sometimes the pain starts at the base of the neck...

i usually can know right when i wake up in the morning, how the day is going to be for me physically. i don't think i have had a good night of sleep in over 30 years. i know if i wake up in pain, it's going to be a long day. today was one of those days. but, like most of my Fridays anymore, there was shit to get done. and i know one thing, the older i get, the harder it is for me to still find pleasure in the pain.

i did get the 9 poems i wrote yesterday at mom's physical therapy typed up this morning. i really liked most of them. that puts me at 54 poems through Feb. 15th. that's a pretty insane pace.

the grocery store today wasn't too bad. my neck was killing me for most of the time in there. and i'm sure there were some beautiful women in there, but my pain wasn't exactly allowing me to browse. i kept everything under $100, at least for the food. my prescription was $30 and a bottle of gin and Jack Daniels Honey ran me over $40. but, i need to keep the bar stocked.

Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.

Lip Sync Battle was pretty good last night.

Will & Grace was hilarious last night.

Gotham was fucking great last night, especially the ending.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be NJPW, WOW, Real Time with Bill Maher and 2 Dope Queens.

the New York Rangers play tonight at Buffalo. i'll probably watch some of the game.

here are your links for this day of Black History Month:
https://blackfacts.com/fact/louis-armstrongs-hello-dolly
https://blackfacts.com/fact/cole-nat-king-1919-1965
https://blackfacts.com/fact/black-abolitionists-invaded-boston-courtroom-and
https://blackfacts.com/fact/morris-robert-sr-1823-1882

the weather has shifted back to winter today after being almost 50 degrees yesterday. i guess the water problem here has been solved for now. of course, people were still buying bottled water at the store like a fucking hurricane was coming or something.

part of me really wants to go to the Dayton Flyers game tomorrow against VCU. part of me also knows that with this weather change, there's a decent chance i'm going to feel like shit tomorrow and just watch the game on television. hopefully, i wake up tomorrow and feel better. (stop laughing)

i hope everyone has a great weekend.

until tomorrow kids...

a veces sé que nunca fui destinado a ser 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:

Cardi B. & Bruno Mars - Please Me
Ray Charles  - That Lucky Old Sun
TV on the Radio - Will Do

"For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression." - Gary Clark Jr.

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