I WANT this teapot
(but I also want it NOT to be $130)
The Blomus SUAVO Double-Walled Teapot provides a smooth flow of tea to waiting cups in a double-walled design that keeps tea warm. The SUAVO Double-Walled Teapot features stainless steel and a detachable filter. Blomus, headquartered in Germany, specializes in the design and manufacture of modern home and office accessories. The Blomus line includes modern desk, kitchen, table top, office, bath, garden, and home accessories. The Blomus SUAVO Double-Walled Teapot is available with the following: Included Features:Stainless Steel teapot and lid.Detachable Silicone filter.Double-walled to retain heat.Designed by Floz Design.Shipping: This item usually ships within 24 hours. Dimensions Item: Height 7.3 In. Width 8 In. Diameter 7.3 In. Volume 40.6 Oz.
[amazon]
but I suppose this would do as well…
Ideal for home or office, this French press coffeemaker doubles as an insulated thermos so coffee stays hot and fresh for up to two hours. The pot holds 34 ounces (1 liter), nearly seven 5-ounce cups, and can be used for brewing tea as well as coffee. It’s made of stainless steel polished to a mirror-finish, has a large, comfortable handle, and is dishwasher-safe. The lid seals in heat remarkably well and turns to prevent heat from escaping through the spout between pours. The pot stands 8-1/2 inches high, including the plunger top. –Fred Brack
[amazon]
Found ‘em…
You know my dreadful oven mitt (covered in cows that I loved dearly, but generally gave me 2nd degree burns) that I couldn't replace, but also didn't want to?
I finally found an acceptable alternative.
Red silicone mitts found at Fry's no less….
-they slide onto my hand easily (big wide mouth)
-aren't too long (I have little paws and they only go to slightly above my wrist)
-they are flexible enough to USE… that was half the battle with lots of the other silicone mitts
also
-they have holes at the top for hanging
-they have a magnet so you can just slap it up against the oven (or in my case, the side of the fridge) for easy grabitude.
Swanky!
And yes, I bought 3 pair.
Trauma
I’m having a bit of trauma over Palm discontinuing the Palm OS [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_(PDA) ]. I HATE WINDOWS MOBILE. I don’t like Blackberry and I don’t think that the Google phone supports a keyboard (I have one that is specifically for Palm OS, but I also have a fold up Bluetooth keyboard as well that I want to use). I like having applications that work and I can do SO MUCH on my little Treo.
I’ve written articles on it (in fact, I wrote part of my contribution to David Pogue’s book on it (in graffiti no less), written emails galore, blog posting, kept myself amused for hours in airports before I ever had an iPod.
My mom is a junky, too (though recently she has gone over to the dark side
and got an iPhone… even if you can’t COPY FUCKING PASTE on it. Lame. Its
pretty, but severely lame.)
I still have almost all of my old Pilots/PalmPilots/Palm devices.
Pilot 1000
Pilot 5000
Pilot Personal
Pilot Pro
Palm III (I helped beta test these, and I had the little modem, it was
soooo cool.)
Handspring Visor Deluxe in orange ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handspring_Visor ) and this is when I got the Audible module.
Handspring Prism
(I tried to live life without a Palm here, but it was awful… so I bought a…)
Treo 600
and lately I have the Treo 650.
There’s 12 years of Palm stuff. Not to mention the years of being the go to
person for cases….my favorite is still the leather one that I had for my
Handspring Deluxe.
Mmmmmm. They’d better hurry up and invent the phone I want.
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Coffee Printer
This is fantastic!
Coffee Printer – Uses Spent Grounds for Ink
via Single Serve Espresso.com
From the Greener Gadgets Design Contest, this one surfaces; printer that uses your own spent grounds as an ink source. Drop the grounds in, insert paper, and move the lever back and forth over the paper to make the image/text.
Serve Espresso
Sooo close…..
Garmin, ASUS To Release Navigating Mobile Phone
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nf/20090212/tc_nf/64637
"Garmin is known for its ability to make user-friendly and useful mobile devices, especially ones featuring GPS, and ASUS has been a pioneer in the new and growing category of the sub-notebook, or netbook.
The offspring of these two specialists is the first n�vifone with Windows Mobile that offers enterprise e-mail. It has dual-band 3.5G/tri-band GSM with Wi-Fi, a browser, push e-mail, document viewing, multimedia capability, Bluetooth, download speeds up to 7.2 Mbps, finger-based zoom and pan of Web pages, and, of course, Garmin satellite navigation.
There's also a 2.8-inch TFT touch display, a built-in mike and speakers, a three-megapixel camera with automatic geotagging, a full QWERTY soft keyboard, syncing with a computer to keep contacts and e-mails in parallel, and location-based services (LBS) that the companies describe as "the most advanced LBS experience of any Windows Mobile phone."
The M20 offers the navigational smarts of a premium Garmin n�vi sat nav, including preloaded maps and points of interest (POIs) for regions around the world. POIs are continually updated, and a user can, for example, find a destination by typing in the name or address, searching by category, or navigating to the contacts."
and then they lost me…
"But Ken Dulaney, vice president of mobile computing at Gartner, said the "thing that bothers me about the M20 is the size of the touchscreen." He added that Gartner's research indicated that a screen less than 3.5 inches, in combination with Windows Mobile, is "going to be a problem.""
Boogers.
Choosing my next mobile phone…
I suspect it doesn't exist yet.
Requirements:
GSM (tri- or quad-band support)
Unlocked
External keyboard support (bluetooth or using my old wireless Palm keyboard)
Large text file capability (I currently use WordSmith)
Lots of apps available (like on my Palm device)
Color touchscreen
GPS capability (for use with Google Maps) and other location based things
Audible support
camera
Nice to Have:
Wi-fi
Tethering to computer ability
Deal Killers (if it has this, I won't buy it no matter what):
Windows Mobile
Verizon service
Doesn't have copy/paste
Best of both worlds…
I’ve decided to build a tiny home somewhere and also have a trailer.
So, in preparation, here are the lightweight plates I want for the trailer…
Bamako by Corelle…I just want the plates though. I wouldn’t use the cups…and may not use the bowls.
Tex said…
“I may have a problem with iPods, but at least it doesn’t take over the whole house.”
My witty rejoinder?
“Shut up.”
I don’t think of it so much as having 7 metric tons of t-shirts as helping to stabilize the Hayward fault line in my area.
And I’m working on a new system… and no, it doesn’t involve buying more organize-y stuff… the new mantra is “If it doesn’t fit in the space, it goes.”
My keening can be heard in the midwest.
Sorry about the noise, y’all.
Crock pot Cat
“Yeah, it is his new bed. We keep a lid on it now. :P”
Crock Pot
“Me sitting in the crock pot. Apparently it was one of my favorite places to be. Ironically, I hate crock pot cooking today.”
Cat in Crock Pot 1
“My cat has a thing for small kitchen electrics. She really likes the crock-pot.”
Love it.
Crock Pot Farm
Hmmm…room for one more? ;)
FYI: the one on the left is the brisket we are reviving (and its working well) and the one in the front is proto-chicken soup. The stoneware chinese pot in back holds my coffee filters.
