Tis the season to be jolly! How’s the holiday shopping going? This week’s installment of RJS Friday Fun Links has a few gift ideas for you.

If you’re looking for stocking stuffers, Esquire has a great list of “Gifts Under $25 That Don’t Suck.” After perusing the list, I can verify they do indeed… not suck. Some of my favorites are the $8 coffee mug warmer, $21 mini-wood pallet coasters and the $7 fridge monkey.

If books are more your thing, this was a great year for fiction and non-fiction. National Public Radio has their lists of top mysteries, cook books, children’s books, fiction, etc. and the New York Times recently published their list of the 10 Best Books of 2011. Two books that show up on both of these lists that I’ve heard good things about are The Tiger’s Wife and The Art of Fielding.

If you’re a fan of travel and adventure, why not visit the incredibly unique Snow Village in Quebec, Canada? A replica of Montreal made of ice and snow, the Snow Village includes an Ice Hotel, igloos, a restaurant and bar, a convention center and a chapel for couples looking for a one-of-a-kind wedding.

Finally, document your holiday memories with the “iPhone App of the Year.” Instagram, an easy to use photo-sharing application, allows you to take pictures, apply neat Polaroid-like filters and easily share your creations on all the prominent social networks.

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A proud graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, Josh is the Editor-in-Chief of this blog and regularly contributes Friday Fun Links, RJS news and interesting technology notes. Prior to joining RJS, Josh worked at the Ronald McDonald House in Minneapolis. Outside of work, Josh enjoys the outdoors, fantasy football, classic movies, baseball and wine.