Today, I met a girl today.

Today, I met a girl today. I asked her, "What is your favorite tea?"

She responded, "Well herbal or oolong? Green or black?"

I quickly stated, "Well I don't know all the herbals and I really don't know the difference between them all. So just one kind and one flavor."

She smiled, gazed inwards for a moment and calmly shouted, "Pu-erh! It is like a green tea but looks and acts like a black. I think pu-erh ginger is my favorite of any kind of tea, Rishi has one over in aisle 3." She looked up at me, smiled then asked "what is yours?"

Ready to enlighten her with my vast knowledge of tea I said, "Green tea, Jade Fire to be specific."

Her face crooked momentarily as I continued saying, "It's a very dark tea leaf with a strong feel in the mouth. They are tiny little balls that unroll when steeped. The aftertaste is strong but peaceful. I really like my tea strong."

She smiled, a smile reeking of who the hell are you again? Then she asked, "Strong like caffeine or strong like a black."

I quickly interrupted her question to respond, "Strong like I put a lot of tea leaves in the infuser."

The smile that grew on her face was a hearty and genuine one as she chuckled. I bid her farewell, my cash register wasn't going to ring groceries up by itself. And still today, I met a beautiful girl today.

January 9th on buddha's open arms 2010