I always opt for something you can eat or drink if they say they don’t want gifts. That way it won’t clutter anything up and you were still able to give them something. So if not the beer, some candies or maybe a tray of smoked salmon would be a good idea. Or if the place you are visiting has some type of specialty, like a local spice or fruit, maybe that.

Super Duper Burgers, only in northern California right now, but hands down my favorite burger. Second is In & Out animal style.

My grandfather bought a plot with 5 spaces next to each other in a graveyard you can no longer get plots for, thinking him his wife and his 3 boys would be buried there. His did this when the boys were under 10 years old. The ones for him and my grandma are used now, but the three boys are grown, moved away from that small town and with grandkids of their own now and they will not be using the plot.

Let him do what he wants with his money, but he is delusional if he thinks his children will be buried there too.

Duck duck go for personal, Bing and Google for work.

Duck duck go isn’t bad, I can usually find what I need from them.

Lots of AI platforms use Brave search and lots of people use AI instead of search engines now, if your looking for something else you can try that.