The JOAT 50 Song Countdown is a blog series where every weekday for 10 weeks I am posting a brand new long form essay where I have ranked and written about my 50 favorite songs of all-time. From Adele to Zac Brown Band, Patsy Cline to Plasma Canvas, Ludacris to Rise Against, this series offers…
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The most rewarding and terrifying creative challenge you can set for yourself is creating a high volume of new, unique, high-quality content on a quickly rolling deadline. I know this because 15 years ago my friends and I created Cru Jones Society, a daily humor blog that featured at least one new long form piece…
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Sun Roesslein is the newly appointed President of the Sports Field Management Association (SFMA), based right here in the Denver metropolitan area. SFMA is a non-profit dedicated to empowering and providing resources for the professionals who oversee sports fields at pro stadiums, universities, K-12 schools, and local parks and recreation facilities. These are the highly-trained individuals who ensure that…
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Hi there! It’s been a hot minute since I’ve been on this page. Where have I been? I’m glad you asked! I left one show I was doing back in July and decided I needed some anonymous downtime. I had some surgery. I’ve been focusing on client work. Mostly I’ve just enjoyed laying low and…
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Douglas Derrick is one of the coolest guys I know. He’s the inspiration for Negroni Week, which just happened. He has a Portlandia sketch that parodies his mixology chops from his time as a bartender. He’s a champion angler. Above all that, he’s just really fun to hang out with when I go to Portland…
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“Ok, see you in a bit, babe. I love you! Good luck!” That’s my wife standing right at the doorway that separates the area she’s allowed to be in from the one she isn’t allowed to be in. “Whoa, hey! C’mere and give me a kiss, bay-bay!” There’s no fucking way I’m heading off to…
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“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”― Margaret Atwood Unless I had a herniated disk in my back that shot hot pain knives down both sciatic nerves or a cough that I couldn’t get rid of for over a month or something outside of maybe…
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After doing this show for 9+ years, I thought I’d pretty much covered it all. Buddy, the fact that this show can still surprise me is a gift. Ed Gazvoda is the creator of Fireless Cremation, which is an alternative to the traditional, petrochemical cremation we’re probably all more familiar with. So, how is it…
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I used to get impostor syndrome because I was worried I didn’t actually know what I was doing. I lacked confidence in my abilities, my knowledge or my experience. That’s the classic definition of the term. Now I get impostor syndrome because my job title sounds like it’s total bullshit. Tell someone you’re a professional…
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