Links to all the blog posts that have appeared on Jon of All Trades and Eks Axis.
On August 2, 2012, our trivia team name was “No Use for an Untimely Death.” The day before, Tony Sly, lead singer of punk band No Use for a Name had died in his sleep. On October 29, 2013, Fat Wreck Cords released The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tribute. The next day I downloaded…
Read MoreHere’s a hypothetical question that shouldn’t take you very long to answer: Would you rather your favorite NFL team play a very tight game that is widely regarded as one of the greatest matchups in the history of the Super Bowl, but ultimately lose? Or Would you rather your favorite NFL team dominate their opponent…
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There’s nothing quite like Halloween to bum you out about infertility. I used to love Halloween. I loved everything about it – the candy, the dressing up in weird costumes, the merriment, the freedom from obligation of gift giving – just fucking everything. Halloween was the greatest. Yet the last two Halloweens I haven’t done…
Read MoreThis week is Italy week. From Tuesday, October 22 until Monday, October 28, I’ll post something from my recent trip to Italy. When Kristin and I stepped into Pompeii, we cued up a free podcast hosted by Rick Steves designed to serve as your audio tour of the area. It’s a nice free alternative to…
Read MoreThis week is Italy week. From Tuesday, October 22 until Monday, October 28, I’ll post something from my recent trip to Italy. Remember how I lost 40 lbs. over the course of eight and a half months? You know what was not part of the secret to my success? Eating a whole pizza virtually every…
Read MoreThis week is Italy week. From Tuesday, October 22 until Monday, October 28, I’ll post something from my recent trip to Italy. “You truly don’t fucking get it, do you? You poor motherfucker. You’re going to miss everything cool and die angry.” Upon my return from traveling abroad, without fail I am afresh with love…
Read MoreThis week is Italy week. From Tuesday, October 22 until Monday, October 28, I’ll post something from my recent trip to Italy. When I got married on October 10, 2009, I got married in a boutique hotel in Downtown Denver in front of approximately 150 of my closest friends and family members. When my friend…
Read MoreSeptember 25, 2004 – After a good party at New Brentwood, filled with old friends and new friends, I am sitting outside disappointed, smoking a cigarette. It’s late, after midnight certainly, but not college late. The girl I spent all night talking to and hitting on, I could not convince to stay. She instead departed…
Read MoreI haven’t written much lately, and the reasons for that are several. I outline them below, and offer up a few items for discussion. This will likely be the only update this week as well, and with me going to Italy next week, things will likely be sparse around here for the next couple of…
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