the hours just bleed together anymore...

i finally got mom out of the house today. i know why she didn't want to go south of town to see her financial planner. it basically took all her energy to go to Lowe's this afternoon and finally buy a new oven. of course, that was a fucking clusterfuck. they had the one mom wanted in stock, so she bought it. of course, the woman that sold it to her never set up the delivery date and that mom wanted the old one taken away. so, after mom paid and asked a few questions, we had to go to customer service. there's 25 minutes of my life i will never get back. but, at least the delivery is set up for June 21st. that will be over a month from when the oven went out. thank god the shit in the freezer is still good.

after that debacle, mom wanted to go to Waffle House. the one in Brookville was open again. all the talk in there was about the tornado. as mom and i drove around this afternoon, it's fucking amazing to see how much got hit by the tornado. as mom said on the way home, it's amazing how lucky we were.

i did a little poetry work last night. i know where my next 30 poems are going. i'm hoping to get those out in the next few days.

Monday Night Raw was... well, let's just say i was happy i had a hockey game i could flip over and watch. and Bray Wyatt is still the best thing on the show.

here are your highlights from Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final:

Desus & Mero was fucking hilarious last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Smackdown, Deadliest Catch and Songland. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on WWE Network.

the New York Yankees open their series tonight in Toronto. hopefully, they can get back to winning.

i did see that the U-20 USA men's team upset France today in the U-20 World Cup. that was a bit of a shocker.

mom's birthday gift came today. i think she will like it. i had to get something else with it to get free shipping. so, i will be doing some light reading from Batman: The Man Who Laughs.

i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow. i know i need to get the trash picked up here and next door, so that's all for me kids.

Pronto, la suerte se secará.

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:

Stone Temple Pilots - Dead & Bloated
Tom Petty - You Don't Know How It Feels
AC/DC - Shot Down in Flames
Tesla - Paradise (Live)

"When other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers I kind of wanted to be a vampire."
                                                                                       - Angelina Jolie

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

euphoria meets a bad back

first off, Happy Veteran's Day to all of you who served this country. maybe one day this country will show you the respect you deserve. don't hold your breath though.

my back was killing me last night at the game. i couldn't get it loose for anything. so, imagine a miserable guy sitting next to a guy in his 50's acting like a jackass and saying whatever the fuck he wants because he believes the first amendment doesn't have any consequences. at one point during the game, i leaned over to my mother and said, this is how it's going to go this season. the first time he spills a beer on me, i'll let him know that's the one time he gets. the next will get him killed. she laughed. he apologized to all of us later in the second half, saying he just gets so passionate about basketball. Trump's America, now every jackass feels welcome in public. great.

as for the game, when Dayton held Ball State scoreless for the first 6:15 of the game, i was mildly surprised. Dayton of course took their foot off the gas, and most of that 14-0 advantage was gone by halftime. the second half was a game of runs. when it got down to the nitty gritty, Dayton was down by 1 with 1.9 seconds to play. Anthony Grant had them run a play that i have seen used my most elementary school teams in the past. lob it up to the big guy and let him shoot. holy shit, it worked. Josh Cunningham scored the winning shot at the buzzer and Dayton defeated Ball State 78-77. the last time Dayton won their opener at the buzzer, they went to the Elite 8. i wouldn't mind seeing that again. to win a game like that while missing a player (Matej Svoboda, migraines) and against a team that is good enough to win their conference this season; especially given how young Dayton is, they should feel ready for a great season. they next will play Hofstra in the Charleston Classic.

Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.

NJPW was excellent last night.

the season finale of Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus was excellent last night. i really hope this has many more seasons to come.

Real Time with Bill Maher was fucking 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, The LEGO Batman Movie and Foo Fighters - Landmarks Live in Concert.

Ohio State plays here in a few minutes against Michigan State. if Ohio State wants any chance to play for any kind of title this season, today is a MUST win.

the New York Rangers play at home today against Edmonton. i'd love to see the Rangers keep their winning streak going.

congrats to my old high school, Trotwood, for their victory over Dunbar last night, 64-26. they next will play CJ for the regional title. the dream for another state title in football is still alive.

my sister might show up here later today. thankfully, the t-shirt i got her for Christmas showed up yesterday.

that's all for me kids. i'm off to go watch some sports while icing down a bad back on a body riddled with arthritis. did i mention it was like 20 degrees when i went out to get the paper this morning? talk about some slow fucking steps in the cold.

i hope everyone has a great Saturday. call if you need bail money.

comer el gusano mi amigo

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:

Empire of the Sun - Walking On a Dream
Jeff Buckley - Lilac Wine
Gov't Mule - War Pigs (Live)

"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country." - Kurt Vonnegut

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

a couple hundred dollars later...

so mom and i walked around Meijer for probably 90 minutes this morning. we found plenty of shit we needed, plus a few things we probably didn't. mom was dead tired by the time we were done. i told her to think of it like this... if each of your physical therapy sessions are 30 minutes, you just did three of them in a row. i then had to get gas and pick up some prescriptions at the grocery store before we went back home. i know things are bad when a pharmacist is working the cash register. i was expecting 6 things for mom, only got 3 of them. i really wasn't in the mood to inquire why after standing in line for 20 minutes.

the picture frame i got today worked out great for the autographed poster of SEE i have. that will probably go up around all my music shit. i also got some more Batman shit and another sign for my bar. everything i got was on sale. and most of what mom got today was medical related, so that's why the bill was over $200.

