Moving to a new city is a time for someone to start anew, see some new sites, and roll with a different crowd. It’s when people can do a complete 180 and act however the hell they want because no one really knows who they are. That’s not to say you should lie about crap, but if you’ve never been the responsible one (we can relate), it’s now your time to show everyone how mature you are – although we’re not sure why you’d want to?

If you’re thinking about diving into a new town anytime soon, here are a couple suggestions for you to grab the city by the horns, and completely own it. We just hope it’s somewhere like L.A. or NYC, and not small-town Ohio (which we can also unfortunately relate to).

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Owning a home isn’t as crazy or major a change as people sometimes lead on.  Granted there are additional costs and responsibilities to owning a home, but in general it’s not that much different than renting.

However, the biggest difference I’ve found is in the maintenance of the house.   You can’t simply call the super and that you are responsible for all the maintenance in your house kind of sucks.   One, it’s expensive and two, you rarely can get things fixed on the same day.

So if you do own a home I highly suggest you have your “guys” to help you maintain your home.  And here are six I would recommend….

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Is it just us, or are there a couple actors that always seem to play the exact same character? We’ve all heard the jokes about Samuel L. Jackson doing it, (check under the “Trade Mark” section), but more recently, it’s almost like everyone in Hollywood has become less versatile.

We’re not asking Jim Carrey to go from funny-man to drama-dude – which he’s tried and failed at – but we’d like to see some different people snag some of these roles. I mean, how hard is it to act tough and yell at people a lot? If you’ve worked anywhere before, you’ve seen your boss prove it’s not too difficult almost everyday.

We may not have a say in the casting process, or be able to change the minds of the people who do, but we’re taking a stand against seeing these actors movies until they branch out of their comfort zone a little bit.

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Is it me or can you always remember the names of your elementary school teachers above all other teachers you’ve had in your lifetime.  I mean I can remember every single teacher’s name from grades kindergarten through sixth.    And yet all the years after that the memory seems to fade more and more.

Hell I couldn’t tell you one name of a teacher I had in college.  Not a single one.   Anyway, I guess that elementary school really leaves a stamp on a person, as do the teachers.

Here are five types of teachers we all had in elementary school….

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If you’re a dude, there’s definitely a band you wish you could be the lead singer of. The ones where you belt those notes out as high as you can while driving alone in your car. It’s great to play air guitar like Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughan, but it’s just a little more rewarding to know that you can hit the high notes like Steve Perry, or rock it like Vince Neil did.

With the bubblegum rock bands that are around these days, it’s hard to relate to the crap their singing about – let alone trying to sing auto-tune!

Unfortunately, we can’t turn back the hands of time, but if one of these bands were ever holding auditions for a lead man to do a reunion tour, you bet your ass we’ll be there faster than you can say “Hey Jude!”

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There are countless sports out there but honestly there are only a handful that we tend to watch on television.  For me it’s basketball, baseball, football, tennis majors, and golf majors.  I mean sure on a boring Sunday I might watch one frame of bowling.   And of course during the Olympics I’ll be tuning in.

But in general I don’t pay much attention to other sports.  Maybe I’m brainwashed or maybe I just think most sports are somewhat boring to watch on TV.

In any event there are some sports that definitely wouldn’t make my television schedule but are certainly worth watching in person.   There are five I’d like to mention….

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During those deadly hours between 9 to 5 every Monday through Friday, while we helplessly sit at our desks, watching the minutes tick by, there’s nothing better for us to tone out other employees with then Pandora. We rely on its musical selections to give us exactly what our mood’s telling us that day.

Want some energy? Get yourself that Eye of the Tiger station. Need inspiration for your date tonight? Throw on that baby-making music station. Whatever you want, Pandora typically delivers.

Problem is, sometimes our digital DJ doesn’t do such a good job at selecting the songs we want to hear. To put it bluntly, there’s no reason why Three Dog Night should ever be on a Rolling Stones station. Just because they happened to be bands in overlapping eras doesn’t mean it’s the same type of music.

Since we just need to vent to someone who likely has the same problem, we figured to let it all out and let you know why Pandora can really piss us off sometimes!

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A true addiction entails a growing tolerance to a substance (think drugs or alcohol) so you need more to get “high,” uncomfortable symptoms during withdrawal, and a “deleterious” impact on your life.

Computer technologies can be addictive because they’re “psychoactive”; they alter mood and often trigger enjoyable feelings. Email, in particular, gives us satisfaction due to what psychologists call “variable ratio reinforcement.”  That is, we never know when we’ll get a satisfying email, so we keep checking.

Does this sound familiar?  Sure it’s everywhere regarding our own personal computers but since phones are now on par with computer systems we’ve become addicted to these as well.    I’ve decided to share five tell tale signs that you’re addicted to your smartphone….

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It’s finally here, the Super Bowl. And unless you’re “just not into sports,” the likelihood of joining friends somewhere to watch the big game is pretty high. If you’re smart – and we think you are – you’ll avoid the big crowds at bars and enjoy the comfort of a couch and a TV within eyesight to watch.

But just because you’re either hosting your own or have gotten the invite to a party, doesn’t mean you know what you’re doing. Remember, this isn’t an ordinary game, it’s the damn Super Bowl – it’s kind of a big deal.

Since you don’t want to show up holding a stale bag of Doritos and a half-eaten cheese block, we’re giving you the absolute no-no’s in order to be invited back again next year.

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