
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
49 episodes
Ep. 49 Rules for Convenience Stores
Yes, we have rules for going to the Kwikie Mart. You shouldn't be surprised at this point. Some of these rules might save your life, or at least help you avoid food poisoning.
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Episode 49
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Ep. 48 Rules for Cruises
We are not cruise experts but that has not stopped us from coming up with some rules about cruising. We share a few rules and some stories about how to have a successful cruise. Let us know if you have something we should add to our list.
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Episode 48
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Ep. 47 Rules for Anniversaries
We are about to celebrate our anniversary so we needed to get our rules for those figured out to make sure we follow them. Let us know if you have any rules we need to add.
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Episode 47
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33:12

Ep. 46 Rules for Spring
Spring has sprung. Obviously we have rules for how to manage that. Let us know if you like what we have to say. Tell a friend if you think they need a laugh.
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Episode 46
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33:23

Ep. 45 Rules for March Crazytimes
We have a few rules for college basketball tournament watching. Let us know what you think. I know we missed a few things.
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Episode 45
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37:32

Ep. 44 Rules for Vegas
It's traveling season so we wanted to share some of our rules for our favorite places to visit. First up, Las Vegas! We have some rules for having a good time in Sin City. There are a ton we missed so let us know what rules we should add.
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Episode 44
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35:51

Ep. 43 Rules for St. Patrick's Day
One of us is Irish and some of us have rules about St. Patrick's Day. I don't think we have any super controversial topics in here, other than my take on Daylight Saving Time. Let us know what you think we forgot.
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Episode 43
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28:36

Ep. 42 Rules for TV
We both grew up with TV and watching it change during our lives. We have a couple rules about how TV should work. Let us know if you think we missed anything.
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Episode 42
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28:32

Ep. 41 Rules for Technology
We have a long discussion about our lives and how we interact with technology. There are a few rules sprinkled in here and there amongst the complaining. Let us know if we have a rule that we missed.
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Episode 41
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38:26

Ep. 40 Rules for Celebrities
We have rules for meeting celebrities. There aren't many of them but they might be important if you run across a lot of famous people.
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Episode 40
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30:27

Ep. 39 Rules for Valentine's Day
We have some conflicting rules for Valentine's Day. One of us is a hopeless romantic and the other one is a very stingy engineer. Feel free to see which one you agree with and let us know which of us is right.
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Episode 39
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Ep. 38 Rules for the Big Game
We have rules for that big game that happens in February to decide the NFL championship. Feel free to disagree but if you do, you have to tell us why.
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Episode 38
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27:40

Ep. 37 Rules for Your Health
We are continuing our New Year resolution theme. We have some rules for health that we have come up with over the years. We also dive into a little football at the end. Let us know what we missed.
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Episode 37
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Ep. 36 Rules for the Gym
If you made a resolution to exercise more, we have rules you may want to consider if you are new to using a gym. There are probably a bunch we missed so let us know what they are. Hope you enjoy it!
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Episode 36
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27:07

Ep. 35 Rules for Winter
It's winter here in Iowa. That means, there are rules to follow. Let us know if you think we missed something critical. Tell a friend if you know someone that needs to follow more rules.
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Episode 35
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29:19

Ep. 34 The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule is a rule. You can hear what we have to say about that and at the end you can listen to a little New Year resolution discussion. Enjoy!
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Episode 34
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29:10

Ep. 33 Rules for New Years
It's time for the New Year's celebrations to start. You can listen to our rules for a successful New Year and the resolutions that you might make. Let us know what we missed.
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Episode 33
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25:09

Ep. 32 Rules for Christmas
Christmastime is here! We did not do listener presents this year but join us as we talk about our rules for Christmas. You can also find out when we have our birthdays. Hope you enjoy the listen.
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Episode 32
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29:10

Ep. 31 Rules for Movies
We are entering the movie watching season here where we live because it's cold outside. Naturally we have rules for watching movies. See if you agree with them.
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Episode 31
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25:26

Ep. 30 Rules for Winter Driving
If it snows where you live, you may want to hear what we have to say about winter driving rules. If it doesn't snow where you live, you should still listen, just in case.
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Episode 30
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23:08

Ep. 29 Rules for Black Friday Shopping
We talk about a few of our rules for black Friday shopping. Nothing earth shattering but a couple of good ideas in here. Let us know what you think.
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Episode 29
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19:57

Ep. 28 Rules For Thanksgiving Part 2
We added some rules and responded to a few of our listener comments. Please keep the comments coming and we hope you all enjoy listening to this.
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Episode 28
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25:55

Ep. 27 Rules for Thanksgiving
Should every holiday have rules? We think Thanksgiving sure should. Join us as we talk about our rules for a successful Turkey Day.
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Episode 27
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