Father’s Day Golf Gift – The Floppy

The Floppy

Looking for a different Father's Day golf gift? Does your Dad love to golf? If you answered yes, and your Dad wishes he had more time to practice, but he can't always get to the course, maybe The Floppy is a gift your Dad will get a lot of use out of. "What is The Floppy?" you ask. It is an interesting practice golf ball that can be used indoors. Yes...Indoors. It's not light like a wiffle ball though. (I enjoy being able to practice in a small space with them, but it never feels like you're hitting a real ball.) The Floppy has the same feel and response as a golf ball, but it's soft … [Read more...]

Personalized Wedding Gifts – Custom Photo Frames

Custom Photo Frame

I look around our home and see a few remnants of our wedding day from seven years ago.  There are the keepsakes from the wedding itself (Candles, the flute set,  etc.), the hand made photo album filled with photos, and a few appliances that we didn't have at the time. What's the point?  If you want to give a lasting gift, make it meaningful and filled with memories.  And make it a personalized wedding gift.  The hand made photo album made by our friends was great.  It's classy, nice, one of a kind, and you always need a place to store photos. That's what makes the custom photo frames … [Read more...]

Graduation Gift Ideas – Apple iPod Touch

Apple iPod Touch

It is that time of year again - Graduation.  What better  graduation gift idea, than the gift of music? In our world, the Apple iPod Touch is the best product at a reasonable price. In case you're curious, we'll fill you in on all of Apple's music makers! iPod Shuffle - For around $80, you can get into the iPod craze.  A compact and basic design, the iPod shuffle is the first step into digital music playback.  Lacking the software extras of the other iPod models, the iPod Shuffle is the base model with no extras. iPod Nano - Starting at just over $120, the iPod Nano may be the best budget … [Read more...]

Graduation Gift Ideas – Laptops & Netbooks

Laptops & Netbooks

Everyone's looking for graduation gift ideas this time of year.  Take the time to do some research before you run out to your local box store and get sold on laptops & netbooks that won't fit your needs (perhaps it's not the best buy ;-) ) Laptop vs. Netbook - The difference As you can see from the stats, the laptop is designed to be a computer more similar to a desktop.  More computing power, more memory, and a more versatile Operating System.  (If your grad is into gaming, videos etc. this is probably your best bet.)  The Netbook is more of a bare bones, keep it simple computer.  … [Read more...]

Graduation Gifts – Cross Ink Pens

Cross Ink Pens

Living in a digital age makes it difficult to believe that a quality ink pen would be a graduation gift that would get much use.  Whether they're heading off to college, or on to the corporate world, the reality is that paperwork isn't going away. Imagine the feel of  good, cross ink pens in your hand.  The extra weight, the feel between you fingers, the smooth flowing ink.  All of these factors add up to a quality writing experience. Especially if your grad is planning on going out into the professional world.  Imagine how your grad will feel filling out client contracts and paperwork … [Read more...]