Know your man, and what to get him this Valentine’s….
The Guy’s Guy
Sunday Ritual: A sporting event, a big-screen TV, snacks and a six-pack.
Uniform: Jeans, baseball cap with team logo, and his favorite t-shirt since high school.
Fave channels: ESPN and ESPN2′s complete lineup, American Chopper, My Name Is Earl.
Ride: Big, powerful and domestic: Ford pickup or Cadillac Escalade.
On his Grill: Burgers, steak, hot dogs. Banned: Veggie burgers.
Native Habitat: Hardware store, auto show, his La-Z-Boy Chair with the remote.
Famous Examples: Conrad Jantjes, Thabo Mooki,, Dan Conner from Rosanne.
Best Gifts: cool printed T (Chuck Norris), Western DVD to add to his collection
The Geek
Friday Night Date: Battling for supremacy in an online gaming tournament.
Uniform: Glasses and Blackberry holster attached to his belt.
Ride: Segway.
Reading List: PC World, Scientific American, Popular Mechanics, CNET, Gizmodo.
On his TiVo: Increased memory after he hacked into it.
Native Habitat: TED Conference, Silicon Valley, his desk glued to his high-powered PC.
Famous Examples: Bill Gates, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Mark Shuttleworth.
The Devoted Dad
Morning Ritual: Sunday flapjack fest for the whole gang.
Uniform: Khakis, button-down and a Father’s Day tie.
On his To-Do List: Coach soccer team, build tree fort, play catch with kids.
Ride: Minivan with dual DVD players, navigation system, heated seats and satellite radio.
Reading List: Little League Rules & Regulations, homework, home repair manuals.
Native Habitat: Backyard with the kids, favorite chair with the paper, Costco.
Famous Examples: Bill Cosby, Ben Stiller.
The Achiever
Morning Ritual: Racquetball at the club, then an hour on the treadmill watching CNBC.
Uniform: Power suit, power tie, power watch.
On his PDA: Stocks update, sports scores, Donald Trump’s private line.
Native Habitat: Corporate America, Wall Street, Silicon Valley, his leather armchair.
Ride: Whether it’s a plane or a car, it’s always first class.
Guilty Pleasure: 25+ year single malt.
Famous Examples: Tumisho Masha, Big from Sex and the City.
The Adventurer
Perfect Day: Any day he wakes up in a tent, a hammock, a forest or on a beach.
Uniform: Fleece, GoreTex, wetsuit, rock climbing harness, parachute, bike shorts.
Wouldn’t Be Caught Dead In: Black tie or any tie for that matter.
Native Habitat: Mountains, streams, back roads, foreign countries, eco fundraisers.
Ride: Wind, water, waves, snow, zip-line, the off-road.
Can’t Live Without: His GPS, passport, Mother Nature, Swiss Army Knife.
Famous Examples: matthew Mcconaugheyr, Survivor contestants, Lance Armstrong.
Mr. Field & Stream
Uniform: Hunting vest, flannel or plaid shirt, regular jeans not those fancy ones.
On his Netflix List: War and western films, action and adventure movies.
On his Grill: Catch of the day.
Native Habitat: Fields, streams and lakes with pit stops at sporting goods stores.
Ride: American truck or power boat with gun/fishing racks and a built-in cooler.
Famous Examples: Brad Pitt in A river runs through it, Roland Martin, Charlton Heston.
Good Gifts: Fish finding watch, Bush shirt, Handcrafted leather anglers bag, Man vs Wild DVD collection
The Metro Man
Uniform: Designer button down, Prada loafers, man bag.
On his TiVo: Nip/Tuck, cooking, entertaining and home improvement shows.
Reading List: Men’s Journal, GQ, Neiman Marcus catalogs.
Native Habitat: All of the hottest clubs, which nobody else can get into.
Wouldn’t Be Caught Dead In: Discount stores, fast food restaurants, plaid.
Famous Examples: Ryan Seacrest, Jude Law, David Beckham.
The Hipster
Uniform: Converse kicks, cool T-shirt, Mac laptop inside a bike messenger bag.
Ride: Custom-painted Union Jack Mini Cooper.
Reading List: Comics, film and graphic design books, his buddies blogs.
On his iPod: His band’s latest demo or his most recent DJ set.
Native Habitat: Indie film festivals, art galleries, vintage clothing stores.
Famous Examples: Beck, Wes Anderson, Chris Martin from Coldplay.
The Country Clubber
Uniform: Classic, preppy and monogrammed with tassel loafers.
Education: Boarding schools and Ivy League, and he’s still dropping names.
Reading List: Financial Times, Barron’s, Time magazine.
Ride: Powerful, luxurious and foreign probably a Jaguar or Mercedes.
Native Habitat: On his sailboat, at the squash court, sipping single malt at his club’s bar.
Famous Examples: Ted Knight from CaddyShack, Tiger Woods.
Lots of these I’d rather get for myself!
Same here! :) I especially like the sideways teapot.
ooooh i want, i want .. from classic sinatra to the charging tray! wonder what they would put on our gift list .. and then comment “i want, i want”. hmmmm … its soooooo liberating to be female!