So it’s Sunday morning, and I have been here at the Albina Press in a full on awesome conversation with Dirk about flavors and palettes and senses. Arghhh! I have so much I want to do and experience. I have been love love loving getting into espresso (thanks Reeverbs) and of course cigars… and now I am looking at tea. Dirk is a regular down here, super interesting fella, lived a lot of life, and really into tea. And math. But that’s for another time.

There is something really enjoyable about trying to taste very specific flavors in the food or drink you consume.  It really makes whatever it is you are tasting much more of an experience and much more enjoyable rather than just consuming it to feed your hunger or thirst.  I think is also makes you enjoy something that you may not have before, even if it is just the experience of finding flavors that you don’t like.

We also talked about how opening one sense like flavor helps to open other senses, or at least makes you aware of them. I like that. I like experiencing life, at least for the moment. ha.

Happy Valentines Day.