On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:05:55 -0700 (PDT), Space Cowboy
> wrote:

>This is the best way to prove you dont like tea.

Really? It sounds like you are saying that my way is invalid.

>Forget the
>spreadsheet and let your subconscious do the categorizing.

I accept that this is what works for you. It doesn't work very well
for me. I do better with hard data. Is it OK if we have different
styles?

>Youll find
>for some reason youll like one tea over another.

And part of the enjoyment for me is trying to tease out what those
reasons might be.

>One day youll like a
>tea you that you didnt before.

Sure. I understand that there might not be any absolute answers and
that they might change over time, but the exercise still has value for
me.

>Enjoying tea is independent of
>determination.

I accept that this is how you see it and what works for you. Can you
accept that more of an engineering approach works better for me?

I'm actually willing to try your way, especially if I am not put down
for mine or told that it's invalid. Are you willing to try mine?

>We have guys show up preaching the gospel of
>differentiation then disappear when they get bored.

Was I preaching? I intended to ask some questions. I feel like I got
preached at. Projection?

>The mental notes
>come from experience. You need to build an internal reference point.

This is how I do that.

>Trust your instinct, forget the database.

Goodness. Did you have a bad experience as a child with an abusive
database?

>I go to tea tastings
>because they dont cost me anything extra. I have more fun trying to
>find one of my teas. For a long time I had an organized cuppard. I
>still have one more or less.
>
>Jim