Tea, Earl Grey, Hot!

It seems to be my week for trying new things.  This morning it's powdered tea that we bought at an Asian market on Monday.  It's Hong Kong Milk Tea which the package enthusiastically promises will be Extra Thick.

Extra thick tea.  Yum.

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OK, I've had a few sips, and I have to admit that this stuff isn't bad at all.  In fact I daresay it's quite good.  It's not too sweet, with a hint of lychee in the flavour.  It's a bit watery, but that's my fault.  I'll add a bit less water the next time (I was having trouble judging the 180cc level in this mug).

I'm guessing that the "Extra Thick" part was something lost in translation.

9" nails

Word just came down that you can add a November 14th Winnipeg stop to this list.  We are so there!  I don't care if I have to take the day off work to stand in line for tickets.

... not that I need a lot of excuse to take a day off work.

Apparently Canada and Denmark are having a tiff over Hans Island:



It's 1.3 square kilometres of, well, nothing.  The war of words has been escalating toward the point of being all-out miffed at each other, and that can only lead to war!  I think it would be really cute to see our navies at war, standing out there in their dingies and throwing seal bones at each other.  Remember though, war is only fun until somebody loses an eye!