100 Things Every...

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

Teach Them on Saturday So They Can Cook on Tuesday

What a five, eight and twelve-year-old can really handle in the kitchen, and the timing trick that keeps you from giving up on it.

GuideWoodworkingDean ShawOct 5, 20267 min

Build a pair of sawhorses you're allowed to cut into

Five two-by-fours, one afternoon, and a design that expects you to saw through it. The best first shop project there is.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideDadsSam OrtizOct 5, 20266 min

Give your kid one tomato plant and keep your hands off it

The plant teaches patience. You just have to stop rescuing it. A season-long plan with buckets, radishes and one warm tomato.

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BRO Seniors6 min read

Grow vegetables at counter height and leave your knees out of it

A patio garden that never asks you to kneel, lift a full pot, or haul a watering can. Start with the height, and the rest gets easy.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

StoryCarsDean ShawOct 4, 20266 min

Detroit's best idea was a big engine in a cheap car

The muscle car began as a loophole, a price tag and a few engineers who knew exactly who was buying. That's still the formula worth chasing.

StorySportsMarcus ValeOct 4, 20266 min

Thanksgiving Football Began With College Kids and a Radio Man

Yale and Princeton started it in 1876. A Detroit radio owner made it permanent. Your town's high school still does it best.

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GuideMilitary & VetsMarcus ValeOct 4, 20266 min

Read the Medal of Honor citation before you watch the movie

World War II's Medal of Honor citations are free to read and written in flat Army prose. That plainness is exactly why they hit so hard.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideTradesDean ShawOct 3, 20266 min

Read a tape measure in one glance, sixteenths and all

Stop counting little lines from the inch mark. Read off the landmarks, call it like the crew does, and quit wasting lumber.

GuideSkillsCal BrennanOct 3, 20267 min

Four emergencies, and the instinct that makes each one worse

Bleeding, burns, choking and sprains each come with one obvious move that's wrong. Learn the right one now, while nobody's hurt.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideMilitary & VetsMarcus ValeOct 4, 20267 min

The World War I Heroes Worth Teaching Your Kids by Name

York, Johnson and the Hello Girls are the place to start. The World War I story your kids need most is probably sitting in your family's paperwork.

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GuideCountry BroDean ShawOct 3, 20267 min

Set up the block so your worst swing hits wood, not your shin

Most splitting injuries are decided before the maul leaves the ground. Get the block, the stance and the wedge right, and a bad swing costs you nothing.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawOct 3, 20267 min

The Ten Minutes Before You Start a Chainsaw After a Storm

Chaps, chain tension, a clean air filter and fresh fuel. The checks that keep a cleanup Saturday from ending in the emergency room.

GuideCarsDean ShawOct 3, 20267 min

The spark plug job is easy until the last quarter turn

Gapping, torque and the hand-start habit that keep a simple plug change from ending with a stripped aluminum head and a tow truck.

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GuideMomsNina CastellanOct 3, 20267 min

Your Mower Probably Isn't Broken. The Gas Is Just Old.

Most mowers that won't start in spring just need fresh fuel and a proper pull. Start, fuel and care for one yourself, without a repair shop.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Self-Employed Women6 min

Your home is your office now, so own a real drill

BRO for Her6 min

The anchors that came in the box are why the shelf fell

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarOct 3, 20266 min

The Hunt Isn't Over Until the Last Quarter Hits the Truck

Pack frames, game bags and the pacing that gets an elk off the mountain without wrecking the meat or your knees.

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Country Bro6 min read

Build a deer station that's gone by Monday morning

The hoist is the easy part. Build the station around the cold, the cleanup and the fact that the truck needs its spot back.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

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