Someone asked me what to give their 29-year-old brother for his birthday. Data points- cool guy, unmarried, fixes and flips houses for a living.

Last year, he got the MailboxTees Metropolitan t-shirt subscription, which is probably the ideal gift for his demographic, and I'm going to assume he already owns this, because, who doesn't? So putting that aside, here is the list I came up with.

• He-Man vs. Skeletor Boxer Shorts, $8.92 at WebUndies

• Nixon "Vega" Watch, also comes in white, red, or orange, $60 at Villains

• WaterBomb Combat Kit, $7.95 at Wishing Fish

• Washington Quarter Ring (from the year of his birth, natch), $40 at Fabric8Bazaar