Life

Confidence, friendships, routines and the decisions that actually move the needle.

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

Do's & Don'ts: Men

← Newer articlesPage 5 of 158

Nothing That Burns Fuel Comes Inside the House

How to cook hot meals on day three of an outage without ever letting carbon monoxide through the door.

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Your first long motorcycle trip should be 300-mile days

Plan the fuel stops, ride a loaded shakedown weekend first, and stop trying to prove something on day one.

Ask BRO

Rehearse the raise conversation with me

Ask it

GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Pour more olive oil than feels right and the rest gets cheap

Mediterranean eating isn't branzino and pine nuts. It's a tin of oil, a pot of beans cooked past creamy, and knowing what to leave in the cart.

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

PartnerCoconut.com

Survival & Self-Defense6 min read

Start Your Son on a .22 and Make Him Earn the Rest

A single-shot rimfire, twenty rounds, and a locked cabinet will teach a boy more about being a man than any lecture you've got in you.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Give your kids one name before you get out of the car

Battlefields overwhelm children by the acre. One soldier, one story, and two stops will do more than a whole tour road.

GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

Salt your beans before you cook them, not after

Bland, split, chalky beans and gummy brown rice all come from the same handful of mistakes. Fix those and the pot gets good.

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

PartnerDude.com

GuidePreparednessWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

Heat One Room and Cook Outside When the Power Quits

What actually keeps a house livable for a week without electricity, starting with the thing that kills people every winter.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Start with Zion in late April, not Yellowstone in July

The first national park you take your kids to should be small, walkable and shuttle-served. Three that forgive beginners, and the parks worth saving for later.

GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

The lunch that survives ten hours and a hot truck cab

Most work lunches don't fail in the kitchen, they fail in the parking lot. Fix the cold chain first, then worry about the sandwich.

Ask BRO

Plan a cook for eight people

Ask it

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

What Real Defensive Gun Uses Teach About Training

Six seconds, forty yards, one hand, bad light. The actual cases don't look like the range, and that's the whole lesson.

PartnerWhackAWoke.com

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Buy the sleeping pads first and the tent second

A family of four can camp well on about eight items. Everything else is optional, and half of it is a trap the store wants you to walk into.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideFoodWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

Build a breakfast that actually holds until lunch

Your 7 a.m. bowl of cereal is why you're staring into the vending machine at 10:40. Fix the protein, fix the morning.

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

What carry insurance actually covers and what to read first

Most people buy the cheapest tier and never open the member agreement. The clauses that decide your case are all in the part nobody reads.

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

PartnerGermProof.com

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Cruising with kids works until the fourth sea day

A cruise is a hotel that moves while you sleep. That's the best thing about it and the worst, and the itinerary decides which.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Food5 min

Lean cuts and fish have no fat to hide your mistakes

Survival & Self-Defense6 min

What to Say to Police After You Defend Yourself

Ask BRO

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

Ask it

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Your son won't talk until day three, so plan four days

A father-son trip lives or dies on the boring stuff: who drives, who holds the money, and how much you leave unscheduled.

PartnerDude.com

Food6 min read

Cross-contact is what gets you, not the ingredient list

Reading labels is the easy part. The knife, the colander and the well-meaning relative are where a serious food allergy actually turns dangerous.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

Older articles