There’s nothing quite like a good cup of tea. Thanks to the efforts of tea fans in North America we all may soon have another tea option available to us. The only known native caffeine producing plant, yaupon, is a holly bush indigenous to the south east of the USA.
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Things Are Good: Enjoy Beer Thanks To Hops
Beer is delicious and has been a part of healthy living for years, but why is it good for us? Beer can provide mental benefits because it helps people relax and can bring temporary moments of joy. It also works on a physical level, which is what researchers have been looking into. The hops are […]
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Continue readingScripturient: Blog & Commentary: The Lore of Tea
Whoa! Down the rabbit hole I tumbled this week. I started reading about tea in several books I recently purchased. What a story. What a delight! Many hours spent between the pages absorbing culture, history, types, classifications, production, terroirs and marketing.* I’ve read bits and pieces about tea before; mostly
Continue readingScripturient: Blog & Commentary: Random grumblings for a Sunday afternoon
Why can’t I buy Yorkshire Gold tea in town? I can buy Barry’s tea, from Ireland, and Morse’s tea packaged in Nova Scotia locally. As well as other brands. Surely someone can bring in Yorkshire Gold… Barry’s tea is nice: a bit on the robust side, which we like, but the
Continue readingThings Are Good: Men: Drink With Your Friends to Stay Healthy
Now there’s the perfect excuse to go watch the game with your friends or just chillax in a bar! It turns out that males really benefit when they engage in face to face activities with their friends twice a week regardless of what they actually do. So go out tonight
Continue readingZorg Report: The Alberta Disadvantage – Alberta Reinforces Socialist Liquor Monopoly
The Alberta Disadvantage – Alberta Reinforces Socialist Liquor Monopoly (For many; ok just some like me, but in actuality for all since monopoly inception.) Those who read this blog (me) know that I have reflected on wine once or twice. I like the mild, drinkable Central European reds, as well
Continue readingZorg Report: Galleons o’ Torrents – Your White Wine Guide
Galleons o’ Torrents I noticed I had a category for Wines – Red. I was a bit taken aback, for I mainly consume white—there’s an old oenology fundamental which asseverates that the more you drink wine, the more you drink white—once you drink white, you’ll never go back. Of course
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Tim Hortons, Second Cup, Starbucks: Two Lines for Coffee or Lose All Your Coffee Business Just like the whole world, I have long noticed that there are two kinds of coffee buyers—people who want coffee, and people who would like to buy something else. –also a coffee, to be sure,
Continue readingZorg Report: Zorg Report 2011-11-15 11:45:00
Tim Hortons, Second Cup, Starbucks: Two Lines for Coffee or Lose All Your Coffee Business Just like the whole world, I have long noticed that there are two kinds of coffee buyers—people who want coffee, and people who would like to buy something else. –also a coffee, to be sure,
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