i've been to Rite Aid twice today, i've been to Kroger twice today, hell, i even made a trip to Lowe's looking for baseball cards. both times to Rite Aid was to pick up pills. i will hopefully never have to do that again. since i found out last night the store will be closing, i transferred all my prescriptions to Kroger. the first trip to Kroger was to get mom's pills and do the grocery shopping. the second trip was to finally get my Rybelsus. the insurance company finally agreed. the best part was they wanted me to pay $374 for 30 days worth of pills. i checked into GoodRx, which sent me to the Rybelsus site. i signed up for all that and thankfully, that took $300 off of what i needed to pay. so, between the 3 hours of sleep, the hard drizzle for most of today that drove my arthritis nuts, to the wind knocking over the trash bins, to the muse telling me she's off to a foreign country, to a trip to the post office, to getting gas and realizing it cost more than $30 for half a fucking tank... fuck i'm tired.
the Yankees lost last night at Tampa, 5-3. hopefully, they will find a way to win tonight.
NXT was great last night.
Hard Knocks in Season was good last night.
i did catch some of the Euro 2024 games yesterday and today. yesterday, Spain defeated France, 2-1. today, England defeated Netherlands, 2-1. they will play each other on Sunday for the championship.
yesterday in the Copa America, Argentina defeated Canada, 2-0. tonight, Uruguay takes on Colombia.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be AEW Dynamite.
i think all the storms are out of the area now. i'm hoping i will actually get some fucking sleep tonight.
i do need to send some poems out tonight.
and i need to figure out dinner.
i will probably be on here tomorrow in the afternoon.
until then kids...
fight the power.
fuck racism.
fuck hatred.
fuck war.
fuck the police.
black lives matter.
stay healthy.
wash your fucking hands.
stay off the fucking streets.
get the fucking shot.
ha sido un día largo
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:
NxWorries w/Snoop Dogg & October London - FromHere
Chrystabell & David Lynch - The Answers to the Questions
My Best Fiend - On the Shoes of the Infinite
Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Tom Waits - Tootie Ma Is a Big Fine Thing
The Coasters - Down in Mexico
"Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind."
- Marcel Proust
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
you ever have those moments where the fog never lifts and you realize you haven't been able to get really good sleep for about 30 years now. welcome to my world.
the New York Yankees pissed away the lead yesterday against the Cubs and lost, 7-4. they fired their hitting coach after the game. i wish they would fire a few more coaches and players... it is now the All-Star break. the Yankees will be off until July 14th when they play at Colorado.
the USWNT defeated Wales yesterday, 2-0. they are now off to New Zealand for the Women's World Cup.
the USMNT defeated Canada in a crazy ass game last night. the match finished 2-2 after the 30 minutes of extra time. then the USA won the penalty shootout 3-2. they will play Panama in the semifinals. Mexico will play Jamaica in the other semifinal.
The Righteous Gemstones was fucking hilarious last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Monday Night Raw. i doubt will watch much of the home run derby tonight.
i will hopefully get a few poems written today while mom is in physical therapy.
i did listen to episode 455 of Notsam Wrestling this morning. you can hear that by going here:
i went out this morning to pull weeds and feed the birds. it actually felt pretty good out there for a change. the humidity wasn't stifling. of course, it was also before 8 AM. so, between doing all that and watering the tomato plants, my back was screaming by late morning. while icing it down, i decided to binge the rest of season 2 of We Hunt Together. i think it was pretty good and clearly, they wrote the finale hoping there would be a season 3.
the Yankees lost last night in Boston, 6-5 in 10 innings. hopefully, they will win the series tonight.
i did watch plenty of MLS games yesterday:
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Big Brother, Westworld, The Chi and Flatbush Misdemeanors.
i need to go to Kroger to get mom's pills, so that's all for me kids.
i should be on here tomorrow in the early afternoon.
i hope everyone had a great Saturday. i hope your Sunday will be even better.
until tomorrow...
fight the power.
fuck racism.
fuck hatred.
fuck war.
fuck the police.
black lives matter.
stay healthy.
wash your fucking hands.
stay socially distant.
get the fucking shot.
la procrastinación es una forma simple de maldad
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:
Muscadine Bloodline - Me On You
The Hu - Black Thunder (Extended)
Trombone Shorty - Back In Black (Live)
Robyn - Dancing On My Own
DJ Shadow & Little Dragon - Scale It Back
"Love is a reciprocal torture." - Marcel Proust
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
i looked at the forecast this morning and it said it was going to start raining in 54 minutes. i got my ass in gear and got some suet out for the birds. i got the coffee made and then i wrote a poem. i had a killer opening line come to me when i woke up. i made sure to get it down so i wouldn't forget. hopefully, i'll have a few more this weekend.
