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At this
time of year, everything seems to be "A
Great Gift for Dad!" Everything
from ties to tools, from vitamins to vacations.
Dads tend to be practical people, and most are
thrilled with any remembrance from their children.
If it plugs in and makes a lot of noise, all
the better.
The idea for Father's
Day came from a grateful daughter, Sonora Dodd
of Washington, in 1909. Her father, William
Smart, had tragically lost his wife in childbirth
-- giving birth to their sixth child.
Smart was left to care for and rear all six
children alone on a rural farm. He succeeded,
and when his daughter grew up, she recognized
what he'd sacrificed in the process.
At first, Father's
Day was a local celebration in Spokane, WA,
first held in 1910. In 1924, President
Calvin Coolidge got behind the idea of a national
day, but it wasn't until 1966 that President
Lyndon Johnson signed a proclamation making
the 3rd Sunday in June Father's Day.
Give
our best to your father, and be sure to pass
along our gift to him.
Jim Nixon,
The
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Father's
Day seems to sneak up on us each year.
Mother's Day is a focal point, and we don't
dare miss it. And then we let down our
guard and... BAM! There's Father's Day
right behind it. Don't be caught unprepared
this year. We've got tips below for what
to get Dad (and some ideas of things that probably
would be best left alone!)
How many ties have
you given to Dad for Father's Day over the years?
Probably at least a few. But is that what
Dad really wants? (That's a rhetorical
question. You already know the answer!)
Unusual
Gifts (to say the least)
If you think you've
ever given Dad a wild gift, you haven't read
the top ten outrageous gifts list. The
list is the result of a contest run by Hammacher
Schlemmer, retailers of unusual gifts.
They asked their customers for the most unusual
gifts they'd ever given, and gave out a hefty
prize to the strangest entry. Here are
a few:
Grand
Prize Winner:
- A
case of dynamite. (Dad
needed to get rid of a large tree stump.
The dynamite did the trick. Of course,
it also blew out all the windows in the house....)
Some
of the Runners-Up:
- "My father breeds
and raises cattle and asks for essential items
at times. One year I bought him a cow
castrator and he loved it."
- "My son got me a
pair of ladies' underwear. He said they
were really pretty and knew I would love wearing
them. He was 5. (They were pretty,
but they ended up going to my wife.)"
- "When I was 9, I
had no money for a gift, so I erased all the
letters from a crossword puzzle book and gave
it to my dad."
(Read
more of the contest entries by clicking here.)
Ideas
for GOOD gifts for Dad
Now that you know the
worst gifts, you can surely do better than that!
Here are some ideas if you're still scratching
your head:
- Anything
related to Dad's hobby --
whether it's golf, fitness, jigsaw puzzles,
model airplanes, gardening, tinkering with
cars, fishing, whatever. Show that you
know what he loves.
- Tickets
to sporting events, if he's a fan.
Get two tickets and go with him, to spend
time together.
- Gift
certificates to favorite stores or online
retailers -- and yes, that
includes home improvement stores, clothing
stores, auto accessories stores, even fancy
car-wash places that charge an arm and a leg.
Let Dad treat himself.
- Get
Dad online! If your
father has a computer, but hasn't discovered
the wonders of the internet, why not pay for
a year of internet service? That way
you can keep in touch on a daily basis without
it breaking the bank.
Father's
Day Links:
If
you're still stumped for ideas, click over to
your favorite search engine on the internet
and put in "Father's
Day" AND "gifts" and you'll
have more ideas than you can handle in a lifetime.
Happy
Father's Day! |
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