Ukraine update 27 April 2022

Introduction Here at Manlife, we want to work towards making a space where men can come to think and improve themselves. Part of that is taking an honest look at the world around us, even when that’s more than a little ugly. Today, I want to update you on the current situation in Ukraine. As …

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Pork Ramen Recipe

INtroduction As an educator, the ends of semesters are always the busiest times for me. There are piles of papers to grade, another semester to plan, and several dozen students needing help or recommendations. At busy times like these, it’s important for me to both eat well and save time. That’s where this recipe comes …

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Five (Financially) Healthy Habits

Introduction Over the past few years, a lot of us have developed some fairly unhealthy habits. Whether it was being stuck inside due to COVID, added work stress, or one of those many things that makes life hard, a lot of us spend a lot of our hard-earned money dealing with stress in one way …

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In Defense of the professional Backpack

Introduction For a lot of men, the question of how to carry our daily essentials around, whether it’s for work or play, is something of an issue. To be sure, we have it a lot easier than women: a lot of their clothes have no pockets at all or, adding insult to injury, fake pockets. …

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Ten Work Strategies that Have Gained Me More Freedom

It’s getting less and less common these days for people to have a traditional career where they have a single job. For me, that’s meant working through several large organizations at once, as well as a lot of freelance writing in places like this. Here, I want to walk you through ten strategies that I …

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Wine Review: Babe Sparkling Red Wine

Introduction This week, I’m going to be taking a look at an interesting drink: it’s a sparkling, canned red wine. It’s the first time I’ve seen anything like it, so when I saw it at my local liquor store, for sale at half price, mind you, I had to give it a try. As usual, …

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Slow-Cooker Pork Roast

Introduction With many of our lives being busy these days, I think it’s important to make time to make and enjoy truly good food. With that in mind, it’s also more difficult than ever to make time to cook great, home-cooked meals. Throw into this situation that, despite not many of our incomes going up …

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FIve Strategies to Optimize your Financial Wellbeing in 2022

Introduction 2022 is turning out to be an uncertain time for lots of folks. While wages have been improving, there are also inflation, a housing bubble, and a few international conflicts that have folks feeling a little more concerned these days about their financial futures. That’s why I want to take a little time here …

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What’s Going on in Ukraine (March 7 Update)

Brief Summary On 24 February 2022, Russian forces, under the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin, invaded Ukraine. The invasion was carried out by land, sea, and air as well, with Ukrainian military and civilian populations alike being targeted by Russian forces. As of now, no good estimates of casualties exist. The Russian military claims …

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Hard Seltzer Review: TRuly Strawberry Lemonade

Introduction Today, I’m taking a second to review the Truly Strawberry Lemonade hard seltzer. I’m usually not a seltzer kind of person, but it was unseasonably hot in Miami today, so when I stopped for gas on the way home, the cooler in the back was calling me, and a strawberry lemonade sounded awfully refreshing. …

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