today is opening day for baseball. in my mind, that is when Spring really begins. hopefully, this is the year the New York Yankees win another World Series. they start the season against Baltimore. i'd love to see the Yankees get off to a great start this season.
the New York Rangers lost in Boston last night, 6-3. that was pretty much what i was expecting.
NXT was really good last night.
NXT UK was really good as well.
What We Do in the Shadows was even better than i was expecting last night.
Drop the Mic was pretty good last night.
You're The Worst was great last night. the final episode of the series is next week. i'm going to really, really miss this show when it is gone.
enjoy some music:
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on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Will & Grace, Better Things and Desus & Mero.
i thought i was being a good boy last night, i got in bed before 2:30 in the morning. of course, the first time i saw the clock, it was 5:30. then i saw it again at 6:15. again at 7:20 and finally at 9:15, i decided, fuck it, and got out of bed. it was like a series of shitty naps. and my dreams consist of all my old girlfriends laughing at me. good times.
Smackdown was really good last night. i feel sorry for the women in WWE not named Becky, Charlotte, Ronda, Sasha or Bailey. i have no damn clue why they took the women's title off of Asuka last night and put it on Charlotte. while it makes the main event of WrestleMania that more interesting, Asuka is easily one of the best females on the roster. i did love the tag team gauntlet as the way for Kofi to get his match at WrestleMania against Daniel Bryan.
205 Live was pretty good last night.
The Jim Jefferies Show was fucking hilarious last night.
i was not surprised when i saw the news yesterday that Jordan Davis has decided to transfer from the University of Dayton. i think he saw the writing on the wall as much as the fans did. i really hope he finds the best school for him for his final two years of college.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, You're the Worst, Drop the Mic and What We Do in the Shadows. i'll watch NXT and NXT UK sometime tonight on WWE Network.
i did watch most of the USMNT vs. Chile last night. i thought the USA did well to get a 1-1 draw with a team that was clearly more cohesive than theirs. i think once the coach can decide on a lineup, the USA will only get better.
the New York Rangers play tonight at Boston. lose for Hughes boys.
i'm going to try to be on here before the New York Yankees have their season opener against Baltimore tomorrow. so, if that happens, i'll be on here in the morning. if not, i'll be on here after the game is over.
that's all for me kids. until tomorrow...
Fuma mis cenizas cuando muera por favor
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:
Shovels & Rope & Shakey Graves - Unknown Legend
Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Tom Waits - Tootie Ma Is a Big Fine Thing
Amanda Palmer & Jherek Bischoff - Purple Rain
"A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here." - Quentin Tarantino
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so i wrote in the blog yesterday about how no one said much to me the day before at the First Four. funny how life works. i brought along some gum. i have found that chewing gum tends to keep my mind from wandering into the darkness. at the very least, it slows down the pace of getting there i suppose. so, i got to the game and was sitting down, watching the players warm up, looking at the fans, etc. (as a poet, people watching is a necessity) when this woman from the section next to me came up and puts her hand on my shoulder. my first thought was who the fuck do you think you are? of course, i didn't verbalize that thought. she said i want you to keep it down over here. i saw you last night and you were just too rowdy. she said it in a way that i knew she was sarcastic or already drunk, i just sort of chuckled and went back to what i was doing. about 20 minutes later, a gay guy said hello to me. i figured by now, god and her cruel sense of humor was having fun. as for the games, North Dakota State, which had maybe half of the population of the state at the game, along with the school president, defeated NC Central, 78-74. i felt so bad for NC Central. they dug out of big hole, got the lead and then couldn't make a shot to save their lives down the stretch. that's the 3rd straight year they have lost at the First Four. in the second game, Arizona State and St. John's might have set basketball back 30 years with that one. so many fucking mistakes, horrible shot selection, it was like everyone was playing a video game version of the sport. Arizona State won, 74-65. i didn't get home until a quarter after midnight. i was going to leave early in the second half, setting the mark in my head that if St. John's didn't cut the lead to single digits by the first TV timeout, i was gone. sure enough, the fuckers cut the lead to 9. fuck. and to top everything off, it started to rain on the drive home. joy.
mom had everything ready when i got home. i was slightly surprised she was still awake.
