at least the rain has ended...

 so, i made a little money on the NFL playoff game last night. i would have made more, but that bum Mike Evans, as usual, couldn't catch a damn cold when he needed to. that dropped pass in the 4th quarter basically cost me $65. oh well. at least Tampa lost last night to Dallas, 31-14.

the New York Rangers won last night in Columbus, 3-1.

the New York Knicks lost at home yesterday in OT to Toronto, 123-121.

here are your NBA highlights from yesterday:

Monday Night Raw was very good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be NXT.

so we did get all of the Christmas shit put away last night. now we have to rearrange the living room. i'm not sure when we will get that done.

the Dayton Flyers play tonight at home against Davidson. i've got a college basketball parlay going tonight with Dayton, South Carolina and Kansas St. if all 3 win, i'll make a little money tonight.

the USWNT plays tonight at New Zealand in a friendly. that will be on HBO Max.

i should be on here tomorrow after i get the grocery shopping done and after Manchester United plays at Crystal Palace.

today, after i take mom to her doctor's appointment, i need to go to the bank and Meijer. 

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 la lluvia ha terminado

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:

Sudan Archives - Confessions

FKA twigs - killer

Valerie June - Fade Into You

Erykah Badu - On & On

Macy Gray - Creep

"Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late." - Benjamin Franklin

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

feeling poetic

i wanted to get to bed early last night as i really wanted to get some decent sleep before i had to drive mom to her physical therapy today. but of course, instead of going to sleep early, my brain was occupied on writing a poem. i got that done and went to sleep. while sitting in the waiting room today, i wrote 11 more poems. i typed up all 12 this afternoon and actually like a few of them. i should have enough now for another round of submissions before this month is over. and if i get a wild hair up my ass, i'll do that before my birthday in 4 days.

the New York Rangers won last night at home against Philadelphia, 5-1. it would be nice if that team shows up for the rest of the season. they play again on Thursday at home against Buffalo.

Smackdown was good last night. i was a little surprised they spent most of the night on the US Championship tournament. i do like Bobby Roode as the new champion though.

205 Live was pretty good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Total Divas and The X-Files. i'll watch NXT sometime tonight on WWE Network.

the Dayton Flyers play tonight at St. Joe's. they haven't won there in almost 18 years. hopefully, tonight is the night they can end that streak.

hopefully it's going to get a little warmer as we get closer to my birthday. this shit of the single digits for most of the day fucking sucks.

mom and i did go out to eat after her physical therapy today. she told me to think of it as my birthday meal. i would have if i would have been drinking. but, since i'm the only driver in the house now, those days are gone forever. well, at least until she dies.

i'll be on here tomorrow sometime in the afternoon.

pensamientos sucios en una sala de espera, tanta alegría

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 Tragically Hip - Grace, Too
Broken Social Scene - Sweetest Kill
Concrete Blonde - Tomorrow, Wendy
Violent Femmes - Add It Up (Live)
Superchunk - What A Time To Be Alive

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." - Benjamin Franklin

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

where does the time go

yesterday was one of those days you can only believe by living through them. thank god i'm a writer. so much shit to write about. to make it quick...

mom wanted to get out of the house so i had her drive me to the record store to sell some of my music. while in the store i come across a guy with an eye patch, a black kid trying to sell a broken video game system for drug money, and a staff of hipsters that were all thinking of other shit. i didn't make as much as i wanted, but i was happy to get rid of shit i don't listen to anymore. then, mom wanted to get something to eat, an early dinner of sorts. considering it was around 4:30 in the afternoon i now know what i have to look forward to if i dare live past 50. while in the place, it starts to rain. and rain. and rain some more. after waiting for nearly 30 minutes, we both decided fuck it, we're not going to melt. racing to the car was great until i realized the parking lot was starting to flood. thank god i had some decent shoes on. after we made it out of there we headed back home. after a long night of television and some more alcohol, i get an instant message from the muse. needless to say, 20 minutes later i'm on the phone until 4 in the morning with a woman slowly dying (figuratively) in some wicked heat. i haven't written those poems yet, but that will happen.

during my television time last night, i did write two more poems. both about the events of the afternoon. i typed up those 2 and my one from yesterday this morning. i LOVE these three poems. i can't wait to send these out.

