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Father's Day, Geek Style?
mstyne asks: "With Father's Day coming up this weekend, it's been put to me to determine what we should get dear old Dad. Pants and ties are boring and old hat. What do you get for the tech-savvy pop that loves new toys?"
Maybe Mother's Day and Father's Day should be non-commercial. Just let them know you appreciate them.
I really hope my wife/child don't get me anything. I have very specific wants/needs. For example: a new power supply for my computer. No, not a generic, one of the PP&C 400 watt silent jobs. I need a brewpot. Preferably stainless. I need an outdoor cooker. I need to play with the legs to see if it is stable enough.
The best thing they can do is leave me alone for 24 hours. Barring that, spend 24 hours doing stuff with me. Worst case scenario: buy shit for me.
Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. -John Lennon
Everyone needs a TiVo.
Check out ThinkGeek.Com. Lot's of cool toys to tinker with. Personally I think the Binary Clock is cool.
My thoughts exactly. My dad and I are going to golf 18 holes on Saturday and then hang out at the club house for a while.
As I've gotten older, I've developed more of a guy relationship with my dad instead of the whole father - son thing. I think the big turning point was when my wife and I bought a house and I asked for some help doing painting and such around the place. I'd much rather spend time with him than box him up a tie and UPS it to him.
I have three kids. I don't want anything. If you're a good parent, your reward is a good relationship with your kids.
Father's Day is an idiotic response to an idiotic Hallmark holiday (Mother's day). If you look into the history of Mother's day you'll find that the woman who started it was unhealthily devoted to her own mother. And things just went downhill from there.