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Your first bowl on a lathe and what goes wrong

Pick the right chunk of wood, mount it so it stays put, and cut in the one direction that doesn't tear the grain.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

What a statin actually does and what it doesn't

One liver enzyme, a lot of rumors about sore legs, and the questions worth bringing to your next appointment.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Axe Work That Drops a Small Tree Where You Want It

Read the lean, cut the notch wide, leave the hinge alone, and be twenty feet away before it lands. Then limb it without burying the bit in your boot.

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

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Old School6 min read

The four-sentence thank-you note that still does the job

My grandmother wrote three notes every Sunday after dinner, and she was never the person anyone forgot. The method takes about four minutes.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

When chest pain is the bench press and when to call 911

Most chest pain in a healthy 40-year-old is muscle, cartilage or acid. The exceptions kill people who decided to wait it out.

GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Pay for the wedding in cash or move the date

The guest list is the budget. Everything else is decoration, and most of it's negotiable if you run the numbers first.

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

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20267 min

Unclog a toilet the right way, plunger first

The first eight seconds decide whether you're clearing a clog or mopping a floor. Then a flange plunger, used properly, handles almost all the rest.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

How to take your blood pressure at home and get it right

The first reading is usually garbage, the wrist cuff is a waste of money, and five quiet minutes fixes more than any supplement will.

GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Read your home insurance policy on a Tuesday, not after a fire

Six numbers in your policy decide what you actually get paid. Most people meet them for the first time standing in a wet hallway.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20267 min

Fix the rocking toilet before it eats your subfloor

A wobbling bowl has already broken its seal. Reseating it takes an afternoon, a few dollars of parts, and one bolt you must not overtighten.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

How to keep your blood sugar boring

An A1C of 5.8 isn't a crisis and it isn't nothing. What the numbers mean, and the four habits that actually move them.

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GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

The food truck costs that aren't on anybody's spreadsheet

The truck is the cheap part. It's the commissary, the generator hours and the days you don't sell that decide whether you're still open in year two.

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

A Sagging Gate Is Three Problems, Fixed In Order

The post, the hinges, the frame. Diagnose it in ten minutes, fix it in an afternoon, and stop lifting the thing every time you walk through.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Ten minutes on the floor is all the mobility you need

Seven positions, a kitchen timer, and the carpet next to your bed. No foam roller, no app, no gym.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Old School6 min

Grandpa Kept Ten Tools in That Box and Never Needed More

Woodworking6 min

Pocket screws, mortise and tenon, dovetails, in that order

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

How to run your first 5K without hating it

Nine weeks, three sessions a week, and a pace so slow it feels like cheating. That's the whole plan.

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Skills6 min read

Read a map and compass in the order you actually use them

Set declination, orient the map, walk a bearing, and find yourself again when the trail disappears. No battery required.

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What was your first ever job?

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