so, in some ways, 2024 was the year my writing finally hit the next level. the book i did with Casey Renee Kiser, Altered States of The Unflinching Souls, is something i am really proud of. you can still get a copy by going here:
i was nominated for a Best of the Net by Disturbing the Universe Magazine. and, for the first time in my life, i was nominated for the Pushcart Prize by The Rye Whiskey Review.
plus, John Patrick Robbins, the editor of The Rye Whiskey Review, and i are toying around with the thought of me doing a book in 2025 for his press.
add in me finally doing a few new SoundCloud tracks, and i truly hope this is a sign of things to come...
Manchester United lost 2-0 yesterday at home to Newcastle. honestly, it never felt that close. United, for the first time in my life, are in a relegation battle. hopefully, the players figure that out soon and start giving a shit again.
the New York Rangers lost last night at Florida, 5-3.
Monday Night Raw was really good last night. the show, for the first time in 32 years, will start on Netflix next week.
the NFL game last night was crazy. Detroit won at the 49ers, 40-34.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be NXT and Hard Knocks.
the Dayton Flyers play this afternoon at home against LaSalle.
team USA takes on Canada tonight at the World Juniors. winner wins the group.
the college football playoffs start back up tonight. Boise State takes on Penn State.
i need to go grocery shopping today and it is raining. joy.
Orkin came by last night and put two traps up in the attic. they could tell the squirrels are up there. they couldn't see anyplace where they are getting in and out of. hopefully, the traps will work. Orkin is supposed to be out later this week to check on them.
i should be on here tomorrow before the Ohio State vs. Oregon game in the Rose Bowl.
if you are going out to party tonight, please be safe.
i hope your 2024 was better than mine.
until 2025 my friends...
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.
Adiós al 2024
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:
Kendrick Lamar - squabble up
The Band of Heathens & Hayes Carll - Nobody Dies From Weed
Quavo & Lana Del Rey - Tough
Marcus King - Fuck Up My Life Again
The Black Keys - Beautiful People (Stay High)
"Creativity takes courage." - Henri Matisse
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
we had storms roll through here last night. the wind was really bad. i brought the recyclables in so i wouldn't spend the morning picking them up everywhere. i took them back out at 7 this morning. i found it a little interesting that no one else had and still hasn't put anything back out. part of me wonders if the fuckers picked up the shit during the storm last night or people just decided fuck it, wait until Thursday.
the New Orleans Saints lost at home yesterday to the Raiders, 25-10. i'm really hoping the Saints just blow everything up after this season and start over.
team USA lost to Finland in OT yesterday, 4-3, at the World Juniors.
The Agency was very good last night.
Dexter Original Sin was really good last night.
a big thank you to everyone for checking out my latest published poem:
so, it started really raining last night and it really hasn't stopped. the wind is supposed to really pick up today. i'm hoping the recyclables don't go all over the place since the fucking trash company forgot to pick them up. i took a shower late last night. it didn't really help, but at least i felt clean.
i did watch all 3 NFL games last night. i had a huge bet on the Bengals game last night. i won a $222 bonus bet on Draftkings from Christmas Day. of course, i used it last night on two Bengals scoring touchdowns. the running back got stopped at the 1 multiple times last night. and the wide receiver i had dropped a touchdown. that pretty much sums up my gambling life. any chance i really get to get ahead, the universe always ask me, what the fuck do you think you are doing? i had my father's voice in my head last night. i remember vividly when he told me i would never amount to anything and there would always be a need in the world for people to dig ditches and graves. imagine saying that to your son at 9 years old all because you were mad because you had to wait an entire year to be able to write him off of the taxes when he was born.
the Chargers beat the Patriots, 40-7. the Bengals beat the Broncos, 30-24, in OT. the Rams beat the Cardinals, 13-9.
the USA beat Latvia at the World Juniors yesterday, 5-1. today, they play Finland.
the New York Rangers lost last night at Tampa, 6-2.
i did catch some of the college football games yesterday:
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be The Agency and Dexter: Original Sin.
the New Orleans Saints play today at home against the Raiders.
i will probably be on here tomorrow before Manchester United plays in the afternoon.
i hope everyone had a great Saturday. i hope your Sunday will be even better.
until tomorrow 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.
