My Favorite Mug in the Whole World
Well, more fun than profit, since the whole idea behind bartering is to just exchange something you have for something you want. But you all knew that, didn’t you? Anyway, I’m getting way too far afield as to the whole purpose of this post. And on top of that, I’m being way too verbose, which happens when you get too enthralled with your own writing skills and you’re trying to impress your readers with your grasp of the language.
This is turning into one of those instances where I’m falling back on an old tactic: when you don’t know what you’re talking about, dazzle your audience with BS. My real reason for this post is to show off the most awesome mug I got in a trade with Kathy, the blog mistress at The Junk Drawer Blog. I arrived with today’s mail and I’ve already enjoyed a cup of one of my favorite caffeine beverages in it. Which, incidentally, happens to be Coffee People Black Tiger coffee, prepared using the best coffee maker in the world, the Keurig B60 single cup brewing system. OK, that’s enough of a commercial…especially since I’m not getting paid for it.
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Anyway, a while back, I was kind of kidding Kathy about sending me a Junk Drawer Blog mug because I was too stupid to figure out what her “What’s That? Wednesday” picture was. In reply, she suggested that maybe we could work out a barter – a print of one of my photographs for one of her mugs. Being the bargain-hunter that I am, I readily agreed to the trade and told her to pick out a photograph that tickled her fancy (doesn’t that sound kind of risque?) and she picked the photograph at the right.
This whole transaction has been a lot of fun, and is one more benefit of blogging. There are so many creative people involved in blogging and it’s fun to be able to possess some of their creative efforts. The logo on Kathy’s mug was created by combining photographs of different letters of the alphabet that she gathered with her camera and then turned into the logo. It was all inspired by a tool called Spell with Flickr. Her explanation of how she ended up with the logo can be found in this post.
And that’s the story of how I ended up with a new favorite mug. Aren’t you glad you stopped by today?
“when you don’t know what you’re talking about, dazzle your audience with BS”… good one Lee!
Hope you enjoy your mug!
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I’m good at dazzling with BS, Dawn…but you already knew that, didn’t you?
Oh, man. You have a Keurig!!! Now I’m really jealous! Hey, I’m glad you liked the mug and bartering with you was a brilliant and fun idea.
I’ll send you a picture of your picture on a picture wall when we hang it
We still have not decided where exactly we’ll hang it in the living room. Or the foyer. This is serious business!
Thanks again, Lee. I’m a proud owner of one of my favorite pictures of yours that speaks to me, as many, many of them do.
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I bought the Keurig a year ago at Christmas for my wife (at least that’s what I told her) and we’ve never looked back. Other than having coffee at Starbucks or Caribou, it is very hard for me to drink any other coffee. It is the absolute best system I’ve ever used. When I go camping, I use a French press, and it is a distant second and tolerable, but I prefer the coffee from the Keurig.
I’ll be looking forward to that picture of my picture on your picture wall.
It was fun to work out the trade with you and I’m glad your happy with your end of the bargain. I’m thrilled with mine!
I am happy for both of you. My sister gets a great print, and you have a terrific mug in which to enjoy your splendid Keurig coffee! Can’t wait to see that print hanging on your wall, Kath!
Hi, Ann…not sure if you’ve visited Tarheel Ramblings before, but welcome! And I’m enjoying the mug already. Let me know how that picture looks on Kathy’s wall!
That mug sure does look right at home on your site. I bet that was the best cup of coffee you’ve ever had!
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Hi, JD…that first cup of coffee in the new mug was right up there in terms of best of all time!
Thanks for stopping by!
I am green with envy..:)
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Wanna borrow my mug, Robert?
Now I am jealous! Of both of you! Great mug and what a lovely print!
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Maybe we should start a barter site for bloggers to trade their wares. I’m betting your doodles could become quite popular, Babs.
But you’re a down-to-earth dazzler. That’s for sure!
I love the mug. I want one. You know where this is going don’t ya…..peace globes, mugs, tshirts…oh yeah.
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