Dog Tie one on with a neck tie that’s gone to the dogs
They say that a dog is man’s best friend.
I disagree. I believe that a dog is a woman’s best friend for the majority of the time, unless the man has bacon in his pocket.
Next Friday is National Bring Your Dog to Work Day, so I’m going to make sure my sensational Scotty, Madison, makes a good first impression on the boss with this cool Poochie Dog Tie from Fetch Dog.
Maybe she’ll even get a temp job out of it. She can fetch just about anything.
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Retro cell phone handset brings retro style to your cell
I hate cell phones. iPhones, Androids, you name it, I hate ‘em.
Why? It costs me money every time I hear my ringtone. It’s not the minutes, I’ve got unlimited ones. It’s usually my daughter asking for money.
Another reason why I hate cell phones is that it makes it too easy to talk to people. I hate talking to people. In fact, when most people call me, I play a recording of Chewbacca until they hang up. Plus, all of this new 3G, 4G, touchscreen technology mumbo jumbo is impossible to keep up with. And haven’t you heard? If you hold a cell phone to your ear long enough, it will give you cancer.
If I had it my way, I’d go back to the good old days when we had uncomplicated, uncancerous rotary phones.
What’s that? Now there’s a way that I can use my cell phone and still enjoy the comfort of cradling a classic receiver to my ear with the Retro Cell Phone Hansdset from X-Treme Geek?
Now, when someone calls, I just might answer.
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Baseball Cufflinks your father will want to sport on Game day
My father always told me to keep my eye on the ball.
Unfortunately for me and my entire pee wee little league team, I was too busy keeping my eye on our catcher’s hot sister, Stefanie.
To my Dad’s dismay, I never really excelled at baseball, but we still enjoyed our baseball bonding time, whether in box seats in the bullpen, tossing the ball around in the backyard, or watching the Red Sox crush the Yankees on a pair of barstools at our favorite pub.
I may not have fulfilled Dad’s dreams of having a son who played in the Major Leagues, but I can treat him this Father’s Day to an all star set of MLB Authenticated Game Used Baseball Cufflinks featuring pieces of a real life Major League ball that was hit, caught and pitched by real life Red Sox players.
Score.
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Dog eared jewelry necklace – A Mother’s Day gift that has heart
There was a time when gold nameplate necklaces were all the rage. I had one during middle school and it was my prized possession. It rested on a thin gold chain decorating my décolletage with my name centered perfectly in a cool custom cursive script. I loved that necklace. Then it somehow got bent as a result of shoving too many Swatch watches into my jewelry box.
Today I’m more into pendant style necklaces that showcase a single symbolic charm. A cross, first initial or fortune cookie.
I don’t have any kids yet, but this Mom Necklace by Dog eared makes me want to have some, just so I can score this simple yet oh so elegant dangling heart necklace for Mother’s Day.
I guess my material maternal urges are kicking in.
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Giant chocolate bunny for big chocolate bunny lovers
A couple of weeks ago my kid broke his clavicle while wrestling another kid from our neighborhood lightweight division. Thankfully, he did not require surgery or any kind of weird clavicle cast that would have made both his and my life a living hell.
Treatment of clavicle breaks and fractures most commonly involve resting the affected extremity in a sling. Through my experience, I have learned that an even more effective over-the-counter treatment, is chocolate.
Forget Extra Strength Advil, give a kid 100mg or more of chocolate every 4 to 6 hours or as pain persists, and they’ll look forward to breaking the rest of their other still developing bones. This is why this Easter, I’m going all out for my broken clavicle crusader with a Giant Chocolate Bunny from Figi’s.
He’ll be back to wrestling Mickey Rourke style in no time.
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When I was in college I was given a set of magnetic poetry as a gift.
I grew to hate this set when every morning quest for a glass of oj would leave me staring at the refrigerator door at some fragmented non-sensical sentence my roommate’s boyfriend assembled while drunk the night before. As an AP/Honors English student and budding writer, I never responded well to phrases such as:
you are ugly cracker looking
elbow the clown my uncle
your burrito too voluptuous
It was a waste of words and I ultimately ended up throwing them all away. To my dismay, a dry erase board was put up in its place with a barely legible scrawl that read Buy Me Beer.
Years later, I can finally look at my refrigerator door without wincing thanks to these Buddha Magnets from Buddha Groove, a Magnetic word kit that helps me find my center with 20 inspirational quotes and words combined.
