Category Archives: Mobile

It all started with Lady Gaga. A few weeks ago I was going through my daily Google News Alert for news stories that include the word tea (and oh man, do you have any idea how many news articles these days mention the Tea Party? I skip over those in search of articles on tea, the beverage), when I came across this one: “Lady Gaga’s Deal with Twinings Tea.” According to this article, pop sensation Lady Gaga drinks a lot of tea — so much that a number of major tea companies are hoping she’ll be their brand ambassador. Specifically, U.K.-based Twinings Tea is reportedly the most interested in making sure Lady Gaga is always seen sipping their tea. So, I posted the article on our Facebook page, merely thinking that as one of the world’s most famous people right … Continue reading →

It was time for our monthly tea education meeting with Richard, and something was amiss in his office. You see, typically there are samples of unique teas from around the world littering his desk, the surface that we all gather around for staff meetings. Many of these samples come beautifully packaged and look just as exotic as they are, and others are in plain pouches that Richard will open up and hold beneath your nose when you ask about it, inviting you to try some. But for this staff meeting, there was an all-too familiar box of tea on his desk — a box of tea you can see in your mind when you close your eyes and conjure it up in your imagination. It was Lipton Tea. Yellow box, red logo, 16 tea bags he had purchased for just … Continue reading →

Maybe I shouldn’t admit to this, but I’m having a hard time getting in to hot tea lately. It’s the temperature outside, which even in the Rocky Mountains is hot enough to make me question anyone anxious for a steaming cuppa’ tea. I was feeling pretty guilty about this, so I took a look around the office this afternoon at 2:30. First observation: Our swamp cooler was set on “high cool,” and the front door was closed to keep the cool air in. Next observation: Although it’s 2:30, when lunch comas are setting in and people are turning on the electric kettle for afternoon tea, the kettle was sitting on the kitchen counter, looking kind of lonely. Moments later, Richard comes out of his office and presses the button to activate the kettle. “I drink hot tea all the time. … Continue reading →