Let me be clear: I can’t stand Valentine’s Day.
I love the romance and the idea and history behind the holiday, don’t get me wrong. But the commercialism makes me all stabby while pukey. I have written posts in the past to help y’all with gift ideas for your beloved. Some have been obvious (my go-to Lolita glass of the week) and some have been a bit….. odd (Zen perfume made from roses grown outside our atmosphere). So here is my list for no-fail gifts this Valentine’s Day.
#5– Electric drill
Honestly, most women would like to own one just so they could put up their own wall decor and also have a handy tool for those times when you need to be….persuasive.
#4– Santoku knife
Who doesn’t want a knife??
#3– Ear plugs
For those times when you finally run out of patience with questions, be it from kids, or coworkers.
#2– Car wash pass
Show her you love her enough to worry about her manicure, or at least worry what the neighbor’s think of her vehicular trash can.
#1– Personal vacation
Sending your beloved somewhere on his or her own is a great way to show them that you love them. Why? Because your beloved needs time away from you before that electric drill becomes necessary. News at 11.
So there you go. A list of awesome gifts for your sweetheart. I have three santoku knives, several pairs of ear plugs, and I am angling for the drill next. Also, I am not responsible for any reaction you may get from your beloved if you choose to heed my advice. As usual, my advice is unsolicited and should always fall on deaf ears, especially those ears with ear plugs. But should you feel the need to give a safer, more conventional gift, roses are always a wonderful idea.
So the florist tells me π
January 28th, 2015 at 12:53 PM
haha, I’ll take all of these please…not just #3
January 28th, 2015 at 1:10 PM
*packs them up and sends by Fed Ex* π
January 28th, 2015 at 2:04 PM
Two santokus in our house and I basically use them to exclusion of all else.
Cruel Wife said once in a card that I captured her heart but don’t worry, she has three more in the freezer.
January 28th, 2015 at 2:33 PM
Just three? Tell her she is slacking off π
January 28th, 2015 at 5:18 PM
Dude. This woman is a KEEPER!!!!
January 28th, 2015 at 8:31 PM
She will have to be… Running away would be certain suicide. π
January 28th, 2015 at 10:32 PM
I can vouch for this comment.
January 28th, 2015 at 2:31 PM
A heat gun is also a good buy. Plus, you can lend it to Mister Aggie when he needs to polish or waterproof boots.
January 28th, 2015 at 2:34 PM
I own one already. It’s like you don’t even know me.
January 28th, 2015 at 5:22 PM
A true gentleman will buy ten boxes of ammo, split it down the middle, and let her have a box (or two) of his. He will also never *let* her outshoot him….and will gripe and complain when she inevitably does anyway, but will secretly be insanely pleased (and maybe a bit turned on) that she does. A true gentleman knows that the best gift for St. Valentine’s Day is not a bunch of roses (decapitated flowers that are slowly dying a long, painful death), but something in .45, such as a Thompson M1 (with drum mag), as used by Al Capone against Bugsy Moran’s gang in 1929. Cuz you can’t go wrong with the classics.
January 28th, 2015 at 7:59 PM
That should be your Valentine’s Day post at HC π
Also, a Tommy gun would be a very nice gift to commemorate this holiday π
January 28th, 2015 at 8:20 PM
Historically accurate, too! The details are what make the day special, ya know.
January 28th, 2015 at 8:34 PM
RA, she got 5 of 6 shots center of forehead on a politician’s head on the front of a cover of Time Magazine. (Ran out of targets)
With a .357 mag. First time with a handgun.
I don’t “let” her outshoot me. π
January 29th, 2015 at 8:25 PM
Yep, I’ve watched my sister-n-law put a 9mm dead-center on the X….second time up on the target. We immediately pulled that target back and they took it home. My wife, when we are able to get to the range more often, regularly shoots the same or better than myself. Thus the “air-quote” astericks.
January 29th, 2015 at 9:39 AM
I’m just celebratin’ no longer having a broken heart this time…
NEXT !
January 29th, 2015 at 10:08 AM
There’s always an upside π
January 29th, 2015 at 6:00 PM
one of my favorite valentines gifts was a weed whacker. A vase full of dying flowers is just silly but power tools to help edge the flower bed…now that is cool.
January 29th, 2015 at 7:04 PM
My Rowenta steam iron is among my fave Valentine gifts π
January 30th, 2015 at 11:52 PM
Oh, Man, how I hate knives. When a knife appears, so do Mr. Heckler, and Mr. Koch, and you get one chance to drop the knife. People that are OK with the idea of using a knife give me the Heebie Jeebies.
January 31st, 2015 at 10:15 AM
Well, I do like knives when I cook and when I do lawnwork, but rely on Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson for my personal safety, so there’s that π
February 2nd, 2015 at 11:43 AM
I will get nothing and like it.
February 2nd, 2015 at 1:00 PM
I’m pretty much at the same point in my life π
February 2nd, 2015 at 3:13 PM
I was quoting Caddyshack. It’s not what I would prefer, it’s just the way we’ve ended up after 26 years of marriage.
February 3rd, 2015 at 10:51 AM
I can’t believe I missed that. I’m off my game π
Still, my comment stands. *sobs*