i woke up this morning and did my usual shit... piss, blood sugar, new pill, make coffee, etc. i went to take some trash out to the garage and walked right through a damn spider web. talk about a what the fuck moment. i made sure to let the Orkin guy know that there is definitely some spider(s) in the garage. other than that, i have caught up on a little sleep today. i've been able to open the house up and really let it air out some. i did write 2 poems yesterday. i think they are pretty good. sadly, i am falling back into that abyss of struggling to find the words again. i hate when i try to write and i am just going through the motions. even if what i produce is good, i still will only think it is shit because it didn't excite me. yeah, good times.
Big Brother 26 was good last night. i liked the 8 last night much better than the first night.
NJPW was good last night. kind of shocked at the title change to be honest.
your time is running out to have the chance to win a FREE copy of the book i did with Casey Renee Kiser:
at least it felt like fall this morning. of course, it is supposed to get up to almost 80 degrees today.
the Yankees won last night at home against Arizona, 7-1. Aaron Judge became the first Yankees player EVER to have multiple 3 home run games in the same season last night. the game today has already been postponed.
Smackdown and NXT Level Up were both really good last night.
both hours of AEW Rampage were good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be AEW Collison and Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me.
Ohio State plays tonight at Notre Dame.
i'm sure i will watch plenty of college football today.
Manchester United plays at Burnley today. hopefully, they will find a way to win.
i will probably watch some of the MLS games tonight.
i got up this morning a little after 7. of course, i went to bed a little after 3 after getting the dishes done. i can't wait until we actually get a damn dishwasher installed.
i will probably be on here tomorrow before the Saints play at Green Bay.
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...
el primer fin de semana del otoño
be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me CASH, panties, hate mail, love letters, broken promises and dirty pennies from heaven.
i swear, anytime i have sat back in my massage chair today, i have gone to sleep. i guess i'm tired or something. i can't imagine why...
so, the Yankees won yesterday down in Miami over the Marlins, 3-1. Anthony Rizzo launched his first homer as a Yankee in his first game. he'll fit right in. hopefully, they will win again tonight.
Smackdown and 205 Live were both really good last night.
Real Time with Bill Maher was pretty funny last night.
Back on the Record With Bob Costas was good last night.
The Shop was excellent last night.
i got up this morning and watched the USA men's basketball team defeat the Czech Republic, 119-84.
i had to go to Kroger this afternoon to get my prescription that they finally had ready and some pain pills and gels for mom. thankfully, they had everything she wanted.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be ROH.
i'm sure i might watch some MLS games tonight as well as the baseball game. i did watch some of both TBT games today. at least the second game was close.
i'm going to try to be on here early tomorrow.
i 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.
stay socially distant.
get the shot.
Tal vez soy demasiado viejo para volver a enamorarme
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:
Ozomatli w/B-Real & Gaby Moreno - Mi Destino
Dawes - Fisherman's Blues
Hayes Carll - You Get It All
Deer Tick - Live from Fort Adams
"Our ability to create has outreached our ability to use wisely the products of our invention."
- Whitney M. Young
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
2015 will be remembered by me as the year my biggest obstacle to actually enjoying life finally left this earth. my father, his demons, and every little nugget of hate he poured into me finally had the chance to be erased from my brain when he died in late April. now i'm pretty sure it will take the rest of my life to un-fuck him from my brain, but at least the possibility of hope now exists. of course, i still haven't been to the graveside yet, so i'm not 100% sure that fucker is in the ground. and since the calls have stopped asking me to pay his bills, i am 100% sure that he left me absolutely nothing, if he even had a will. maybe when i turn 40 i'll have an exorcism and see if suddenly my life will turn around. it surely wouldn't hurt anything.
i will also remember 2015 as the year i left the farm i so dearly loved to move next door to the parents of the cousin that molested me. my mother did apologize to me the other day in a peculiar kind of way for never doing anything when i told her about what happened. of course, she did it while telling me that my sister is worried i'm going to kill her one day because she didn't do anything. i wasn't sure if i should take that as a compliment that my sister thinks i'm capable or be insulted that she thinks it's even possible. i would kill myself before i would kill any of my family, except maybe for a certain person or two.
and lastly, 2015 will be remembered as the year my writing and this blog took, what i would like to believe, is a giant leap forward. while i haven't been as prolific with my writing as in previous years, i do believe my writing is better. i attribute that to doing this everyday. it not only keeps my brain active, it also flushes out other things that eventually end up in poems. feel free to use the contact form to tell me otherwise.
