100 Things Every...

The series. One hundred things every man, woman, dad, mom, young person and grandparent should know, do or own.

Before you start testosterone, get two morning blood draws

It works for the men who genuinely need it. The hard part is knowing whether you're one of them, and keeping up with the bloodwork after you start.

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The first year after a diagnosis is mostly phone calls

Grief is real. So is the 45-day clock, the waitlist nobody put you on, and the half of the load your wife shouldn't be carrying alone.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

What a husband can actually do after a miscarriage

You lost a child too, and you've still got a job to do. The practical version, from the ultrasound room to the due date that never arrives.

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Prostatitis usually isn't an infection, and that changes everything

Three rounds of antibiotics and no improvement isn't bad luck. It's a sign the diagnosis was wrong from the start.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your Kid Doesn't Need A Tour Of Your Work, They Need A Shift

The visitor badge and the donut are a wasted day. Hand them a real task with a real standard, and let them watch somebody correct you.

GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The family emergency plan your kids can recite half asleep

Phone numbers, two meeting spots, a code word and a drill that takes ninety seconds. Build it Saturday, then run it until the kids find it boring.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Your thyroid probably isn't why you're tired, but test it anyway

What TSH and free T4 actually measure, how to get the draw right, and the far more common reasons a 40-year-old with kids feels flattened.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to Pick a Cordless Tool Platform You Won't Regret

You're not buying a drill. You're buying a battery mount you'll live with for a decade, so pick it on purpose and buy in cheap.

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your kid is being bullied and you've got about a week

A day-by-day plan for the first seven days: what to say, what to write down, what to ask the school for, and when it stops being a school matter.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your thyroid, one daily pill and the six-week recheck

Cold hands, flat lifts and a tiredness sleep won't touch. What an underactive thyroid looks like, and how the dose actually gets set.

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GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your in-law problem is usually a marriage problem

Boundaries with her parents or yours work one way: each of you handles your own family, says the specific thing out loud, and then holds it.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Write the letters before you get on the plane

Most of what keeps a deployed dad connected to his kids gets built in the two weeks before he leaves, not over a satellite connection at 2am.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Prediabetes is a head start, not a number to sit on

An A1c of 5.9 is the most useful bad news you'll get all year, if you do something with it in the next 90 days.

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GuideHobbiesNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

How to Play Mixed Doubles With Your Spouse and Still Like Each Other

Settle the middle ball in the car, not at 7-6. A practical guide to playing pickleball as a couple without the silent drive home.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

Dads6 min

The Homeschool Dad Job Description Nobody Hands You

Fitness6 min

Leaking after prostate surgery and the training that helps

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideHobbiesDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to Find Pickleball Open Play and Leagues Near You

The courts are full of games you haven't been invited to yet. Here's how the paddle rack, the group texts and the ladders actually work.

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Dads5 min read

Take Her Somewhere That Opens At Six In The Morning

The father-daughter outings she'll still describe at twenty-five are rarely the expensive ones. They're the early ones, the odd ones, and the ones where she had a job.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

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