Monday Night Raw was pretty good last night. letting the younger generation shine is paying off for them. plus, it's never a bad show in Montreal. the best sign for me is that it didn't feel like it was 3 hours long.

the Yankees won last night 5-3. had a rookie make his first major league start. he went 6 innings, only giving up 2 runs. hopefully, he stays up. their rookie phenom in the bullpen got his first ever save. all in all, a good evening. they play again tonight in Cleveland.

also tonight is Deadliest Catch and Tyrant. i'm looking forward to both of those.

the World Cup starts back up today. Germany vs. Brazil. not much more needs to be said. i'm going to be very interested to see how Brazil plays without Neymar. i wouldn't be shocked if this one goes into extra time. i have Brazil advancing. of course, i made that pick long before the injuries started to happen. i honestly don't know who is going to win this match. i just hope to be entertained by it.

i'm hoping the rain is over for the day. we had some wicked storms move through this morning. thankfully, i slept through most of them.

i guess i should get out there and see if we had any damage or see how many cats ran away. it's always fun when they run up into the front woods and then can't figure out how to make it back up to the barns. 3 weeks later they eventually show up, malnourished beyond belief. i have to keep reminding myself they aren't the sharpest tool in the box.

hope this finds everyone well. hope you enjoy the game today. and if you aren't enjoying the beauty of the World Cup, i don't think i really want to know you. unless you have money and love my writing. if that is the case, you are forgiven.

peace and chicken grease my enemies...

music:

Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky
The Black Angels - Evil Things
Morphine - You Look Like Rain
Cocorosie - Werewolf
St. Vincent - Digital Witness

"You may delay, but time will not." - Benjamin Franklin

dancing across the water

i decided to take the weekend off from the blog. i figured no one needed to read all the bitching and moaning from this weekend.

thankfully, the whole weekend was not lost for the Yankees. they did manage to make the playoffs. now, they have 3 games to go win the division. i'm hoping for a sweep of Boston while Baltimore loses at least 1 game against Tampa Bay. i don't care how they do it, just get it done. avoid the 1 game playoff at all costs. although, i'm pretty sure Detroit is going to win the Central Division, so hopefully Texas stumbles and the Yankees end up with the best record in the AL. i don't feel good about another first round against Detroit. not with our pitching. unless, they plan on turning every game into slow pitch softball.

watching Manchester United fall asleep on defense 3 fucking times and lose 3-2 was humbling on Saturday. i was a bit torn as Clint Dempsey scored the winner for Tottenham. Clint is one of my all-time favorites among American players. back to Champions League play tomorrow. back in the old days, after a loss like that, i would expect big things. but, it's now 2012. those days are long gone. i'll be happy with 3 points and no fucking injuries for a change.

i was very happy that Ohio State won on Saturday. ugly, but a fucking win. hopefully, the tackling continues to get better and maybe they can start making things easier for themselves.

thankfully the Global Citizen concert was on and provided some much needed relief for myself. i really enjoyed all the acts and they really helped a shit Saturday for the most part be much less stinging. not sure how much more of a Global Citizen i want to be, but my eyes were opened.

as for Sunday...

incredible choke job by the USA in the Ryder Cup.

looks like i have a decent chance to win 2 of 3 of my fantasy football games. of course, the 1 that is getting beat like a abused child was previously undefeated. hard to win when none of your wide receivers score. fuck me.

actually managed to write a poem over the weekend. hopefully that will start a flood and i'll have a good batch to type up and send out soon.

a thank you to my stepbrother for being an asshole. i'm really enjoying your baseball cards.

a funny thought i had while driving today. when i was 18 years old i was supposed to move to Portland, Oregon but the friend i was going with left without me. fast forward 18 years later and i find out today that my former muse and possibly the last woman (maybe ever) i fell in love with, is moving to Portland, Oregon. what a cruel prick the lord can be.

music today:

Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Tom Waits - Mule Variations
Dave Matthews Band - The Central Park Concert

"You may delay, but time will not." - Benjamin Franklin