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Nov 2009  |  By Julie Saltzman  |  Comments (0)

Toys For Big Boys: We've Got You Covered

TAGS: December magazine, toys for big boys, gift ideas

I didn’t marry the guy who gave me the talking robot alarm clock or the one who proudly presented me with a purple-suede Members Only jacket on Christmas.

I married the guy who spends time and energy buying thoughtful, creative gifts. I try to reciprocate. But whether it’s for him, my dad or crazy Uncle Wayne, I often end up in a frantic Christmas Eve episode at Walgreen’s shoving talking Chicago Bears beer can openers into gift bags.

Here’s a list of guy gifts that fit three present categories and three price points and help you avoid “Panic Eve.”

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Julie Saltzman

Julie Saltzman After retiring from the currency option pits of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Julie Saltzman got serious about writing and went back to Journalism school.  She is the co-founder of the Uptown Writer's Space, a shared work space for writers. She performs at various wine bars around town with the Serendipity Theater Collective's 2nd Story, combining two of her favorite hobbies, drinking and telling stories. The third being ice hockey, for which she hopes to be the first player inducted into the Jewish-Suburban-Women's-Over 40 Hall of Fame. 

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