NJPW last night was night 2 from the G1 special from last week. it was excellent. Kenny Omega is honestly having the best year of any pro wrestler. between the matches with Okada and the matches he had in the US title tournament, for my money, he's the best going today.

the New York Yankees had a lead yesterday, but of course, the bullpen can't stop shit at the moment. they turned a 4-2 lead into a 9-4 loss. they are in the process of losing again today. it's 3-2 going into the bottom of the 9th. i'm sure it will be over before i finish this fucking thing.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Tour de Pharmacy and ROH.

holy shit, Clint Frazier just hit a 3 run home run to give the Yankees a 5-3 walk off win. i'm going to enjoy the fuck out of some alcohol tonight.

team USA starts the Gold Cup today against Panama. hopefully i will be getting that second round of alcohol after this one.

i will be probably on here in the morning tomorrow. hopefully still a little drunk.

i will most likely do a little writing tonight. i had a line come to me this morning while i was taking a shit that i will have to turn into something. enjoy that visual.

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 Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats
Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy
Morphine - French Fries With Pepper
The Verve - Drugs Don't Work

"If your only goal is to be rich, you will never achieve it." - John D. Rockefeller

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

step into the darkness and suddenly feel at home

i fell into my usual Christmas trap yesterday. while my mother and sister were next door, i was here by myself pondering all my failures and my loneliness on a day where no one is supposed to feel lonely. i did use that depression to get some shit done though. i finished reading a book of poetry that was great and watched a few things on the DVR. i watched that U2 concert from Paris they did a few weeks back. the recording cut off before it was over. so i did something i should have done a long time ago. i got a HBO GO account. i was able to watch what i missed in about 3 minutes after signing up. not sure how much i will use it, but that certainly came in handy.

i do have some poems swimming up in my head. whenever they fucking decide to come out of the water and make it onto the page, i'm more than ready.

i avoided most of the NBA games yesterday. i did get a good laugh though at LeBron catching the woman in the crowd calling him a crybaby. it's always funny when you see a white person get caught doing some stupid shit by a large black male.
http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/12/25/10665974/lebron-james-cavs-warriors-fan-crybaby-caught-christmas

so i got up this morning after more or less forcing myself to sleep on my right hip. i can't sleep comfortably on my left side for some fucking reason. so the 5 hours i got was more or less just block out the pain and sleep. Manchester United was playing at Stoke this morning. i knew it was going to be a tough game but LVG said it was a MUST win game. i figured he said that because he knows he's on the chopping block. so i was expecting United to come inspired and i was completely fucking wrong. they had the wind at their backs and couldn't do shit with it. 20 or so minutes in and they were down 2-0. they decided to put Rooney on at halftime and that might have worked in a different year. United more or less had one chance and of course, didn't do shit with it. this is the first time Manchester United has lost 4 games in a row in all competitions since 1961. a new manager can't get here soon enough.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be ROH.

the World Juniors Hockey Tournament started today over in Finland. team USA takes on Canada later today. that should be interesting. hopefully the boys can come away with a medal this year.

i got some pretty cool t-shirts from my sister yesterday and some Batman and Star Wars stuff from my mother. both of them really enjoyed what i got them, so that made me happy.

i added a contact form to the right hand side of the blog yesterday. so if you'd rather email me than leave a comment, feel free.

my uncle might be getting out of the nursing home soon. he's hoping for Monday. from what i've heard, he's getting stronger but he's still not doing everything he should be doing. as you might notice, i come from a long line of stubborn fucks.

i will hopefully get to take a shower today and maybe watch some football as well. i have no clue if my mother and sister have something planned to do today or not. i think they know by now i really don't get up for family events.

i hope everyone had a great Christmas.

