Alex gy.com10/21/04


Gee, Michael -

Instead of "imagining" why do not you try it once? Keep your tealeaves in a
fridge if you are so cautious, combine them at the end of the week, steep
and see what happened. Again - green, oolongs, puerhs, no blacks.

Hey, I thought I missed something. So, I'm supposed to combine them. Yes,
that's a good idea. I'll try it.

In any case - I am not trying to convince anyone - just share my
experiences. People who taught me, always repeated - there are no laws in
tea- only advice and sharing of experiences. Any "rules" or "no-no-s" or
"proper" ways to deal with tea are signs of attepting make a religion out of
tea. Esteemed howlerman just demonstrated us that "inquisition" approach.

I can't disagree with your wisdom here. Although, I'm alright with tea
religion as well. As long as we can each have our respective religions.

Tea works differently for different people. I would cite Deng Xiao Ping
here "Bu Guan Hei Miao, Bai Miao. Neng Zhua Dao Lao Shi, Jiu Shi Hao Miao" -
"Does not matter if a cat is black or white. If it cathes mice, its a good
cat".

No, beg to differ here. As a once pet mouse owner of the finest, cutest,
smartest, sweetest mouse in the world, I *don't* think a cat that catches
mice is a good cat. Sorry. Down with Deng, that running dog of capitalism.

Michael