The Halssen & Lyon Tea Calendar

The Hälssen & Lyon tea calendar features individual calendar pages made from pressed tea leaves that can be individually detached and brewed directly in a cup with hot water when the day is done. I like the idea of drinking up that day from hell.

The  calendar was developed at Kolle Rebbe, Hamburg and printed at Inch Design Service, Hamburg. It was given exclusively to their business partners. Pity.

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New Zealand - Scotland Only Further

Murray's New Zealand Tourism posters, as seen on Flight of the Conchords. I loved that show.

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Letterkenny Problems

Two good old boys from Letterkenny, Ontario tell you their problems.

The 23 Most Perfect Foods In The Universe

Has life been getting you down? Eat a steady diet of this stuff and it won't be getting you down much longer.

Chocolate-Dipped Coffee Ice Cream Glazed Doughnut Sandwiches

Mac and Cheese Burger

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The Secret Life Of Squirrels

Nancy Rose, a high school guidance counselor from Bedford, N.S., takes charming photos of squirrels in her back yard using props she makes herself or that she finds in local dollar stores. I love the one of the squirrel upchucking after an evening of debauchery.

More at National Post

Jonathan Burton's Playing Cards

France based illustrator Jonathan Burton designed playing cards that are so imaginative and pretty that I might be enticed to take up poker or crazy eights.

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The Alphabet Card

"The year 1913 marked the peak of the picture postcard craze. Even though the population in America was less than 100 million, nearly 970 million picture postcards were sold in the U.S. alone. At a time when most people did not own a camera and color commercial printing was in its infancy, the little picture postcards were a delight to view. Collecting and displaying picture postcards in scrapbooks became a popular pastime. Manufacturers encouraged this by issuing postcards in sets so that the public would want to own the whole series."

More at Design Observer

The Sometimes, Always, Never 3-Button Rule

Starting with the top button and working your way down: it’s sometimes appropriate to have the top button buttoned along with the middle one (a stylistic decision — if the lapel is flat, it can look good to button it; if the lapel rolls over and hides the top button, only button the middle one), it’s always appropriate to have the middle button buttoned (the middle button pulls the jacket together at your natural waist and lets the bottom naturally flare out around your hips), and you should never button the last button (doing so messes up the intended tailoring and flare offered by the middle button).

The Art of Manliness

43 Things That Will Make You Feel Old

I do not have ear or nose hair. On the other had I do not know what "twerking" is.

See more old people things at  The Awl

African Berries Are World's Most Intense Natural Color

Image via PNAS

Pollia condensata  grows in Africa. Its intensely coloured berries are inedible and are used mostly for decoration. The vibrant metallic hue does not come from pigment. The most intense color ever studied in biological tissue is the result of nanoscale-sized cellulose strands that scatter light as they interact with one another. 

Read more at Smithsonian
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