The tea thing is going well. I’m still quite taken with Earl Grey, with the occasional green tea mixed in each morning. In the evening I’ve been occasionally enjoying Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Tea.
My father used to drink Sleepytime Tea, and whenever I smell it I’m brought back to those good memories of my father. Memories of him drinking tea and reading; telling me of his ham radio days or some science fiction book he particularly enjoyed. Of all the things that I still believe built a foundation for my love of all things geeky, and thus shaped the early parts of my life.
I didn’t actually like to drink Sleepytime until just recently, even though I’ve really tried to like it over the years. I guess I always associated drinking it with being smart and interesting like my father was on his best days, and that’s what I always wanted to be.