Only the Best Are Listed on My Site

When I started my first review website, I really didn’t want to be like every other review site on the web showing tons of products and really confusing their visitors. I just wanted to provide a form of leaderboard that showcased the best products in our class so that if somebody was looking for the best of the best, we would be out to tell them straight out.

In order to make sure that our site had legitimate reviews, I decided that it would make more sense for us to do the product reviews ourselves and share our own experiences with the products that we recommended. I felt that honesty was very important and when I told our visitors about the best coffee maker, I wanted to make sure that I would share what I truly believed.

For example, when we were trying to determine what which company made the best coffee makers, we needed to make sure that our recommendation not only made the best cup of coffee but it also had the best coffee pot (in terms of durability).

Even though this may sound like a lot of work, I really do love my job of trying new things out and sharing what I thought about them.

Smart Product for LCD TV Owners

I know that when I first bought my LCD television, I was very much like a giddy little child that just opened their Christmas present - all I could think about was all the programs that I was going to watch on it and how much less space it was going to take up compared to my old tube television.

But it was quickly apparent that I forgot some things in my excitement.  You see, I wanted to mount the television on the wall, but I didn’t buy a wall mount.  So, my five year old put his hands all over the television and just about wrecked it.

I went back to the store where I picked up my wall mount and asked the sales clerk if I needed anything else.  He asked me if I had ever considered any type of TV screen protection for my new television.

"What’s that?"

He explained to me that if I was to buy a TV screen protector, it would protect the screen from damage, and from my children touching it.  I left the store with one and it has been the smartest purchase that I have ever made.

Shopping for a Birthday Present

If you were to ask my friends about what they thought of the gifts that I buy them for their birthdays they would say that I buy great gifts.  The reason that I take extra care and time when picking out gifts for my friends is that is exactly how I expect to be treated - I would rather not receive a gift card for my birthday.

One of the most common gifts that I have been buying lately are unique cufflinks tailored to the person that I’m buying for.  Sure, I could just buy a common, off of the shelf cufflink, but that is not what I’m looking for.

For example, I bought Richard a nice set of gold cufflinks and I bought Wes a set of skull cufflinks which is appropriate for his love of motorcycles.

It’ll be interesting to see what my friends buy me for my birthday this year as I think that I’ve been training them to try a little harder to find something unique for me.

Quick Birthday Present Shopping

With my brothers birthday party in just a few days, I will have to act quick to get him something.  Sure, you could say that I could give him the same present that he bought me - nothing, but that wouldn’t be the right thing to do - I don’t want to stoop to his level.

So, I have been madly looking online for the perfect present for him that won’t break my wallet.  After a bit of hunting, I have narrowed it down to three things: a Zune Car Charger, a Zune Dock Cable or a Zune Travel Charger.  They all fit in my budget and I think he doesn’t have any of them.

Just wait… maybe I should call his wife and ask.

Okay, after the phone call, it looks like I will be getting him the car charger - he has pretty much everything else.

Hopefully, it will make it here before his birthday - if not, I guess he will just have to wait.

Father’s Day

Whether you live in the USA, Canada or over in UK land, chances are you or someone in your family is preparing to celebrate that annual day dedicated to paying homage to dear old dad. Gifts are generally expected, and for the average dad, this isn’t too much of a problem for their loved ones. But what about the guy who has "everything?" The guy who’s into land investment as a hobby because the rest of what he does makes him plenty of money? The guy who always has a prime piece of land for sale?

For the golfer dads there is a digital scorecard that tallies performance on up to 10 separate golf courses, including how he stacks up against his golfing buddies. That ought to keep the competitive spirit alive.

If money is no object, why not get Dad an authentic standup video game machine loaded with hundreds of arcade games? Whether he once loved to ply Pac Man, Centipede, Galaga, or Donkey Kong,  It will even play all his favorite music from the 180 gig hard drive.

Or if he’s a star-gazer, why not get him the ultimate sky tool? Using GPS technology, MySky is a point-and-shoot device that locates planets and stars, has tutorials and teaches you as you aim it at the sky. Traditional telescopes can’t do that. Neither can the naked eye.

Big Shopping List

I love to shop.  In fact, if I had an unlimited budget, I could shop all day.  Now, it isn’t the spending of money that gets me excited, but rather the opportunity to find a good deal.  I guess you could call me a bargain hunter.

This is in stark contrast to my wife who hates to shop.  I know that it sounds a little bit backwards, but that is just the way that our family is.  She makes the shopping list and sends me out to shop.

That is exactly where I found myself today, out shopping.  I had a little list including some groceries, baby gifts, and some toiletries.  I knew that it wasn’t going to take too long, so I made a point of getting it done quickly.

In fact, I was done before lunch, so that was my treat - going out to eat.  Well, I should get back to work - I have a lot left to do before the day is over.

Replacement Windows for my New Home

I am very excited to be the proud owner of my very first house.  I bought a cute little character home that most people thought was in disrepair and I have decided to fix it up and make it all my own.  A lot of the work that has to be done is cosmetic, but I know I will have to buy replacement windows for the whole house before winter.

I decided that a may as well get started on this matter right away.  I contacted a window company to see if I could get a price quote on what it would cost to put in new windows in my whole house.  I knew it’d be tough financially, as I had just basically given all my money that I had saved up as a down payment on a house, but I knew it had to be done.

I had a big Illinois window company come out and measure all of my windows to give me the quote.  It was not near as bad as I thought it would be and make you little character home will soon have brand-new windows so that I can clearly see my new neighborhood and my lovely little yard.

Better Golf Apparel Selection

I have been rather disappointed with the offerings of golf apparel in our local stores.  Except for a couple of golf shirts, the selection is really horrible.  If you are looking for something that looks nice, sadly, our city doesn’t have any good options.

So, in my disappointment, I have turned my attentions to the Internet in an attempt to find something better.  Thankfully, the selection online is much better than what we can find here.

In fact, I have found different colors as well as the option to order custom shirts online.  If we were to get some sponsors (that might just happen) we could order clothing with their logos on them.  Or for that matter, maybe we could order some with the logos of our company… I’ll have to think about it.

I have ordered some clothing for myself and a buddy, and we are waiting for it to arrive.  Once it is here, we will look like the most "golf like" people on the course.  It will be nice to have something that everyone else doesn’t have for a change.