well, it started off good...

the USWNT game against the Netherlands yesterday in the Women's World Cup final started off like i thought it would. the first half was pretty even and finished at 0-0. i wasn't surprised when the USA started off on the front foot in the second half and slowly imposed their will. that is what great teams do. i knew that the penalty given to the Netherlands was supposed to be a penalty before VAR told the official it was. when Rapinoe scored, i had a good feeling that was all they were going to need. when Rose Lavelle scored to make it 2-0, i knew it was all over then. i'm so happy for the women on this team. now, hopefully they win their case against U.S. Soccer and actually get equal pay.

the game finished right as the New York Yankees were starting yesterday. the Yankees lost 2-1. i didn't want them to enter the All-Star break on a losing streak, but they are still first in the division by 6 1/2 games. they start the second half with a nice long homestand, so hopefully they will get off to a great start on the road to the playoffs.

then, last night i watched the USMNT against Mexico in the final of the Gold Cup. i loved how the USA started, but of course, they weren't clinical in the final third and pissed chance after chance away. they should have been up 3-0 at halftime. it was 0-0. Mexico made the adjustments that a good coach does and surely enough, they dominated the USA in the second half. when Mexico scored to make it 1-0, i knew there was little chance the USA would come back. it doesn't help when your coach makes some of the dumbest fucking substitutions i have seen in a long time. i'm all for taking off a defender when trailing in a final. but, why the fuck do you replace him with another defender? holy fuck, i would fire him today for that alone.

that loss kept me up until 5 this morning. i must have replayed the game in my head 5 to 10 fucking times. i sadly have the feeling that the best player this country has ever produced (Christian Pulisic) is going to be wasted in yet another generation of USMNT that doesn't win shit.

Our Cartoon President was hilarious last night.

City on a Hill was really good last night.

Big Brother was good last night.

Big Little Lies was excellent last night.

Euphoria was great last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Divorce and Desus & Mero. i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.

if i get really bored tonight, i might watch some of the Home Run Derby contest.

i did do a little poetry work earlier today. i know where the next 26 poems will be going in my next round of poetry submissions.

one of my favorite local bands released their new album over the weekend. i highly recommend it.
https://shrug.com/album/easy-is-the-new-hard

i will probably be on here tomorrow after i get those poems out. or after i get my blood drawn again. honestly, i couldn't give two shits if my liver enzymes are elevated anymore.

i hope everyone had a great weekend.

until tomorrow kids...

cuando el dolor se convierte en su normal, no hay tal cosa como un buen día.

be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me CASH, panties, hate mail, love letters, broken promises and dirty pennies from heaven.

peace and chicken grease...

music:

My Morning Jacket - Victory Dance
Moby - This Wild Darkness
Ben Harper - Uneven Days
Shrug - Last Best Thing

"A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it." - Jean de La Fontaine

and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day: