So my oldest graduates from college in a month so my wife and I are trying to find a cool graduation present for him that won't break the bank but haven't come up with any WOW-type of ideas. Any thoughts from the peanut gallery as to a cool keepsake sort of gift?
FYI - I fully realize that I should have started on this LONG ago.
I got my daughters very nice necklaces that show a compass. That may be a little on the gay side for your boy
My oldest also needed an Apple laptop badly so I got her a macbook. That's what made her cry.
Girls... what are you gonna do?
If we all threw our problems in a pile, and you saw everyone else's problems-- you'd take yours back.
Buy you and him scuba lessons and get certified together. You won’t regret it.
BKB
Viva Renaldo!
GO FOR IT, BWANA !!!!.....HE'LL LOVE YA, EVEN MORE AND FOREVER !!!!
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I hear scuba is big in NoDak.Originally Posted by BarryBobPosthole
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness" - Mark Twain
I’ve heard the same!I hear scuba is big in NoDak.
Maybe it ain’t big in NoDak but I’m sure Bwana’s sweet wife would love a beach/diving vacation with the family every year as well. It’s strategery I tell ya.
Happy wife=Happy life
BKB
Viva Renaldo!
Apparently a couple of you missed the "won't break the bank" part of my post.
Especially Muddy!Apparently a couple of you missed the "won't break the bank" part of my post.
(but with the size of HIS bank account ... he doesn't understand us common folk with real-world finances)
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness" - Mark Twain
My high school graduation present from my parents was an Anschutz .22 rifle with a 4X Leupold scope that I’ve used ever since to squirrel hunt.
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"Never try to fight an Old Dude. If you win, there's no glory; if you lose, your reputation is shot."
Mine was the low-buck, practical stuff. Since I was leaving home for college, my parents gave me a new Samsonite suitcase to pack my shit in. My grandparents gave me a new typewriter for my term papers, etc.
Then there was my rich buddy ... his parents gave him a brand, spankin' new Pontiac GTO!
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness" - Mark Twain
I think I got one of those green glass cars with cheap aftershave, English Leather I think it was.
BKB
Viva Renaldo!
I got advice. Boy, it's about time you got a job.
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones"
Albert Einstein
One word: Plastics
BKB
Viva Renaldo!
That sounds more like the Avon crap my Mom used to give me.
If we all threw our problems in a pile, and you saw everyone else's problems-- you'd take yours back.
Ha ha! You beat me to it! That was the first thought that came to mind when i read that.
Great minds think alike.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness" - Mark Twain
That sure was a quick 4 years, I think college years are the fastest school years when you think back.
We gave all of them IOU's.
All three made it through all four years without any student loans, so they were dept free.
The oldest wanted to do his Student Teaching in Perth Australia so we paid half and he took out a Student Loan for his half.
Middle son and a buddy wanted to bum around Europe for 6 weeks after graduation , so we paid half and a Student Loan paid the other half.
Youngest went through 5 years of College on a full ride BB scholarship, in his Junior year bought him a new
Jeep Wrangler (cheapest of all three), between this Freshman and Sophomore he went to Australia and spent the summer with the family his older brother stayed with, we footed that bill too.
Now this all took place 20+ years ago.
Suggestion, nice quality watch, maybe engrave it on the back. I know, nobody wears a watch, they have their cell phones or Ipads, but there are times you want to know the time without pulling out those things out.
A good watch will last a life time, if well taken care of.
Last edited by jb; 04-06-2018 at 01:39 PM.
The older I get, the better I was. I also forget my password and have to have Len reset it for me
Dang JB ... you're older than I thought. Remind me ... what's a watch? It rings a bell, I just can't remember right now.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness" - Mark Twain
Get him a dive watch then.
BKB
Viva Renaldo!
Or maybe that would be better for Bwana's boy.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness" - Mark Twain
Thanks for the ideas folks.
One thing I KNOW he wants is a Colt 1911 but I'm finding out they don't give those things away either.
I don’t know why but I didn’t think of a gun. I got a 30.06 for my 18th birthday from one of my uncles. I cherish it to this day. A gun might be a good idea!
BKb
Viva Renaldo!
I got a nice 1911 I will make you a good deal on unless I change my mind.
“ No kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave”
James Burg, An Enquiry into, Public Errors, Defects and Abuses 1775
What did he major in? Is there something career related that would be significant?
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"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke
Good thinking CD. He majored in Digital Animation & Production which is WAY outside my wheelhouse when it comes to knowing just what he might need, but that is a GREAT idea.
Trav, if you are serious, let me know what you've got. Feel free to PM me, text me, or send an email if you prefer.
Do people in jobs like that still use portfolios or need s nice leather computer bag/briefcase?
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"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke
Portfolios are still a thing but I think most of that stuff is carried around and presented in an electronic format, but yet another good idea from the gent from Occupied Virginia!
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