The 2,000,000th post game

THE LAST RAMPAGE: THE ESCAPE OF GARY TISON
John Heard/Ace Morgan

Molly Quinn/Supergirl

TODAY IS

I couldn’t believe the highway department called my dad a thief.

But when I got home, the signs were all there.

Is this something I should be hearing?

Or should I leave now, so I can pass the lie detector test?

Ah, who am I kidding?

If it has the word test in it...

...I’m not gonna pass.

So yeah, just keep talking and spare no details.

And

Tea is good for you. Among other things, it contains “polyphenols”—antioxidants that repair cells and in doing so, may help our bodies fight help us fend off cardiovascular diseases, cancers, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus and other maladies. And contrary to popular belief, it’s not just green tea that’s good for you. Black, white, and red tea also have health-giving flavonoids and polyphenols.

It takes around 2,000 tiny leaves to make just one pound of finished tea. Tea plants grow wild in parts of Asia, but it can also be farmed. The very best tea comes from high elevations and is hand-picked.

Some tea grows in the United States. There is an island tea plantation off the coast of South Carolina and also in Hawaii.

Do you store your tea near your coffee or in your spice cabinet? Don’t. Store your tea away from “strong, competing aromas” so that you keep the tea’s own delicate flavors intact.

Americans tasted their first “iced tea” at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. Originally, exhibiting tea merchant Richard Blechynden had planned to give away free samples of his hot tea to attendees. But when a heat wave hit, no one was interested. Parched from the temperature, visitors would pass his booth in search of a cooler refreshment. To save his investment of time and travel, he dumped a load of ice into the brewed tea and served the first iced tea. It was (along with the Egyptian fan dancer) the hit of the Fair.