Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Fair Editorial Comment
I was carrying a small bag of chamomile the other day… “WHAT!!”, I hear you interrupt, leaping to your feet. “CHAMOMILE? YOU? YOU HATE IT” Yes, as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, I was carrying a bag of chamomile. Ok, so that might seem an unexpected thing for us to stock…
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You Can Lead a Horse to Tea
I’m coming up to 200 posts since I moved my blog to this location, and there have been a few clear themes. It’s a tea blog, and every blog has been about tea, however peripherally, and this is no exception. I have lambasted many an establishment or event for the sheer stupidity of not having…
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The Essentiality of Tea
That first morning cup. It is part of clearly defined morning routine. Every day I clone the day before when I awake: a two minute parade of cats and newspapers and tasks done on autopilot. Buried in there is flicking on the electric kettle. The first item that is not done on autopilot is the…
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The Blacklist
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents* — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind* which swept up the streets (for it is in London* that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely* agitating the scanty flame* of the lamps that…
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