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What is worth playing, what is worth buying, and what is worth skipping.

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Back on a bicycle at forty, without the first week wrecking it

The bike in your garage needs eleven dollars and an hour. Everything after that's saddle soreness, seat height, and picking a road that won't kill you.

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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GuideMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Ten John Wayne Films to Watch With Your Son, in Order

Skip The Searchers on night one. Start where an eleven-year-old can get in, and work up to the hard stuff.

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Whittling by the fire with one knife and a block of basswood

Four cuts, one cheap Swedish knife and a bag of shavings is the whole hobby. The rest is just sitting still long enough to finish something.

Poll

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GuideHobbiesNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Pickleball Etiquette That Gets You Invited Back

The unwritten rules of open play, from the paddle rack to the post-game tap, so your first morning on a new court isn't your last.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

Cooking venison so your kids ask for seconds

Most "gamey" deer meat is just overcooked deer meat. Fix the temperature, fix the fat, and dinner stops being a debate.

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GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Buy the boat you can load by yourself

Aluminum jon boat, canoe, or kayak - the honest trade-offs, what to check before you hand over cash, and the mistake that keeps a first boat in the driveway.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideHobbiesDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Win More Pickleball Points With the Dink and the Third Shot Drop

Stop smashing everything. The soft game is how beginners start beating people who swing harder than they do.

StoryMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Happy Days Still Works and the Fonz Is the Reason Why

ABC made Henry Winkler wear a gray windbreaker. Eleven seasons later, the leather jacket was in the Smithsonian.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Why pickleball keeps catching men over forty

The court is 44 feet long, the ball goes slow, and somehow you'll be out there four nights a week. Start right and skip the torn calf.

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GuideHobbiesDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Buy Your First Pickleball Paddle Without Overspending

Three specs actually matter, and the rest is marketing. What to look for, what to skip, and how to avoid the $250 mistake.

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StoryMovies & TVNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Two Shows That Put God on Prime Time Without Apologizing

Michael Landon and Roma Downey ran faith on network television for fourteen combined seasons. What they got right, what they fudged, and where to start.