You need a gift for someone smart, someone who wants to know about everything – what happened, how it works, why it all got started. Fortunately, the globally curious have a lot of hobbies which makes them kind of easy to shop for, even if you don’t always remember to sleep and eat. Below are [...]
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Christmas Gift Ideas for Geeks and Gadget Lovers (2010 Edition)
Shopping for the geek or the gadget lover on your list is never easy. While they may be the most employable member of your family, they don’t have exactly standardized tastes. Don’t worry, this list should help and even if it doesn’t, just get them a 1 terabyte external hard drive ($75 from Amazon). They [...]
2010 Christmas Gift Guide for the Outdoorsman
In case you are shopping for the great outdoorsman, here are a list of suggestions for those who often prefer to outdoors rather than inside. Check out the other 2010 Christmas gift ideas that have been posted this season. More coming soon. Fujifilm FinePix XP10 | The FinePix XP10 is a four-proof digital cameras – [...]
Christmas Gift Ideas for the Sports Fan (2010 Edition)
Hockey Night in Canada Retro Puck & Stick Rug :: While Gary Bettman doesn’t respect the traditions of the NHL, that doesn’t mean that you can’t. Check out this retro Hockey Night in Canada welcome rug which would look great every Saturday night as you host your friends and family for the Hockey Night in [...]
The Christmas Clean-Up and Other Thoughts
Well we are making some progress in getting everything put away around here. We weeded Mark’s toys down from four storage containers to one (and one for Oliver) which gave him some extra space. Part of that space was eaten up by him getting his first computer of his own. It’s offline for now as [...]
Christmas Gift Guide for the Road Warrior
I don’t travel very much anymore but the routine of leaving home, boarding planes, bad coffee, bad sleep, and doing it all over again had me thinking about the best tools for the road warriors on your Christmas shopping list. If this list doesn’t do anything for you, feel free to check out my other [...]
Christmas with Reimers
We spent an early Christmas dinner with the Reimers and Kristy before the the Reimers head south to California for Christmas with their kids. It’s our family Christmas dinner and it is a really nice evening. The food is always good and during dinner I was having my second helping of a bean and mushroom [...]
