
Welcome to the weekend, folks. We're evolving our Friday sends to bring you into the mix more. Mondays and Wednesdays will stay the same.
Whether you're a longtime reader or just jumped on board, we want to hear from you. That’s why we started this thing. Dig into past issues here if you're curious.
Now, let's get into it.
PS: Thoughts and prayers to our LA readers and those impacted. Shoutout to the first responders.

Top Clicks From the Week
Most Clicked: Walmart is Selling This $600 Trainer for $260
Best Community Reply: “No matter what you have going on, be present. They're only kids for a little bit and you'll miss it if you're not careful.”
Poll results: Being a better dad/husband and getting in shape took the cake in our top priorities for 2025 poll.
Run Club: We kicked off our first Dad run club in Charleston this week. I wrote it about it on LinkedIn (bc why not). If you want to get something going in your town, hit us up.

What’s on this weekend

Playoffs baby. Good luck to whomever your team is. Steelers fan here (they’re gonna lose, but let’s go). Congrats Irish fans.
Texas vs Ohio State - Friday. Jan 10, 7:30 PM ET (ESPN)
Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans - Saturday, Jan. 11, 4:30 PM ET (CBS)
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens - Saturday, Jan. 11, 8:00 PM ET (Prime Video)
Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills - Sunday, Jan. 12, 1:00 PM ET (CBS)
Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles - Sunday, Jan. 12, 4:30 PM ET (FOX)
Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Sunday, Jan. 12, 8:00 PM ET (NBC)
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams - Monday, Jan. 13, 8:00 PM ET (ESPN/ABC)


📕 Read: Atmoic Habits - James Clear
🎧 Listen: Modern Wisdom w/Greg McKeown - How to Focus on What Matters Most
🍔 Eat/Drink: Breakfast Burriots
🛒 Add to Cart: Rechargeable LED Table Lamps
👕 Style: Flannel Shirt Jackets from Grayers

Show us what you’re working on
Show us what you're building/built. Whether it's a garage gym, custom shelving, or that project that's been 90% done for months - we want to see it.

Powder room update. Nearing completion. I can’t claim hanging the wallpaper.
Send us your shots, or you'll be stuck looking at our unfinished ones for weeks.

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