NXT was excellent last night. i absolutely can't wait for the championship match at Takeover New York. Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano, 2 out of 3 falls. i'll go ahead and say it, match of the year by a mile.
NXT UK was excellent yesterday as well. i can't wait for Pete Dunne vs. Walter for the NXT UK title at Takeover New York.
You're the Worst was really good last night.
Drop the Mic was hilarious last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Gotham, Will & Grace, Better Things and Desus & Mero.
i've watched a little college basketball today. i've been flipping through the games, hoping for some upsets. Auburn just survived one.
the New York Yankees ended up losing yesterday to Houston, 2-1. they are getting destroyed by the Cardinals so far today. they went over a week without a loss. i can live with that if that is how the regular season is going to go.
the USMNT play a friendly tonight against Ecuador. i'll probably watch a little of that.
i'll probably be on here tomorrow after a trip to the grocery store.
i hope everyone has a great rest of the day.
la mejor de las suertes con tus apuestas
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:
Shovels & Rope - Mississippi Nuthin'/Carry Me Home
Soft Cell - Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go (Extended Version)
Slayer - When the Stillness Comes/Black Magic
"Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart." - Phyllis McGinley
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the First Four games last night were excellent. Fairleigh Dickson came from behind to defeat Prairie View A&M, 82-76. in the second game, Belmont defeated Temple, 81-70. both games were very entertaining. sadly, my seat is the first one in the row, so i spent most of the night getting up for people coming in and out. i also had my depression sneak into me last night. i was sitting there watching the game, watching all these fuckers on their phones, etc. i started talking to myself underneath my breath, noticing all these guys with their wives and girlfriends and how i was there alone. i'm not sure anyone spoke more than 5 words to me all night. it's the classic i've never felt more alone than in a crowd of people. but it's when the thoughts turn a little darker, the mind starts to really take a deep dive into this bleak life i have. and it's not that i think it's getting harder to repel the thoughts of suicide, it's that i don't have any hope they are going to go away soon. they never warn you while growing up that being a loner and being independent is so much harder than it looks on television.
tonight will be NC Central vs. North Dakota State and St. John's vs. Arizona State.
the Dayton Flyers lost last night at Colorado, 78-73. yet again, another night where i have no fucking clue what the head coach was fucking thinking. you leave your best player on the bench for 8 minutes in the second half, all because he picked up his 3rd foul. fucking stupid. and then, the players don't know when to foul, who to foul, etc. i know Colorado is a good free throw shooting team, but you might want to give yourself a chance to win. and after the game it was the usual, wait till next year. and with the coach saying all the strides made this year are going to make next year so good, etc., i hope that means when it doesn't happen, everyone at the school understands the mistake made by hiring Anthony Grant in the first place.
the New York Rangers lost to Detroit last night, 3-2. 5 losses in a row now. lose for Hughes boys.
i got home last night at midnight. mom and i talked for the last 3 days about the plans for food, etc. with these games. the plan was she was going to have some burgers ready for when i got home since she was going to be watching the games as well. she talked about making some bacon to go with the cheeseburgers and having some extra then for her breakfast in the morning. i watched her write all this down so she wouldn't forget it. sure enough, i got home and she had forgotten everything. this is why i fear leaving her alone at all anymore. it's next to impossible for me to enjoy my life when i know i am responsible for her. i always get the feeling i'm going to come home one day and she's going to be on the ground because she fell or her thoughts of suicide have won the battle. joy.
Smackdown was good last night, right up to the point where Vince fucked Kofi Kingston again. the payoff to this story better be fucking great, that's all i'm saying.
205 Live was really good last night.
The Jim Jefferies Show was fucking hilarious last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, You're The Worst and Drop the Mic. i'll watch NXT and NXT UK sometime tonight on WWE Network.
i have a splitting headache at the moment. i guess there's a chance of rain tonight.
the New York Yankees won yesterday. they are leading the Astros so far today. i think they have the best record in the majors this spring. of course, that doesn't mean much once the regular season starts.
i'll probably be on here in the afternoon tomorrow. the NCAA tournament games will be on all day and night long, so i'll squeeze a blog in probably during the early games.
hope everyone has a great Wednesday.
