i believe i still have it...

 i know i often complain on here that writing poetry is like squeezing water out of a rock sometimes for me. but, on the days where talent just fucking flows, it can still be amazing. the three poems i wrote today i really, really like. now, the only way they become poems i love is when they are published somewhere. but, i have to admit, i have a really good feeling about these three.

the New York Rangers won last night at home against Arizona, 2-1. they play Nashville at home on Thursday.

The Voice was really good last night. the battle rounds start tonight.

Monday Night Raw was excellent last night.

i did watch some of the NFL game last night. the Cowboys beat the Chargers, 20-17.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be NXT, Inside the NFL, two episodes of Welcome to Wrexham, Name That Tune, The Voice and Big Brother.

the USMNT takes on Ghana tonight.

                                          

                                          

                                          

i know at some point tonight i need to pick up all the trash and take a shower.

i should be on here tomorrow after i get the grocery shopping done.

i did make it to Rite Aid this afternoon to pick up my prescription. thankfully, it isn't one of the ones that are closing.

i need to go make dinner, so that's all for me 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.

creo que todavía lo tengo

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:

Childish Gambino - Redbone

M83 - Mirror

Poolside - Each Night (ACL Fest Pop-Up)

Goldfrapp - Ooh La La

Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground

"Betrayal is the only truth that sticks." - Arthur Miller

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

do or die...

 so, Gerrit Cole did what an ace is supposed to do last night. he pitched 7 innings, allowing 2 runs and striking out 8. amazingly, Aaron Boone used his bullpen correctly last night and the Yankees won, 4-2. that forces a Game 5 tonight back in the Bronx. hopefully, the Yankees will score early and often and make the game a laugher. now, i know that probably won't happen, but i do hope they win. whoever wins will play in the ALCS at Houston.

the New Orleans Saints lost yesterday at home to the Bengals, 30-26. the Saints have so many injuries on offense. it started to really show in the second half. all the Saints needed to do was get one first down when they needed one, and they couldn't. i knew right then and there, the Bengals were going to win the game. 

i did catch some of the MLS playoffs yesterday. hopefully, i will catch some of the games tonight.

Last Week Tonight was BRILLIANT as usual.

Power Book III: Raising Kanan was excellent last night. the season finale is next week.

Let The Right One In was amazing last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Monday Night Raw, The Voice, Avenue 5 and The Vow.

i did listen to episode 417 of Notsam Wrestling this morning. you can hear that by going here:

https://www.stitcher.com/show/sam-roberts-wrestling-podcast/episode/bobby-lashley-notsam-wrestling-417-207661302

the New York Rangers play at home tonight against Anaheim. hopefully, the boys will find a way to win.

i don't have much interest in the Monday night football game tonight between the Broncos and Chargers.

i didn't get to bed last night until 5 this morning. nothing quite like the joys of insomnia. now, when i am writing, i don't mind it. but, staring at a blank page for hours and nothing shows up... now it becomes a problem.

i should be on here tomorrow after i get back from taking mom to physical therapy.

i hope everyone had a great weekend.

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.

hay probabilidad de nieve esta noche

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:

Social Distortion - When She Begins

Poe - Angry Johnny

K's Choice - Not An Addict

Fiona Apple - Shadowboxer

Alice In Chains - Down In A Hole (Live)

"Betrayal is the only truth that sticks." - Arthur Miller

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

finally, a victory...

 the New York Rangers won in Montreal last night, 3-1. that building is usually a house of horrors for the boys, so i am very happy they won.

AEW Dynamite was excellent last night.

Rhodes to The Top was good last night. the season finale is next Saturday.

Saturday Night Live was hilarious last night.

Austin City Limits was very good last night.

ROH was good last night.

i didn't really watch much of college football yesterday. 

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Axios, Succession, American Rust, Desus & Mero, BMF and Hightown.

i have no clue what games i'll watch today. i know mom wants me to help her around the house, so that's most likely what i'll be doing most of the day.

it got down to 41 degrees here last night. it felt perfect.

i'll be on here tomorrow after i get back from the post office and bank.

i hope everyone had a great Saturday. i hope your Sunday will be even better.

best of luck to the gamblers today.

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.

esto se siente como un buen día para dormir

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:

Lindsey Stirling - Crystallize (Live)

Zoe Keating - Possible (Live)

Hammock - Into the Blank

Trent Reznor $ Atticus Ross - LIFE ON MARS?

2Cellos - With or Without You

"Betrayal is the only truth that sticks." - Arthur Miller

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

a cool start to the weekend...

 and by cool, i mean i had to turn the furnace on this morning. shit, i guess fall is here to stay now.

Smackdown and 205 Live were both pretty good last night.

Real Time with Bill Maher was hilarious last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Saturday Night Live, ROH, Austin City Limits and David Byrne's American Utopia. 

i'm sure i'll probably watch some college football today and tonight.

Manchester United plays this afternoon. i'll have to follow it online as i don't have Peacock, so i won't be able to watch it.

i should be on here tomorrow sometime after breakfast. 

