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.

Rain Off the Shop Roof Will Water More Than You Think

One inch of rain on a 1,000-square-foot roof is 623 gallons. Here's how to catch it, store it, and get it to the garden without a pump.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The autoimmune gap is real and it starts on the X chromosome

Roughly four out of five people with an autoimmune condition are women. What's driving that, and how to get diagnosed without losing four years to it.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Plan your own funeral so they don't have to guess

A folder, one afternoon and a few hard calls now will spare your wife and your kids the worst week of their lives.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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Your Pond Problem Probably Isn't the Fish

Weeds, muddy water and stunted bluegill all trace back to the same few things, and most of them you can fix in a weekend.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The six-week check isn't a pelvic floor plan

Leaking, heaviness, a core that won't fire back up. Common after birth, and none of it is something you're supposed to just live with.

GuideCity BroMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Train on your lunch break without wrecking your afternoon

Clock the walk, pick two lifts, solve the sweat problem. Twenty-two minutes is enough if you stop pretending it's an hour.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Keeping a Quarter Mile of Driveway Open All Winter

Where you shove the snow in December decides whether you can still turn around in February. The gear, the timing, and the plan for the morning it won't start.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20267 min

Get the bone scan, then go lift something heavy

Osteoporosis has no symptoms until something breaks. The scan takes ten minutes, and the fix involves a barbell.

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Hunting and fishing with bad knees, without quitting either

Your body changed. The season didn't. Rework the access, the seat, the drag and the recoil, and you keep going for another twenty years.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideCountry BroRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Farm Tax Status, Before You Waste an Hour at the Accountant

Three different programs get called the same thing, and only one of them is federal. Know which one you actually want before the meter starts running.

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Endometriosis is diagnosed in years, not appointments

The pain is real, the standard ultrasound is often clean, and the fastest way through is a record nobody can wave off.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideCity BroMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

How to ride to work in city traffic without close calls

Lane position, the three crashes that actually happen, and the gear that makes a bike commute boring in the best way.

GuideBRO SeniorsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

When to start your pension, and what waiting really pays

Delaying pays about 8 percent a year, guaranteed and indexed to inflation. There are still four good reasons to take the money early.

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Your fasting number and a cuff you keep by the door

Two of the most common pregnancy complications get caught by numbers, not by how you feel. Know the thresholds, buy the right cuff, and know what to say when you call.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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