This was the original post I wrote, but never finished after our final failed IUI. I wasn’t going to post it, but after re-reading it and writing my real infertility wrap-up, I decided it might have value. I hope you enjoy it. It was Italy. We had a ton of sex. Why wouldn’t we? This…
Read MoreMerry Eksmas, everyone! That photo is of me as a college radio DJ spinning tunes during the prime hours of Midnight – 2 am on Wednesday mornings. Quality real estate indeed, and totally reflective of my DJ prowess. I’m not noted for my Christmas cheer, but the ubiquity of the annual Red and Green Menace…
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Here it is: Our last IUI attempt didn’t work. We are done actively trying to have kids for now. We cannot put ourselves through any more heartache, so we’re declaring a six month moratorium on any and all family planning discussions and decisions. I wrote a whole thing about this (that I just re-read) and…
Read MoreSometimes life intervenes. Thanks to some unexpected family business I am currently attending to (while on the road for work no less!), there will not be any updates to Eks Axis for at least a week or so. My apologies, but you understand. As a small token of my appreciation for your support, and not to…
Read MoreI did not shop on Thanksgiving. One of the reasons was that I am in support of the retail employees who have to come in on what was once a sacrosanct (and scarce) day off, and do not appreciate the creep of commercialism into this once sacred day. The other (and larger) reason is that…
Read MoreAs you certainly already know, tomorrow is Thanksgiving. On my previous website, we used to celebrate this holiday by inviting readers to make insane choices between something they’d like to eat, someone they’d like to have sex with, and something they’d like to drive. We’d award prizes to those with the most correct answers. On…
Read MoreWriting and thinking about Daniel Bryan earlier this week got me considering hipsters in general. Hipsters get blamed for a lot of shit in our culture, and while some of it is deserved, despite being outwardly annoying, hipsters have made our culture so much more interesting in more ways than they’ve worsened it. Being a…
Read MoreIn conjunction with the latest indication that we will all be subservient under the brilliant, gentle, malevolent, enlightened tyranny of the sublime Jennifer Lawrence, Subway has rolled out the latest in cross-promotional synergy with a series of spicy ass sandwiches. It’s capitalism at work, baby! Among their offerings is the Sriracha Chicken Melt. I’ve found…
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