Category Archives: Gifts for Men

A Projector and a Screen Will Give You The Biggest TV On the Block

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Maxwell Perkins

There have been some outrageously large plasma screen TVs created, but unless you are a Russian oligarch or perhaps a member of an oil rich nation’s royal family, it might be out of your price range. You would also need … Continue reading →

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Mitchell’s Wool Fat Soap Helps With Winter Dry Skin

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Maxwell Perkins

I admit it freely – I am at any given moment almost always either too lazy or in too much of a hurry to moisturize when my face gets dry from the central heating in winter (or air conditioning in summer, … Continue reading →

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Nu-Finish Car Polish Will Make Your Life Easier

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Maxwell Perkins

 Nu-Finish Car Polish makes being a car owner easier and less stressful. I love to drive a clean car; in the winter, the layers of dirt and salt start to make me cringe after a while. Plus you have to … Continue reading →

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Craft Beer, Made in America and Tastes Great, Too

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Maxwell Perkins

Way back in the good old days, when my high school and college friends and I were young and  fun-loving, we all drank more than our share of Budweiser, Michelob (the upscale product from Anheuser-Busch), Miller Genuine Draft and of course Miller Lite when we … Continue reading →

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Johnny Beard Fireplace Bellows

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Maxwell Perkins

Johnny Beard Fireplace Bellows are handmade pieces of North American folk art, reasonably priced, and they work great, too. Continue reading →

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Dual Monitors

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Maxwell Perkins

With all the time we spend looking at computer screens, it is always a good thing to have as much video real estate as possible to make things easier on the eyes. Compared to a few years ago, LCDs take … Continue reading →

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Audio Phono Preamplifier

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Maxwell Perkins

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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Home Theater Video Projector

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Maxwell Perkins

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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Swiss Army Knife CyberTool

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Maxwell Perkins

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

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Maxwell Perkins

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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