Charitable Gift Giving Blog: Gifts That Help

These Children of Bellevue Ties were all designed by young patients in Bellvue Hospital Center in New York City. Available in yellow, medium blue, and red, these 100% silk ties will complement any wardrobe. The designs are sure to elicit compliments from everyone who see them, not just for their quality and their reflection of the innocence [...]

[Read more →]

How to Build a House is a great primer on home construction. Whether you plan on building a simple house or on helping others (for example, as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity), this book provides all the basics, and includes hundreds of photographs and illustrations walking through the construction of a single house. The book [...]

[Read more →]

Ladies (and guys with “man-bags”), here’s one of those great ideas that you wonder what you ever did without. It’s an age-old question: what do you do with your purse when you go to a restaurant? Keep it in your lap all evening? Put it on the floor and risk getting it dirty or worse, [...]

[Read more →]

Tom Fitzmorris started the New Orleans MENU in 1977, a famous review of New Orleans dining. He is probably best known for his daily radio show called “The Food Show”. Born and raised in New Orleans, he understands the ins and outs of New Orleans cooking. I got a chance to visit New Orleans a [...]

[Read more →]

Mark Levin is a radio personality in New York, as well as one of the nation’s top constitutional lawyers. But this great book, Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover’s Story of Joy and Anguish, has nothing to do with politics or law. It has to do with a little dog, named Sprite. And it’s a great read. [...]

[Read more →]

I always love to check out Giftback.Com before a big holiday for gifts that give three times. First, your loved one gets a high quality flower arrangement or gift. Second, 10% of EVERY purchase on that site goes to a charity you choose. Third, this specific assortment of gifts donate an additional $3 to the [...]

[Read more →]

It can be somewhat of a challenge to find a Valentine’s Day gift for a guy. While guys can shop for flowers, roses, jewelry, and spa baskets, ladies often have a harder time finding something to give in return. Your search has ended. Here is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for a guy. The Apple [...]

[Read more →]

Every guy in the world will be getting her roses on Valentine’s Day, but if you really want to impress her, get these Valentine Roses that Support the Fight against Breast Cancer. These flowers are part of 1-800-Flowers’ “Fresh from the Growers” program. These flowers are sent directly to you from the grower’s farms, without [...]

[Read more →]

Being a lifelong Giants football fan, I felt compelled to find an excuse to blog about the stunning 17-14 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday. This post was originally written in 2008, of course. At the time, they sold a pink Giants jersey, which went out of stock. But as of the time [...]

[Read more →]

Have you ever heard of Novica.com? This is an amazing online store, in association with the National Geographic Society, that provides a market for artists and artisans around the world. The brilliance of this site is that all products sold on it go to help others. You benefit because you get to purchase an incredible [...]

[Read more →]