now, onto the crazy happenings from last night...
when the Dayton Flyers were up by over 20 points early last night, i reminded myself that there is no fucking chance it's going to be this easy. when Arkansas was leading in the second half, i figured that Dayton would come back. when Dayton forgot to foul when up by 3 points with 4 seconds left and Arkansas hit the 3 to send the game to overtime, i was pretty sure Dayton was going to fucking lose this game. when Arkansas was up by 4 in OT, i was really worried. when Dayton kept missing foul shots after somehow getting the lead back, i was hoping they wouldn't piss away another lead. thankfully, they didn't. Dayton won 85-81 in OT. that was coach Archie Miller's 100th win at the school. Dayton is now 10-2 and start the A10 schedule this Saturday at Duquesne.
so while at Waffle House after the game, and this pretty much sums up my life, we were getting ready to leave and this stunning looking woman walked in. now stunning from where i live is someone who's probably a 6 or 7 in the regular world. i kept trying to make eye contact, but it never happened. i really need to get a damn vehicle so i can actually go places by myself again. rather, i need mom to get herself a new vehicle so i can have the one she has now.
we didn't get home until after midnight. i turned on the NHL Network to check out the New York Rangers highlights. much to my surprise, they beat Tampa last night 5-2. i was really, REALLY happy about that.
sick hands from Dom on that winning goal from last night.
i woke up this morning in plenty of time to catch team USA beat Denmark 4-1 in the World Juniors over in Finland. the New York Rangers goalie prospect Brandon Halverson started the game and was really solid in net. the boys finished in second place in the group. they will play the Czech Republic on Jan. 2nd. they have to win that game to advance to have the chance to bring home a medal.
enjoy some music kids:
and now some of this and that:
the rest of today is going to be about football and drinking. i have a few victory beers to catch up on and the college football playoff is today. i have no clue who is going to win the national championship this year. since Ohio State isn't playing for it, i really don't care.
tomorrow is going to be a busy one as well. Ohio State plays Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.
the Winter Classic is also tomorrow, as the Boston Bruins take on the Montreal Canadiens outdoors in Boston. i always try to catch some of that.
so i imagine i'll be on here sometime tomorrow, maybe in the early evening. i always try to do some writing as well on the first day of a new year. of course, that usually happens in the early morning hours while drunk, so i might have an update for you by waiting to the evening to blog.
i hope everyone has a great night. if you have already celebrated 2016 coming in, i hope you are safe and happy. if you are planning on going out tonight to party, be safe, call if you need bail money. and if you are like me and have no one to celebrate the ball dropping with a kiss, grab a bottle of lotion and remember the time you were in a car in a public park at 6 in the morning with one of the most beautiful women that would ever talk back to you. that has worked for me for the last 18 years.
most of all, enjoy another year gone. soon we'll all be dead. might as well live it up while we're here.
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: (my top 5 songs of the year)
The Struts - Could Have Been Me
Lucero - I Woke Up In New Orleans
Thunderbitch - Closer
Dawes - All Your Favorite Bands
Lana Del Rey - High By the Beach
"Creativity takes courage." - Henri Matisse
and your whatever the fuck i want you to see video of the day:
i could hear the rain last night over the fan i have in my room. and the fan is usually loud enough to drown out the music i always have playing at night. just hearing the rain last night made me ache even more. but, i amazingly did find a spot and got somewhere near 6 hours of sleep. of course, i paid for that when i woke up this morning and my whole body popped when i got out of bed. it was like i was cracking my knuckles and the rest of my body wanted in on the fun. good times.
i did do a little poetry work last night. i went through the poems and came up with 10 i will probably be sending out tomorrow. i guess i'll take a shower since i will have to go to the post office to send these poems out.
The Voice last night was pretty good. only one performance really blew me away:
The Muppets was pretty funny last night. i wonder how great the show could be if it was on HBO or Showtime.
enjoy some music kids:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be American Horror Story: Hotel and You're The Worst. i will be watching NXT on the WWE Network.
Manchester United plays Middlesbrough in the Capital One Cup today. with Chelsea and Arsenal losing yesterday, this is suddenly a trophy that United could actually win. i have no clue who LVG will play today as it is obvious that many players need a rest after this run of games. plus, you want to make sure the right guys are ready for the game on Saturday. hopefully, i will be drinking a victory beer this evening.
my sister landed in Cape Town today. hopefully she's having a great time.
did all my fantasy football shit this morning. nothing quite liking waking up early on a Wednesday morning trying to figure out what is going to happen 4 days in the future. i'm still shocked that all 3 of my teams are 6-1.
my fantasy hockey team has started slow this week. not the right week for that to happen.
i'm still in the kitchen. if it dries out in the next day or so, i will try to get some pictures of the trees behind the house and the changing colors of the leaves. of course, all of my cameras are loaded for the computer that is currently dead, so that could get interesting.
that's all for me today. i will be on here sometime tomorrow afternoon.
hope this finds everyone enjoying a stiff drink somewhere.
