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Authors Always Have More Work To Do
The book is done. The work has begun. On Tuesday was the first book talk for Kettle Pot Cup, a book I published about tea. This is a book about real tea, not with pinky raised or head bowed, but … Continue reading
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Tagged #TomTea, Charity, dandelion botanical, Don Scoby, Kettle Pot Cup, Langley Library, personal finance, real estate, real estate broker, Sno-Isle, tea, Whidbey Island, WOWI, writers, writing
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Kettle Pot Cup Launched
Kettle Pot Cup Launched I hereby declare my book about tea, Kettle Pot Cup, to be launched! Yay! OK, yay. As befits tea, it was quietly launched with the help of friends and their business (Dandelion Botanical) that added to … Continue reading
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Tagged #TomTea, Charity, dandelion botanical, Free Trade, Kettle Pot Cup, Langley Library, Lulu, philanthropy, Public Speaking, self publishing, Sno-Isle, tea, tetrimbath
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Good Enough
Take a deep breath and find a good seat. A lot has happened in the last 48 hours; all of it is good, or at least good enough. Just for the simple nature of it I’ll start with a personal … Continue reading
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Tagged #TomTea, aerospace engineering, consultant, consulting, Cultus Bay, dandelion botanical, Dugualla Bay, Feather and Fox, Kettle Pot Cup, Langley Library, personal finance, Public Speaking, real estate, rocket science, self publishing, Sno-Isle, Twelve Month series, Whidbey, Whidbey Island
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Unwrapping Tea
“In daily life, tea is less pretentious. Tea is practical, pragmatic, and frugal.” And opening a shipment of tea is fun if you order more than one kind at a time. And I did. And I’m glad. And it is … Continue reading
Friends In Tea Places
It is good to have friends in tea places. It’s also good to have friends in high places, which can either be powerful, spiritual, or recreational (as in recreational marijuana). I do have friends in each of those spheres, but … Continue reading
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Tagged dandelion botanical, frugal, frugal folk, frugality, joyful alchemy, Starbucks, tea
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A Rakkasan Twitter Mystery
The mysterious box is opened. The kettle is warming up, heading to “A full rolling boil”. A friendly tea provider has been consulted. A typo has been found. Just another episode in my not-so-boring life. Thanks, Twitter, I guess. And … Continue reading
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Tagged dandelion botanical, Facebook, klout, Lands End, LinkedIn, Rakkasan, real estate, reputation economy, social media, sustainability, tea, TomTea, Tumblr, Twitter
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Housing Oil Yuan And Tea Prices
There isn’t just one number for the price of tea in China. The only number that matters to me is how much it costs when I buy some. A bunch of prices are bumping around in my head. They’re all … Continue reading
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Tagged China, currencies, dandelion botanical, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, oil, personal finance, Seattle, Simple Living, stocks, tea, wealth, Whidbey
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Lines In The Water
Commiseration happens. As is usual for the last few years, a friendly conversation turned to personal economics. Home improvement projects, preventative health care, and even small luxuries like a new bicycle seat have been postponed awaiting better finances. We’re both … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, dandelion botanical, DNDN, MVIS, Warren Buffett
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