The Tropes of Tea

Good Earth Tea is, well, quite tasty. It is very much like “Chai”: black tea and spices. And, like most quality, packaged teas, comes with a quote on the attached string and label. But the most recent quote, or more precisely, Chinese Proverb, made my day:

“Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases.”

Really? I would not know—although I have drunk immeasurable amounts of ocean water, I have yet to experience the tenor. How far can this be taken? Too much ocean water can make one sick, especially when the rivers are tainted (but hey—I’m still fine, and I drank gallons of Zayante and Bean water!!) that inject the salt water . . . kissing can cause mono and no doubt all sorts of other nasty infections . . . hmmm. But I have yet to get sick on account of the ocean, if anything, it is healing—so is kissing healing? Ha. This is too much fun. I might have to readdress this post when Mr. First Good Buddy stumbles into my life or I trip into his . . .