Well, Father’s Day is right around the corner. My editor (Jess) asked if I had any useful gift ideas for Father’s Day last year. I think I get a few every year, so let me think. I just finished renovating a house with my girlfriend Lorinda. I was bored and needed a project. There’s nothing like feeling your age after three months of long hours at that place. Next time I’m bored, I’ll go on a trip, which is exactly what I’ll be doing after this place is sold. Anyway, during this process, I used a few items that made my life easier.
Pony Portable Folding Work Table
was one of them A saw horse with built-in clamp. This freed up space on my workbench when I was working with larger pieces of wood. Saved my time and effort. There are so many different ones. The ones I found were mid-range priced.
then i found ortis vacuum switch. This is an outlet box that you plug your vacuum and your saw into. When you use your saw, the vacuum turns on automatically. This saves you from having to constantly turn on your vacuum when you are about to use your saw. what a great idea. I want to come up with a great idea that can make me money. Just once. Geez!
My kitchen cabinets were delivered to me disassembled on some pallets. Jess was visiting at the time, so I put her to work and we put them together. Even after all these years, working with my daughter still brings me joy. He also caught some of his father’s mistakes. Ha. After installing the cabinets came the knobs and handles. This is usually time-consuming, tedious work. Not anymore. i found a cabinet hardware jig Created by Craig. Wow, does this make my life easier. I think they’ve been around for a while. This happens when you are out of practice for some time. Hey, next thing you know, there will be self-driving cars.
Endoscope Camera for iPhone and Android
I was installing a black toilet in one of the bathrooms in the house, and I dropped one of the plastic screw head covers down the heating duct. Oh. I picked up a flexible endoscope camera Made by Light in the Box last year because I swear I’ve never fucked up as much as I do now. The camera connects to your phone so you can look under cabinets and beds when you’re looking for something, and I don’t have to get down on my hands and knees ten times. Well, I took that baby out and went down the heating duct with it, and lo and behold, within arm’s reach was my toilet screw head button. Wow! He should take care of the equipment department for useful fathers.
I’m going to have a small gathering for the friends and people who helped with this rebuild. Just a little Chicago hot dog afternoon. i bought a hot dog steamer Created by Vevor. This is because Chicago hot dogs should only be steamed. It sits on the table and is cute as a button. It also steams the buns. Of course, I ordered some Vienna Beef Franks (the only hot dog). If your dad loves hot dogs, order him some Vienna Dogs. Trust me, they are winners. There is a company named taste of chicago Who will take care of everything for you.
Circle Critter Short-Sleeve T-Shirt | Visible Short Sleeve T-Shirt
Since my cabin is near Lake Tahoe, I’ve been dressing more casually than before (or I’m just too lazy to dress up). Anyway, I got some t-shirts Marmot Mountain Works. They are comfortable and well fitting. Long sleeve or short sleeve shirts are both really good. Really outdoor too. I lean towards wildlife designs.
AG1 Multivitamin Greens Powder
A lot of work went into the remodel and the cabin. I swear I get home and I’m beaten. I thought maybe I should take some kind of multivitamin. As I’m thinking look, Hugh Jackman is on my TV promotion AG1, a vitamin supplement. Now I’m not usually impressed by TV commercials, but Hugh Jackman? My favorite actor on this planet and the most talented person on earth. Yes, I will try it. Then, one day, as I was walking through Costco, there they were. go figure. I guess it might be mental, but I have more energy at the end of the day.
Aging is a process. I try to make this process as easy as possible. I need to do this for my children and my grandchildren. Time with them is the most important gift I can give myself, or they can give me. Everything else is useless. I know there’s an old man knocking at my door, but I’ll be damned if I let him in. Jess and I went to a Cubs game this season. How do you defeat him? I was working side-by-side with Morgan in his shop at his house. How do you defeat him? I cooked with my granddaughter. How do you defeat him? Let me tell you. You don’t do that!
I wish all you fathers a very happy day. I wish you all a very happy day. Yes, it is special.
Respect,
Lace
And as promised in the title, here are some recommendations from our other (little) dad expert, Brian:
grand crosscourt winning sneaker
From Emily: Brian says he gets compliments from other people whenever he wears something these shoes. But he wants me to tell you that they’re extremely comfortable, like his favorite shoes for every day that aren’t full-on sneakers.
From Emily: I finally managed to convince Brian that life is not worth living without slippers (especially in the PNW in the winter, you have to give up all the cozy vibes to embrace the rainy months). in The shoes are completely inside, but they have enough support and grip that if you need to go outside for something, you can do so. I know they’re just slippers, but they’re so nice!
dungeon crawler carl By Matt Dinniman
From Brian: I really try to portray myself as a serious reader here, always recommending literary fiction with meaningful themes, but screw it, it’s just fun. Very, very funny. Idiot? Yes. Insignificant? Sure. A blast to read? Oh yes. I first started seeing posts about dungeon crawler carl A few months ago and thought nothing of it, thinking it was some kind of card game, maybe a video game. But it kept coming up in my algorithm over and over again, and then I saw people writing about it on Burnt Substack and realized it was a novel. Well, novel may be a misnomer; This is what is being called LitRPG, as in literary role playing game. And if you’ve ever played Dungeons & Dragons or any truly immersive video game, reading this book is like it. It’s undeniably fun — it’s got ghosts and monsters and acid-spitting llamas, and the hapless hero has a talking cat as a companion. It also has a gamer-style aesthetic, with curse-filled jokes and fast-paced action sequences that feel like you should be eating popcorn while reading. There’s also a video-game-logic to the narrative, where the hero gets to pull out his arsenal of weapons, spells, and achievements in a heads-up display across his vision and dis. This is the perfect guilty pleasure for anyone looking for a fun-filled escape. Or maybe that person in your life who doesn’t read – this will take care of that. And, with so many books in the series, maybe he’ll become an unexpected bookworm! Oh, and if you’re an audio person the narrator on audiobooks is amazing.
From Emily: sole shirt Which Brian wears on a date, LOL. He’s not a big “dress-up” guy, so he usually has a few people around, and this is one right now. He prefers a slimmer fit despite looking casual.
From Brian: Boy, have I come a long way since that little yellow tree hanging on the rear view in my high school truck! Don’t get me wrong, I still have a soft spot for that sunbaked vanilla scent – whenever I smell it, I’m instantly transported to a balmy summer night, wandering around the suburban outskirts of Sacramento with the windows down. Ahhh, youth. But I’m a man now and I don’t need some stupid smell in my car. Or so I thought. After some intense algorithmic marketing, I finally pulled the trigger drift car freshenerAnd even Emily can attest—it smells really good! Basically a scent-soaked wooden block that is magnetized to a sun visor clip, it looks quite sleek and manly, and smells even better. I ordered two different scents: Teak and Amber, and I would recommend both. It’s like burning a manly candle in my car with an oak/tobacco/sandalwood scent. But don’t worry, the smell is very subtle, so you won’t feel like you’re being punched in the face every time you enter the car.
Happy gift shopping for the dads in your life!
