Sunday, August 27, 2006

Tea blogging You may remember that the folks at Kasora special reserved teas had offered to send me some of their tea. Well, they came through and even though I've been bribed with tea, I can honestly report that they've got some great stuff. This is not the kind of tea where you put a bag in boiling water and dip it a bunch of times. No, this is tea that inspires ritual attention to detail, and Kasora gives you all the useful suggestions, from the water to use, to the times and temperatures for brewing. I picked up a nice glass teapot with infuser and followed their guidelines. I started with the Darjeeling Makaibari Silver Tips. Velvety smooth. Mildly rich, but with a delightful kick. Great to share with someone when you want to stay up for a while (No, I didn't mean it that way.) Next was the Yin Hao Silver Tips Reserve. Subtle and very soft. A late evening - curl up with a book kind of tea. Finally, this evening I brewed the Stone Blossom Bi Luo Chun -- a wonderful green tea with an exquisite earthy flavor -- probably my favorite. These are excellent, quality teas, and worth checking out if you're in the mood for something special. In related news, the good folks at Nutiva heard my suggestion and sent me some hemp products to try, including hempseed bars, shelled hempseeds, hemp oil, and hemp shake. I'll report back on those in a few days. 8:48:21 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

Lethal? What absolutely irresponsible reporting! I thought we had disposed of this nonsense a while ago, but there's been an arrest in conjunction with the marijuana gumballs, which gave the media the opportunity to spew this: Howard County police said each gumball contained about one gram of marijuana. The state forensic lab has not determined if the level of THC in the gumballs is lethal, but authorities warned parents to stay on the lookout because the gumballs are dangerous if ingested by kids. There is not a lethal dose of marijuana. Nobody has ever, ever died from an overdose of marijuana. This is like saying that the state forensic lab has not determined if the level of wheat in a piece of bread is lethal. It may well be true that the lab has not done that, but why would they even bother? [Thanks, ezrydn] 12:29:14 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []