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The Best Part About Getting Older

Do you know how you know you’re getting older? For Penn Holderness, it’s getting excited about really very basic things. Like keeping a photo on your phone of the best parking job you ever did to pull up at the…

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New Starts & Picture Books

This week on the podcast we gave you a peek behind the curtain about some new starts and life updates. That includes adding our podcast to YouTube, renaming the pod, and just the little, tiny newsbreak of our oldest daughter…

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Best Movies to Watch When Your Wife Is Out of Town

Hi Friends! Penn here. My wife is on a much-deserved girl’s trip. Pro Tip: Encourage your wife to go on as many girl’s trips as possible. That way, you can go on more boy’s trips. You’re welcome. Upon returning home, one of…

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Our Unqualified Advice

Early on when Penn and I started our weird jobs on the internet, someone told us we should stick to just one thing. They said we should focus on a single channel and a single content type in order to…

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Behind The Music with Our Team

As you know, the podcast is my most favorite thing we do. Our videos online are often short, quick hits. The podcast is a place where Penn and I can have more nuance and in-depth conversations. So in the spirit…

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Play Hallmark Movie or Not

It’s only halfway through November and it’s already been A MONTH. Luckily when times get tough, I have found my outlet (and it’s not even drinking, you guys.) When life gets heavy, my defense mechanism is Christmas. I noticed this…

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Gifts Ideas For Your Retired Parents Who Keep Saying They Don’t Want More Things to Clutter Their House

Penn’s parents got to the point where they forbade us to buy them any gifts or bring anything into the house. They started the family tradition of making donations in honor of the gift recipient to a favorite charity. We…

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Gifts Ideas For The Relative You Don’t Actually Know That Well But You Pulled Their Name in the Yearly Secret Santa Exchange

Truly nothing more horrifying than doing an extended family Secret Santa and pulling the name of a relative you don’t actually know that well. These 12 gifts are affordable, vaguely personal, and will be generally appealing to almost any person.…

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Gift Ideas For New Friends You Aren’t Sure Are Going To Get You Something (So You Have Something Just In Case)

I have this friend I’ve made in the last year who is the very best gift-giver. We will be meeting out at dinner and she will come with a thoughtful gift she just “knew would be perfect”.  And of course,…

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Gift Ideas For Your Reading Obsessed Friend (Who Will Be Impressed You Knew About These Books)

I love reading, but I know that I’m not always up-to-date on the latest and greatest. I brought in my book-obsessed producer to list out 14 books that have made a big splash this year or will soon be at…

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