Una mañana lluviosa de domingo
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:
The Red Clay Strays - Wondering Why
The Cure - And Nothing Is Forever
Cody Jinks - What You Love
Willie Nelson - Do You Realize??
Steve Earle - Copperhead Road (Acoustic Live)
"Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers."
- Mary Tyler Moore
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
as a poet that likes to network and get my poetry out there the old fashioned way, word of mouth, actually engaging with humans, i have seen all sides of the ugliness of humanity. what really pisses me off is when someone starts off in a genuine way and then within 3 fucking days, is trying to scam you. part of that makes me laugh because all i have to my name is about $15,000 worth of debt. but still, why pieces of shit are still trying these fucking scams today is just mind blowing to me. of course, it is the holidays, why wouldn't someone be trying to steal pennies from me.
the grocery store went well today. between gas, prescriptions and groceries, i spent close to $400. fuck me.
i did watch team USA yesterday at the World Juniors. they defeated Germany, 10-4.
thank god i only watched about 2 minutes of the NFL game last night. Seattle beat Chicago, 6-3. of course, the spread was 4.
i did watch Nate Bargatze's new special on Netflix last night. that was fucking hilarious.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown, Inside the NFL and the final episode of AEW Rampage. i'll watch the final episode of NXT Level Up sometime tonight on Peacock.
i believe we are having leftovers tonight. we had pizza last night, mostly because mom didn't want Christmas dinner two nights in a row. i can understand that.
i will probably be on here in the morning tomorrow.
i hope everyone has a great weekend. last weekend of 2024.
until tomorrow 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.
Y la gente se pregunta por qué tengo problemas de confianza.
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:
Momma - Ohio All The Time
The Devil Makes Three - I Love Doing Drugs
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Goose - Hot Love & The Lazy Poet (Live)
Joe Bonamassa - Twenty-Four Hour Blues (Live)
"It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter." - Marlene Dietrich
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
so, it was rainy last night here. fuck, still is. i've been aching for hours and hours. i helped mom make dinner last night. it was really good. she likes to feel productive and i can understand that. just didn't want mashed potatoes that were like soup again.
i did watch both NFL games on Netflix yesterday. the first game was pretty good. the second game was a blowout. Beyonce at halftime was great.
AEW was pretty good last night.
i did catch some of the NBA games yesterday:
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
nothing on the DVR tonight.
Manchester United plays at Wolves today. hopefully, they will find a way to win.
the World Juniors tournament starts today. the USA will play Germany this afternoon.
i will probably watch some of the NFL game tonight, Seahawks at Bears.
i need to go to the bank today and make a deposit.
i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow.
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.
el dia despues
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:
Katherion - Mr. 9
Blue Tongue - Blisters
Johnny Delaware - Running
Kid_Wy - See About Me
Alvvays - Archie, Marry Me
"I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive." - Henry Miller
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
i will be watching plenty of NFL and NBA games today.
so, i got up this morning and put out some suet for the birds. hopefully, the squirrels will make the mistake of trying to eat the hot pepper suet. after that, i made some cinnamon rolls for breakfast. and then after breakfast, mom and i exchanged gifts. she got me a couple of books, some supplies for my baseball cards, a Yankees t-shirt and a nice check. she was very happy with the gifts i got her. that always makes me happy.
i should be on here tomorrow before Manchester United plays at Wolves.
i hope everyone has a great Christmas Day.
until tomorrow 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.
feliz navidad
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:
Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
Robert Earl Keen - Merry Christmas from the Family (Live)
Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Merry Christmas Baby (Live)
John Prine - Christmas In Prison
Tom Waits - Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
William S. Burroughs - The Junky's Christmas
"The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind." - Humphrey Bogart
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
and now my second SoundCloud recording of the night... my poem "flutter" was first published at Synchronized Chaos. you can listen to the poem by going here:
we have rain moving in and my arthritis is raging. exactly what i was fucking hoping for for Christmas. fuck me.
the New Orleans Saints got whipped last night at Green Bay, 34-0.
