What are you getting dad for Father's Day?

[Droopy]

I have to buy twice. Once for my dad and once for my step-dad. They are two entirely different men. My dad likes to cook, go to dog shows, and work in the yard. My step-dad likes fishing, tools, and wood working. I bought my dad a gift certificate to a local grocery store. I bought my step-dad a gift certificate to a local tool store.

Gift certificates aren't the most creative gift, but they will ensure that my dads get something that they really want. It also makes shopping for gifts a hell of a lot easier.

[auntAgonist]

1. my Dad is 81 and just bought a computer...

So, I'm giving him a golf game that he loves to play (at my brother in law's). He plays it every chance he gets. I'd love to get him a teach typing program but hey, at 81 he can hunt and peck till his heart's content.

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kesha

[Droopy]

2. If he starts writing a lot like at message boards

His typing will improve quickly on its own even with the hunt and peck method. I type with only my index fingers, but I bet I'm up to about 40-50 words a minute.

[TimeChaser]

12. I type in advanced hunt and peck

I started with hunt and peck, but now I've memoried where all the keys are. I don't even think anymore, my fingers just move on their own. And I'm still faster than all but one of my friends :D

[flamingyouth]

3. The new Dixie Chicks CD

He's a huge fan. :D

[auntAgonist]

5. great choice!

That album is awesome.


:hi:
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[yvr girl]

4. A balcony-sized greenhouse

The squirrels keep getting at his plants, so I thought he could keep them safe in the greenhouse.

[Droopy]

6. I bet he'll dig that

And he will be able to have plants in the winter. :thumbsup:

[Zookeeper]

7. Mr. Z. wants the new DVD....

of "The Searchers."

All three of the Zookids are away at summer camp, so it will be a relaxing Dad's day for him.

[blockhead]

8. a case of miller lite,

$25, and a couple of chuck eyes.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

9. We got Skip's dad a card and a gift card to Target.

It's the one of the dogs playing poker. They go there alot, and he usually waits for stuff to go on sale before he buys. Now he doesn't have to.
Duckie

[skygazer]

10. Lonesome Dove on DVD

He mentioned at my daughter's wedding that he loves it and would like to own it so I'm going to surprise him. Usually I get him a book so this will be a little different.

[NNadir]

11. I'm the only dad around here.

My boys are taking me to see "An Inconvenient Truth." I'm paying since they're 7 and 11. I hope the 7 year old can sit through the whole thing.

He's pretty good sitting through Nova, and generally asks very good questions. Maybe I should take them to a kid's movie.

My dad, sadly, is gone.

[LibertyLover]

13. Our daughter got her daddy

a Sony video camera for Father's Day. Of course, I had to pay for it since she is only 3, but he'll have a blast taking videos of her and showing them to me when I get home from work (I work and he stays home with the kidlet).

[Omphaloskepsis]

14. My father was murdered when I was ten..

I think I will buy myself a six-pack.

[Droopy]

15. I'm sorry to hear that, man.

I'll drink one for you when I get home tomorrow evening.

[RevCheesehead]

16. I already gave it to him on Wednesday.

"The World According to Mr. Rogers" and "Life's Journeys According to Mr. Rogers", and a nice bookmark. He loved them.

[Broken_Hero]

17. A card and

a few tokens/coins, my dad is into coin collecting, and token collecting big time...plus a nice little superman card...:)

[ghostsofgiants]

18. New sneakers, hopefully. (But I'm not a father, so it doesn't count.)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. A digital camera.

My dad is almost 87. Took him out to dinner this evening, gave him the camera. He thought it was the coolest thing ever.