apparently i needed some sleep...

 i remember getting into my chair and putting on the Champions League game around 12:50 or so this afternoon. i woke up 4 hours later to silence and was stunned. i guess i needed the sleep. 

the New York Rangers won last night at home against the Islanders, 4-0. back to back shutouts. didn't see that coming.

The Voice was very good last night. the blinds are now over. 

Monday Night Raw was great last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be NXT.

the Dayton Flyers play tonight at home against Saint Louis. this is a MUST WIN game if they want a top 4 seed in the A10 conference tournament.

i will not watch Orange Hitler's address to congress tonight. i'm sure my phone will alert me to the lies and bullshit.

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

i now need to figure out dinner and get ready to watch the game.

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 parecer necesitaba dormir un poco

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:

Amy Millan - Wire Walks

Pink Must - Morphe Sun

Macy Gray - I Try

Cold - Bleed

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Things I Never Needed

"The past is where its supposed to be." - Jason Newsted

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

well, that was a first for me...

 so, i finally tried the bidet that was put in mom's new bathroom. i can now understand why so many people rave about them. it did a pretty damn good job of getting me as clean as possible. the one she has even has a drying function on it. add in the heated seat and you have yourself a way fucking better bathroom experience than ever before. my biggest goal in wanting one was to make sure mom never gets another UTI. as i told her this afternoon, if that happens and you never have to go to the emergency room for it again, think of the thousands of dollars we have saved just by getting a bidet. so yeah, so far, so good. i used the new shower last night. it will take some getting used to, but it is way better than what was in there before.

grocery shopping today went pretty good. the list of shit i had to get was like a scroll. but, i did manage to keep it under $250. and that was after going to 3 different stores to get everything. and my back only went out once. good times.

the New York Rangers won last night over Washington, 5-3.

the New York Knicks won last night in Portland, 123-107.

here are your NBA highlights from last night:

here are your highlights from the First Four last night:

NXT was very good last night.

both episodes of MLW were good last night.

The Voice was good last night.

That's My Jam was hilarious last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be AEW Dynamite, The Masked Singer and Snowfall.

i will probably watch some of the First Four games tonight.

i did catch a little of the Champions League after i got home from grocery shopping.

a big thank you to everyone for checking out my latest published poems:

https://synchchaos.com/poetry-from-j-j-campbell-78/

i will probably be on here tomorrow after the guy mom has coming out here to do the routine maintenance on our furnace has left.

and probably after Manchester United plays in the Europa League.

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.

tiempo para un maratón de baloncesto universitario

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:

Robyn - Dancing On My Own

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Paris (Ooh La La)

Andra Day - Rise Up

Valerie June - Fade Into You

Danielle Ponder - Creep (Live)

"I'm a very strong believer in listening and learning from others." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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

how i just love back pain and crowds...

the grocery store was way more crowded than i was expecting today. and of course, my back had to be fucking with me the entire time. each step was a mental nightmare of pain tolerance. on days like these, my 44 years feels like 80 something. it's not fun.

i did listen in on my mother's call with her financial planner this morning. let's just say she's much better off than she realized.

Deadliest Catch was really good last night.

The Voice was good last night. most of the people i wanted to advance did.

Dark Side of the Ring was crazy last night.

WWE Backstage was pretty good last night.

Natalie Wood:What Remains Behind was very good last night. i highly recommend it.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, NXT, AEW, The Masked Singer and What We Do in the Shadows.

i will probably be on here tomorrow after i make a trip to Meijer. i'm hoping i can find some Clorox or Lysol wipes. mom wants to have some more. i think it's all to settle her anxiety. and my sister can't find any Lysol where she lives, so if i find some, i have to buy for her as well. i think she'll be down here for Mother's Day.

that's all for me kids. i hear an ice pack screaming for me.

all the meat from Omaha Steaks showed up after i got all the groceries in. joy.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

until tomorrow...

nunca confíes en un gran trasero y una sonrisa

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 - Under My Thumb (Live)
Tori Amos - Angie
Juliana Hatfield - It's Only Rock 'N Roll (Live)
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals - Paint It Black (Live)

"The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization."
                                                                                           - Sigmund Freud

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

i'm used to the misery...

it's been raining on and off all day so far. the heavy shit is supposed to come tonight. i'm hoping it arrives long after all the shit i'm recording has been recorded to the DVR.

i took mom to pick up her taxes today. i asked her if she wanted to go grocery shopping after that. i was sort of shocked when she said yes. we got everything at the local grocery store. thank fucking god we still have toilet paper. there isn't a damn store around here that has any. when we came out of the store, the rain had started back up. joy.

NXT UK was really good last night.

it took 9 episodes, but Indebted was finally fucking hilarious last night.

Better Things was really good last night.