Smackdown and 205 Live were both really good last night.
Betty was excellent last night. the season finale is next week.
Pete Lee: Tall, Dark, and Pleasant was fucking hilarious last night.
the Yankees defeated Houston last night, 4-0. hopefully, they do more of the same tonight.
i did watch a good portion of Columbus vs. FC Cincinnati last night. hats off to Columbus coming back from a 2-0 deficit while being a man down to get a 2-2 draw out of the game.
Colombia defeated Peru last night at the Copa America, 3-2, to claim third place. tonight, Argentina and Brazil play for the title.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be ROH and Judas and the Black Messiah.
i have no idea if mom wants to go out today or not. she hasn't been up for hours like i have been.
i should be on here tomorrow early since there is a ton of shit going on tomorrow night.
i hope everyone has a great Saturday.
until tomorrow kids...
fight the power.
fuck racism.
fuck hatred.
fuck the police.
black lives matter.
stay healthy.
wash your fucking hands.
stay socially distant.
get the shot.
la oración nunca me llevó a ninguna parte
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:
JJ Grey & Mofro - A Woman (Live)
Dorothy - What's Coming To Me
Foushee - enjoy the silence
La Femme - Exorciseur
MGMT - Time to Pretend
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."
- Marcel Proust
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
the guy that cuts our grass showed up just as the second rain shower of the day was starting. of course, 10 minutes later it was over. within 20 minutes, you would have never known it had rained at all. eventually, i guess the grass will be a different shade of brown.
anyone interested in some baseball cards? most of the cards are from 1959-1992 and 2014-2020. i have most of the big rookies from those years. i have some old cards that are in really good shape for being over 50 years old. and i have probably over 50,000 cards overall. so, if you have a player in mind or a favorite team or year, feel free to drop me a line and i'm sure i'll find something for you. i'm not looking to screw anyone over with selling these, it's simply time to sell them off. i need the space and i need the money. and if you know anyone who might be interested, please pass this info along. thanks.
i sent out 17 poems this morning. 3 each to Ephemeral Elegies and The Beatnik Cowboy; 5 to Synchronized Chaos and 6 to Record Magazine. when i hear back from these places, i will pass along the verdicts.
NXT UK was another best of last night.
Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.
both episodes of Cake last night were excellent.
Holey Moley was hilarious last night.
Don't was pretty good last night.
Desus & Mero was fucking great last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on WWE Network.
Red Scare plays later this afternoon in the TBT. i'd love to see them win again and make the final four.
i'm going to try to be on here in the morning tomorrow. no promises though.
i hope everyone has a great weekend.
until tomorrow kids...
fight the power.
fuck racism.
fuck hatred.
fuck the police.
black lives matter.
stay healthy.
wash your fucking hands.
wear your mask.
la humedad es como una rebanada especial del infierno
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:
Rhye - Beautiful
Shooter Jennings - Outlaw You
Foster the People - The Things We Do
Guided By Voices - To Keep an Area
Kid Cudi w/Eminem - The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady
"Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind."
- Marcel Proust
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
today has been one of those days i feel like i'm stuck in neutral. nerve pain is sort of making me delirious a bit. it's fun to type when it feels like your right arm is being held in a vice. and i just had lunch at 5 PM. these are the days where i wish i could do enough drugs that i would wake up a different person on Friday.
i did watch part 1 of I Love You, Now Die last night. watching some of that home footage was like a punch to the gut. part 2 should be rather interesting tonight as well.
Smackdown was great last night. and i love what they are doing with Kevin Owens.
