so much for the much needed relief

i went out this morning to feed the animals and take out the trash and within 2 minutes i was sweating up a storm. and today is the cool day as the next 5 days are all supposed to be in the 90's. great.

the Yankees disappearing offense made an appearance yesterday as did 3 Phil Hughes mistakes that ended up in the seats as the Yankees lost 4-1. the last game before the all star break is coming up in a few minutes. i really couldn't give a shit at the moment what happens today with them.

thankfully, team USA had a better day yesterday, beating Cuba 4-1. they played great in the second half and have now qualified for the quarterfinals in the Gold Cup. next match is on Tuesday against Costa Rica. winner wins the group.

after that game, my mother decided she wanted to go out for an early dinner. we went to a place we hadn't been to in awhile. pretty decent and happy hour was still going on. so i was drinking on the cheap. she certainly didn't mind that.

got back from that and i went through some old shit that was in a closet mom was cleaning out. i am a notorious asshole who doesn't throw shit away. especially like envelopes and responses from places i have sent poems to or from bands that have sent me music from back when i did reviews. so, in the pile of all that was some emails from 1999. from a former girlfriend at the time. who would later be known as the only woman i have ever given serious thought to marrying and having kids with or the woman that still owes me $2,000. talk about a mind fuck with those.

it didn't lead to any poems as i have written about her so much over the years, but i'm sure eventually i'll squeeze a few out. i did fall asleep last night while watching ROH. nothing against the product, i was just spent. woke up at like 2 am, hopped online, checked some emails, saw the verdict in the case in Florida and that the guy from Glee had died. i imagine there's a poem in there somewhere.

tonight i'll watch a little Big Brother, The Newsroom, and Ray Donovan. hopefully while enjoying a victory beer. underneath a fan. cool.

i did manage to take a few pictures while i was out this morning. below are my 3 favorites. the other 6 can be seen on my Google+ page.

i do hope everyone is having a good weekend. and hopefully the weather isn't a form of hell where you are at.

music today:

John Prine - In Person & On Stage
Guy Clark - Songs and Stories

"I love mankind; it's people I can't stand." - Charles M. Schulz