Happy hump day, Dudes. It’s Wednesday, May 20th. We’re here to deliver you this week’s roundup of oddly useful stuff, designed to make you a more interesting Kentucky Dude since 2024.

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May 1774: James Harrod and a team of surveyors arrived to lay out "Harrod's Town" (Harrodsburg, KY), establishing the absolute first permanent Euro-American settlement in Kentucky. It beat Daniel Boone's Boonesborough by a few months, securing ultimate bragging rights, securing ultimate bragging rights and the official title of the "Birthplace of the Bluegrass.

Kentucky Dude Original, 1-minute read

Dudes, somewhere between “rugged outdoorsman” and “man banned from riverboat casinos,” there’s a very fine mustache line. And every guy who’s ever tried trimming his own mustache has crossed it at least once. Usually at 11:30 at night with tiny scissors, bad lighting, and way too much confidence. This is how I trim my stache without accidentally turning myself into the weird guy at the gas station who definitely sells loose fireworks (maybe).

Kentucky Dude original, 1-minute read

Every Dude who’s ever taken the trash out at night has had that moment. You look across the yard, see two glowing eyes staring back at you from the darkness, and immediately start wondering whether it’s the family cat… or something that escaped from the Appalachian Mountains. Turns out there’s real science behind those glowing eyeballs, and once you understand it, nighttime somehow gets both less creepy and way more fascinating.

“Maybe.” “I’ll try.” “Let me see what I can do.”

That’s not kindness. That’s delay.

The problem is most people think “no” has to sound aggressive. It doesn’t.

You can respect someone without sacrificing your own priorities.

In fact, most successful people appreciate directness because it saves everyone time.

The more comfortable you get saying no, the less pressure you feel to constantly prove yourself.

Here’s the Move: Pause before answering requests. If it creates stress, distraction, or resentment immediately, that’s probably your answer already.

Why Bother? Because every unnecessary yes steals time from the people, goals, and responsibilities that actually matter. Respectful honesty protects relationships better than exhausted resentment ever well.

Kentucky Dude Original, 1-minute read

Dudes, if you’ve never had a bass explode through the surface trying to murder your lure, you haven’t fully lived yet. Topwater fishing changes a dude. One second you’re calmly holding a rod, the next you’re yelling loud enough to scare every goose within three counties. Here’s to why this is an obsession, the best conditions for it in Kentucky, and a few of our favorite top water baits.

Kentucky Dude Original, 1-minute read

Ever wonder why the bourbon industry goes through expensive containers faster than a bachelor goes through paper plates? There is a fascinating, legally enforced reason Kentucky barrels are strictly one-and-done, and it’s not just because distillers love a shopping spree.

it ain’t worth fixing. 😂

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