In my last post, “Assam vs. Darjeeling” I said this. “So, what is the Chinese variety of tea doing in the mountains of India? It was stolen.” Let me tell you some of the most intriguing and appalling events in tea history. Settle in. In 1836 John Barrow wrote in …
I’ve got rhythm, but lately I’ve been dancing to a new beat, hence, heart tests. An echocardiogram is a test where a technologist plays deep sea sounds while she hugs you from behind and tells you to stop breathing. “Okay, take a tiny breath in. Hold it.” Beep. Being a …
Assam tea and Darjeeling tea are both black teas from India, right, so, not much difference then? Whoa! A whole world of difference, actually. Let’s review. Real ‘tea’ comes from a white flowering evergreen shrub called camellia sinensis. There are two tea varieties, camellia sinensis sinensis and camellia sinensis assamica. …
I’m sitting an arm’s length away from an insect, genus pterodactyl. If it does anything to close the gap between us, I’ll kill it with a nearby chair. The body is brown and appears to be tattooed. If its back legs were pulled straight it would be as tall as …
Men are brave. They use double-edge safety razors on their faces. ‘Double-edge’ means there’s no safe place to grip it, apart from the handle. ‘Safety razor’ means you had better think about your safety any time you use it. Seeking an eco-friendly shave myself, I decided to join them. The …
It’s my first visit toThe Hockey Hall of Fame. The little hockey fan inside of me is jumping up and down at the entrance where there are anciently bruised, brightly painted goalie masks paired with photographs of their wearers in action. I don’t need the photos. Pointing and erupting in …
Plan B, that’s what Elizabeth called it. Sounds simple, at first. An adventure filled with opportunities? A chance to fulfill a dream? That’s what I thought when I arrived in the charming town of Round Creek. But Round Creek was about to have a murder, and my job was going …
Wouldn’t you like a little goblin to wake you up each morning with a cheery “Teas made!” Well in 1936, W. H. Brenner Thornton designed this marvelous tea alarm clock that was still popular well into the 1950s. Don’t you love the four steps in the advertisement? This Goblin boils …
Some people call it a Halter monitor, and I imagine an oat bag around my neck. Turns out it’s called a Holter monitor named after Dr. Norman J. Holter and his team in 1957 for their creation of an ambulatory heart monitor. It’s a portable way to check your heart …
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