Mar 06 2010
The name, “oolong,” to me is just as scary as it is intriguing. And rightfully so – it means “black dragon.” Neither as sweet as black tea nor as grassy as green, oolong is brewed to be bold and bitter, but it is one of the most popular teas served at Chinese restaurants. Oolong tea, …
Mar 05 2010
White tea will always have a special place in my memory. Imagine my surprise when I pulled the tea bag out of the box to find it was shaped like a pyramid! Not to mention that it tasted sublime. With its lightly sweet, delicate profile, white tea is the perfect compliment to many fruit flavors. …
Mar 04 2010
I’ll be honest: while I’ve always loved tea, my introduction to the green variety came in the form of the Starbucks Green Tea Frappuccino. As a barista, I made these grassy-sweet milkshakes all day – and never liked it! Now I drink four hot cups a day between dinner and bed. Here’s the lowdown on …
Mar 03 2010
If you’re anything like me, you know somewhere in the back of your head that tea is healthy for you. The mention of tea evokes vague thoughts of “antioxidants” and “caffeine.” But where does it come from, what’s in it, and how do all the colors of tea relate? The Green – The …
Mar 02 2010
AA, AAA, C, and D! No, batteries…not bras. Have you ever wondered why there are so many sizes of standard batteries? Have you ever looked closely, seen that they all produce 1.5 volts, and wondered why there are so many sizes of standard batteries that do the same thing?? Here’s why. It begins with the …
Mar 01 2010
Being an actor, I find myself constantly very thankful to a LOT of people. There are people to do your hair, make-up, wardrobe, direct you, guide you, book you, drive you, etc. Here’s how to keep the thank-you’s fresh for yourself or for the people you deal with everyday. The third time I wanted to …
Feb 28 2010
B-Floppy became A-Floppy, which gave way to CDs, then DVDs, and now Blu-ray. The future of digital media seems to be in online video streaming, but could there be a market for hard-copy transfer? What format would it take? The answer is both surprising and entertaining (pun intended). To begin, let’s take a look at …
Feb 26 2010
A recent survey conducted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) found that a whopping nearly one-third of the U.S. population (93 million people) do not subscribe to broadband at home. The main causes have been identified, and the government plans to address them at the national level. Le musée de la Communication de Berlin, courtesy …
Feb 24 2010
The internets are abuzz lately with the news that Google has obtained for its subsidiary, Google Energy, the rights to buy and sell wholesale energy. The common reasons for this investment are known and accepted, but Google has a knack for taking the common and producing quite uncommon results. An exploration of Google’s past and …
Feb 21 2010
The Blockbuster closest to my house recently sold, shuttered, and gutted, grimly foreshadowing the end of the video-rental store era. Like Sony Walkman cassette players (do my younger readers even know what these are?), VHS has all but vanished. DVD and Blu-ray, too, are trembling before the inevitable growth of online video streaming. Like a …
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