Monday, June 09, 2003


good attitude award & tea

the recent report by the national tea council (you see: i am fair! i link to them!) showing that tea consumption has risen dramatically is no surprise to me. considering that many articles are written about its health benefits, and considering that -- as we here at bccy have long argued -- most coffee now tastes terrible.

i still get many emails from people who try to explain to me that coffee is some kind of horrid poison, to which i have to reply that studies do not bear this out at all. indeed, coffee has many benefits, as long-time readers well know. the only poisonous part of coffee is the bitter, venomous taste of that poorly prepared beverage you're paying for at the local to-go place.

baby boomers are said to be deserting coffee for healthier, trendier tea; younger people for teas that are marketed like soda. it's just hard to be a coffee lover right now; but don't despair -- i have noted before that a swing back appears to be underway.

and i'm aiding that trend. coffee lovers, we must unite now. and the best to do it is to frankly become an scaa consumer member (adobe acrobat required). there is better coffee to be had! all we have to do is light the path. . .

in other news, i want to give the great attitude award to this woman, who tried a yoga class despite her fears about not being young or slender enough. she set aside the defeatism that was holding her back.

this is one of the most wonderful benefits of yoga. it helps you get over that "can't do" mentality our society beats into our heads. you're not [insert trait here] enough so you have to buy this or that, do this or that, be something other than you are. no way!

as yoga teacher ori munson's father told me: "all you need is yourself." you are all that.

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