Monthly Archives: August 2010

Books Autographed by Authors

Unlike some famous baseball players, authors do not charge extra for their autographed books. In fact, they are happy to sign a book they wrote just out of gratitude to you for having bought it. I don’t know how long we … Continue reading

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Audio Phono Preamplifier

Not the most exciting luxury item in the world to blog about, but if you were ever interested in getting a nice old vintage Garrard, Dual or Philips turntable, you have to plug it into something. If that something is … Continue reading

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Air Hogs Havoc Heli

For better or worse, we are living in the Golden Age of inexpensive imported toys – so we might as well enjoy it. These very lightweight, tiny little foam R/C helicopters are just fun to play with, especially for adults. … Continue reading

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Home Theater Video Projector

Hook up a DLP or LCD video projector to a DVD or Blu-ray player or even to your cable box and you can watch movies in your home theater that are at least four times as big as the biggest … Continue reading

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Mexican Coke with Real Sugar

You may prefer Pepsi, but I was always a Coca-Cola kid. It helps to have been a kid before the 1980s, because that’s when they started making Coke in the U.S. with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) instead of cane sugar. … Continue reading

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Swiss Army Knife CyberTool

The Victorinox Swiss Army Knife CyberTool is handy for two reasons: it has tools that you won’t have anywhere else around the house (the Torx drivers) as well as high quality, conveniently sized tools that will be right at your … Continue reading

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Gillette Fatboy DE Razor

The vintage Gillette Fatboy could have been what Don Draper used (and with Don’s frequent five o’clock shadow, it would have gotten a lot of use). Made right here in the USA from 1958 through 1961, it has a feeling of … Continue reading

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Kidde Kitchen Fire Extinguisher

I expect that everyone would agree that if your house catches on fire, then having a fire extinguisher handy is at that point in time the most luxurious thing in the world. The kitchen is the center of home life in … Continue reading

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Wet Shaving Brush

As I have posted before, wet shaving with a brush is what affordable luxury is all about: cheap blades, very hot water and your choice of soap or cream. Hot water is basically pretty much free and the same everywhere and … Continue reading

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Shure Audio Earphones

It’s difficult to afford speakers that sound really great, then you’ll need a powerful amp or receiver to drive them, then a good CD player or turntable. Wait, you can stop right there. Everyone has moved away from buying CDs … Continue reading

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