Today I want to share a confession that may be astonishing to some of you.I recently read a post on Uniquely tea, about tea kettles, in which Denise asks the question of what type of tea kettle people use. I originally posted my comment on that blog, …
This past thursday, July 19th, I had the pleasure of attending the Baltimore Ave Dollar Stroll, a fun and lively event that happens three times a year in West Philadelphia, twice in summer and once in early fall. This event features $1 items from a va…
13Jul12
Green Tea Soap from Trader Joe’s
Back in January, I wrote about the tea selection in Trader Joe’s. Today, I want to highlight a completely different tea-related product from this company. This is the green tea soap sold in Trader Joe’s:I do not know the exact composition of this soa…
This post is about drinking tea that falls quite far outside my normal comfort zone, both in terms of the choice of tea itself, and the way it was prepared.Pictured here is a pitcher of iced tea that some of my friends brewed up:This is Harris Tea’s de…
29May12
Not Much Tea in Puerto Rico
Recently I took a one week long trip to Puerto Rico. The trip was rather spontaneous; one of my friends approached me with an offer to stay in her hotel, paid for by her employer, while she was there on a business trip. When I checked idly for flight…
One thing that I find a useful concept in business is an idea that I first encountered from a rather unlikely source, an individual who is best known for his anti-capitalist views: Che Guevara.This post aims to address those sorts of tough business pro…
I’m giving an inside peek here to my most loyal subscribers, before I share the official post via the RateTea newsletter.I love working on RateTea, but it’s a lot of work, and there are a lot of other things that I’ve been wanting to pursue in my life….
I just discovered an interesting discussion thread on Steepster, How do you stop the compulsion to buy buy BUY more tea?!, through a post on the Life in Teacup Blog how to deal with obsessive tea shopping… . This got me thinking about addictions in …
When using Google for search, there is a convenient and sometimes humorous autocomplete feature: if you start typing a word or phrase, Google provides options for completing what you’ve typed with the most commonly-typed searches. The selection of aut…
19Feb12
Why Top 5? Why Not Top 10?
Today, instead of posting another top 5 post, I wanted to explain my rationale for deciding to post top 5 lists.Questioning Numbers:Top 10 lists seem to be the norm not only on the internet, but elsewhere. Why? I suspect it is because we use a base 1…