Me imagino la muerte como una dulce dicha
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:
Mastodon - The Motherload
AC/DC - The Jack
Radiohead - The Bends
The Band - The Weight
"The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom - these are the pillars of society." - Henrik Ibsen
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i'm typing this while where i live is currently under a tornado warning. i am at the point of my life now where if i am meant to die, so be it. needless to say, i'll get the blog done and probably take a nap.
our power went out this morning for a little over a hour. mom called the place where she does physical therapy and cancelled her appointment. 10 minutes later, the power came back on.
arthritis has been winning the day in this house.
NXT was really good last night.
Drop The Mic was excellent last night.
You're The Worst was great last night.
the New York Rangers lost last night at Vancouver, 4-1. the refs certainly did them no favors in the game. i love that the Canucks fans were complaining that the refs were screwing "them" so they wouldn't get the #1 pick in the draft. what a shit show.
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on the DVR tonight (hopefully) will be Vice News Tonight, Will & Grace, Better Things and Desus & Mero.
the New York Yankees tied last night and today. neither game was on television.
i had to go to the local grocery store to get some bread this afternoon. mom wanted some Taco Bell while i was out. i hate being out in public when my arthritis is raging. i'm waiting to have the cops called on me because i look like i could kill someone. i guess time will tell.
i'll be on here tomorrow after i get the rest of the grocery shopping done. it will hopefully be long before the Dayton Flyers play tomorrow night.
until then kids...
i'm off to go watch the radar...
La madre naturaleza no me matará, al menos no todavía.
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:
Cisco Adler - Don't Kill My Buzz
G. Love & Special Sauce - Who's Got The Weed
Rob Zombie - Pussy Liquor
Muddy Waters - Champagne & Reefer (Live)
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." - Albert Einstein
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it actually got up to 60 degrees today. holy shit, i actually turned off the furnace, at least for a few hours. once i get this done, i might actually put out some bird food.
my laundry is all done. so, i'll actually have clean clothes for being in public the next couple of weeks.
Smackdown was really good last night.
205 Live was really good last night as well.
i watched NXT UK this afternoon. it was excellent once again.
the New York Yankees came back to win last night over Baltimore, 8-7. they play the Phillies tonight.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, You're The Worst and Drop the Mic. i'll watch NXT sometime tonight on WWE Network.
the New York Rangers play tonight at Vancouver. i'll probably watch some of that late tonight.
and i'll probably sprinkle in some college basketball tonight as well.
mom has physical therapy tomorrow afternoon, so i'll be on here after that.
hopefully, the weather is good where you are. go enjoy it.
until tomorrow kids...
nunca enamorarse de una mujer hermosa
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:
Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon
Cibo Matto - Sugar Water
Fun Lovin' Criminals - Scooby Snacks
Deana Carter - Strawberry Wine
"Nobody became an actor because he had a good childhood." - William H. Macy
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i opened my email this morning and had 256 emails. i started to laugh. so much for eating breakfast before noon. i got through all the emails eventually, and knew my day was about 3 hours behind where i wanted it to be. oh well.
Manchester United plays this afternoon in the Champions League against PSG. i'd love to see them pull off a miracle, but i'm not counting on it.
The Voice was pretty good last night.
Smackdown was really good last night.
205 Live was good last night as well.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, You're The Worst and Drop the Mic. i'll watch NXT and NXT UK sometime tonight on WWE Network.
the Dayton Flyers play at home tonight against LaSalle. it's senior night, so there should be plenty of emotion in the building. this is a game Dayton MUST win if they want to finish in the top 4 of the conference.
i think mom has physical therapy tomorrow. i'll probably be on here after that is done.
i'd really love if spring would show the fuck up here. this cold ass wind is driving my arthritis nuts today. good times.
the New York Rangers lost last night at Dallas, 1-0. the refs certainly didn't do the Rangers any favors last night.
that's all for me kids. i have to go have some lunch and get a shower in before i leave for the game tonight.
until tomorrow...
