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A drill outlives its battery. Buy the battery first.

The motor will run for years. The pack that feeds it won't. Here's how to buy a cordless drill that's still useful in 2035.

StoryOld SchoolNina Castellan9 Oct 20264 min

Over or under, and the real crime on the roll

My wife and I have fought about the toilet paper for six years. Grandma heard both sides over pie and ruled in about forty seconds.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideHomeWes Dunbar9 Oct 20266 min

The vacuum that lasts is the one you can open

The motor gets the credit and the blame. The belt, the brush roll, the filter and the battery are what actually decide how long a vacuum stays in your house.

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Family5 min read

One number, one schedule, and nobody touches the thermostat

He sets it to 66. She sets it to 72. The furnace is exhausted. Grandma has run a house for fifty years and she's had enough of this.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

StoryOld SchoolNina Castellan8 Oct 20265 min

Scrape the plate, skip the rinse, and point the knives down

Two newlyweds, one dishwasher, and a grandmother who's been loading racks since before either of them was born. The verdict is in.

GuideMomsNina Castellan8 Oct 20266 min

The Turkey's Still Frozen and Everyone Arrives at Two

Your first Thanksgiving bird, told twice: once the way it actually goes, once the way the woman who's done thirty of them does it.

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GuideWoodworkingDean Shaw8 Oct 20266 min

The cut takes nine seconds and the setup takes twenty minutes

One pine board, one rip cut, two very different Saturdays. The difference has nothing to do with the cut.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideDadsSam Ortiz8 Oct 20265 min

Nobody needs the bathroom until you pass the last exit

Nine hundred miles, two kids, one cooler buried under everything. How the first-timer does the family road trip, and how the veteran does it.

GuideOutdoorsWes Dunbar8 Oct 20266 min

Pitching a Tent in the Rain Without Soaking Everything You Own

The rookie builds a swimming pool with a door. The veteran builds a roof first and is drinking coffee in twenty minutes. Be the veteran.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideFoodWes Dunbar8 Oct 20265 min

The brisket that was supposed to be ready by six

Fifteen pounds of beef, one promise to the family and a thermometer that wouldn't move. How the rookie does it, and how the veteran eats on time.

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GuideHomeWes Dunbar8 Oct 20266 min

Your first lawn mow, and the bald stripe the whole street can see

The rookie scalps it at 2 p.m. in July. The veteran is done before lunch and the grass thanks him for it. The difference is about eight moves.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideFishingWes Dunbar8 Oct 20265 min

Nobody Owns the Fishing Dock, So Act Like Everybody Does

The etiquette every dock regular knows and nobody posts on the sign, from where your line goes to who gets the spare nightcrawlers.

GuideHobbiesMarcus Vale8 Oct 20265 min

Getting Next, Calling Fouls and Getting Picked Again at Pickup

The pickup court runs on a code nobody posts on the fence. Learn it this Saturday and you'll get picked again next Saturday.

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GuideSportsMarcus Vale8 Oct 20266 min

Nobody Remembers the Score, but They Remember Who Brought Ice

The parking lot before kickoff runs on a code nobody posts on the gate. Learn it, and you'll be the tent people walk over to on purpose.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Outdoors5 min

Your Campground Neighbors Can Hear Everything You Say

Humor4 min

The Truck Comes Back With a Full Tank, No Exceptions

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Plan a cook for eight people

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StoryMomsNina Castellan8 Oct 20266 min

He Puts the Kids Down in Twenty Minutes and I Finally Asked How

On my nights, bedtime takes ninety minutes and four glasses of water. On his, it takes twenty. I asked him to walk me through it.

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BRO for Her6 min read

He Closed the Lid and Handed Me Back the Tongs

Twelve burgers, one flare-up and an eight-year-old narrator. What my husband knows about the grill, and what I learned the hard way.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

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