`The Dormouse is asleep again,’ said the Hatter, and he poured a little hot tea upon its nose.
The Dormouse shook its head impatiently, and said, without opening its eyes, `Of course, of course; just what I was going to remark myself.’
The Why
Why, on God’s Green Earth, you may ask yourself, does this fellow call a site dedicated to writing about coffee and tea subject matter The Dormouse Confidential?
Aside from the gossamer-thin literary reference to tea and a mad tea party, there is very little reason for referring to the site by this particular moniker. I don’t recall Lewis Carroll making any reference to coffee in the stories associated with Alice, nor was the Dormouse a particularly memorable character. However, there are plenty of sites which use some variation of phrasing with the words “tea” and “coffee” in their domain name and it seems like a particularly difficult challenge to come up with a similarly-designed name that is sufficiently different enough to stand apart from their peers as to pique the interest of the casual, web-surfing, information-thirsty reader.
Contrariwise to tradition, it was a conscious decision to avoid the brambles associated with direct descriptors typically used when registering a domain name. Rather than run headlong into the impossible task of being distinctly unique while remaining comfortably familiar, I decided to go around that hedge and chose to be distinctly unique and uncomfortably familiar — or is it indistinctly familiar and uncomfortably unique???
When It Comes to Coffee and Tea
It is my intent that the first post on this site be the most confusing and troubling of the posts you read here. From this point forward, the goal of the articles found on this site is to eliminate the confusions, myths and misinformation surrounding coffee and tea. I will have been successful in my mission if, after reading an article posted on this site, the reader feels as if a light-bulb has been lit or that I have confirmed an understanding they already held. Towards that goal, I will attempt to put my thoughts in the plainest language possible.
I encourage you to let me know if I stray from that goal.
About the Site
You’ll find very little here with respect to absolutes. As there are no real “rights” or “wrongs”, “goods” or “bads” in the world, except in relative terms, I hesitate to categorize life in those terms. Instead, the articles presented on this site will strive to be balanced and unbiased. Where additional balance seems necessary, I will always attempt to present a counterpoint, even if it conflicts with my personal estimation.
Interaction is welcome on The Dormouse Confidential. My only request is that your comments are respectful of others and carefully thought out before posting. If necessary, I will invoke my right as a moderator to edit comments for length or content, but only in cases where the comments are disrespectful, vulgar, excessively lengthy or not sufficiently topical to the post.
Live and drink well.
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