Archive for August, 2010

Golf is not a game about power and distance.  It’s a game about strategic placement.  Sun Tzu once said that if you know yourself and your enemy you will not lose a hundred battles.  Applied to golf, that means if you understand your strengths and weaknesses, you need to play to those and you need to understand the golf course where you’re playing at.  That means that you need to understand where you’re planning to put that ball with the club you’re using, considering your swing is good.  If you always pull the driver from your bag, and swing for all you’ve got, you’ll more often than not put the ball into places that don’t play to your strengths, let alone putting it in the rough, or worse.  And if you’re not all that good at putting, you need to be able to put the ball as close to the pin on the green as possible so that you’ll have a much better chance of sinking the putt when the time comes.  Putting is as crucial, if not more so, than the perfect drive, and those that wear the Golf Ball and Putter Cufflinks probably know that pretty well.  These silver cufflinks feature a nice putter addressing the ball as if to put it in the hole.  Sports cufflinks are a splendid way of helping you focus on what’s important to you, and why you work as hard as you do to be able to do the things you love.  Putting is not easy, and often it’s something you have to really work at to account for the fact that you’ll not always place the ball within five feet of the cup.  Always practice your putting and you’ll not be afraid when you place that ball twenty, thirty, or even forty feet. 

Did you miss Father’s Day?  Hopefully not, but even if you hadn’t you ought to consider your father every now and then beyond just the standard holidays and his birthday.  He’s the man that helped raise you, provided for you and gave you a start in this world.  He taught you wisdom of the ages and perhaps showed you how to fish, hunt, and drive.  He was there to protect you and guide you through your formative years, often without much more than a thanks and a pat on the back on occasion from his wife and offspring.  So you should keep him in mind and festoon him with a surprise gift from time to time, but what to get him beyond power tools and sports tickets?  Those are nice and they will be received warmly, but when you’re not giving him those things consider a set of these Father’s Day Watch Cufflinks.  These functional cufflinks are actual working watches that he can wear on his sleeves in addition to his dress watch, so he’ll have back-ups in case the wrist watch goes out.  With a quick installation of a simple battery, and a minute time adjustment, he’ll always have something that’ll keep him abreast of the time as he goes about his day while the jeweler replaces the battery on his dress watch.  Silver cufflinks are but one of many kinds of gifts to honor your Dad throughout the year and not just on Father’s Day.  Remember, consider what he’d certainly use and he’ll love it. 

The shotgun is one of the more effective firearms a hunter or sportsman could have, as well as for those interested in personal protection.  At close range, the shotgun is sure to hit something it’s pointed at, depending on the choke spread the weapon is set to.  This makes it excellent to use on birds and other fowl, making the shotgun a highly preferred weapon since the time when the Pilgrim left the Mayflower.  Skeet shooting is a very popular shooting sport that requires fast response and hand-eye coordination for an accurate shot, and some of the best marksmen in the world practice skeet shooting regularly.  And even if you’re not into all of that, just having a set of these Shotgun Shell Cufflinks in Red is sure to draw a lot of attention from those who see them.  Cleverly designed with two shells on each cufflinks that allows one to be used to hold the sleeve cuff together, these sports cufflinks are both functional and quite beautiful to wear.  They come in a large shotgun shell container that is sure to please as a collector’s item and as a gift to the sportsman who enjoys hunting or good target practice.  If red is not your color, they come in blue, black, purple and green, enough to satisfy a wide variety of preferences. When occasions call for something to wear other than standard silver cufflinks, or when you just want to wear something a little different for a change, a pair of shotgun shells are sure to make a good bang with their appearance wherever you go without making a sound. 

