The Self-Employed Man

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Disc golf is the cheapest way to get your family outside

Three discs, forty dollars, and a course that charges you nothing. Here's how to run a first round that your kids actually want to repeat.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

If you snore and you're always tired, get the sleep test

Sleep apnea wrecks recovery, blood pressure and patience, and most people who have it think they're just busy. Two free questionnaires and one night of testing.

Old School6 min

Give a kid the whole job, not the easy half

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Model rockets and trains teach patience better than you can

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The prostate conversation to have before you turn fifty

A baseline PSA, four questions for your doctor, and what to do if the number comes back ugly.

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The Manners My Grandmother Drilled In Still Open Doors

Thank-you notes, arriving early, remembering the name of the guy who fixed your truck. Small old rules that make people want to help you.

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Take the kids to the range and do it right

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Your first week without a drink, and who to call first

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Most old sayings are instructions, not decorations

Measure twice, red sky at night, good fences. The proverbs your grandparents wore out were field manuals, and they still work.

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

How to come home from a work trip in the same shape you left

Four nights in a hotel doesn't have to cost you your sleep, your waistline or your Monday. The fixes start when you book, not when you land.

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Blood pressure, cholesterol and the questions nobody asks at forty

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They Were Married Sixty Years and Never Kept Score

GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How to get on a softball roster when you know nobody

The free agent list, the bat stamp that gets you tossed, and the one position that gets a stranger on a team by Friday night.

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The grocery store is a better rest stop than the drive-thru

A cooler, one deli counter and twenty minutes at a picnic table will feed four people better and cheaper than any exit ramp in America.

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The Depression tricks my grandmother never stopped using

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Start shooting trap and skeet without embarrassing yourself

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Nine tools, one Saturday, and the repairs you stop paying for

A running toilet is an eight-dollar part and twenty minutes of your time. Start there, and keep going until the house stops winning.

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Take the Back Off Before You Throw It Out

Most broken things aren't broken. They're clogged, loose, dull, or unplugged from the inside, and you can fix that on a kitchen table tonight.

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