Cake was funny as always last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown, High Maintenance and the season finale of The Trade. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on WWE Network.

a little FYI for everyone, all the music you will see today in the music section, i have got for FREE by going here: https://www.pastemagazine.com/noisetrade/music/

i'm not sure when i will be on here tomorrow. it will probably be early since i'm not expecting to be able to sleep worth a fuck tonight.

i hope everyone has a great, safe, healthy weekend.

until tomorrow kids...

ella tiene una sonrisa que siempre me derrite

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:

Doyle Bramhall II - Mama Can't Help You (Live)
Lucero - Last Pale Light In The West (Live)
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals - Paint It Black (Live)
Deer Tick - Bad Leroy Brown (Live)
Ryan Bingham - Never Far Behind (Live)

"The good ideas will survive." - Quentin Tarantino

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

the end of the month...

we got over 2 inches of rain yesterday and last night. you can imagine the amount of shitty sleep i got. and since mom didn't want any coffee this morning, i didn't make any. joy.

i wrote 11 poems today while mom was in her physical therapy session. that brings my total for the month to 67 poems. that's 1 more than last month. i don't see this type of production staying up during the summer, but who knows. i did type up the poems i wrote today when we got home. i do like a few of them. i will probably do my next round of submissions in the first week of June.

the New York Yankees won last night over Houston, 5-3. that's another series win. they start a series at Baltimore tonight. of course, they are in a damn rain delay at the moment. that's part of the reason this blog is so late.

here are your highlights from Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final last night:

the finale of Being Serena was very good last night.

NXT was excellent last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight.

the NBA Finals starts tonight. i will probably watch some of the game.

i did listen to the latest Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast today. you can find that by going here:
http://notsam.com/wrestlingpodcast/2018/5/31/wrestling-podcast-188-x-pac

i will probably be on here tomorrow after mom and i go to the grocery store.

that's all for me kids. it's time for dinner i guess.

¿Por qué tiene que jodidamente lluvia?

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 Virginmarys - Get Me Back Home (Demo)
Young Summer - Blood Love
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Hot Summer Night
The Doors - Light My Fire (Live)
Counting Crows - Raining in Baltimore

"The future is no more uncertain than the present." - Walt Whitman

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

a stormy night is good for writing...

it would be even better if the rain really didn't fuck with my arthritis like it does. i wrote 4 poems last night/this morning. if my hands would have felt better, i might have written another 10 more. i typed up the 4 this afternoon and really like them. i may do a little submission before vacation or i may just stockpile the poems for when i get back. i'm not sure yet.

Copa America Update:
the USA vs. Argentina game is massive tonight. if the USA can pull off the upset, i will be thrilled. all i really want tonight is for them to seize the opportunity they have in front of them and play their best. if that isn't enough to win, so be it. it will certainly be a good test to see where "we" are going against the #1 team in the world.

Euro 2016 Update:
Germany defeated Northern Ireland this afternoon 1-0. Poland defeated Ukraine 1-0. both of them advanced out of the group. right now, Spain leads Croatia 1-0 and Turkey leads Czech Republic 1-0. both matches are in the first half.

the storms knocked out the satellite a few times last night, so Monday Night Raw was disjointed for me as i missed nearly half of it. i did enjoy most of what i saw, mostly because of Kevin Owens and Dean Ambrose. i figured out why they had Roman Reigns lose the title on Sunday. he got suspended for 30 days for a Wellness Policy Violation. most likely, he took something he shouldn't have and pissed hot. maybe that changes Vince's opinion of him.

i did watch all of the AJ Styles interview with Stone Cold Steve Austin last night on WWE Network. i was somewhat amazed they actually mentioned TNA in the interview, as that has become the company that usually isn't named on the network. i do like that AJ loves WWE so much that he wants to work for it after he retires.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Deadliest Catch and Maya & Marty.

Croatia scored right before halftime to make their game with Spain 1-1.

the New York Yankees play at home tonight against Colorado. i won't be watching.

i have to pick up the trash here and next door, so that's all for me today kids.

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:

Deftones - Minerva
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Hot Summer Night
Oasis - Cigarettes & Alcohol
Superchunk - Slack Motherfucker

"Words are loaded pistols." - Jean-Paul Sartre

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

trying to enjoy the moment

it's probably a good thing the USA hockey game with Russia isn't on television this morning. i checked out the score and noticed Russia was crushing the USA. well, 4th place isn't horrible when your best players aren't playing.

i slept pretty good last night, although it was for only 4 hours or so. i didn't check my emails before i went to sleep, so i knew as soon as i woke up this morning, i had to play catch up. i think i made 40 cents on surveys this morning. good times.

the New York Yankees won again yesterday 5-1. 4 wins in a row. they go for the series sweep this afternoon.

i did see that Cleveland finally lost last night. of course, anytime your point guard goes something like 3 for 20 from the field, you probably should lose.

the St. Louis Blues finally remembered how to score last night and evened their series with San Jose, 2-2.

i got the Preakness wrong yesterday. as i watching and heard that Nyquist had never run on an off track, i knew he wasn't going to win. i told my mother that Exaggerator will win the race. i almost came back to the blog to change it so i would look like a genius, but i didn't. i already know i am.

i also watched some boxing last night. it reminded me why i don't watch boxing much anymore.