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.

wear your mask.

disfruta del sol frío

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:

Margo Price w/Jack White - Honey, We Can't Afford to Look This Cheap (Live)

Cold War Kids w/Bishop Briggs - Love On the Brain

Prince w/Sheena Easton - U Got the Look

Hayes Carll w/Caitlin Rose - Love Don't Let Me Down

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets." - Arthur Miller

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

and the nightmares bring a smile to your face...

i've spent the last two nights lost in a dream of my past. all these things i would love to forget but don't possess the ability to do so. imagine the horror of my life if i didn't do drugs when i was younger. fuck me.

NXT was really good last night.

AEW was really good last night as well.

The Masked Singer was good last night. my guess was actually correct this week.

Cake was excellent last night.

American Horror Story was fucking crazy last night. next week is the 100th episode, so it should be fucking nuts as well.

24/7 College Football was really good last night.

i did watch NXT UK this afternoon. it was really good.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Young Sheldon, The Unicorn, Perfect Harmony and Desus & Mero.

Game 4 of the ALCS is tonight. it pretty much is a must win game for the Yankees. hopefully, Tanaka is brilliant once again.

the New York Rangers take on the New Jersey Devils tonight on the road. it's the first regular season game of #1 vs. #2 from the last NHL draft. hopefully, the Rangers win and Kakko scores again.

i might watch some of the NFL game tonight between the Chiefs and Broncos as well.

i will probably be on here tomorrow after i get back from the grocery store.

until tomorrow kids...

sus besos saben a una explosión de lo que pudo haber sido

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:

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Last of My Kind (Live)
Tyler Childers - Bottles and Bibles (Live)
Old Crow Medicine Show - Methamphetamine (Live)
The Black Crowes - Seeing Things (Live)

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets." - Arthur Miller

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

one of those mornings where death would have been a better option...

i tell everyone i possibly can, never have a bad back. i couldn't get my back loose until this afternoon. mind you, i have been up since about 4 this morning. i'm not even sure if i did sleep. i think it was more just tossing and turning. i think i may know why...

the muse and i had a really intense conversation last night about racism. part of what i feared about being stuck in a small town that has no fucking clue what diversity is, that mentality would start to slip into my mindset. and, apparently it has. using the word stupid when ignorant or hateful would have been a better choice set off an ass ripping that i sorely needed. so, maybe my tossing and turning was more or less me coming to grips with myself. i can only hope to be better after this.
https://www.afsc.org/blogs/acting-in-faith/white-people-arent-stupid-note-to-my-white-self

the New York Rangers won in a shootout last night over Colorado, 3-2. the Rangers play tonight in Washington. i will be shocked if they actually win two in a row.

the USA Men's National Team played Peru to a 1-1 draw last night. Peru scored late to get the draw. considering who the USA is missing, i'm pretty happy with the result.

it was the 1,000th episode of Smackdown last night. i thought the show was pretty good, but you could tell it was rushed for time at the end.

The Jim Jefferies Show was hilarious last night.

The Voice was pretty good last night.

Mayans M.C. was excellent last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Lucha Underground, Total Divas, Mr. Mercedes and American Horror Story. i'll watch 205 Live, NXT and the Mae Young Classic sometime tonight on WWE Network.

i did watch NXT UK this afternoon on WWE Network. it was really good.

mom had a guy come out this morning to give her an estimate on the blinds for the new windows. i think the ones she's getting are going to look really good. if all goes well, they will be installed before Thanksgiving. the guy who is coming to give us an estimate on new doors just rang the doorbell.

i will probably be on here tomorrow after a trip to the bank.

there's fucking snow in the forecast. they aren't talking any accumulations, but fuck me.

mom's doing well after her eye surgery. i'm hoping the left eye goes just as well next week.

that's all for me kids. i now have to go out and see how much mom is going to spend on doors.

la ignorancia es una puta enfermedad

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:

Trevor Something - Eternity
Open Mike Eagle - Relatable (peak OME)
Chester Watson - Oblivion

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets." - Arthur Miller

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

first day of Spring, here comes the snow

decided i better get the trash done before i did the blog today. the fear mongers on television are saying we could get up to 6 inches of snow by this time tomorrow. just fucking lovely.

i got about 4 hours of sleep last night. i tried taking a nap this afternoon, but my imagination had other plans. so, i got up and a poem spilled right out of me. i typed it up and it's pretty weird, so i love it.

The Voice was pretty good last night.

Monday Night Raw was pretty good as well last night. Brock beating the shit out of Roman was a nice twist. also, the Ultimate Deletion was a bit more crazy than i thought WWE would be willing to go to. it wasn't as nuts as the one they did in TNA, but i wasn't expecting it to be either.

