Just like that Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, you need a guide to dealing with the coffee drinker in the house. But unlike that other guide, this one will not whisk you across the universe. You drink tea. Not coffee. Tea. But your hubby, wife, or other domicile companion drinks coffee. He/she might occasionally dip… Continue reading

So what gives? Are tea drinkers really happier than coffee drinkers? Well, it’s probably a bad idea to make such bold and sweeping statements that take in millions (billions?) of people around the world. But that didn’t stop the British press from reporting not so long ago on a study comparing the two groups. There’s… Continue reading

If you’re a coffee drinker, don’t take this the wrong way, but I’d rather lick a sidewalk than drink a cup of coffee. I’ll probably always be a devout worshipper at the altar of tea. But even so, I can’t help but be a bit skeptical about the notion that seems to be cropping up… Continue reading

In the United States, the land that spawned that beverage behemoth known as Starbucks, we’re obviously known more for our consumption of coffee than of tea. But if the truth be told, we actually rank relatively low on the list of coffee gluttons, tied for about 20th place with the Macedonians, who also consume about… Continue reading

Coming from a long line of coffee drinkers, I am nevertheless a devout tea drinker. My childhood memories of coffee are many and emotionally evocative. Dad getting up early in the morning for work, having his toast, corn flakes, and a cup or two of coffee (with milk but no sugar). The smell of fresh… Continue reading