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The Conservative vs. The Sensible Incumbent
The weirdest thing happened the other day…
I’m in Old Town Alexandria ordering an Old-style, Irish Reuben and onion rings for lunch, when I overhear two gentlemen, just a table away, blabbing about politics.
BLAH!!!!
The most vocal of the two men appeared to be an intense republican.
He was very conservative, not only in his viewpoint, but in [...]
The Cake Bar’s 3rd Annual Valentine’s Party
Tafean’s
If you are anything like Japonica I’m pretty sure this blizzard of 2010 has got you going stir crazy!! Although we can’t make any promises about the weather for the next couple of days we can promise that the Cake Bar’s 3rd Annual Valentine’s Party to be held on Saturday, February 13, 2010 7 – [...]
Tea Snobbery 101: Your Guide to Befriending Millionaire Socialites and Folks with Bigger than Average Hair
So what!
So what I frequent venues gilded in art and shackled by b-flats, bedazzled high heels (the classy ones), and cucumber tea sandwiches!
So what I often draw figure eights around four-eyed, social circles, pinky finger elevated, enjoying, sip after sip, a cup of highly sought after (uber-expensive) Silver Tips Darjeeling tea!
Don’t I deserve to feel [...]
Put Up Your Dukes!: Which is Better White Tea or Green Tea … Place Your Bets
Ok.
Green tea is enormously healthy and bursting with antioxidants. We got it. All of that’s evident in the number of health gurus advocating on its behalf, not to mention the growing crowd of individuals intent on infusing their diets and daily routines with a few cups daily.
A mouthful?
Hardly.
You can’t say enough about the health benefits, [...]
“Oh Really” Moment #1 – 7 Ways Oolong Tea Can Improve Your Life…
Quite arguably the most complex tea there is, to manufacture good Oolong tea requires the deft hand and timeless experience of a knowledgeable tea master. It is often called the semi-green tea, but that is wrong for two reasons:
One, and I say this in jest, it could just as easily been called semi-black since [...]
