As you all know, we’re now into barbecue season. This blog has some useful tips about how to make your own barbecue as kick-ass as possible. Not to mention finding some new guy friends to invite.
Later,
-The Blog Dude
Another Online Safety Tale
Hey bros,
Did you hear about the one where a chick went online to advertise that she wanted to have sex on top of a pile of cash?
No, that wasn’t a joke. It really happened, and the guys who fell for it wound up getting robbed when they tried to meet her at an apartment (if the woman ever existed, that is).
All this could have been avoided if the dudes had followed the advice that’s been on seekBromance.com’s safety page from the beginning. Always have your first meeting in a public place, and make sure that it’s at a time when there are many other people nearby. That fishing trip to a private lake can come later.
Stay awesome,
-The Blog Dude
Fin Bump, Brah! Dolphin Bromance
Hey dudes,
Okay, you all can stop saying ‘WTF?’ now.
Just for a change, let’s take a break from the usual kind of blog entries around here and have fun reading about male bonding among dolphins. We’ll be back with more news next time.
Later,
-The Blog Dude
How to Focus Your Search for Bromance
Hey bros,
If you’re on the fence about whether to subscribe and start reaching out to others on the main site, at least one likely reason is that you haven’t thought much about what kind of value the relationship would have for your life.
To help you get started, I want to show you a few paragraphs from “How to Be a Man.” What the author says about relationships is excellent, and it applies to bromance, too.
A man chooses his friends, lovers, and associates consciously. He actively seeks out the company of people who inspire and challenge him, and he willingly sheds those who hold him back.
A man doesn’t blame others for his relationship problems. When a relationship is no longer compatible with his heart-centered path, he initiates the break-up and departs without blame or guilt.
A man holds himself accountable for the relationships he allows into his life. He holds others accountable for their behavior, but he holds himself accountable for his decision to tolerate such behavior.
A man teaches others how to treat him by the relationships he’s willing to allow into his life. A man refuses to fill his life with negative or destructive relationships; he knows that’s a form of self-abuse.
That’s pretty much it, dudes: your life gets better when you hang out with guys who inspire and challenge you. So go make it happen!
Later,
-The Blog Dude
All New from Bro HQ
Hey, bros!
Remember the last time you moved to a new place? There you were, all ready to chill, but you were surprised by extra problems. Maybe the cable didn’t get turned on as planned. Maybe there was a water pressure situation. Or maybe the last dude who lived there smoked something you don’t like.
It’s pretty much the same when you’re moving a large, complex website from one piece of hardware to another. Our hosting vendor is now using a newer, improved server, but some minor things got broken during the move, which is why the main seekBromance.com site was down for a while. Now, of course, it’s all good. Hopefully you’ll be able to see some improvement in our speed.
On to better news. If you haven’t created your bro-file yet, this is a great time to give it a try, because the bro-file form has just become a lot friendlier. For one thing, it no longer has every field marked as required. (You can tell the required ones from the little star (*) next to them, like everyone else does.) All the questions about appearance, race, and religion now default to “I’d rather not say” unless you give a specific answer from the drop-down menus. The question about your favorite type of food now defaults to “I’ll eat whatever.”
By the way, it’s better to specify as much as you can about yourself, if it doesn’t make you too uneasy. The more the other members know about you, the better your chances of finding someone who’s a compatible friend.
Later,
-The Blog Dude
Everybody Wants to Get Into the Act
Hey dudes,
If you’ve been reading this blog from the beginning, you probably remember back in the day when I showed you a video of a parody bromance site. Well, now it looks like the crowd at college humor has made one, too:
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IMHO it’s not their best work, but I like enough of their other vids that I decided it was worthy of a shout out. Hope you enjoyed it.
Later,
-The Blog Dude
Photo Change-Up
Hey bros,
Tired of having seen the same photo on the front page of seekBromance.com for so long? So was I. In case you haven’t been there lately, stop by for a nice surprise. Or two, or three.
Please don’t reload the page too many times, though. Save some bandwidth for the other dudes who are searching for you.
Later,
-The Blog Dude
New Feature Update: Search by Distance
Awesome news today, bros!
The seekBromance.com database has just become a lot easier to search. If you have a completed and approved bro-file, you can now filter your search for other members by how far away their zip code is from yours. No more keeping lists of nearby cities and towns to tediously go through.
Of course, all the previous search filters are still available.
Enjoy!
-The Blog Dude
Taxes for Bros
Happy tax day, dudes!
I am a businessbro, of course. As a consequence, making money is one of the major things that I have to do for my businesses, including seekBromance.com. It’s never easy, and having to pay taxes doesn’t help. Even so, I’m not a tax cheat. I’m not a tax protestor, either. The truth is, I believe very strongly in paying all the tax that the law says I owe. But the flip side, which I believe in just as strongly, is that I never want to pay anything more than what the law says I owe. Unfortunately, millions of bros (and sisters) overpay every year.
By most estimates, about half of all income tax returns filed are overpaying. So dudes, make sure you keep good records and do your homework about the various tax credits and deductions that you’re entitled to. Check out this short list of basic steps you can take, and if you want to go deeper, just enter “how to save on taxes” on your favorite search engine.
Later,
-The Blog Dude
Meet the Bromantic Matchmaker in Person!
Hey bros,
If you’re going to be in San Francisco on May 2nd, you can stop by Broadway Studios and bump fists with me.
I’m doing another guest appearance at a live broadcast of the Straight Male Friend show. Admission isn’t free, but the proceeds are going toward cancer research. Check out the event page for more info.
Later,
-The Blog Dude