Wednesday discussion: homemade gifts for men

Ahhhh the holidays are coming... red alert, red alert...

Well I have decided to make gifts this year, which can be scary. I mean you don't really want to go through all the trouble to make something just to get that look on the face of "oh, wow thanks" we want "OH WOW! THANKS" and "how cool" etc. You know what I mean, yes it is a nice stroke to the ego, but you don't want to give someone something that they can't use or don't like; make them feel like they have to love it, or set it somewhere in there house.

So lets vow today to help each other out. So I thought we would start out with something tough get it out of the way. Men, they work hard, they love us, and we love them, we just want them to be happy so whatever it is must have some guidelines much the same when buying...

1. Useful; most men are not knick-knack kind of guys, make sure it is something that they could use
2. Tailored to that particular man
ie: I know I won't give my dad a tool caddy because he thinks an "allen wrench" is a tool that belongs to someone named allen.
3. Themed; race, sports, TV shows, or movie fans; use this to your advantage

I am thinking of of a gift givee' who tinkers in the garage, so I am thinking a bucket tool organizer so I will be looking for a pattern for that.

For the car enthusiast I am thinking of wheel covers they sell them in the store but if you make it with canvas and cover that canvas in a team fabric...

these patterns are all over the Internet and for free so look around

anyhoo let me know what you think and also post your own thoughts

Hospital Food Short and sweet

Well this edition comes to you after a stint in the hospital, I think generally the local hospital gets a bad rep for food because your sick, by the time it gets to you it has been in a little red plastic dome for at least an hour, and eating in bed may sound good but really it is a pain in the butt.

But I have eaten in the cafeteria, and a few years ago they changed it around and it's not bad, they try and make it look like a bistro and they will have special Taco Salad bars, but the food is fresh and if you want something special the staff is kind of good about helping you out. I like the salad bar the best and they have pretty good clam chowder too.

Sooo long

Well I want to thank everyone for being patient. Since I last blogged the plumbing went in the house and we had to move... can I just say it awwww! Oh yeah and the old house took the computer and it died.... my poor mac, I miss it, he is in the hospital right now but I had this HP computer still but I hate it and I want to do bad things to it.

Imagine living in a world where you can work on a computer without error messages, "freezing", or crashing. Well I was in that world my mac was on for three years straight without a problem. As soon as I look at a windows computer it freaks out and shuts down..... I only wish teenagers feared me that way.

Well I am back the new place is super fantastic, its funny what I put up with because I loved the front porch and location of a house. The new place may not have a front porch but I set up my small outdoor set there and it is great.

Thanks again everyone, and I will be posting a less boring post today including some ideas I have, hopefully you can give me some feedback on.

oh yeah... follow this link to this super funny youtube video, I laughed so hard I cried.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Y4keqTV6w