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DOG WALK ALBUM REVIEWS: where I walk the dog and listen to an entire album. my mind is free to wander, and I like reviewing shit. don’t expect these to be “good,” or even to totally make sense. sometimes I take notes while I walk, sometimes I don’t. album: My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004); Drug Church – PRUDE (2024) Pete Holmes has a weird joke about how jacking off is actually the gayest thing any straight guy can do. his reasoning is that you’re

One of my favorite Gaslight Anthem songs is “ 45 ” whose chorus has the lines “All my friends say… turn the record over.” Well, it’s 2026 and in August I turn 45. It’s time for me to turn the record over. I’ve spent far too long drinking too much, not exercising enough, and frustrated with elements of my health, my sleep, and my life. That’s why I’ve instituted the Turn the Record Over Challenge (TTROC for short) where every week I’ll share with you my workouts and how much I

DOG WALK ALBUM REVIEWS: where I walk the dog and listen to an entire album. Today's album: How I Spent My Summer Vacation by The Bouncing Souls

Jon Eks's Turn the Record Over Challenge Week 3 - where I catalog how much I'm working out and how much I'm drinking.