It began early during a cold morning along the river.  It was a quiet and the day was overcast with clouds.  You lit up a fine cigar and cracked open a novel to pass the time.  Nothing on the fishing line but the mealy worm you put on the hook.  Hours passed and the clouds broke up from the heat of the midday sun.  It was just then that the fish struck.  Wielding a knife in each fin, it demanded that you give up the rest of your worms.  Knowing that it’d stab you anyway, you made a go for the sturgeon’s stubby fins, taking advantage of the fact that it can’t breathe out of water for long.  With a jab to its gut, it dropped the knives and you began wailing on it like a professional wrestler on the weekly hapless nobody.  You didn’t quite know about the extra knife it had hidden in a rather unmentionable place, using that to slash at you to give you a good scar on your chest to go with your victory.  That’s how you’ll tell that fish story when they see these flashy Fishing Reel Cufflinks sparkling off your sleeve.  These silver cufflinks feature one of the more important tools in a fisherman’s tackle box, a fishing reel cast with a spool of golden line.  Recreation games cufflinks like these allow the occasional sportsman in formal wear to enjoy what he likes in a way appropriate to the venue he has to attend, be that at work or at play.  When you share this fish story with others, be sure to show them the scar the sturgeon gave you.  Otherwise, they might not believe it. 

We’ve all heard enough lawyer jokes, and there is a great deal of truth to them.  Still, when legal troubles arise, people will seek out good, reputable attorneys whenever possible.  In this litigious time lawyers are as important as ever, and while few would disagree with the need for tort reform, until then the services of a good legal counselor is almost vital to protect oneself from liability.  The alternative might be to take matters into one’s own hands, which is never advisable.  Those who are members of this semi-valued profession ought to take some pride in knowing the alternative to the law may involve violence, and as such they’re peacekeepers in a way, representing their clients as well as they can without pride or prejudice to deliver the justice they seek.  Because lawyers must dress “lawyerly” when they do their jobs, it does no harm in showing off a little with a set of Law Book Pewter Cufflinks.  These career related cufflinks feature a pair of pewter books with the word LAW engraved in them that will look quite handsome on anyone’s sleeve, be they a practicing attorney, a law clerk or a paralegal, and they make terrific gifts for the aspiring law-student who’s eager to get to work in a courtroom.  Silver cufflinks will give the professional ensemble a touch of class that’ll sparkle in any courtroom and anything that makes one appear amenable to a jury will go a long way toward your client’s case, in addition to your own. 

The dream of any man is to own a good vehicle.  Every man has their vision of what kind of car or truck that might be.  Visions of Chevy Corvettes or Ford GT40s come to mind, and some might envision the rugged International Scout or a robust Hummer to get them around.  They’re part of who we are as men, part of our arsenal of powers we seek at our disposal to be useful, to accomplish goals and overcome obstacles in our path.  The car is one of the ultimate expressions of power; we spend a great deal of our lives in them and working on and around them that it’s almost unthinkable for a man to be without them.  The love that a man has for the car of his dreams is akin to that he has to his wife and children, and when he finally has the car he wants he ought to be congratulated.  The gift of these Gear Shift Cufflinks in Sterling Silver will surely be appreciated. The five speed standard manual transmission pattern is cast into a pair of shiny silver cufflinks the professionally dressed man will be delighted to wear on his sleeve all week long.  Because any given moment he’s not with his dream car is a moment he might be thinking about it, and automotive cufflinks might just stave off his desires for just a little bit during his day.  They make great collector’s items and will feature prominently in his wardrobe.  It’s manly bling that he’ll be happy to show off wherever he goes. 

As vacation approaches, it’s important to show off to your friends and colleagues that soon, for a couple of weeks, you and your significant other will be on a luxurious mighty princess of the seven seas playing shuffleboard and party games while traveling to exotic and warm locales while the rest of them will be slaving away under the cruel lash of a taskmaster day in and day out.  Well, maybe not that cruel, but you can use that point to rub it in as you twinkle the glare of these Cruise Time Cufflinks in the countdown to the day you wake up and leave for crystalline blue waters and fruity drinks served on board a great big ship that’ll temporarily take you away from it all.  Featuring a delightful twin stacked cruise liner that’s sitting with its stern hysterically low in the water, as though it’s either full speed ahead to where it’s going, or is sinking thanks to a mine hit in the aft section on a trip near Somalia.  Either way these novelty cufflinks look like they’re heading for fun and adventure on the high seas.  Whether you want a little sparkle to go with your attire or you want to gloat that while your friends and colleagues suffer you’ll be drinking margaritas on a white hot beach somewhere, silver cufflinks can help you do either with just the right about of charm and class to shine or give your biting words to have a bit more zing to it. 

