How to Be a Real Man

Character, duty, standards and the things nobody sat you down and explained.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

Migraine keeps a calendar and it looks like your cycle

It's the drop in estrogen that sets it off, not the level, and that one fact explains the bad week every month and the mess of perimenopause.

GuideOld SchoolDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

The Handshake Was the Contract and It Usually Held

My grandfather closed deals in about nine words and a shake. Most of his method still works, and the part that doesn't is worth knowing too.

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Pick the Dog for the Job, Then Teach It to Stop

A pup out of working parents is two years from useful, so choose the right kind of dog, start on broke stock, and put the brakes on before anything else.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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Forty is a scheduling problem before it's a health problem

The screenings that start in your forties, what perimenopause actually does, and how to get taken seriously when you ask.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Before you move closer to the grandkids, rent for a year

The math, the drive time, the babysitting conversation nobody has, and the one test that tells you whether the town is right even if your kids leave it.

GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Getting Internet That Works Ten Miles From the Cable Line

Satellite, fixed wireless, cellular, or a phone call to your electric co-op. What holds up on a work call, and what quietly takes your money.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Who to call when breastfeeding hurts and what it costs

Pain past the first few seconds isn't a phase you tough out. There's a credential to look for, free help that's genuinely good, and a bill your plan may already cover.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

What Actually Keeps Your Mind Sharp After Sixty

Crossword apps aren't the answer. Your blood pressure, your hearing and your legs are doing most of the work.

GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Buy hay by the ton, and open a bale before you pay

How to judge hay in the field, what to pay attention to besides price, and how to stack it so the bottom row isn't compost by February.

Ask BRO

Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Third trimester signs that mean call now, not tomorrow

The symptoms worth waking someone up for, how to tell real labor from a long evening, and what to have settled before week 37.

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Marrying again at seventy without splitting your family

The beneficiary forms matter more than the will, and the conversation with your kids matters more than both. How to get all three right.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Plant fruit trees now and you'll eat from them by year five

Rootstock, spacing, deer, and the two mistakes that turn a thirty-dollar bare-root tree into a dead stick by August.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Normal hemoglobin doesn't mean your iron is fine

The exhaustion that gets waved off as stress has a specific test, a specific number, and a correction that takes about three months.

Dude.com — 16 advisers who listen, talk and pray with you

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Nobody's mumbling, and you've known it for years

Men sit on hearing loss for the better part of a decade. What it's costing you, what the audiogram actually measures, and how to buy without getting fleeced.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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