May 2008
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Help?
So. Lots is going on over here. First, we’re gearing up to launch a few more sites. Second, we have someone selling ads for us now. Someone professional! Someone who enjoys talking to advertisers! It is quite a relief.
They asked us to tell them who you are, so we said, “They are very nice people.” But apparently that answer didn’t satisfy.
We realized we don’t really know who you are. Who the heck are you people? To find out, we put together a survey asking 23 questions about your life and what you might want us to write for you. Would you mind taking a moment to fill it out? If so, thank you very much.
We told them you were nice.
$0 at Mighty Goods Survey
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Pyrex Medical Jars: Set of 3
Finally, a handy place to store all those tongue depressors you have scattered everywhere.
$124 at Three Potato Four
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Miracle Fruit
I love the idea of throwing a tasting party around a small berry that makes everything taste sweet for about thirty minutes afterward.
Via kottke
$60 at Miracle Fruit Man
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The Love Inside No.5
The perfect anniversary gift, a ring with a love note inside. Colleen Baran is one of my favorite jewelry artists, and she’s been doing some lovely things with text lately.
You can choose from pre-written notes, or the artist will include mylar paper and a compatible pen so you can write your own.
$300 at Colleen Baran
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Clase Azul Reposado Tequila
This perilously smooth sipping tequila is produced in Jalisco and aged in oak. Comes in a handmade, hand painted Talavera bottle.
$80 at Mission Liquor
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Del Maguey Minero Mezcal
A single-village mezcal prepared in a clay still with bamboo tubing. This one is only mildly smoky, so if your dad is a tequila fan who’d like to try something funkier, start here.
$70 at Hi Time Wine
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Hendrick’s Gin
Hendrick’s is a slightly exotic gin made with cucumbers and rose petals. Its softness makes a particularly refreshing gin and tonic.
Bonus points for the old-timey medicinal bottle, which fits right in with dad’s steam-punk lifestyl
$39 at Internet Wines and Spirits
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DKNY Draped Swimdress
Can you get away with the retro skirt? It helps if you offer up the retro cleavage.
$112 at Macy's
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1997 Niepoort Vintage Port
Your dad knows his port, so you want something really good, but not $400 a bottle good, you know? This is relatively young, as vintage ports go, but ready to drink. Throw in a few cigars while you’re at it.
$150 at Wine Access
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Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen
If your dad’s a beer drinker, try a selection of interesting options from Bottle Trek.
This Marzen has been around since 1678. It’s an unusual savory beer with a smoky flavor some compare to roasted meat or sausage.
$6 at Bottle Trek
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Petite Penguin
Please go look at all of Daga Design’s totem animals. The manatee, hippo, and toad are also beloved. I may need an ark.
Via A Browner Brown.
$24 at Daga Design
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Clear Creek Pear Brandy
The folks at Clear Creek Distillery in Oregon grow these pears inside the bottle, scrub the bottle and fruit by hand, and pour in their subtle eau de vie.
I found out about them on a road trip to Portland with our Mighty Junior editor, Melissa Summers. Her husband warned her not to come home without a few bottles, because he uses the brandy to make unstoppable pear sidecars. Now he can get his fix online.
(Bottle sans pear is $40.)
$77 at Amarco Wines
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Macallan Fine Oak 15 Year Old Scotch
You don’t want to mess with a man’s scotch. If your dad’s a scotch drinker you probably already know what he likes, so get that.
If your dad appreciates good scotch, but isn’t brand-loyal (yet), it’s tough to go wr
$79 at Beverages and More
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Hangar One Vodka
Hangar One Vodka is made by hand in an old military airplane hangar on the San Francisco Bay, and it’s a beautiful sipping vodka or drink base. They use small pot stills instead of column stills, and Hangar One contains none of the weird synthetic flavorings used by larger brands. Tie a bow around the neck, and throw it in the freezer next to a couple of tall shot glasses.
$32 at Caddell Williams
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La Favorite Rhum Agricole Ambre
Produced by one of the last family-owned distilleries in Martinique, La Favorite isn’t made with molasses, but fresh-pressed sugar cane juice. Dad can sip it, or make an unforgettable block-party punch.
$47 at Internet Wines and Spirits
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Basil Hayden Bourbon
A light, Kentucky blended-bourbon with a dry finish. Bring your dad a rocks glass and ask him how business is going.
$40 at Beverages and More
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Hand Shadows Card Set
From a 19th century design, six cards that show you how to make animal-shaped shadows. These would make adorable birth announcements or early birthday invitations.
$5 at Cog and Pearl
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Report Signature “Missy” Pump
Deep-V cutout, and contrast detailing on the heel. Also comes in purple and black and black on black.
$67 at Macy's
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Jessica Simpson “Ceasar” Wedge
Huh. Turns out Jessica Simpson has fun taste in shoes. And considering all the gravely ugly shoes out there, she’s looking smarter all the time.
$27 at Macy's
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