Monday Night Raw was pretty good last night.
i got mom's gifts under the trees last night. since we don't get a newspaper anymore, i just kept them in the boxes they came in or got a nice bag from the garage.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be NXT and Hard Knocks.
i might try to do some poetry tonight. not sure if it is going to be in writing or maybe i have a surprise in my mind for my fans. hmm...
i will probably be on here in the morning tomorrow. there is a ton of sports on tomorrow, especially since the NFL has decided to play on Christmas this year.
i hope everyone has their shopping done.
i did get some Mega Millions tickets today. i wouldn't mind waking up to knowing i won a billion dollars. that would solve some problems.
i really hope everyone has a great Christmas Eve.
whatever your traditions are, i hope you enjoy them.
until tomorrow 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.
Nochebuena
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:
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas / Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental)
Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (Live)
James Brown - Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto
Run-DMC - Christmas In Hollis
Dr. Elmo - Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
"It's a pity nobody believes in simple lust anymore." - Ava Gardner
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i heard back from Cristina at Synchronized Chaos on my recent poetry submission. my poems "mistakes", "just as difficult to find", "blood soaked presents", "empty shopping centers" and "a long rope and a tall tree" have been accepted for publication.
so, i got mom to her doctor's appointment on time. the only thing that frustrates me during these appointments is mom turning into a chatty Kathy. and given that most of her working life was in hospitals, etc., she can't help herself. i usually just sit there, try to think up some lines for poems and just twiddle my thumbs or check my phone. as most of you know, i am not a chatty person. hell, even when i'm drunk i'm not a big talker. after we got out of there, i drove her back home and i went to Kroger to get the prescriptions and some other shit. Kroger was fucking packed. 2 days before Christmas, of course. i got the pills and everything on the list. amazingly, i made it out of there in about an hour. nothing like eating your lunch at 5 PM.
so, the New York Rangers scored 17 seconds into the game yesterday against Carolina. they have completed 2 games since that goal and are still waiting to score the next one. they lost to Carolina, 3-1. they lost today at New Jersey, 5-0. joy.
i did watch a good number of NFL games yesterday.
The Agency was excellent last night.
both episodes of Dexter: Original Sin were good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Monday Night Raw.
the New Orleans Saints play tonight at Green Bay. i probably will watch some of the game and hope for the best.
i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow.
best of luck to all you last minute shoppers.
i need to get dinner going, so that's all for me today kids...
until tomorrow...
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.
Un día loco
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:
AC/DC - Mistress For Christmas
Butch Walker - Santa'Self (Fuck Your Christmas Party)
The Federales - Whiskey For Christmas
Dolly Parton - A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Donny Hathaway - This Christmas
"It's an art to live with pain... mix the light into gray." - Eddie Vedder
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
i almost got some decent sleep last night. almost. but, i did get up this morning and got some shit done before i had to get mom up. she had company coming over this morning for breakfast. she of course missed the text message sent this morning, so i only got her up 5 minutes before that company came. but, in the end, all went well. breakfast was good (biscuits and gravy) and everyone had enough to eat.
the Dayton Flyers lost last night at UC, 66-59. you could tell Dayton was playing their 3rd game in 7 days. when you have no legs, jump shots don't go in. sure enough, it took Dayton over 11 minutes last night to get their first field goal.
the New York Rangers finally played like they gave a shit last night and won at Dallas, 3-1. helps when your goalie stops 41 of 42 shots.
i did watch some of Notre Dame defeating Indiana last night, 27-17. Notre Dame will now play Georgia on Jan, 1.
the Yankees made a trade last night with the Reds. they traded Jose Trevino to the Reds for 2 players. i do like the relief pitcher the Yankees got in the trade. today, the Yankees signed Paul Goldschmidt to play first base. just a one year deal, so i fucking love this move.
