happy mother's day

first off, happy mother's day to all the mothers out there. i thought i was being the good son this morning and asked my mother what she wanted for breakfast. i said i would cook whatever she wanted. she handed me a gift card to McDonald's and told me to get her some food from there. apparently, she's not impressed with my ability to make scrambled eggs and toast. oh well.

i was pretty happy i picked the Kentucky Derby winner correctly yesterday. of course, it's not that hard to pick the favorite and be correct.

we left after the race to take my sister back to Columbus. she wanted to go to Target, which was along the way, so i said sure. i've learned over the years to just say yes and save the bitching for later. she found what she wanted and then we decided to go out for dinner, as mom was feeling hungry. we decided to try a place we hadn't been to before, Firehouse Subs. i thought it was pretty good. sadly, mom ended up not liking it so much, so that's always fun. we made it to Columbus and back before Saturday Night Live started, so i was pretty happy with that.

the New York Yankees pounded Boston yesterday, 8-2. holy shit, 2 wins in a row and a series win. and given the Manchester United win, i really enjoyed those two victory beers last night. the Yankees go for the sweep tonight.

Saturday Night Live was pretty fucking funny last night. Austin City Limits had two of my favorites on, Gary Clark Jr. and Courtney Barnett. and ROH was a clip show getting everyone ready for their ppv tonight with NJPW. the best part of that was, since Colt Cabana is facing Jay Lethal for the title tonight, they showed an old match of Cabana vs. CM Punk. i always enjoy watching my 3rd favorite wrestler of all-time.

mom really liked what i got her for Mother's Day. i got her a Marvin the Martian wind chime. i told her i thought she could hang it in her room and then when she had the windows open she could hear the chimes. she liked that idea, so now you know who gets to hang it for her. and since she was feeling a little sick this morning, i quickly made her a mix CD to try to lift her mood. she's playing it now, so that's a good sign.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Silicon Valley, Veep, Last Week Tonight, House of Lies and Penny Dreadful.

i did watch Manchester Shitty and Arsenal play today. a 2-2 draw. so, holy shit, Manchester United controls its own destiny for making the top 4 now. 2 wins in the last 2 games (West Ham and Bournemouth) and they will finish at least in 4th. crazy to think that's even possible given how bad United has played for most of the season. the best thought though is knowing if it does happen, Shitty finishes in 5th and next season it will be a joy to watch Pep Guardiola managing in the Europa League.

i listened to the latest Sam Roberts' Show podcast today with Tom Shillue.

give it a listen here: http://notsam.com/srshow/2016/5/6/srshow-tom-shillue

amazingly, it was supposed to rain all yesterday. we didn't get a drop. it was supposed to be sunny all day today and it has looked like it is going to rain for the last three hours. the bones are telling me it's getting close. joy.

i hope everyone had a great Saturday. hopefully the rest of your Sunday is even better.

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:

Pearl Jam - Mother (Live)
Johnny Cash - Call Your Mother
Danzig - Mother
Shovels & Rope - Mother's Scorn
Justin Townes Earle - Single Mothers

"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." - Harry S Truman

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