine. I wouldn't be able to tell the good stuff from the cheap stuff. |
| I used to like the Stash teas, but in a side-by-side comparisson, Twinnings is much much better. Not sure if they have white...I just always get Irish Breakfast. If we don't have milk for it in the morning, I just don't feel right. I'm an IB addict. |
Not so much the Ginger Peach, but the one that oops they knocked over. Ness should try this for her throat. I've heard sage is good for sore throats.
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