Saturday Night Live was great last night. please find the Farewell Mr. Bunting sketch online and laugh your ass off. it's a Dead Poets Society tribute that has one of the greatest endings i have ever seen on the show. all in all, a great season finale.

ROH was a look back at The Bullet Club. it also showed the moments when Adam Cole joined the group. a very entertaining hour.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Veep, Silicon Valley, House of Lies, Penny Dreadful and Last Week Tonight.

i'll be watching WWE Extreme Rules for most of the evening on WWE Network.

team USA plays a soccer friendly against Puerto Rico this afternoon. i figure i will watch that and then flip over to watch the Spanish Cup final between Barcelona and Sevilla.

other than that and a few naps and maybe going outside to enjoy some sunshine, it looks like my day is pretty much set.

i watched the video of Dayton's head coach yesterday at Steve McElvene's funeral. talk about a good way to get the tears flowing early in the morning. here is a link to it:
http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/sports/college-basketball/archie-miller-everyone-was-proud-of-steve-mcelvene/nrRLy/

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

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:

Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
Sharon Van Etten - Taking Chances
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Things I Never Needed
R.E.M. - Tongue
Dr. Dog - Too Weak To Ramble (Live)

"Don't call my lyrics poetry. It's an insult to real poets." - Bernie Taupin

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

flip the damn switch

i don't know what is, but the New York Rangers are a completely different animal when facing elimination. i was confident last night, but cautious. by the end of the game, i was fully convinced that this is the year.

the Rangers started off strong, scoring first. it was also the first of three goals for Derick Brassard:

the King was back to being THE KING:

the Rangers exploded in the 3rd period to take a 2-1 game they were barely winning into a 7-3 convincing defeat. yet another series for the Rangers that is 3-3. given their record in elimination games and Game 7's at home, i think i will go with the goalie that is on the verge of setting the NHL record for Game 7 wins. that game comes on Friday. i have no doubts that MSG will be the loudest building on earth that night. enjoy some highlights:

to double my pleasure last night, the New York Yankees got some strong pitching and got some timely hitting to win 5-1. this afternoon they go for the sweep against one of the best teams in baseball. such a crazy damn sport.

as you might imagine, i was feeling pretty damn good after two victory beers.

had some weather roll through the area yesterday. kind of eerie, the place that mom and i were at over the weekend got hit with a tornado. i'm starting to think maybe it's me. we just got some rain here.

Deadliest Catch was good last night.

on the DVR tonight will be Lucha Underground as it is on the same time as NXT is on the WWE Network. and seeing that the Yankees play this afternoon, tonight is going to be pro wrestling and some playoff basketball and hockey.

speaking of playoff basketball, i did watch a little of the Cavs sweeping the Hawks last night:

if LeBron leads Cleveland to winning a championship, you might as well name the fucking city after him. if you ever wanted to see what it would look like to see someone treated like an actual deity, we are 4 Cleveland wins away from seeing it.

the lawn company treated the grass this morning, so i'm happy i fed the birds yesterday. hopefully the new furniture gets here before the next round of thunderstorms are supposed to start.

that's all for me kids. i actually got a shower in early this morning, so i'm feeling pretty good at the moment. i'm sure once the rain gets closer, or the Yankees start losing, that will all change.

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:

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Hot Summer Night
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
Cowboy Junkies - Lost My Driving Wheel (Live)
Ryan Adams - Gimme Something Good
Volbeat - A Warrior's Call

"Of all the hazards, fear is the worst." - Sam Snead

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

sometimes i sit in the dark and count to infinity

welcome to the 7th day of National Poetry Month. today, i want to shine a little light on my good friend, Ben John Smith.