205 Live was pretty good last night.
Deadliest Catch was crazy last night.
i did watch a little of the All-Star game last night. love that Tanaka got the win and Chapman got the save for the American League. hopefully, that's a sign for good things to come for the New York Yankees in the second half.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, part 2 of I Love You, Now Die, Snowfall and Big Brother. i will watch NXT sometime tonight on WWE Network. i watched NXT UK this afternoon, it was pretty good.
i guess we're supposed to get some storms tonight and tomorrow. so, i'll probably be in my massage chair trying to sleep or let the ice freeze my spine. that tends to help me with my nerve pain.
that's all for me kids. until tomorrow...
¿Alguien vendió mi alma desde abajo?
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:
Houses - Fast Talk
Soul Asylum - Summer of Drugs
Portishead - Glory Box
Tricky - Aftermath
"The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."
- Marcel Proust
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
i was thinking about this last night while chatting with my beautiful lover in Italy; clearing up some misunderstandings and remembering the joys of being in love with someone while they are menstruating. i'm not sure there could be anything more hazardous for your mental health than being madly in love while being fucking poor. i'm hoping to pull off some romantic shit for her birthday later this month. i think i may have found something my broke ass can swing, but there's always that voice in the back of my head that thinks it will never be enough. this is the joy of having shitty self-esteem, a disease that has fucked with me since birth i believe. as i told her last night, i am going to do everything i possibly can to make this work or i will happily die trying. i'm sure there's a part of me more looking forward to death than it should be. and i'm really trying to beat that fucker down, but his will is often stronger than mine. it certainly makes for an awkward silence here and there.
the New York Yankees split their doubleheader yesterday with Baltimore, losing the first game 5-4 and winning the second game 10-2. they are now 2 1/2 games behind Boston in the division. hopefully they will win tonight over a Baltimore team they have no business losing to.
Monday Night Raw was pretty good last night, but i didn't watch all of it. i was flipping back and forth with the baseball game. the main event was excellent last night. i could watch Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre wrestle for another 20 years and not get bored of that.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Smackdown, The Jim Jefferies Show, Deadliest Catch and Fuck That's Delicious. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on WWE Network.
i am really looking forward to watching France vs. Belgium today in the World Cup. it's going to be fascinating for most Manchester United fans as it will be Pogba vs. Lukaku. i'm not really rooting for either team, i just want an entertaining match.
i have dishes to put away and trash to pick up. and i think there is a chance for thunderstorms this afternoon. summer in Ohio. wait ten damn minutes and the weather will change.
that's all for me kids.
esto es lo que sucede cuando se vive durante más de cuarenta años y nunca jamás verdaderamente sientes amado
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:
Bush - Alien
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Sade - No Ordinary Love
"Love is a reciprocal torture." - Marcel Proust
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
i've got about a million things i want to get done before i have to take my mother to her physical therapy today. a shower, a shave and a trip to the bank are at the top of the list.
the New York Yankees lost yesterday 5-3. they are 45-41 at the All Star break. i remember when they used to be 15 games over .500. oh well. i will probably watch some of the Home Run Derby tonight, just to see Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez.
WWE Great Balls of Fire was excellent last night. it looked like it was going to be a good one on paper and for the first time in a long time, it was better. the ambulance match between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman was great. hopefully it was the double turn that all of us older fans thought it was. Samoa Joe and Brock Lesnar was pretty good, even though i was hoping Joe was going to do a little more damage in the match. the tag team title iron man match was way better than it should have been. all in all, i really have no complaints.
part 1 of The Defiant Ones last night on HBO was excellent. even though i knew most of it, it was great to see some of the old footage of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. hopefully part 2 tonight is just as good.
Big Brother was pretty funny last night. i think Cody knows he's dead man walking.
Power was great last night. next week's episode looks to be even better.
Twin Peaks was fucking crazy once again last night. i love just how surreal this show is.
I'm Dying Up Here was really good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and The Defiant Ones, Part 2. i will be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.
i see that Manchester United has made it official. they have signed Romelu Lukaku. hopefully he continues to score goals like he did at Everton.
that's all for me kids. i'm sure i'll have stories to share tomorrow after the bank and physical therapy. i hope everyone had a great weekend.
