This Bachelor's First Date Idea #1

The Gun Range

Seriously, everybody loves guns, just be careful what you say and where you put your hands. Don't be fresh when your lady's packing...

How to Tie a Bow Tie

The Bow tie is not just another type of pasta. Make no mistake, every man must know how to tie a bow tie. I know I know, it's excessively hard and the diagrams are impossible to follow but with a little persistence even a chimp could learn how to tie one. Here's how:

If this diagram doesn't work (and trust me, it won't), you're lucky enough to live in the era of YouTube. There are dozens of helpful videos for bow tie tying. Here's just one:

Some essentials...

Bachelorhood is a declaration of independence. As a result, there are certain things every bachelor, nay every man, must know how to do themselves and it extends beyond programming the VCR. Toward that end, Esquire magazine put together a good little list of 75 things every man should know how to do here.

Commit them to memory, oldboys. The world is quickly becoming populated by pasty, flabby bloggers. Trust me, I know better than anyone.