i have a couple really large ice packs out in the old refrigerator that we put in the garage. i broke one of those out last night. it basically takes up my entire back. i put that in my chair and i eventually went to sleep. i might have got a little over 5 hours. that feels like an eternity when some nights i can barely manage 2 hours of sleep. so, other than technology being a motherfucker as usual today, i have been feeling pretty good. the pinched nerve has been manageable all day. the arthritis has been as well. hopefully, that becomes the new normal.
the Yankees won last night over the Royals at home, 4-3, in 11 innings. Baltimore lost, so the Yankees lead in the division is back to 1 1/2 games. they start a series tonight at home against Boston. i'm really hoping that the Yankees can win this series and get closer to clinching the division.
Big Brother was good last night. i think Quinn is going to be evicted, at least from what i have seen so far today.
AEW Dynamite was good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Big Brother, NJPW and two episodes of The Old Man (which i will probably have to watch on HULU tomorrow)...
i will probably watch some of the NFL game tonight between Buffalo and Miami.
i have no damn clue when i will be on here tomorrow.
i need to go make dinner. tonight will be pork chops and apples.
until tomorrow my friends...
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.
En realidad pude 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:
Mozworth - Postcard
RubbleBucket - Moving Without Touching
TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me
Interpol - Untitled
Oasis - Champagne Supernova
"Temptation is a woman's weapon and a man's excuse." - H.L. Mencken
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
so, i got a little more sleep in my bed last night. but, i once again had to go to my chair in the living room to get a little more. and right as i was getting the ice on my back at 7 this morning, it started pouring outside. great.
the Yankees won last night at home against Atlanta, 8-3. hopefully, they will win again this afternoon.
i did watch some of the Euro 2024 games yesterday. i plan on doing the same today.
AEW Collision was good last night.
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple was a great documentary last night. i highly recommend it.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be The Chi, Power Book II: Ghost and Last Week Tonight.
the USMNT takes on Bolivia today at the Copa America.
i will probably be on here in the morning tomorrow, before i take mom to her physical therapy appointment.
also, i might be on here later today if i send some poems out.
i hope everyone had a great Saturday. i hope your Sunday will be even better.
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.
tratando de dormir bajo la 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:
Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy
The BellRays - Blues For Godzilla
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
Interpol - Untitled
Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland
"The only unnatural sex act is that which you cannot perform." - Alfred Kinsey
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
whatever the temp was today, that was how humid it was as well. talk about a hot slice of hell. every motherfucker had their kids with them. between my arthritis, the pinched nerve and i swear i am starting to hear weird noises in my ears (i am reading more and more how Meniere's Disease can be hereditary); this is one of those days where i would love to hook up to a morphine drip and just take my chances on living or dying. but, i did get most of everything that was on the list. and i got it before the storms hit. joy.
the New York Yankees won last night over the Twins, 5-1. hopefully, they will do the same thing tonight.
Deadliest Catch was a preview more or less for the upcoming season last night. that starts next week.
NXT was very good last night. i can't wait for NXT Battleground this Sunday.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be AEW Dynamite and NJPW.
i did write a poem yesterday in the waiting room where mom does her physical therapy.
i will probably be on here in the morning tomorrow as mom has physical therapy again tomorrow afternoon.
i was texting with the spanish princess last night at 4 in the morning. that should tell how i was sleeping last night.
i have to go figure out dinner, so that's all for me kids.
until tomorrow...
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.
un pedazo caliente del infierno
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:
om la luna - Pescarusii zboara (Seagulls Fly)
Gavin Turek - Disco Boots
Halsey - Is There Somewhere
Interpol - Untitled
Jawbreaker - Kiss the Bottle
"As I have not worried to be born, I do not worry to die." - Federico Garcia Lorca
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
Obi Toppin was drafted #8 last night, to the New York Knicks. you could tell from the emotion he was showing, going back home was a dream for him. he's from Brooklyn, and that's part of the reason i didn't want him to go to the Knicks... all the pressure of being the one to bring that team back to a championship level. of course, Obi is a dude that loves the pressure. so, i'm really hoping he has a season to remember his rookie year. win a few awards and keep being the humble, amazing athlete that has no limits to his abilities.