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:
Sinead O'Connor - Trouble Will Soon Be Over
Robyn - Dancing On My Own
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Hate Myself for Loving You
"Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind." - Marcel Proust
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
i had to get up early this morning. and by early, i mean sometime before 7. i had to drive mom to get her blood work done and some x-rays. i'm simply not a fan of being up that early anymore. i wanted to believe i gave that life up when i left the farm for good. here it is, late afternoon and it fucking feels like it's already time for bed. fuck me runnin'.
i did take along my pen and notebook this morning. i have a tendency to do what i did in high school all the time, write poems in public. i did really enjoy the paranoid looks i got from people when they saw me get out the pen and paper after staring at them for a few seconds. that's good fun. i wrote 3 poems while in the waiting area. the fourth poem came when i was back at the house, on the shitter after breakfast. it figures the best one would come from there. i do my best thinking anymore on the shitter. i did type all four poems up. i think 3 of the 4 are really good.
so the trip for the medical shit, breakfast, typing up poems, feeding the birds and two trips to the shitter were all done by 11 am. that's simply way too much for my liking.
what really sucks now is we are under a flash flood watch. it was dry all morning and my bone spurs never acted up. a little rain and hello agony. good times.
enjoy some music:
the New York Yankees got some great pitching from Tanaka yesterday and some good offense for a change, winning 6-2. Brett Gardner found out during the game that he made the AL All-Star team as an injury replacement. good for him, he deserves it. the Yankees finish off the first half of the season by starting a series tonight in Boston. hopefully they sweep the Red Sox and keep those clowns in last place.
Big Brother last night went as expected. i do like who the new HOHs are, Austin and Vanessa. those were the two people i actually knew of before the show started, via wrestling and poker. hopefully this week is interesting.
Lip Sync Battle was really funny last night. once again, the summer is a good time for some stupid tv that just makes you laugh:
here is some more funny shit:
tonight will be an interesting one. on top of the baseball game, team USA plays Haiti in the Gold Cup. i'm hoping the boys play a much better game than they did against Honduras. on the DVR tonight will be NJPW and a returning Treehouse Masters.
i did watch some of the USA women and their ticker tape parade in NYC this afternoon. everything they get they truly deserve.
i'd like to thank Janne Karlsson for his suggestions for this blog. one thing that i did like right off the bat and i will try to do each Friday is a blast from the past of my poetry. so, today here is an old YouTube video of mine. as i told Janne, my lazy ass needs to do some more of these videos before too long. anyway, hope you enjoy:
i hope everyone has a great weekend. i believe mom and i are going to go out car shopping. most likely scenario is her getting a new one and i get her old Toyota Highlander. it has over 250,000 miles on it but still runs very good. plus, if that does happen, that would be the first vehicle i have owned that was actually made in this century. as i always like to say, it's fun to always fail forward.
hope you have better weather than we do currently. have a great weekend. only fuck the ones that cough. drink a little too much and go leave your neighbor a surprise on their porch.
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:
Fun Lovin' Criminals - Scooby Snacks
Indigo Girls - Least Complicated (Live)
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
Buckcherry - Crazy Bitch
Dum Dum Girls - Coming Down
"We are healed from suffering only by experiencing it to the full." - Marcel Proust
yesterday was one of those days that seemed like it was never going to end. from the soccer, to the baseball, to the bad news, to the rumors, to a late night phone call, to arthritic pain at 4 in the morning. just another time when i nod my head to the 8 year old me, that wanted to die so bad that he started to come up with a plan. hindsight, you cruel heavenly goddess of guilt.
i went to the store with my mother yesterday as she needed to get some shit and i needed beer. it was a pretty quick trip, not much drama. way too many young ladies smiling at me. either my fly was down or someone thought i should be in jail. we got back home just in time for the World Cup game.
