I’m a fairly idealistic person. Pretty optimistic. I also appreciate beauty, art, ritual. But, I also love efficiency. Being a father of three children under the age of four motivates me to look for ways I can accomplish things quicker and easier. I have figured out how to make breakfast for everyone in the quickest [...]

Hidden treasures come along every century or so. King Tut’s tomb treasures, the Dead Sea Scrolls, or golden chests found in a capsized vessel are a few of the famous treasures that come to mind. When I think about tea, I think about famous ones, like Dragon Well green tea or Jasmine Pearls green tea. [...]

There have been countless claims throughout history of people declaring that they have found the secret to long life. Whether it is in special water found at an oasis in a city of gold at the end of the earth or in a rare pill that will give you just the thing you need to [...]

This post is for all of you moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles, day school teachers, and anyone who cares for a child on a regular basis. I am going to let you in on a little secret that my mother-in-law shared with me about three years ago. Rooibos. Any South African reading this blog is laughing [...]