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 Black Crowes - Seeing Things (Live)
Lucinda Williams - Change the Locks (Live)
Trent Reznor - Hurt (Live)
My Morning Jacket - I Love You All the Time (Live)

"Sin, guilt, neurosis; they are one and the same, the fruit of the tree of knowledge." - Henry Miller

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

say hello to snow

so, the "experts" were partly correct with the weather forecast. it did snow. thankfully, we only got three inches of it. here are some pictures of the first snowfall on the farm in 2015:

you can see the rest of the pictures i took in the slideshow on the right hand side of this blog.

thankfully, the snow was pretty easy to shovel. of course, i managed to injure myself anyway. i think i pulled something in my left arm. i probably hurt it yesterday trying to change the water filter in the cellar. thank god i have a wonderful pain tolerance.

it's supposed to get really fucking cold tonight, well below zero. i might have to sleep with the wool socks on tonight.

the World Juniors gold medal game last night was crazy. i stopped watching when Canada got out to a big lead and then i turned back and Russia had cut the lead down to 1. i watched most of the game from there. Canada won 5-4.

Monday Night Raw was disappointing last night. i'm reserving complete judgment to see if all the bullshit from last night leads to something good. of course, given what i think of the company, i don't have much hope for anything good happening.

thankfully, Gotham was fucking awesome last night. the episode had so many twists and turns... edge of the seat type shit for the entire hour. one of the best shows on television.

i think i found the checks i'm going to order when we move. i definitely have to get the Batman checks i found today. too fucking cool.

i have no clue what i'm going to watch tonight. probably some college basketball. maybe i'll catch up on some reading.

i'm planning on breaking out the first poetry submissions of 2015 tomorrow. so, hopefully my arm isn't killing me too much as i have some fucking typing to do.

hope everyone is doing good. hopefully it is warmer where you are. if not, break out the hard stuff for tonight. 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...

REMINDER... if you'd like to be so kind and get me something for my birthday (Jan. 21st), feel free to get me ANYTHING from my Amazon. com Wish List. you can find a direct link to it on the right hand side of this blog. thanks.

music:

My Morning Jacket - Acoustic Citsuoca (Live) EP
Hayes Carll w/Caitlin Rose - Love Don't Let Me Down
Thriving Ivory - Angels On the Moon
Over the Rhine - Ohio
Sonic Youth - The Diamond Sea

"Nothing happens unless first we dream." - Carl Sandburg

do i watch the NBA Finals or do i go grocery shopping?

and before you think of my answer to that question, keep in mind that i am running on something like 4 hours of sleep, if i dare call it that. and given the fact that i tend to enjoy putting myself in uncomfortable situations (better poems), i will be going grocery shopping. now, i will be a kind soul and actually put on some deodorant and cologne. but, i refuse to do anything to my hair. now, the true dilemma is will i wear my purple Macho Man shirt or have another shirt over it? decisions, decisions...

the heating and air guy showed up today to do the normal maintenance on the air conditioner. of course they would show up on a day where it is cool enough that i have all the windows open. life.

i think it was late this morning that i finally, at least a little bit, got over the Game 1 loss by the New York Rangers. when i remembered that the 94 team lost Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final by the same score, i was able to take a breath. of course, i'm not sure if there is another Messier on this team.

the Yankees ended their losing streak today, winning 2-1. Tanaka and the bullpen pitched well enough and the offense did just enough. maybe getting out of New York will wake up the bats. they play tomorrow night in Kansas City.

i went back and checked the submissions i sent out early this morning/late last night. not as many mistakes as i feared. other than getting one email address wrong 3 different times. that was fun.

sent a book out to Sweden today. not nearly as painful as i feared it would be. amazing how simple the post office experience can be when the workers that actually know what the fuck they are doing are working. and, as an added bonus, the amazon.com shipment that i was supposed to get tomorrow was actually ready today. that takes a load off of my mind. that shipment has my mom's birthday gifts in it.

sometime tonight i need to work in a long shower and get some sleep. but not before i do a little reading. i finally have given in to my obsession/fandom with Batman. so i will be reading The Killing Joke (The Deluxe Edition) tonight. i can't wait to see where my life goes now that i have opened that door.

that's pretty much all for today. unless something crazy happens at the grocery store, i will be on here sometime tomorrow. late afternoon most likely. it's supposed to be another beautiful, no humidity kind of day here. perfect for napping.

hope this finds everyone well. don't worry, the weekend is near.

until we meet again my enemies... peace and chicken grease

music:

Pearl Jam - Live on Two Legs
Neil Young - Greatest Hits

"Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better." - Laurie Anderson

it must be near the end of summer...

i was sitting in here on the computer this morning and happened to look out the window. much to my surprise, there was probably 15 or so wild turkeys walking in the side yard. i got my camera to try to get a picture and of course, by the time i got out there they were already in the corn field. but, that's obviously a sign summer is coming to a close soon. and when fall hits out here, this place truly becomes a fucking zoo.

so i did all that stuff yesterday morning to make sure i had everything done for the Yankees game. of course, that Yankees game started 3 1/2 hours late because of rain. just lovely. but, the Yankees did complete the sweep of the Blue Jays, winning 5-3. they are now 3 1/2 games out of a playoff spot. with 35 games left, that is absolutely doable. they start a huge series tonight in Tampa. i never like watching games in that dump. i will keep close tabs on the game though.

a big thank you to the fan that sent me 2 random photos of her in lingerie. what a great way to kill time in a rain delay.

i got 2 of my 3 wishes answered last night on Big Brother. Helen is out of the house. Judd is back in the house. unfortunately, that cunt Elissa is the new HOH. cue the Meatloaf song now. this will truly be a week where production will be calling the shots.