La muerte sería más fácil que esto.
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:
Enigma - Return To Innocence
Ray LaMontagne - Jolene
Warren Haynes - Soulshine (Live)
Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over (Live)
"Necessity has the face of a dog." - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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today has been one of those days where, as a poet, you try to ride the fucking wave as long as you can. you have lived long enough to know you are going to fall off, but it's how you climb back on the board that matters.
i started this day of with 15 poems getting rejected. oh joy. The Poetry Jukebox sent back my submission saying they weren't taking submissions at this time. it would have been helpful if they would have said that on their website, instead they want to assume that everyone has Twitter. Academy Of The Heart And Mind rejected the 5 i sent them. but, they did confirm to me that the poem of mine they still haven't published (they originally told me it was going to be published in late January) will be published April 8th. so, i have that to look forward to.
i wrote 10 poems today while mom was having her physical therapy. i'll type those 10 up sometime tonight. that gives me 110 poems for the month. not bad, unless they all get rejected.
the New York Rangers lost in OT last night to Tampa Bay, 4-3.
the season finale of The Masked Singer was great last night. i wanted The Bee to win, but she finished 3rd. i was happy that The Monster won in the end. and i had all 3 finalists correct.
NXT was excellent last night.
Drop The Mic was pretty good last night.
You're The Worst was really good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Gotham, Will & Grace, Lip Sync Battle, Better Things and Desus & Mero.
i will be on here in the morning tomorrow. i'll probably have a couple blogs done before i go to the grocery store tomorrow.
until then kids...
Las mujeres extrañas son las que me roban el corazón.
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:
Howlin' Wolf - Back Door Man
Jimi Hendrix - Red House
Gary Clark Jr. - What About Us
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
"Well, I'm not a violent person. You have to back off. People sometimes will try you and try you until you try not to, but you have to react. Normally, I just walk away." - Bubba Smith
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as February winds down, i got my ass in gear today and got 49 poems out into the world. and i did it with my old mouse that i had been at war with. my new one died the other day and i was worried this old fucker was going to let me down. but, i went a little slower than usual and sure enough, not one fucking problem.
i sent 3 poems to Yellow Mama; 5 poems each to Horror Sleaze Trash, Academy Of The Heart And Mind, Ink Pantry and Live Nude Poems; 6 poems to Record Magazine; 10 poems each to Stanzaic Stylings and The Poetry Jukebox. when i hear back from these places, i will pass along the verdicts.
mom's doctor's appointment went pretty good today. she was able to see her MRI and her CT Scan. everything in the scan looks fine. she will get checked again in a year to make sure nothing is going on. i think with her MRI she could clearly see why she has pain in her legs with all the discs that are out of place. she's got some serious nerve pain going on. i know exactly what she is dealing with. it fucking sucks.
the Dayton Flyers played an unbelievable first half last night at UMass. i think they shot like 80% from the field or something like that. even when they took the foot off the gas in the second half, they coasted to a victory. Dayton won last night 72-48. that's how you get your first victory in 15 years at a place. Dayton plays at home on Friday night against Rhode Island.
Smackdown was crazy last night. i hated that Vince took Kofi Kingston out of the title match against Daniel Bryan. but, when he put Kevin Owens in the match instead, i lost my shit. KO is one of my favorites of the last decade easily. i can't wait for Fastlane now. the whole show was great.
