It’s a Christmas tradition for the Gomers! Gomers favorite thiiiiiiiiings. It you are looking to cultivate a great Christmas gift list, want some insights on the “latest” products, or just want to hear about a bunch of stuff we like, then these Christmas special sections are just for you. Organized in very specific categories like running, lawn care, and random, these items are sure to amaze. Warning: we may have repeated a few here and there.
Year | Anthony G1 | Steven G2 |
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2023 | Kamado Joe Grill, Kroger Grocery Delivery Service, Amazon returns at Whole Foods, Homemade bread (Bread Breckers), Time with Friends, Lululemon Hoodie and ABC Pants, PodCast: Gospel in Life by Tim Keller, John Ortberg Podcast, The Hidden Brain, TV: Succession, Yellowstone; Vinyl Records and record stores | Electric Bellows, Firm Mattress with Soft Topper, New York Times Cooking App, Silk Next Milk, Nature Made Probiotics, Hair Buff, Tushy Bidet, Altra Lone Peak Hiking Shoes; PodCast: Redemption of JarJar Binx, How to Keep Time; TV: Ahsoka, The Crown, The Bear; Movies: Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning P1, Asteroid City, Killers of the Flower Moon, Past Lives, Spiderman Across the Spider-verse; Used and Loud Pickup Truck (with a great story behind it) |
2022 | Soft foil, Alarm clock, House plants, Lululemon Mens Briefs, Books (Emotionally Helpful Discipleship, A Burning in My Bones, The Wall, Dark Matter), TV (For All Mankind, Breaking Bad) | Green Pepper Cholula Hot Sauce, NotMilk, Apple text edit, Nail gun, Hiring the right person, Hoka Running shoes, 5 year journal, Movies (Spiderman No Way Home, Westside Story, The Fablemans, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Weird Al, Elvis, RRR, Nope) |
2021 | Family Plan Calendar, Apple Watch Rings, Alexa Smart Plugs, Power Assist Toilet, Unwitch Lettuce Wrap from Jimmy Johns, Gentle Leader Dog Leash, Audible | Clear Habit Journal, Yosuda Stationary Bike, Fireplace Items: Ash Vacuum, Fire Starters, Log Splitter, SlickGrilla Hair Powder, Oatmilk, Media: Coda, Pig, Ghostbusters Afterlife, Encanto, Green Night, F9, Dune, Ted Lasso, Only Murders in the Building, Squid Game, The Chosen, Joe Pera Talks with You, WandaVision, Loki |
2020 | Zoom hide self view, Reed making standing workbench, Indy, Sonos Soundbar System, Simplicity practices, Read before bed, TV: This is Us | Standing Desk, Nulaxy Laptop Stand, Magic Mouse, Additional monitor, Chewy, Theragun Massager, H&H V-neck T-Shirts, Book: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Music: Black voices gospel music (various artists), Cory Wong, 5 year journal, TV: Great British Backing Show, Freaks and Geeks, Star Wars TV Shows. Muppet Christmas Carol |
2019 | Fireplace; Coping tools (Silence and solitude, community, friends and mentors), Disney+, Books (Every Good Endeavor, Sacred Rhythms, An Unhurried Life, Sacred Fire, The Chronicles of Narnia) | Electric Kettle, 5 year journal, Apple Watch Rings, Movies (Us, Parasite, The Farewell, Knives Out, Avengers: End Game ) |
2018 | Tangibles: Columbia Cooling Pillow, Planner, Blackwing Pencil, iPhone X Intangibles: Sermons – Ben Stuart, John Mark Comer; The Word of God; Family | Tangibles: Quaker Oats 3-Minute Steel Cut Oatmeal, Exact-O Pencil Sharpener, Uniball Signo 207 Pen, Autonomous Pneumatic Standing Desk, Brooks Ghost 10. Intangibles: Artists – Pomplamoose, Madison Cunningham, Camino; Apps – Moment, Pray as you go; Movies – A Star is Born, Spiderman into the Spiderverse, A Quiet Place. |
2017 | Gas Leaf Blower, Leaf Easy, Effortless Garden Leaf Collector, Sermons: 1. Chris Dolson – Blackhawk Church “The Meaning of the Resurrection of Jesus” 2. Louie Giglio – Passion City Church – “The Glory of God” 3. Timothy Keller from Redeemer Presbyterian Church of NYC – “Pride: The Case of Nebuchadnezzar” | Soda Stream, Poo-Pourri, Forearm Forklifts, Movies: Coco, Get Out, Thor Ragnarok, TV: Stranger Things 2, The Good Place, Podcast: Up First |
2016 | Honeywell USB Powered Travel Fan, Beats wireless headphones, Pho, Trader Joe’s Maple Chicken Breakfast Sausage | UE Boom Bluetooth Speaker, Four slot toaster, Steven’s Beard, Upgraded Apps (Spotify, Twitter, Runkeeper), The right dentist, Running! |
2015 | Runkeeper, Trader Joe’s Maple Chicken Breakfast Sausage, Pool Buoy, 3-in-1 Dial Shower Soap Dispenser, Baby Powder (for your hair), App: Soothe your baby, Fitness ball | Java Gum, Pearl Izumi running jacket, Knife sharpener, U-Shaped Seat Cushion, Album: Hamilton Soundtrack, Book: Station 11, Movie: MadMax, Steven’s Dog Chewy |
2014 | Bike Clips and Shoes, Pool Buoy and flippers, Hot Sauce and other “flavor boosters”, Prescription sunglasses, Black and Decker toaster, Furniture sliders, Spiral slicer (Zoodles) | Bike, Aquasphere googles, Earmuffs with headphones, Bon Appetit Magazine, MI Paste for sensitive teeth, The state of animation, Vitamix, Book: Food A Love Story, Book: Life After Life, Book: The Goldfinch |
2013 | Bowers and Wilkins speakers, Vitamix, Gym and towel service | Sony Soundbar, Storyline productivity scheduler, Gym, Blue Bell Pumpkin Pie ice cream |
2012 | Vegetables (cauliflower), Cheese fondue, Cannon Digital SLR camera, Carpet Rake, Bolthouse Farms carrot juice | Sandwich thins, Thin crust light cheese pizza, Rice and beans vegetarian meal, Kindle, Wii U, Jeans, Blue Bell Peppermint ice cream |
2011 | Garmin, Participating in a race, Key-less entry garage door opener, Wenger symphony chair, Dining room table, Coffemate Natural Bliss, Anti-Favorite Things: Cotton, Bad cane for reeds | Runkeeper, Reflective vest, Accountability partner, Apple TV and Airfoil, Rechargeable AA batteries, Tortillaland uncooked tortillas, Anti-Favorite Things: Five Fingers shoes, Apple TV Remote |
2010 | RainX, Henkel Chef knife and Wustof Santoku knife, French press, Electric tea kettle, Visio 40″ TV, Pizza and Cheeseburgers, Garmin, Long underwear Joint Favorite Thing: Seltzer water (La Croix) | Black and Decker Flavor Scenter Plus (rice steamer), Griffin iTrip Aux adapter, Pillsbury Simply cookie dough, Dyson ball vacuum, XBox, Under Armour glove liners, Mackenzie Roll neck pillow Joint Favorite Thing: iPhone 4 |
Note: Favorite things started in season 3 and as such nothing listed for 2008 and 2009.
I can’t wait for what 2018 will bring!