Tea Time

I made it to the Odd Tuesday ride at the Alpha Trail. For me it was a real lung buster as I have not trained nearly enough nor brought down my weight, but I love the switchbacks, up and down. It still is a great ride despite The Rock restricting some of the cross country single track. It reminded me why I love mountain biking with the great nature and intense full body engagement.
A stenciled advertisement would fit nicely on that built feature. Yes, more photos from the Alterra Coffee Bean Classic. I mentioned the free coffee but they were also offering a ‘sport tea’. Now ‘Colectivo’ they have begun offering their own tea blends, though I do not see Sport Tea in a tin they serve it in their stores. I suspect their Fable Tea is part of the mix; containing rooibos. So advances Colectivo’s march towards world domination.
SPORTea is something completely different but maybe not so much. My wife and I enjoy tea, her more than me. Her tastes favor the bitter and dingier tastes more than I. She just received some nice teas, per her tastes, from her sister in Japan along with many other tasty goodies.
I like visiting Teavana when we go to the mall. I realized that Misao doesn’t like to buy their expensive high end quality. She would rather buy cheaper brands from the grocery store so she can have more money for other shopping, to support her habit; not tea but shopping.
Teavana has a wide variety of quality blends and very hands on attendance. If you prefer less personal care and slightly cheaper prices, but the same range of variety as well as information on all the tea’s qualities Fava Tea Company may be where you want to shop. Of course, in this economy and with high gas prices location may be your deciding factor in giving your patronage to any brand store. I also came across the Mark T. Wendell Tea Company on the Internet via Facebook.
Let me get back to business. This weekend, September 1st, in La Crosse is The Skullsplitter Gravel Race and Ride. That’s the way they spelled it though a hyphen would be advised.
The WORS Reforestation Ramble was quick upon the Alterra event this past Sunday. It is a good cross country trial and a race I enjoyed in the past. Training for next year begins now. One of my favorite WORS races is Treadfest, coming this September 8th. A beautiful setting and course set in a luxury resort.
There is so much to organize on the Internet. Would we all be better off without computers? I will have to get all my photos up on Flickr though I am not sure how much space I have. After some years of cancelling Flickr’s paid service they finally adjusted the formatting back to the free service so I can access all my photos rather than just a few in one of the sets I had previously set up.

Oooops! $30 question same as last.