Jimmy McWhinney

I was setting up the camera yesterday for a video and I had our new trainee, Wang, serve as the hand model. I noticed he had the character 忍 (rěn) tattooed on his forearm. Endurance, patience, restraint.

A gaiwan with raw pu'er and a few jasmine blossoms on top.

Today's brew: Some raw pu'er from Xigui with a few jasmine blossoms thrown in. Not to be confused with jasmine tea, which is a whole thing.

A gaiwan filled with black tea and a few slivers of orange peel. A small picture in the background with a little tea.

Today's brew: Some black tea from Mengku Village with a few slivers of orange peel. Invigorating! I couldn't stop drinking it.

A cup of light barley tea next to a tin kettle on a wooden table in a streetside restaurant in China.

Today's brew: A very light barley tea served with lunch at a local halal restaurant.

A gaiwan with dark green pu'er tea leaves, with a pitcher and tea cup with golden tea, sitting on a tea tray in a courtyard.

Today's brew: 2021 Dahu Mountain Pu'er. We have some of the most lovely teas sitting around here. Where did this come from?

A moka pot and a small cup of coffee on a tea tray with a marble table in the background.

Today's brew: Coffee from my moka pot that my brother got me for my birthday. I'm using Bialetti beans, but I've had better coffee from this thing. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

OMG that looks so good!

Love! 🥰

A tea set full of tea leaves and tea, reflecting in the water on the tea table.

Today's brew: I found this raw pu'er lying around. It's from a place called Jiulong, but not 九龙 as in "nine dragons" as you might expect, it's 旧笼 as in "old cage/coop." Don't you love that? It must be a village around here. In any case, I'm loving their fragrant tea!

Oh please can we shoot him into the sun?

Ooops. Nuowu, not Baiwu. Don't know where that came from!

Raw pu'er tea in a translucent glass tea set.

Today's brew: Bingdao Baiwu in my newly sourced "glass menagerie" tea set.

Ha! Surely they are unwrapped. Ideally cheese swastikas.

A bowl of fried bamboo caterpillars with peppers.

Today's stir fry: Bamboo caterpillars and peppers. If this is the future of protein, count me in.

hahahaha good for you! Recommending you for a promotion.

A small bowl of an interesting yellowish concoction containing rice and egg.

Today's brew: A fermented drink with rice, egg, brown sugar, and I'm not sure what else. It was nice! I could have done without the egg.

French press with coffee and empty glass mug outside just before dawn.

Brew of the day: Yes I still drink coffee on occasion. And I love my adorable French press!

Wow. Interesting.

Thank you to everyone who has joined the resistance! Our ranks grow stronger every day.

Steaming hot tea being poured from a clay pot into four glasses.

Today's brew: Raw pu'er at a farmstay restaurant in Shuangjiang. A very common traditional way of serving tea in Yunnan is "grandpa style" from a clay pitcher like this.

Love this. I'm going with TQ+ from now on.

This obscure law is one reason Trump's agenda keeps losing in court Lawsuits challenging Trump policies raise big constitutional questions, but they also rely on a law that requires the government to follow the correct procedures when changing course.

Protect this law at all costs !

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A glass of raw pu'er tea with apples in the background.

Today's brew: Whatever Gaixiu is serving, which is always sublime (raw pu'er).

Doesn't he set fire to the place just to watch everyone freak out? Pretty apt.

I need to learn more about this. I do see transphobia legitimized by mainstream media as something I need to be able to thoughtfully confront with my friends.

I appreciate the sentiment and I'm doing my best. For me I feel like engaging them in conversation is better than calling them out, but I want to see that, too.

Someone pouring green tea from a glass pitcher into black cups with mountains in the background.

Today's brew: High elevation green tea at the Nest in Shuangjiang, Lincang. Delightful.

Milk tea in the early morning before dawn.

Today's brew: sun-dried black tea with almond milk and maple syrup - my favorite milk tea at the moment. And yes I'm drinking from my gongdaobei (pitcher) - my mug broke!

Cup of ripe pu'er tea next to a plate of fruit.

Today's brew: Ripe pu'er on my flight back to Yunnan - quite nice to be honest. Yes, I'm in business class. Don't judge - it was only a few hundred extra yuan.

Honest question: I'm absolutely behind families with trans children that choose to provide gender-affirming care. Do we also stand behind parents that choose not to allow it, even if their kids want it? This is a tough question for me as I'm discussing this issue with families.