NXT was really damn good last night.
AEW was awesome last night.
The Masked Singer was a double elimination last night. i didn't get either one right.
I Can See Your Voice was pretty good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Young Sheldon, B Positive, The Unicorn, Cari & Jemele (Won't) Stick to Sports, Miz & Mrs and Total Bellas. i'll watch NXT UK sometime tonight on WWE Network.
i'll probably watch some of the NFL game tonight between the Cardinals and Seahawks.
i did get my laundry all done today. i also used all the boxes mom got for my baseball cards.
i need to go to the bank and the post office tomorrow as i got the money for my first sale of cards. i know i need to do some shopping tomorrow as well. mom remembered some things she forgot to put on the grocery list. plus, i'd love to get a fucking haircut tomorrow. this mop is driving me nuts.
i'll be on here tomorrow after i get all that done. hopefully, i'll get an early enough start to the day that i won't be running around forever.
the wind made a roaring return today. sounds like there is a fucking train outside of my window. joy.
until tomorrow kids...
fight the power.
fuck racism.
fuck hatred.
fuck the police.
black lives matter.
stay healthy.
wash your fucking hands.
wear your mask.
a veces le pasan cosas buenas a la gente buena
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:
Interpol - NYC
Lou Reed - Perfect Day
Jay-Z w/Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind
Beastie Boys - So What'cha Want
"Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating." - Charlie Kaufman
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
i got most of the cards i put in sleeves this weekend in order last night. i got a couple of nibbles on some of my NHL cards. i'd love to see someone actually buy something.
ROH was pretty good last night.
the Yankees whipped the Red Sox again last night, 11-5. Clint Frazier has been playing his ass off sent he got called back to the team. of course, there just had to be another injury last night. DJ LeMahieu sprained his thumb and went on the injured list this morning. hopefully, the Yankees will win again tonight.
my sister stayed here longer than i expected yesterday.
i did watch some of the Columbus Blue Jackets last night. they lost to the Lightning, 3-2.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Lovecraft Country, Last Week Tonight, Big Brother, The Chi, Desus & Mero and We Hunt Together.
i really hope Manchester United wins today in the semifinals of the Europa League against Sevilla. i know they will have to play their best today to do so,
i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow.
i hope everyone had a great Saturday. hope your Sunday is even better.
until tomorrow kids...
fight the power.
fuck racism.
fuck hatred.
fuck the police.
black lives matter.
stay healthy.
wash your fucking hands.
wear your mask.
no existe tal cosa como normal
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:
Interpol - Untitled
Morphine - Looks Like Rain
Trampled By Turtles - Alone
Sade - No Ordinary Love
"Bad taste creates many more millionaires than good taste." - Charles Bukowski
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
i remember why i always hated getting up early in the morning. 1) i don't like people 2) there's even more shitty drivers at that hour 3) it completely throws off the body clock of a nocturnal poet.
i got mom to her appointment this morning early. i think the doctor understood mom's situation completely when he said it definitely sounded like she's being jerked around by the system. i'm hoping his report will back the first doctor that mom went to that said she is incapable of working anymore. this doctor also said he will gladly talk to the lawyer and tell him his opinion. mom has another appointment tomorrow. thankfully, this one has nothing to do with her disability claims.
we went to Waffle House this morning for breakfast. of course, it was gloomy and rainy all morning. joy.
the New York Yankees won last night 9-2. hopefully, they will win again tonight down in that dump in Tampa. the Yankees magic number to clinch home field in the wild card game against Oakland is 2.
Smackdown was pretty good last night.
The Jim Jefferies Show was hilarious last night.
The Voice was pretty good last night.
Mayans M.C. was really good last night.
Mr Inbetween was pretty good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Lucha Underground, the season finale of Big Brother, Mr. Mercedes, American Horror Story and Total Divas. i'll watch 205 Live, NXT and the Mae Young Classic sometime tonight on WWE Network.
the New York Rangers play tonight at home against the Islanders. this is the next to last pre-season game. thank god the regular season will be starting soon.
i should probably go take a damn nap. it's cooled off enough that i opened up the windows again. perhaps that will do the trick for me.
just enough rain in the area today that it feels like there's a 40 lb. gorilla trying to escape through my joints. it's one of those things that i have grown to handle (i'm laughing as i typed that) but it truly just grinds my production to a fucking halt. but, the show must go on.
a little poetry news before we get the shit show rolling...
i heard back from Nerve Cowboy on my poetry submission from January. they decided to pass on what i sent. i read the poems again and really liked them. so, i guess i'll go back to the drawing board and roll the dice again. these 5 poems will get published somewhere.
the New York Yankees lost the suspended game yesterday against the Nationals (5-3) and won the second game 4-2. they start a series tonight at home against Seattle.
