Last summer, the YouTube algorithm took me on a journey into lo-fi film photography. I was five years late to the party, but better late than never.
Lo-fi Montreal photos
Introvert’s travelogue: tea Canadian style
I shifted from morning tea to morning coffee about three years ago. It was a sad acquiescence to a societal norm, but life is guaranteed to chip away at our purities.
Healthy Kukicha Tea
On a recent trip to my favorite whole-food-plant-based place in the world—Casa de Luz in Austin, Texas—I found myself at the intersection of tea and optimal health and left wondering why it took me so long to discover Kukicha tea.
Why I started drinking coffee in my fifties
Caffeine dependency was something I avoided for the first third of my life. Then, in my mid-thirties (almost 20 years ago), I became interested in tea and began including black tea and milk in my morning routine.
Kroger British Blend Black Tea Review
ersatz
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective: Being a usually inferior imitation or substitute; artificial.
adjective: Not genuine; fake.
Grocery store brand products have a bad reputation. Off-brand ketchup and mustard are acceptable. Bargain-brand mayo and (lately in my experience) toilet paper are dubious.