By the Rules
A look at life through the lens of two GenXers who are notoriously good at making rules for people to follow.
Episodes
106 episodes
Ep. 106 Rules for Graduation
It's graduation season now. We figured we better share our rules for graduation and make sure everyone knows what to do. We have a couple of good ideas buried in here somewhere and someone has a potty mouth. Let us know if you have any rules we...
Ep. 105 Rules for Books
We needed to talk about books at some point in time and that time is now! Both of us like to read so we figured we should start sharing our rules for books with all of you. Let us know if you have a classic book that we should read or if we mis...
Ep. 104 Rules for Toys
We decided to share our rules for toys. There are some good tidbits in here. You need to help weigh in on the controversy around the difference between toys and games, if there is one. We are on opposite sides here so feel free to choose which ...
Ep. 103 Rules for Sandwiches
Ok, we have rules for sandwiches. There are a few controversial ideas in here. One might involve Miracle Whip or mayonnaise. Let us know what your favorite sandwich is.Let us know if we missed a big rule.
Ep. 102 Rules for Supper Clubs
We are starting a grass roots movement to revive the Supper Club. We figured we better share the rules for those if any of you are taking the plunge and starting one. It's critical that we hit these marks if we want the revival to work.L...
Ep. 101 Rules for Iowa City
We got to attend the first Alumni Day at the University of Iowa. It could be because we are famous podcasters. Or, it may be because we were both graduates from the University. My guess is it's the second part. We decided to share our rules for...
Ep. 100 Rules for Podcasting Part 2
We made it to episode 100!! We actually did have a listener party. We are sorry if you didn't make it but we all had a great time. We talked about our new rules for podcasting and a few other things. Let us know if there are rules we need to ad...
Ep. 99 Party Like It's Episode 99
This is our list double digit episode so we decided to break some of the rules and talk about what we were doing in 1999 and what the number 99 means to us. We did come up with one rule late in the podcast so tune in for that. We also tried to ...
Ep. 98 Rules for Being an Iowa Fan
It's taken us a long time to get to this topic but the time is finally here. We share our rules for what it takes to be a fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes and the rules you should follow. There are some good things in here! Let us know what you think w...
Ep. 97 Rules for Easter
We are rapidly approaching the Easter season and we figured we better know if we need to pass on any rules to all of you. Turns out, we have a couple things that needed a rule. Let us know what we missed.
Ep. 96 Rules for Spring Break
We are about to head out on our spring break. We go back in time to talk about what spring break meant when we were kids (hint: not a lot) and what it looked like in our college years. Let us know if you have any hot spring break locations.
Ep. 95 Rules for Travel
We are in the middle of a few weeks of travel so we wanted to refresh our rules on that topic. We also had to make a few new rules that we wish we wouldn't have to talk about, but here we are. Let us know if you have any hot spots we need to hi...
Ep. 94 Rules for Doing Dishes
Yes, there are a lot of rules to govern the simple task of making your dishes clean. We have a couple that might contradict each other. You can decide who is right and who is wrong. Let us know what you think. Also let us know if you know where...
Ep. 93 Rules for Driving Part 3
We needed to revisit our rules for driving due to some bad behaviors we witnessed this week. We had a few more we needed to add as well. Let us know if you have more things we need to add.
Ep. 92 Rules for Dive Bars
We both like a good dive bar. We needed to dive into (get it... dive) into what our rules are for a good dive bar. Turns out that we almost have exactly the same thoughts this time. I hope our bar owner friends are listening. As usu...
Ep. 91 Rules for Winter Olympics
Well, the winter games are here and we figured we better share our rules for those before someone does something crazy and tries to become an athlete. Let us know if you have any rules you think we should add.
Ep. 90 Rules for Cars
One of us spent 6 hours car shopping today so that inspired us to talk about more rules for cars. (no, I didn't buy anything) We have seen a lot of car features come and go in our lives. There are some rules that need to be applied about that. ...
Ep. 89 Rules for Extreme Cold
It's cold here in Iowa. Really cold. We decided that we needed to share our rules for how to handle it when the air seems like it's trying to kill you. Let us know if you have something we missed. Stay warm out there!
Ep. 88 Rules for Car Shopping
One of us is in the car market. We figured we better figure out what our rules for car shopping are. Turns out there are some. This might end up being another shows worth of material. Let us know what we need to add.
Ep. 87 Rules for Chicago
This is the latest we have ever recorded an episode and I think it shows. It's also after we watched the Bears beat the Packers in the NFL playoffs. We decided to share our rules for Chicago which is our closest big city. We have a few tidbits ...
Ep. 86 Rules for Bowl Games
We are winding down the college football bowl games here in the US and we wanted to share some of our rules about that. If you aren't a big football fan, this might not be super riveting listening but do your best.Let us know if you thin...
Ep. 85 Rules for Cookies
It's Christmas cookie season in our house. That made us think of all the rules that we have for cookies and it turns out there are quite a few. We probably missed a couple so let us know what you think we need to add. Also let us know if you ha...
Ep. 84 Rules for Christmas Shopping
It's getting near the end of Christmas shopping time so we figured we needed to share our rules for that. There are a few things that have shaped these rules during our lifetimes. Let us know if you feel we missed any big ones.
Ep. 83 Rules for Christmas Decorating
This episode isn't filled with a lot of rules but we did spend a lot of time talking about our memories of decorating our houses for Christmas in our youth (back when the decorations could maim you a lot easier). Let us know if you have some ma...
Ep. 82 Rules for Snow Removal
For some bizarre reason, the weather gods decided to dump 11 inches of snow on us last week. That prompted a discussion about rules for shoveling snow. It turns out there are a few things you need to consider. Let us know if we missed any big o...