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Eiffel Tower Clock – A perfect memento of your time at the Eiffel Tower
Does anyone remember that story circulating a few years back about that woman who had a commitment ceremony with the Eiffel Tower?
Well, apparently this lady suffered from that condition where you find yourself attracted to inanimate objects. She even changed her name to reflect her bond with the famous Parisian landmark and is now known legally as Erika Eiffel. True story. Like I could make this stuff up.
Although I admit that there is a certain je ne sais quoi surrounding this monumental French monument and am thrilled that I will be seeing it in person in all its glory très soon, (I leave for Europe tomorrow) I still think that chick was a nut job to commit herself to a building. I mean, I love this Eiffel Tower Clock from Wrapables, but I’m not gonna like, marry it, okay.
I wonder if they have an open relationship… Perhaps she’s cheating on Eiffel with Big Ben. I hear he knows how to show a girl a good time.
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bodybuggSP keeps you in shape with bodybugg personal calorie management
I used to treat my body like it was my temple. Then I discovered beer and cheese fries. Then my body was my halfway house.
I used to burn calories in my twenties just by telling a good man-walks-into-a-bar joke, but when the button fly on my favorite pair of Levi’s refused to close, I knew I needed some help with my ever growing gut.
My first move was to sign myself up for a membership at 24 Hour Fitness, so I could work out on my time, during hours that work for me (i.e. 2:45 am after inhaling a sausage lover’s pizza at 2:08 am).
My second move was to hit the 24 Hour Fitness Store online to pick up a bodybuggSP personal calorie management system. It helps me track what I eat and what I burn so I burn more calories than I consume, without all the guesswork.
It rocks my body.
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Sushi roller helps you sushi rock and roll at home
I have been known to frequent All-You-Can-Eat sushi joints. I have also been known to toss my Temaki shortly thereafter.
I love sushi, but your average sushi boat is downright expensive and if the guy behind the sushi bar doesn’t like your face, you might just be getting the raw end of the fish.
Now I can save money and know exactly what end of the fish is going in my Spicy Tuna Roll, thanks to this simple wok and rolling Sushi Roller I found in the Cooking Enthusiast catalog.
Now I just need to invest in some decent reusable chopsticks because you know what Confucius says… Man with one chopstick go hungry.
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Irish shaker set brings luck with every salt and pepper shake
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, it’s usually because I haven’t overseasoned the Shepherd’s Pie.
No matter what meal I’m preparing, Irish or otherwise, I usually have a heavy hand with my special blend of Irish herbs and seasonings.
Now I just rest my collectible porcelain Luck of the Irish Salt and Pepper Set from Lenox on the table so my husband can add a wee bit o’ salt (he’s watching his sodium) and my son can add a wee lot o’ pepper to whatever meal their dear old Ma is cooking in her pot o’ stainless steel.
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Puppy Tweets make a sweet puppy tweet (I mean treat) for your dog
I had to take my dog to the vet this weekend.
My one sick dog had been scratching uncontrollably and ripping out colossal clumps of fur due to allergies and a bacterial infection. Fortunately, the scratching has ceased thanks to a few strong petscriptions. Unfortunately, the antibiotics and steroids she’s on have caused her to drink more… and pee more.
This doesn’t bode well while she’s home alone during my 9 hour work day.
If only she could tweet me:
My Dog: I need to pee. Stat.@BestDogMomEvR
Me: I’ll be home in 15 minutes. Hold it.@ZoeyK9
My Dog: Yeah, good luck with that.@BestDogMomEvR
Oh wait, now she can totally jump on the Twitter train, thanks to the new innovative and very pupular Puppy Tweets social networking device from X-treme Geek that is slowly sweeping the dog nation.
All the cool dogs at the dog park are doing it. = )
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XL Turkey Fryers for XL deep fried turkeys with all the fixings
When I cook and when I eat, I like to make an XL impact.
Let’s make something clear. I like my food plentiful, I like it hot, and I like it deep fried.
Whether it’s for a Thanksgiving feast I’m whipping up for my family, a block party barbecue or my weekly Turkey Sandwich Night (every Thursday night people), if I am going to cook a turkey, you can be sure of three things:
a) It’s going to be XL (and perhaps have a chicken stuffed inside of it)
b) It’s going to be deep fried
c) It’s going to leave me with leftovers for at least a week
This is why I have set my sights on this Masterbuilt Butterball XL Turkey Fryer from fireforless.com. This beautiful piece of machinery will allow me to fry my extra large Butterball indoors easily, safely and deliciously.
I don’t fry small fish either.
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