Monday Night Raw was very good last night.
i woke up this morning to see Japan was up 1-0 on Colombia and Colombia was playing with 10 men. i guess that's what i get for tuning in 20 minutes late to a World Cup game. Japan ended up winning the game 2-1. Senegal upset Poland 2-1. and Russia blitzed Egypt in the second half to win the game 3-1. tomorrow Portugal plays Morocco, Uruguay takes on Saudi Arabia and Iran plays Spain.
It Will Be Chaos was very interesting to watch last night. it's one of those documentaries i wish everyone would watch.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Smackdown, The Jim Jefferies Show and Deadliest Catch. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on WWE Network.
i think tomorrow is supposed to be stormy as well, so i have no damn clue when i'll be on here. i know i still have the trash to pickup here and next door, and i guess i should get that done before i get caught out in a thunderstorm.
i was hoping to feel much better this morning. sadly, i still have a bit of a cough that is draining the life out of me. so much for doing my laundry and getting the poems out before noon today. if i have them done by the time Saturday Night Live comes on tonight, i'll be mildly surprised. if that does happen, you might actually get two blogs out of me today.
the New York Yankees pitching fucking sucked last night. they lost to Oakland 10-5. hopefully they will do better this afternoon.
here are your highlights from Game 1 between Washington and Tampa Bay last night:
NJPW was excellent last night.
Major League Wrestling was pretty good last night.
VICE was really good last night.
Real Time with Bill Maher was pretty funny last night.
Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas was excellent last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Saturday Night Live, ROH, Patrick Melrose and Dunkirk.
i will probably watch some of Game 1 between Winnipeg and Las Vegas tonight as well.
i just found out my best friend has a growing mass in her left breast. this is going to be a much tougher weekend than i thought.
i need to get my laundry started and start getting these poems out.
i hope everyone has a great weekend.
Hola, depresión, ¿dónde está tu mejor botella?
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:
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
"Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist." - George Carlin
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
i slept about 30 minutes longer than i really wanted to this morning. perhaps, that was a sign from god. now i have a choice. do i look at the Manchester United game this morning (0-0) as they got another point? or, do i look at it as they couldn't beat a Burnley side that fucking sucks? or, do i chalk this up to more frustration as the LvG system is still not fully in place? i haven't quite decided. i'm more pissed than cautious. i did think Di Maria looked good at times. of course, he and Mata both went off with possible injuries. what else is new. i'm really disappointed that they are clueless in the final 1/3 of the pitch. oh well, there goes that chance at a victory beer.
the Yankees won last night, 6-3. good thing i was patient last night. they waited until late to actually do something against a pitcher they own. they play again this afternoon. i have no clue how much of the game i will watch. sort of depends on what Ohio State is doing.
Ohio State plays Navy at noon. i have no clue what to expect from Ohio State now that their best player is going to miss this season. hopefully they win. they are favored by 16. i think it will probably be closer than that.
there's plenty of other college football games i'll be flipping between today and tonight. other than that, maybe some basketball and some other soccer matches, if i'm amazingly still awake late tonight, i plan on watching the new episode of ROH.
as for now, as soon as i get this done, i need to feed the cats and get some frustration out. good times.
i'll most likely be on here tomorrow morning before the Yankees play again. if the rest of my day goes well, i'll be in a much better mood tomorrow. if not, i won't blame you if you just pass on a day of this drivel.
hope this finds everyone breathing. thank you for allowing me to waste some 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 my enemies...
music:
Arctic Monkeys - AM
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing." - Warren Buffett
thankfully, this latest holy shit storm went more to the south than the jackasses on tv thought it would, so we only got like 3 inches of snow. now, it did get cold again, as the windchill this morning was around -15. that's always fun. honestly, i've been dealing with the winter for so damn long now, i'm oblivious to it. shit, i expect it now.