Argentina beat the Netherlands on penalty kicks, 4-2. such a different game from the day before. i felt bad for the one defender for the Dutch who had the first pk stopped. he played so good in the game, handcuffing Messi for the entire game, to only be remembered for that fuck up. CRUEL. this sets up a World Cup Final of Germany vs. Argentina. i had Argentina losing in my original prediction, so i will stay with that. Germany will be looking to become the first European team to win in South America. the 3rd place game takes place the day before the final. that could and should be wildly entertaining if both teams just say fuck it and play nothing but offense. Brazil vs. Netherlands. of course, no matter how good it might be, no one will ever remember it. in all sports, it's the finals or failure.
the Yankees got horrible news yesterday with Tanaka going on the disabled list with elbow pain. NOT GOOD. then, Carlos Beltran broke his face in 2 spots in a freak batting practice accident. i'm starting to believe this fucking team is cursed. this was all before they even played the game. as for the game, their new starting pitcher started a little leaky, not helped at all by the defense, but soon settled down. Tex made up for his error with 2 home runs. the game went into extra innings. eventually, in the 14th inning, Ellsbury hit a home run that proved to be the winning margin. 5-4. just about everyone that could pitch for the Yankees did. hopefully the starter tonight goes deep into the game.
i was a little upset that CBS didn't show the fireworks from the POV meeting on Big Brother last night. i suppose that will happen tonight, but it will be heavily edited, as most of the show seems to be. i'm hoping Zach stays, as that will piss off Devin. and the sooner they can get that asshole out of the house, the happier i will be. i'll be interested to see who the next two HOHs are. hopefully two people that actually know how to play the game.
Wilfred last night was a great mind fuck. i totally love where this final season is going.
The Bridge last night was just as bloody as i remember the first season being. looks like another great season is on the way.
we had a bird fly into the bay window this morning. it hit the window so damn hard it sounded like a bomb going off. it was a pretty big bird as well. 20 minutes later i checked and it was gone. so, either it flew away or the cats got to it. anything is possible out here on the farm.
i suppose i should get out there and feed those dumb animals before too much of the day gets away from me. i also want to get to the bank today and make a feeble deposit. the joys of being poor, when putting $20 into your checking account is a good day.
i had a weird feeling this morning, musically, so my purchases from iTunes certainly reflect that. you'll see that below.
also, got a flexible ruler at the store yesterday that will come in handy for some upcoming art projects. i'm hoping to brush off some of those skills i learned in high school. good thing my brain remembers all this shit.
looks like the weather should be close to nice for the next few days. hopefully i'll be able to enjoy it.
that's all for me my enemies. not sure when i'll be on here tomorrow. that creative itch needs to be scratched once again, so who knows.
peace and chicken grease...
music:
Yelawolf - Honey Brown
Kiesza - Hideaway EP
Daniel Avery - Drone Logic
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." - Marcel Proust
went out shopping with my mother this morning. we got everything and was back home before 1 pm. considering we went to a few places, i was pretty pleased. 1 thing i hate about being in public though is i'm a very observant person, almost to the point of the creepy stare type of guy. when you have a long goatee and do this, you tend to get some looks. some days i enjoy it. when it's 90 fucking degrees out and the humidity is at 95%, i don't.
the Yankees got a complete game from CC last night. unfortunately, the offense thought all they had to do was score 1 run. another loss, 3-1. 3 runs in the last 30 innings. not fun. another game tonight. all i can imagine is more frustration on my end.
thankfully, team USA whipped Belize last night in Gold Cup play 6-1. 3 goals from Wondo in the first half and Landon Donovan became the first American with 50 goals and 50 assists in a career. they next play Cuba on Saturday afternoon.
the New York Rangers signed 2 more of their restricted free agents today. both at really good terms. they might have to do a trade to free up a little more money to sign the remaining 2 they need/should sign.
Deadliest Catch last night was great again. i missed the first little bit of it as my mother and sister arrived back home right as it was starting. i did the good child thing and helped carry in bags and whatnot instead of sitting on my fat ass and watching the show.
as for tv tonight, i may watch Big Brother (even though i know about 95% of what is going to happen). i do hope to watch The Bridge on FX. i have seen many reviews raving about the show. knowing what FX puts out, i imagine it's going to be good.
that all of course will happen if the storms coming doesn't knock out the power or the satellite feed. fingers are crossed.
hope this finds everyone well.
music today:
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Live from Alabama
Hayes Carll - KMAG YOYO (& other American stories)