Ben is the brains behind Horror Sleaze Trash. he is also a damn fine poet. you can check out some of his poetry here and here and here, plus, the crazy fucker certainly knows how to do a YouTube video:

do yourself a favor and get your hands on anything Ben has done and enjoy the fuck out of it.

the New York Rangers beat Columbus in OT last night, 4-3. it was a pretty good game, even though i had to watch with Columbus' shitty announcers. with the win, the Rangers are now one more win away from winning the President's Trophy. that could come tonight when they play at the Devils. hopefully it does. here are some highlights from last night:

The Voice was pretty good last night. one performance completely blew me away:

hopefully there will be more good ones tonight.

my dream woman was playing charades last night on The Tonight Show:

The Voice will be on the DVR tonight as i watch the hockey game. hopefully i start to feel a little better as this rain is quickly putting me in the dumps.

my mother thinks she may have broken a rib when she fell yesterday. needless to say, i'm not thrilled with this news.

that's all for me today. hope everyone is dry 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:

Dead Sara - Something Good
Hayes Carll - I Don't Wanna Grow Up
Title Fight - Chlorine
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Things I Never Needed
Inventions - Springworlds

"What we need is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out." - William Wordsworth

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

when does winter start with a flood?

well, all the ice and snow is finally gone. i've got a part of one field under a few inches of water. no bridges washed out yet. but, i think the bad stuff is still to come. i've got a feeling it is going to look a little different come tomorrow morning.

Manchester United won today 3-1. a very good performance by the team. nice to see Rooney healthy again. hopefully the injury to Welbeck is nothing serious as he is just now rounding into his best form EVER  for the team. and holy shit, the first Premier League goal for Ashley Young in 19 months. a badly needed 3 points.

the New York Rangers last night tried every fucking bit of patience i have. they lost to the Islanders 5-3, the ass clowns first regulation win in something like 17 games or so. i'd love to know who the fuck thought putting 2 young refs in this game would be a good idea. nearly the entire game was played with special teams. and i know if i'm grasping at straws trying to come up with reasons for why this team stinks, the management and coaching staff is lost as well. something has to change soon or the season will be lost.

i internalized all my hatred last night, so my sister and i got along fine. she's out with my mother at the moment at my uncle's i believe. they are having their Christmas today. i haven't participated in that for over 25 years now, so i really couldn't care. i believe my sister and mother and i are exchanging gifts tomorrow morning. that will be interesting as i will need to wake up early to get all my fantasy football shit done. plus, we have a basketball game at 2 p.m.

i believe the rest of today will be a mixture of watching it rain, maybe a little writing, watching some sports, and taking a nap. i have a victory beer to consume. i am looking forward to Saturday Night Live tonight. with Fallon and Timberlake involved, i am thinking this will be the best show of the season. i think ROH this evening is a year in review for Adam Cole. i'll be in and out of that.

i did hop on over to Noise Trade today and picked up some free music from fun. i'll include the link down in the music section. very good.

the cold weather comes back in tomorrow afternoon. i'm really hoping all this fucking water doesn't freeze all at once. i know for damn sure we don't have that much ice melter out here on the farm.

not exactly sure when i will be blogging again. maybe late Sunday night, maybe early Monday morning. i'm going to be a little preoccupied with fantasy football on Sunday to do much of anything else. unless of course my CBS team starts to shit the bed. i'll drag myself away from it, just for my health. and if you think i hate losing normally, imagine me in a championship game. it's not pretty. i've lost more of them than i have won so far. tomorrow could bring me even. and i really, really would love that.

that's all for me today. i hope you are dry wherever the fuck you are. be well. stay safe for all of you procrastinating shoppers out there. and don't be afraid to buy me something, i won't mind.

peace and chicken grease.

music:

fun. - Before Shane Went to Bangkok: Fun. Live in the USA
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Nothing But the Water
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

"I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird." - Frank Zappa

a relatively quiet day

i slept in a bit this morning. i figured maybe if i didn't pay much attention to Manchester United this morning they would play better. more on that in a bit. it's been so unseasonably cool here lately and with being able to sleep with the windows open, i've been getting my best sleep in years.

i did catch some highlights of the first half i slept through and caught a few minutes here and there of Manchester United's 5-2 win in Hong Kong. once again, Zaha looked like an absolute stud out there. i really hope he gets to be a regular this year with the big boys. he looks like he will be a star sooner rather than later. and thankfully, i haven't heard of any injuries. i'll enjoy that victory beer later tonight.

the Yankees are off tonight so i guess it will just be Monday Night Raw this evening.

i went through some poems earlier today and believe i have the 8 i'll be sending out later this week.

the shows last night were pretty damn good. Big Brother was what i expected. The Newsroom was excellent once again. Ray Donovan was great as a few more layers to the story developed. and lastly, Total Divas was better than i expected. i remember when the divas match at Wrestlemania got cut, so it was interesting to see the behind the scenes of that. and hats off to Bryan Danielson for giving all of us hairy guys out there hope.

the first part of my order from amazon.com showed up today. and it worked, so i'm a happy boy.

the weather didn't blow the trash around like i feared last night, so i didn't have anything other than empty trash cans to pick up at the end of the lane.

that's pretty much it. hopefully this weather holds on for a few more days. looks like it might rain in the middle of the week. if i was a responsible adult, i'd get the grass mowed before then. thank god i'm not.

music:

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Nothing But The Water
Pink Floyd - The Wall

"Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire." - Bernard Williams