Arthur Miller: Writer was very good last night. now, i found it fascinating as it really went into his process of writing and coming up with the plays. i devour that shit and try to use it in my own writing process if i can. all in all, i found it to be much deeper than i was expecting. i would definitely recommend this to anyone that might be interested in it.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Smackdown, Baskets, Hate Thy Neighbor, The Voice and The Chris Gethard Show. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on WWE Network.

i about shit my pants this afternoon when i saw that the WWE cleared Daniel Bryan to wrestle again. he retired 2 years ago because of concussions. i know he's gone though all the treatments and some experimental concussion treatments and according to all reports, any damage caused by the concussions is gone now. this could actually be a game changer for all sports when i think about it. it will be very interesting to see how he changes his wrestling style. and i do expect him to be wrestling at WrestleMania in a few weeks.

the New York Rangers play tonight at home against Columbus. since i would have to watch and listen to the Blue Jackets shitty announcers, i will probably pass on watching tonight.

i did listen to a bit of the New York Yankees game this afternoon. they lost to Detroit 8-3. it's hard to believe that opening day will be here in 9 days.

i'll be on here tomorrow hopefully after some much needed sleep. i had to be up early this morning because the heating & air guy was coming to look at the furnace and air conditioner. thankfully, both are still good.

baila con el diablo y ríete de todo lo que sigue

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:

Grateful Dead - Stella Blue (Live)
Sturgill Simpson - You Can Have the Crown
Dana Fuchs - I'd Rather Go Blind (Live)
Nicole Atkins - Dancing in the Dark

"I'm a charming coward; I fight with words." - Carl Reiner

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

the horror of the Sunday paper

i know when i hear my mother tell me she's gone though the Sunday paper, if there was something she saw that she wants, and if the weather on Monday is nice, she will want to go shopping. sure enough, today was sunny and in the 50's.

at least we found most of what she was shopping for. plus, i think i have a new favorite at the bank i go to. and i was able to get gas before the fucking snow comes tomorrow night.

i believe i got 7 of the Sweet Sixteen correct this year in the NCAA tournament. given how fucking crazy this tournament has been, that's not too bad. of course 75 % of the Final Four i picked is already gone. oh well.

Our Cartoon President was fucking hilarious last night.

Here and Now was really good last night.

Homeland was very good last night.

the season finale of The Chi was excellent last night. it certainly did set up season 2 rather nicely as well.

Last Week Tonight was fucking hilarious as usual last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, The Voice and Arthur Miller: Writer. i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.

much like what has happened for most of my life, i tried to do something good today and it completely fucking backfired. i took some spray paint to make the numbers on our mailbox be a little more clear as they were starting to fade. so, right as i began to spray, a gust of wind came along and fucked everything up. i tried to wipe the paint up, which only made shit worse. so, now i've been trying to "fix" it and finally just decided to call it fucking art. i figure next time i'm out i'll be looking for some stickers or something better than paint or markers.

hard to believe tomorrow is the first day of Spring and they are talking about accumulating snow. at least mom doesn't start back to physical therapy until Thursday. hopefully by then some of it will have melted.

i hope everyone had a great weekend.

de vuelta a la rutina chicos y chicas

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:

Chris Isaak - Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing (Live)
The White Stripes - Jolene (Live)
Lucinda Williams - Change the Locks (Live)
Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy

"A writer has to be driven crazy to help him see. A writer needs his poisons." - Philip Roth

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

finally, the weekend...

amazingly, i got close to 6 hours of sleep last night. for me, that's the equivalent of getting almost 10. so, i was wide awake this morning. as i was getting ready to come down the stairs, i noticed 4 deer in the backyard. it was pretty funny as they were grazing along and then came up to the fence. i imagined that one of them said, who the fuck put this here. 5 minutes later, they were still figuring out how to get around it. as entertaining as that may be, i got on the computer as i wanted to get my shit done early this morning.

the Rangers won last night, 2-1 in a shootout. watching it was like trying to pull teeth. they were playing a team of guys that should be in the AHL, and were getting outplayed by a mile. but, 2 points is 2 points. here are the only highlights of the game that mattered:

i believe their next game is on Sunday against San Jose. they will have to play much better if they want to get a win in that one.

my mother was crushed by the Jets losing last night. she didn't expect them to win, but to get that close... i think i have created a monster now. she never cared about sports until my passion for them overtook the house. i laugh when my mother starts cussing at the television now. speaking of cussing, my running back from New England basically did fucking nothing last night. so, i'm trailing in both of my fantasy football matches. good times.

in a few hours i'll be on the way to Columbus to watch the Blue Jackets take on Calgary tonight. i have a guy on my fantasy team from each team. i do hope it is a little more exciting than the last one. since the Rangers aren't playing tonight, i won't be looking at the out of town scoreboard as much. not sure where we'll be eating after the game with my sister, but since she's driving, i suppose it's wherever she takes us.

hopefully i'll get home in time to watch the season finale of The Knick on Cinemax and the premiere of the Foo Fighters show on HBO. i get the feeling i'm going to be up late tonight.

thankfully, Manchester United doesn't play until Monday and Ohio State plays at 3:30 pm, so i'll be able to get some sleep.

i should be on here tomorrow before the Ohio State game, unless mom wants to go to the store and then who knows when i'll squeeze in a post.

hope everyone has a great weekend. thanks again for allowing me to waste a few minutes of your precious time.

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:

Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Nikki Lane - Right Time
Royal Blood - Figure It Out

"Betrayal is the only truth that sticks." - Arthur Miller

a happy birthday to my friend, Steve Burdine. be sure you check out his blog at:
http://artandfoss.blogspot.com/