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:
Dawes - All Your Favorite Bands
JJ Grey & Mofro - This River
Over the Rhine - Ohio
"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant." - Max de Pree
i caught the weather forecast last night and thought oh shit, here comes everyone getting sick. it's been somewhat warm for the last week or so and now here comes a cold front and temps in the 40's and 50's. i'll enjoy the weather but i'm surrounded by old people. this is the weather they all detest. maybe some of them have places in warmer climates and they won't be around here. of course, that's most likely wishful thinking.
the New York Yankees continued their slide into pissing away a chance at the playoffs by losing to Boston last night 10-4. i think i might have turned the game off in the top of the 1st inning. the magic number though is down to 2. so, maybe they just backslide into the playoffs with all the other wild card teams beating each other up. sadly, if they do make it and win that playoff game, they will have to face the Blue Jays. i doubt that series lasts long. the Yankees face Boston again tonight if mother nature cooperates. Tanaka is supposed to go tonight. it's a big start as this lines him up for that wild card game. figuring their luck here lately, tonight gets rained out and they have a doubleheader tomorrow.
for some reason the DVR didn't record the first 9 minutes of The Voice last night. judging from what i could figure out, i didn't miss much. my favorite performance last night was an easy one to choose. anyone who is smart enough to do a John Prine song is a winner in my book:
The Muppets was pretty funny last night. Scream Queens was once again so damn bad it was great. Total Divas was nearly a waste of time. i was more interested in Tyson Kidd's injury but the whole show was basically about Paige being scared to settle down and Dolph Ziggler "trying" to get back with Nikki Bella. it was one of those hours where you remember that reality shows aren't actually reality.
time for some music kids:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be You're The Worst. i'm looking forward to NXT tonight on the WWE Network as this will be the last show before the next live event.
Manchester United plays Wolfsburg today in Champions League group play. this is a MUST WIN game for United. i'm not sure how much i will get to see of it though as mom will be getting out of her conference and heading back home pretty much at the same time the game is going on. she wants to meet at the car rental place so she can turn it back in early.
the New York Rangers play their final preseason game tonight vs. Boston. i can't wait for hockey season to start back up.
that's pretty much all for me today. the rain has finally stopped but my body is still aching. maybe a long hot shower will do the trick. of course, the phone will ring in the middle of that shower. i learned a long time ago, if you're waiting for something to happen, go do something else. when i lived alone at the farm and was waiting for a phone call, i'd either go take a shower or a long shit. it never failed, the phone always rang.
not sure when i'll be on here tomorrow. when i do get back on here, i'm hoping i have nothing but good news to report.
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:
Tom Waits - Make It Rain (Live)
Dawes - All Your Favorite Bands
The Struts - Could Have Been Me
Gary Clark, Jr. - Bright Lights
Thunderbitch - Closer
"Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act." - Truman Capote
mom has decided to spend her birthday week going through all the boxes here at the house. have i mentioned that most of the boxes are in the garage and the garage doesn't have air conditioning. talk about working in a damn sauna. thankfully, we must have got enough done yesterday that she didn't so much out there today.
mom wanted to go out for lunch today, so we did. we had a guy do some work on our furnace and air conditioner today, so it ended up being a late lunch. after that, we did a little shopping. i'm trying to find a stand for wine glasses, not one that you attach to anything. of course, didn't find it. but, i did find a commemorative football about Ohio State winning the national championship. so, i got that instead. plus, i was looking for some frames. of course, they are all odd sizes, so no luck there either. but i did find some black construction paper that will allow me to finish another project i have for some autograph photos i have. if we would have made it back home before the storms hit, it would have been a perfect day. but that didn't happen. nothing like driving and seeing HUGE lightning bolts hitting the ground a few miles from you. the rain was coming down so hard at one point i felt like a damn storm chaser. i avoided the highway as i figured some fucker would cause an accident. so, i drove a little out of the way, but made it home.
now enjoy a musical break:
the New York Yankees finally won last night, 2-1. they got some great pitching and just enough offense to get it done. they hopefully get the split in the series tonight. they are currently leading in the game.