Smackdown and NXT Level Up were both good last night.
AEW Rampage was good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be AEW Collision and Saturday Night Live.
Ohio State plays at home tonight in the college football playoffs against Tennessee. i'm hoping Ohio State wins.
i'm sure i will watch plenty of the college football playoffs today and some of both NFL games. and i will probably sprinkle in some soccer, hockey and god knows whatever else.
Penn State is currently destroying SMU 28-0 at halftime in the college football playoffs.
i am going to try to get the blog done tomorrow sometime between when the Manchester United game ends and the New York Rangers game begins.
i hope everyone has a great Saturday.
until tomorrow 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.
Al menos sale el sol
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:
Ray Charles - The Spirit of Christmas
Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means to Me
The Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Mary J. Blige - Little Drummer Boy
James Brown - Christmas Is Coming
"We're not meant to be perfect. It took me a long time to learn that." - Jane Fonda
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definitely starting to feel winter like here. it was snowing this morning. nothing too bad, a little accumulation. of course, by the afternoon it was all gone. i guess here comes the two weeks of winter.
i got the house vacuumed today. that certainly took a good bit out of my bad back. joy.
Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas was pretty funny last night.
NJPW was good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown and AEW Rampage. i'll watch NXT Level Up sometime tonight on Peacock.
the Dayton Flyers play tonight at Cincinnati. the game is on ESPNU.
the New York Rangers play tonight at Dallas. i doubt i will be watching much of it.
the college football playoff starts tonight. Indiana is at Notre Dame.
i have had a long day of people trying to scam me online. truly the holidays now.
i am going to be on here in the late morning / early afternoon tomorrow most likely.
i will certainly be on here before Ohio State plays at home against Tennessee tomorrow night in the college football playoffs.
i hope everyone has a great weekend.
i hope all you last minute shoppers find some great deals.
until tomorrow 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.
Me desperté con nieve
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:
Sloppy Scales - Sweet Baby Jesus
The Beaumonts - Jesus Versus Santa
Louis Armstrong & The Commanders - 'Zat You, Santa Claus?
Shemekia Copeland - Stay a Little Longer, Santa
The Temptations - Silent Night
"For a writer, for the solitude to write, you don't need a room of your own, you need a house."
- Sandra Cisneros
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so, the trip to mom's eye doctor is about 40 minutes one way. the freeways in Ohio are such if you aren't going whatever speeds the trucks are going, they will run you over. so, a good portion of the trip was done at 80 MPH. the trip home wasn't as fast as the state troopers wanted to fill their quota before next week. mom got her last stitch out of her eye. she now is down to 2 drops a day of one drop. that for the next month and then it will be 1 drop a day for the rest of her life. but, she needs to do some invisible tears to make sure her eye doesn't dry out and then she needs to do an ointment in her eye at night. this will be interesting as she tried that before and absolutely hated it. her doctor said she doesn't have a choice now. so yeah, going to be interesting.
i got home in time for the second half of the Manchester United game at Tottenham today. i turned it off when Tottenham went up 2-0. Tottenham ended up winning the game 4-3. so, United won't be winning the Leagues Cup this year. oh well.
the season finale of The Masked Singer was crazy last night, as usual.
Inside the NFL was good last night.
AEW Dynamite was good last night as well.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas and NJPW.
i will probably watch some of the NFL game tonight.
i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow.
i guess it is supposed to start snowing tonight. oh joy.
mom's last gift came today, so that is one more thing i don't have to worry about.
until tomorrow 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:
Wham! - Last Christmas
Jean Caffeine - Another Crying Christmas
Deer Tick - All Alone on Christmas
Charlie Stewart - Santa Claus Won't Come This Year
TV Funhouse w/Darlene Love - Christmastime For the Jews (SNL)
"Death is the beginning of something." - Edith Piaf
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
