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Gift Ideas For The Neighbor You Actually Like (Unlike The One That Reports You To The HOA)

We won the neighbor lottery over here. If you put a chair in the driveway, someone will come over and start chatting within a few minutes. Give it 30 minutes and you’ll have half the street and a legitimate party.…

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Gift Ideas For Moms Who Say Don’t Get Me Anything (But Definitely Don’t Need Another Bathrobe)

We may say “don’t get me anything” but what that means is we want something thoughtful and perfect. (No pressure.) Two years ago, Penn and the kids bought me a bathrobe. I sat there, surrounded by ripped paper from gifts…

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Gift Ideas For Dads Who Don’t Like Bourbon or BBQ (And Don’t Need Anymore Meat Thermometers)

If you flip open gift catalogs most companies think dads are only interested in grilling meat and drinking bourbon. Don’t get me wrong, Penn loves those things but there are only so many meat thermometers a man needs. Here are…

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What Happened To The Holderness Family?

Penn and I have adopted a new response when people ask how we are doing and we’re just doing fine: Medium. Not bad, not great… just “medium.” We got it from Penn’s cousin and honestly, I love it. Most days…

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Are You Really Gen X?

There are two types of people: The one who saves every cord, “just in case” and the one that “throws away devices you just stopped using in an effort to declutter” and they usually marry each other. Penn hoards cables…

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20 Items Under $20 I Use Everyday

As the world gets crazier, I cling to some semblance of normalcy. My morning and night routines have been exactly the same for a few years. Every once in a while I throw in a new product, most likely courtesy…

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Beyond Wordle: 18 More Daily Games To Keep You Busy

If you’ve read my book ADHD Is Awesome, you probably figured out I’m a big word games guy. Yes, I do Wordle every day. Yes, I have a New York Times subscription purely for the daily crossword. But what about…

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Our Top 5 Music-Based TV Shows

I don’t think it’s hard to believe that we are a music-loving household. I mean, Penn writes parodies for a living! We have a piano in our living room and we love a good Broadway musical. So it should come…

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Wrong Answers Only

This may come as a surprise to you, but I never realized I was competitive until The Amazing Race. On our 5th leg in Switzerland, we got 3rd and I was so frustrated I cried. (Granted this was also the…

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Our Favorite Deals for Amazon Prime Day 2024

Happy Amazon Prime Day! Or should we say days? Prime Day is July 16 and 17 this year. Whether you are doing some personal shopping, planning for back-to-school, or even holiday gifts (gasp!), we found some great deals and they…

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