wrestling last night was very good. sadly, the storms fucked with my viewing for most of the night. so that means i didn't watch much of ROH and TNA at all. but what i did see was awesome.
the match on Lucha Underground last night was spectacular. hats off to Johnny Mundo and Prince Puma for some excellent story telling and some true HOLY SHIT moments. enjoy the highlights:
on NXT last night, Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe beat the shit out of each other. i didn't expect a clean finish as i expect these two will feud with each other for a few more months. plus, the package they put together about Finn Balor was top notch. enjoy both below:
while enjoying a victory beer, i came across some pretty funny shit on tv last night:
i suppose i will flip between some baseball and soccer tonight. on the DVR will be Smackdown (mostly because of Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro) and The Comedians.
if my arthritis allows it tonight, i'd like to get some writing done. or, get a project done with my sports collectibles. if the way i feel now is any indication, it most likely won't happen.
do give the Sam Roberts Wrestling podcast a listen this week. it's a very good show:
that's all for me today. i hope the weather is better wherever you are. i'm currently having a conversation with someone on Google+ who tells me she's this hot woman in Florida but currently is in Nigeria. gee, wonder when the money scam starts.
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:
Walk The Moon - Burning Down The House (Live)
The Dollyrots - High School Never Ends
Wussy - Beautiful
Dawes - Time Spent in Los Angeles
The Holydrug Couple - Baby, I'm Going Away
"I don't work at being ordinary." - Paul McCartney
it started to lightly rain sometime last night. i suppose that would explain why i had a hard time sleeping last night. there's a chance for snow today, though it's not supposed to accumulate. i figure it will start when i'm driving and stop as soon as i turn the car off.
the New York Rangers fell behind early last night but had a great second period. they scored again in the 3rd to go up 3-1. at this point, i was really happy with how they were playing. of course, that wouldn't last. the fucking Penguins scored 2 goals in 24 seconds to tie the game, which eventually went into OT. thankfully, Kevin Klein once again came through in the clutch. after needing 13 or so stitches to reattach part of his ear, he scored the winning goal in OT. that's what i love about hockey players... tough sons of bitches. here are the highlights from the game:
i thought all of the performances on The Voice last night were good. i have no clue who gets voted off tonight. the only locks to advance in my head are Matt (team Adam) and Craig (team Blake). i won't get to see the show tonight as i will be at a basketball game.
i thought Monday Night Raw was pretty good. the show just sort of dragged for me. of course, anytime you end a show with John Cena going through a table, i'll be happy. i didn't agree with all the winners of the Slammy Awards last night, but in terms of wrestling fans, i'm a senior citizen.
i really enjoyed my two victory beers last night. i had the Winter Lager from Sam Adams. first time i have tried this one. i must say, Sam Adams has yet to make a beer that i don't like.
i wasn't surprised the Yankees let their closer leave via free agency. with the reliever they already signed, they basically saved $10 million. now, if they use that money wisely, i'll be fine with this decision. do nothing with it, and i'll be fucking furious. they do get a draft pick for him leaving, but they hardly ever draft anyone that makes an immediate impact.
i'm cutting this one a little short as i have cats to feed and shit around the house to get done. plus, i would imagine the people that sit around me at the basketball games would prefer i take a shower.
the Dayton Flyers play tonight against Bowling Green. this might actually be their toughest game of the season so far. it should be a pretty physical game. i'm hoping i will be enjoying a victory beer when i get home tonight.
thanks again to all 3 of you for allowing me to waste 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:
Dawes - Time Spent in Los Angeles
Steve Earle - Colorado Girl
The Black Crowes - The Last Place That Love Lives
"I don't lose my temper very often now, and if I do, it's well deserved." - John Malkovich
always love when the words hit me out of nowhere and then holy shit, 4 poems i like are sitting in front of me just like that (snaps fingers). i guess i might as well use those 4 poems for the poetry contest i got in the mail yesterday. i haven't done a contest in a decade but i figure, what the fuck. the winner gets $5,000, so i might as well just press my luck.
on top of that, went through all my other poems and i now have my nice big batch of poems to send out, later this month most likely. always good when the factory keeps churning out a good product.
did my part for the economy and got gas today and placed an order on amazon.com. say goodbye to my health care refund check.
music for today:
John Prine - Souvenirs
Dawes - Nothing is Wrong
Nine Inch Nails - And All That Could Have Been
"There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness." - Aldous Huxley