Wilfred was hilarious as ever last night. when you start off an episode with a dog at a glory hole, you really can't go wrong from there.

as for tv viewing tonight, maybe a little wrestling, perhaps some Food Network programming, a little baseball, and perhaps some football.

another weekend of the Premier League is coming up. Manchester United doesn't play until Monday afternoon. so, i'll be keeping my nerves under wraps until then. or, at least trying to do so.

i believe my first fantasy football draft is this weekend. that should be interesting.

also, got a fucking hilarious cartoon this morning from the artist in Sweden based on an email conversation we had the day before. i would show it but i'm hoping to include it in the book. hopefully i'll hear back from the first publisher i sent the proposal to. if it gets picked up, there are already some YouTube videos in the works. i'm really excited to spring this upon the world.

i guess the internet nearly exploded when the news came out that Ben Affleck is the new Batman. that surely has to be a sign of the coming apocalypse right?

i suppose that is all for today. i do hope everyone has a great weekend. enjoy some good times, better weather, etc. unless of course you're near a wildfire... may some rain be coming your way.

music:

David Bowie - Best Of Bowie
Northern State - Dying In Stereo
Sia - Some People Have Real Problems
Walk The Moon - Walk The Moon
Local H - As Good As Dead

"I don't want to die in a car accident. When I die it'll be a glorious day. It'll probably be a waterfall." - River Phoenix (August 23, 1970 - October 31, 1993)

at least the weather is nice

we had a bit of a plumbing nightmare yesterday as our water softener has more or less died. we'll be having a new one put in on Tuesday. needless to say, i won't be going to the tap for anything for the next few days. i'm basically waiting to see if the water we have now will glow in the dark or catch fire. fun.

i watched a few innings of the latest Yankee debacle last night. 4th loss in a row. i can't wait for this team to find bottom. hopefully it is soon. at least tonight's game is blacked out for me, so i won't be bothered with it.

i watched a little of the start of the Confederations Cup today. a nice tune-up for the World Cup next year. Brazil looked pretty good today.

my sister came down this morning. i got a look at her new car. looks really nice but there is basically no way i'll be in it. it sits way too low for my back. oh well. we did mom's birthday today. i think she was pretty pleased with her gifts. i have no clue if we're doing anything tomorrow. i believe my sister has to go back home tonight. maybe a Waffle House breakfast or something. or maybe not.

not sure what is going to win out for me this evening. the Batman movie on HBO or game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. given how i feel about sports these days, i'm leaning to Batman.

plenty of reports that the New York Rangers have hired a new coach. it's the guy i was hoping for, Vancouver's former coach. i wanted him simply so i wouldn't have to see one of my heroes get fired. besides, i don't think Messier is ready for it just yet.

that's pretty much all for today.

a quick tip to the muse, turn your phone off. that tends to help stop the calls you don't want. and get some more sleep, you need it.

peace and chicken grease.

music today:

ZZ Ward - Til The Casket Drops
Radiohead - OK Computer
Faster Pussycat - Wake Me When It's Over
Buckcherry - For The Movies EP

"Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops." - Cary Grant

gloomy

at least i didn't wake up at 5 a.m. like yesterday. we've had some real rain for a change around here, even a little fog. as much as we need it, it is a nightmare for my bad back. but i'll accept discomfort if the corn can hang on and produce something this year.

tried watching the Yankee game last night but it was like one big blah. Sweaty Freddy dug a hole and the bats were left on the plane. at least Swisher hit a home run in the 9th to keep the run scoring streak going. it was the first loss in Oakland since 2010. win the next 3 and no one will give a shit about one loss.

after giving it a good week, i'm all in on Big Brother. a damn guilty pleasure i can't escape. fuckers.

no real plans for the weekend. the humidity is actually supposed to break and it's going to be nice. at least on paper. some outside yard work might be in order if paper becomes reality. other than that, sports (Yankees, Manchester United) and some poetry are in order.

go to www.notsam.com if you'd like to laugh your ass off. Primetime Sam Roberts has posted episode #22 of The Sam Roberts Show Online. highly recommended.

not really sure what i want to say about the Batman shooting. but i think i know what i'll be writing about this weekend...

music this morning:

Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile

"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom." - Francis Bacon