It’s amazing how well human beings can develop ways of communication.  Just over the past couple of decades, the emoticon has become something of an additional language of our culture, something to use when words in an email, text message, or an instant messenger just doesn’t convey your whole meaning in a way you would when you’re face to face with the person you’re talking to.  The Smiley Emoticon has transcended from being the ubiquitous smiley face invented in 1963 by Harvey R. Ball (who, sadly, never trademarked it) as part of a catchy ad campaign to the expressions of delight and happiness that we see on computer screens everywhere such expressions are required.  Indeed, it has developed an entire family of emoticons ranging from sad to sinister, laughter to anguish.  So when you wear your Smiley Emoticon Cufflinks on your sleeve you can be sure everyone will be aware of your mood without saying one word.  These silver cufflinks feature the distinctive smiley face engraved in a silver circle button that looks quite smooth on the cuff and are immediately familiar for what they are.  Recreation cufflinks are a terrific way to spruce up the mood of you and those around you with discrete class and style that will not go unnoticed even by the most sour of curmudgeons at work or anywhere you’d happen to run into them.  A happy mood is quite infectious and your colleagues, friends and family will appreciate whatever you do to elevate the spirits around you. 

One way to stand out among your peers is by what you use to do your job, what you drive, and where you live.  It’s a point of pride that we gravitate to the latest and greatest gadgets to not only help make our jobs better but look better do it.  Like a construction contractor with a new power tool or a pilot with a fancy new airplane we like to show off who we are especially if what we use does the job better, faster, and easier than anything else anyone else has.  That’s when people start to envy you for what you got and take more notice of you.  At a professional, formal business environment, it might be more difficult to be as flashy as you’d like to be because you’re probably restricted to using company computers, and unless you do business on the road hardly anyone will see that Bugatti you drove in on or care that you did.  Beyond your personal attire and computer what do you use more often than anything else?  Probably your pen.  Check out the 4 in 1 Multifunction Pen.  When you break this out, most people might not immediately notice that it’s also a plastic stylus for your smartphone or PDA, a laser pointer and a flashlight all in one sleek, slender package.  Pens and pen sets like this will give you a bit of the kind of attention that you’re trying to get with your silver cufflinks, giving you a trend-setting motif that others will no doubt seek to emulate.    

Some golfers might be afraid to admit they use an electrical golf cart to take them around the links.  It implies they can’t drag their own clubs and perform as well without it.  However, most people aren’t professional athletes.  Even if you have the time to work out and keep in shape, walking eighteen holes of golf hauling your own clubs rather than having a caddy do that is tough on anyone.  Golf is a leisurely sport, meant to be enjoyed casually for a few hours with a cadre of fellow enthusiasts, and is tough enough without having to strain yourself and throw off your swing from exhaustion.  Better to ride around in a nice golf cart, get on and off each hole fast rather than hold up the party behind you, and enjoy the game.  When you’re off the links, wear your Golf Cart Cufflinks with pride.   These silver cufflinks feature a tiny two-seater golf cart complete with a pair of fully loaded golf bags ready to play an entire round of eighteen holes and park it at the nineteenth.  These will add a nice touch to your social game and announce to one and all that you’re ready to join a foursome at a convenient tee time.  Novelty cufflinks are a wonderful way to show your pride in who you are and what you like to do.  There’s nothing embarrassing about using a golf cart, except having to push it back to the clubhouse when the batteries die.