News flash: Not all dads like or want new tools for Father's Day, just like not all moms want kitchen appliances for Mother's Day. For the dad who spends time in an office in or outside the home, I've put together the following gift ideas: ...
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My iPad Loves the Belkin Ultimate Keyboard Case
If Paddington (my iPad) loves something, who am I to question it? I use my iPad all the time to keep track of scheduling, control my music, blog on-the-go, watch TV shows and movies, and access all those other great apps I installed. With all the different things I use my iPad for, Paddington usually switches between his many (many) cases and covers. Usually, but not lately. I am not making up the fact that the new Belkin Ultimate Keyboard has been lovingly enveloping my iPad since I received ...
How to Keep your Knives Sharp with Chefs Choice Professional Sharpening Station 130
I am sharing my tips on keeping your kitchen knives sharp thanks to Chef's Choice. If there is anything that makes me appreciate having sharp knives to use in the kitchen more than anything else, it's using my mom's dull knives. Her knives are consistently dull, making it difficult to cut through food properly. Add to that, the fact that she always uses the wrong types of knives for jobs, and it makes me want to gift her with a Professional Sharpening Station, like the Chef's Choice Model ...
I love My Dad and His Fancy Pen Habits #FathersDay — Parker Urban Pen #Giveaway $50 ARV Canada Only Ends 06/09
I received a Parker Urban Pen in order to share my honest thoughts with you. My dad will use his Parker Urban Pen (Amazon link) everyday. When I think of fancy pens, I think of my dad. He has always kept a beautiful pen on him, for as long as I can remember. He is someone who likes to keep track of his purchases by using his credit card, or at least he did when I was growing up, before debit cards were around. Before pin #s existed for credit cards, my dad always signed the slips from the ...
A Wallet for all Occasions – HuMn Carbon Fiber Wallet #FathersDay
While I still use my main wallet for many occasions, I prefer to put just a few essential cards and a bit of cash in my HuMn Carbon Fiber wallet for other times. The other day, I was lugging a bag full of heavy library books up the hill and really didn't want to have to carry a purse with a full-sized wallet with me as well. I just grabbed my ID card and library card, this wallet and popped it in my pocket, making my way up to the library. The problem with having large wallets is that there ...
VTech Cordless LS6475-3 Phone To Call for Father’s Day
For the busy dad who may have a home office, the VTech 2 Handset LS6475-3 Cordless Phone with Cordless Handset and Answering System would make a great gift. I plan on calling my dad for father's day, and would love to know that he had a quality phone to speak to me on. ...
Last-Minute Father’s Day Gift Ideas
It's not that I don't know what to get my dad—not anymore, not since I visited him in Texas this past September and got a ton of ideas for gifts—just that I don't have the money at the moment to get him what I want to. If I could afford it, I would buy my dad: an e-book reader a tablet a DYSON vacuum— either the DC37 Animal or the Digital Slim, which would be a perfect size for his small apartment. ...
Father’s Day Gift Ideas for the Perpetual Book Lover
My dad loves reading. No, he doesn't read much fiction, but he does enjoy history books, how-to guides, and other non-fiction books. Greg and his father are also big readers. Even though they've both (more or less) moved from physical books to e-books, I still think it's important to have a comfortable place to sit and read. Greg and I still have too-many-books-count and need a place to store them and to pull out to study/read. If there is a man in your life that is a perpetual book lover, this ...
The Story of the Legendary Panama Hat—Father’s Day Gift Idea
Panama hats are legendary, with a long history. I can picture stylish men in the 1940s donning these handsome hats (in fedora style), cigar in hand, lounging in a comfy chair. Greg and I went to a hat shop in Mexico City where they had a large selection of straw hats, Panama style and otherwise. Let me tell you—the hats were gorgeous! So much so that I wish I had a better shaped head so that hats would look decent on me, and I also thought that if I were male I would be the type of guy that wore ...
Luxury Pens for Everyday Use – Great Gift for Grads & Dads
Do you use just any old pen or do you like to use something special? I guess you could call me a pen snob, but I do prefer to use nice quality pens for my everyday writing—notes, to-do-lists, signing checks . . .they are all worthy of being written with a great pen. When I travel, I always enjoy checking out the local pen brands or styles. In India I found some amazing Add-Gel pens and stocked up. I like to especially look at the new and limited edition pens from Mont Blanc and always dream ...