i did watch the last 30 minutes or so of The Oscars last night. i'm really happy i did as it inspired 3 poems i wrote in like 10 minutes. i typed those up this afternoon and they are oh so good. at least i think so. i'll be sending those out soon.
seeing that the New York Rangers disappointed the living shit out of me last night (6-3 loss to Boston), i decided to stop watching the game and just flip on HBO. True Detective was fucking brilliant once again. i have no clue how they are going to tie up all the loose ends in next week's finale. if you aren't watching this show, you truly are missing out. Girls made me laugh really hard as i truly enjoy the topic of death and how uncomfortable it makes others.
as for television tonight, it is my usual Monday war between The Voice and Monday Night Raw. Raw is in Chicago tonight, the home of CM Punk. the fans are plotting a riot if Punk, who left the company last month, doesn't show up. i'd love to see him back but, i'd also love to see the crowd go berserk. whatever happens, it should be great train wreck tv. as for The Voice, i see me catching up on that on YouTube at 4 in the morning or so.
i was happy to see some spring training baseball on this afternoon. that gave me what i needed to nap for a few hours. good times.
hopefully, nothing i melted today on the sidewalks will refreeze come morning. i got a check in the mail today, so there is a trip to the bank coming up soon. also, got my new credit card from Capital One. i'll finally be getting some cash back on my purchases. not that i buy anything more than music, books, gas, and booze.
i took another step into the digital world last night and got on iTunes. i figured i might as well put the gift card i got to use. of course, i haven't used it yet. baby steps.
that is all for me today. i hope everyone is well, warm, pissed off and ready to do something about it. or curious why you still waste your time each day to read this horseshit i call writing.
be well my enemies...
music:
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The xx - Coexist
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
"To label me an intellectual is a misunderstanding of what that is." - Dick Cavett
when the Yankees lost last night i mostly brushed it off because i was still happy about the team USA win in the Gold Cup. so, when the Yankees played this afternoon with their best pitcher on the mound, i had high hopes they could earn a split in the series. and that's exactly what they did. 2-0 win. great pitching from the Yankees. a victory beer i enjoyed greatly. they next play tomorrow night back home against a Tampa team hotter than cow shit in July. it's pretty damn close to do or die for the team at this point.
team USA played another great game for their 10th win in a row. 3-1 over Honduras. next game is the Gold Cup final on Sunday against Panama in Chicago. these 2 teams played a classic in this situation back in 2005. i wouldn't be shocked if it happens again. i just hope that the coach of team USA will be on the sidelines for the game. no word yet if he will be or not as of right now.
i think i know who is getting evicted tonight on Big Brother. i'm more interested on who wins the next HOH. that could make for a very interesting week if someone unexpected wins it.
other than that, tonight i'll be watching Wilfred. looks like another classic from the previews.
last night's episode of The Bridge was fantastic. i'm quickly becoming a huge fan of the show. it truly is can't miss television.
i'm hoping to hit the bed early tonight as Manchester United plays early in the morning again from Japan. hopefully they play better than they did in their last match.
i'm really looking forward to my order from amazon.com. my musical tastes are getting pretty weird here lately. and i'm toying with the idea of getting a mandolin and a turntable. of course, knowing how i am, within 2 months both would be collecting dust.
tomorrow will also be one of those weird days for me as it is my father's birthday. the father i haven't seen since Jan. 23, 1995 even though we have always lived in the same county in the same state. i believe he turns 67. don't be shocked if a few poems don't suddenly pop into my head tomorrow and i'm babbling about them on here.
another tremendous day of weather here. it's supposed to rain this weekend but it looks like i'll get one more night with the windows open. that's definitely one thing i will miss if we end up having to move away from the farm.
that's pretty much it for today. hope everyone is having a great week and looking forward to a better weekend.
music:
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
"I intend to live forever, or die trying." - Groucho Marx
looking forward to the Sweet 16 games tonight. that will give me something else to watch in case the New York Rangers are spitting the bit tonight up in Ottawa. and given how they have played against that team this year, laying an egg is a possibility.