205 Live was really good last night as well.
The Voice was good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, the season finale of The Masked Singer, You're the Worst and Drop the Mic. i'll watch NXT sometime tonight on WWE Network.
i watched NXT UK this afternoon. it was very good.
i didn't get to see the Manchester United game against Crystal Palace this afternoon. i tried to follow it online as i was sending out poems. i was a little worried about the game given all the injuries United has. silly me, Ole is at the wheel. United won 3-1.
the New York Rangers play tonight at home against Tampa Bay. it will be interesting to see how the Rangers play now after the trades.
the Yankees lost to Detroit today 10-4. probably a good thing i didn't watch that.
i have my last load of clothes in the dryer. it was sunny today, so my arthritis wasn't flaring while trying to fold clothes. good times.
some poetry news and shit to get to first today. i wrote 10 poems yesterday while mom was having her physical therapy session. this session had to do with her shoulder. (it's in the process of freezing and there is an issue with the rotator cuff) i typed the 10 poems up last night and really like them. that brings me up to 88 poems for the month of February. i think i will probably get to 100 before the month is over.
i also heard back from Dan at Loch Raven Review on my poetry submission from back in December 2018. they decided to pass on the 6 poems i sent. i'll laugh when i get all of those published someplace else.
The Masked Singer was crazy last night. i got both of the singers that got eliminated correct. i'm pretty sure i know the 3 that are left as well.
You're The Worst was fucking hilarious last night.
Drop the Mic was pretty good last night.
NXT was really good last night.
NXT UK was really good last night as well.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon, Will & Grace, Gotham, Lip Sync Battle and Desus & Mero.
the New York Rangers play tonight at home against Minnesota. the trade deadline is in 4 days.
the guys that shoveled us out this morning said we got around 5 inches of snow overnight. i was hoping it would be melting by now, but it isn't. so, that should be a fun drive to take mom to physical therapy this afternoon.
the Dayton Flyers had a 19 point lead last night at Davidson. they did everything possible to piss that lead away. it's so fucking obvious that Dayton's coach doesn't have a killer instinct at all. the goal when you're up 19 on the road in the second half should be to do everything possible to make that lead 30. instead, Dayton chose to hold the ball, bleed the clock and take themselves out of any rhythm. just so fucking stupid. Davidson eventually tied the game and considering their home winning streak, probably should have won. Josh Cunningham made a free throw with 2.2 seconds left in the game as Dayton won, 74-73.
the New York Rangers got 43 saves from The King last night and won at Carolina, 2-1.
Smackdown was really good last night.
205 Live was good last night as well.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, The Masked Singer, You're The Worst and Drop the Mic. i'll watch NXT and NXT UK sometime tonight on WWE Network.
i will probably watch some of Duke vs. North Carolina tonight. if they both play to their potential, that should be an amazing college basketball game.
i think for the majority of my adult life, i haven't been in a relationship with anyone on Valentine's Day. now, while i probably have saved thousands of dollars, i'm not exactly happy that loneliness has become a natural feeling for me. but, shit happens.
so, i guess sometime after i got my shower done yesterday, there was a huge water main break in the county i live in. the whole country was under a boil advisory. shit, i think it still is. i'm hoping this is a wake up call to all these assholes around here that the infrastructure needs to be fucking updated badly. of course, when you are surrounded by Republicans, they want shit but they don't want to pay for it. i will always maintain that people would pay higher taxes if they actually knew what the money was being used for. god forbid, people would have to pay more but got free higher education, free healthcare, better roads and an infrastructure that wouldn't fail every time there is a big rain storm. but that will never happen because these assholes still believe that capitalism isn't fucking them over. fucking fools.
NXT was really good last night.
NXT UK was really good yesterday as well.
The Masked Singer was crazy last night. another week i was correct again.
the finale of Celebrity Big Brother went the way i was expecting once Ricky made the wrong choice at the end. i'm not sure why he thought he could win against Tamar. and i wasn't surprised when she got every vote at the end. i'm really happy Tom Green won the favorite house guest.
You're the Worst was hilarious last night.
Drop the Mic was very good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Will & Grace, Gotham and Lip Sync Battle.
i'm guessing i will be on here tomorrow after a trip to the grocery store.
mom has physical therapy later this afternoon. i'm hoping to get some more poems written.
that's all for me kids. enjoy your Valentine's Day with your special someone. and if you are alone, drinking never cures the pain, but it does the best job it can.
until tomorrow...
el amor es una bestia voluble
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:
Valerie June - Somebody to Love
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Bitch, I Love You
Taj Mahal - That's How Strong My Love Is
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." - Frederick Douglass
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