100 Things Every...

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

The ten seconds after your dog points are the whole hunt

Most missed birds, and every genuinely unsafe moment in upland hunting, happen between the point and the flush. Walk in like you mean it.

BRO TakeProtect the ChildrenJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

Why That Viral Trafficking Warning Isn't Helping Anybody

The zip tie on the windshield, the white van at the mall, the shopping mom followed to her car. Shared a million times, and pointed at the wrong danger.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

The proposal is forty seconds. Plan the other four hours.

Ring size, weather backups, the box that ruins your jacket, and the twenty minutes after she says yes.

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Hunting & Shooting5 min read

Take hunter ed again, even after thirty seasons

The course isn't just a card for a 12-year-old. It's the cheapest tune-up in hunting, and the field day will humble you.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideProtect the ChildrenNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

The Trafficking Recruiter Usually Shows Up As A Boyfriend

Most girls aren't grabbed by a stranger. They're courted by someone who figures out what's missing and offers to supply it.

GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Introducing her to your people without making it an audition

Friends first, family second, and never at Christmas. How to run the introduction so she's welcomed instead of interviewed.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your best deer stand is the one you can reach in the dark

Scout your walk-in before you scout the sign, hang for the wind you actually get, and then do almost nothing for the first gray hour.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideProtect the ChildrenJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

How Truckers And Hotel Clerks Became America's Extra Eyes

The people who see strangers all day are getting trained to notice the right things. You can take the same training in an afternoon.

GuideNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What a Veteran's Family Can Claim, and the Forms That Do It

DIC, survivor pension, CHAMPVA, tuition money, burial honors. None of it shows up unless somebody in the house files the paperwork.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Long Distance Only Works If Somebody's Moving

A relationship with 900 miles in it needs a date on the calendar and a name attached to the moving truck. Everything else is just a very expensive friendship.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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BRO TakeProtect the ChildrenJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

Speaking up for a child before you're certain

Most adults who sense something's wrong wait for proof that never arrives. You don't have to, and you shouldn't.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideRetirementMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How To Plan Retirement Travel Your Budget And Knees Can Handle

Fund it like a bill, pace it like an athlete, and know what Medicare does and doesn't do once you cross a border.

GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Check The Well Before You Fall For The Farmhouse

Ten acres, a red barn and a wraparound porch can hide a two-gallon-a-minute well and a septic field nobody's touched since Reagan. Look here first.

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GuideProtect the ChildrenJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What Big Events Do And Don't Do For Child Trafficking

The Super Bowl spike is a myth, and believing it can send your attention to the wrong place. What actually protects kids is duller, and it works.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Retirement6 min

The First Ninety Days of Retirement Are Mostly Paperwork

Real Estate6 min

What Building a House Costs You That Buying an Existing One Doesn't

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Rewrite my résumé so it actually gets read

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GuideProtect the ChildrenJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What Prosecutors Must Prove In A Federal Child Trafficking Case

Under federal law, nobody has to prove a child was forced. That one sentence changes how these cases are built, and how you should read the news.

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Retirement6 min read

What to do with Tuesday morning when you retire

The paperwork is the easy part. Building a week nobody else schedules takes planning, a budget line and a little honesty about how you actually spend time.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

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