started up my daily fantasy baseball teams today on ESPN.com. no salary caps this year, so i guess i'm going to find out just how much i really do know about advanced statistics. also, i guess it's rather appropriate the New York Yankees start this season on April Fools Day.
the doctor's office called me this afternoon and asked me to call them back. like a good boy i did. all results are normal and their recommendation is just an annual check. i can understand everyone's concern given the family history of just about every fucking disease known to man. but, just like the blood clots that should have killed me at 32, i don't fit any molds or anything that should be. i'm sure not drinking any pop for over a decade and not running to the doctor every time i get the sniffles has actually been a good thing. and knock on wood, hopefully it stays that way.
also, a little f.y.i. for everyone that has my phone number. if you call and leave me a message, i will call you back. if you call and don't leave a message, i won't. i'm pretty simple that way.
i went to bed last night thinking Jarome Iginla was traded to the Boston Bruins. woke up this morning to see that he was actually traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. seeing that if the playoffs started today, the Rangers would be playing the Penguins, to say i'm a bit disgusted with this news would be a vast understatement. but, that's getting way ahead of myself. the Rangers have to make the damn playoffs first before i can start having dreams of Crosby crying over a playoff upset.
did see that the Miami Heat win streak finally ended at 27. maybe the NBA regular season can go back to being boring again now.
was hoping i would come up with some poetry today while cleaning the toilets and vacuuming the first floor. sadly, nothing came to me other than a little back pain. and all those poems have been tapped for the time being.
are all the telemarketers calling because it's the end of the month or is everyone on a crusade to try my patience?
i'm not happy with the weather forecast for next week. yet more chances for fucking snow. i suppose i will be getting a late start this year on mowing the grass. i was already on cut number 2 by this time last year.
hopefully, if the air stays in my shitty truck tires and my synapses still fire, i'll remember to take the camera with me into town tomorrow. maybe get some pictures to post on here over the weekend.
music today:
Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
"Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely." - P.J. O'Rourke
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wanted to get this blog post done before the baseball playoffs start, before the rain comes, before i spend another hour on the toilet, etc. etc.
i couldn't sleep for shit last night. my back was in horrific pain and i'm not really sure if i want to know what the pain in my right leg is. but, i decided to actually get some shit done today. so, with that in mind, i actually sent out 13 poems today. the lucky ones receiving these gifts are The Camel Saloon, Carcinogenic Poetry, and Thunder Sandwich. hopefully, i will have good news to report soon.
not really surprised that the NHL are fucking up once again. in most labor spats, i side with the players. and this is no different. i love rich people who can't control themselves with spending but want others to take responsibility for it. if they don't watch it, hockey will be somewhere around lacrosse before long in this country. lose another season and us die hard fans will be the only ones left. just when the Rangers were on the cusp of the cup, fuck me.
a long weekend of sports is ahead for me. Yankees in the playoffs, Manchester United in action, NFL and all the fantasy fun and games. and who knows, maybe i sneak in a little writing on the side. depends on the pain i guess. or if the Yankees are winning or not. if you think i hate to lose in the regular season...
sad to see Bobby Valentine go so soon in Boston. wanted him to stay on for a decade and run that franchise into the ground.
hope everyone has a great weekend. peace and chicken grease.
music today:
Humble Wolf - Paper Thin
Warren Haynes Band - Live at the Moody Theater
Grant-Lee Phillips - Green Corn Songs: Live at McCabes
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
Steve Earle - Copperhead Road
"There's more to life than cheek bones." - Kate Winslet
woke up to a downpour, which was great. until it only lasted for 3 minutes. as of last night, it was supposed to rain all morning. why i bother to pay attention to weather forecasts...
happy father's day to all the good fathers out there. as for the bad ones like my own...
typed up 2 poems this morning. i really like them both. i'm hoping to send them out by the end of this week. i have a few places in mind.
another day of the Yankees, EURO 2012, a little Nascar and maybe a little NBA around my Showtime and HBO schedules tonight. other than taking out the trash and hopefully watching it rain, my day is pretty much set.
some morning music:
Steve Earle - Copperhead Road
Fun. - Some Nights
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
"I would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody I wanted to please." - Robert Mapplethorpe
