so, my doctor's appointment didn't go well yesterday. my A1C is still too fucking high. so, they are changing my Trulicity yet again. i'm hoping this time it will work as expected. also, my blood pressure was up. i tend to believe that my stress level is through the fucking roof anymore, so that is to blame for all of this. my weight was down, so that was probably the only positive. and, now i'm waiting for a doctor's office to call and schedule my colonoscopy. given that i have colon cancer on both sides of my family, i can't wait to get this done. i mean, i'm already 99% sure what is going to kill me one day. fuck, might as well make it 100%. so yeah, not exactly what i was hoping for.
the New York Yankees won last night over Seattle, 3-1. hopefully, they will do it again tonight.
NXT was excellent last night.
Dark Side of the Ring was very good last night.
Deadliest Catch was good last night.
Don't Forget the Lyrics was pretty funny last night.
Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge was really good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be AEW Dynamite and Mayans M.C.
i did listen to the Notsam Wrestling interview today with Matt Cardona and Steph De Lander.
congrats to The King on being elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame today.
i will probably be on here in the morning tomorrow as mom has physical therapy in the afternoon.
the grocery shopping today took forever. mom's gut is messing with her again so she is trying a new diet out. and i spent most of today trying to find shit i have never heard of before let alone bought before. so yeah, that was fun.
i will hopefully get some poems written tonight and tomorrow afternoon. i really want to get some more submissions out by the weekend.
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.
hoy vi a la mujer de mis sueños
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:
Helena Deland - Spring Bug
Seven Mary Three - That's How Strong My Love Is (Live)
RVG - It's Not Easy
Lady Chops & The Goddamn Jam - Funeral Clown
Don Henley - The Boys of Summer
"Life begins on the other side of despair." - Jean-Paul Sartre
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
just got back home from mom's appointment. the place was way busier than i was hoping for. but, she did get her injection. i am really fucking hoping this gives her some relief from her pain. i got her a Frozen Coke at McDonald's on the way home. so, at least i know she is currently happy.
i've got a little bit to get a little lunch, write this blog and then go to my appointment. joy.
the Yankees won last night down at that dump in Tampa, 4-2. hopefully, they will win again tonight.
the Lightning beat Colorado last night, 6-2, to win Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. once again, it isn't a series until a home team loses a game.
Monday Night Raw was good last night.
Miz & Mrs was hilarious last night.
Don't Forget the Lyrics was good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be NXT, Holey Moley and Deadliest Catch.
my order from Repacked Wax arrived today. i'll open those cards up when i get home from my doctor's appointment.
the first day of summer certainly didn't disappoint when it comes to heat and humidity. the real feel outside is around 100 degrees right now. i guess i'll put on some more Banana Boat (sunscreen lotion) before i leave.
i will be on here tomorrow after i get the grocery shopping done.
of course, if i get a wild hair up my ass tonight and send some poems out, there might be a quick blog post around 2 or 3 in the morning. i am back to the old days of me doing my best work in the middle of the fucking night. good times.
that's all for me kids. my lunch of a granola bar and 7 Up Zero is nearly done.
until tomorrow...
fight the power.
fuck racism.
fuck hatred.
fuck war.
fuck the police.
black lives matter.
stay healthy.
wash your fucking hands.
stay socially distant.
get the fucking shot.
Espero que disfrutes del primer día del verano.
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:
Tasha - Perfect Wife
Beyonce - BREAK MY SOUL
Jimetta Rose & The Voices of Creation - Let The Sunshine In
Leonard Cohen - Light as the Breeze
David Bowie - Modern Love
"If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company." - Jean-Paul Sartre
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
first off, a rarity honestly, a little poetry news to start off this Monday. i sent out 12 poems this morning, 5 to Synchronized Chaos; 4 to The Rye Whiskey Review and 3 to The Beatnik Cowboy. when i hear back from these places, i will pass along the verdicts.
WWE Hell in a Cell was pretty good last night. thankfully, it will (hopefully) be the last the big WWE show without fans in the building.
here are your highlights from the NBA playoffs yesterday:
here are your highlights from the NHL playoffs last night:
the Yankees won yesterday over Oakland, 2-1. they ended the game with their third triple play of the season. totally fucking insane.
Axios was very good last night.
Last Week Tonight was brilliant as usual.
Batwoman was crazy last night. the season finale is next week.
The Chi was great last night.
Black Monday was hilarious last night.
Flatbush Misdemeanors was great last night.
Desus & Mero was fucking funny as hell last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and I'll be Gone in the Dark. i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.
i'm sure i will watch some of the NHL playoffs tonight and some of the Copa America as well.
yesterday at the Copa America, Venezuela and Ecuador ended 2-2, and Peru defeated Colombia, 2-1. tonight, Uruguay takes on Chile and Argentina plays Paraguay.
yesterday at the Euro 2020, Italy defeated Wales, 1-0 and Switzerland beat Turkey, 3-1. Italy won Group A and Wales finished second. they both advanced to the final 16. Switzerland might move on as one of the better third place teams. today, Groups B and C play. right now, Austria is up on the Ukraine, 1-0 and the Netherlands are defeating North Macedonia, 3-0. in Group B today, Finland will play Belgium and Russia plays Denmark.
i did listen to episode 348 of Notsam Wrestling this morning. you can listen to that by going here:
my order from Topps.com just got delivered, so i know what i'll be doing this afternoon.
mom had a nurse out here this morning to draw her blood while she was fasting. i don't think she liked the fact that she had to be stuck more than once.
i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow.
i hope everyone had a great weekend.
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.
Estos son los días en los que me encantaría dormir
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:
CLAY - sponge
Tom Morello & The Bloody Beetroots w/Ana Tijoux - Lightning Over Mexico
as many of you know, i did not have a good relationship with my father. i think he's been gone long enough now that he's simply a crutch for the poems when i'm stuck and can't think of anything to write. so, to all the good fathers out there, the ones that didn't punish their children by mentally abusing them or threatening to take them out of the world they brought them into; to the ones that didn't arrive late with an excuse to a championship match; to the ones that didn't steal all the college money playing the fucking lottery; to the ones that didn't blame a hit and run accident on their oldest child; to the ones that didn't forget birthdays; to the ones that didn't choose to work overtime instead of going home and enjoying the family... happy father's day.
i made the mistake last night to read the #speakingout stories on the internet last night regarding pro wrestling before going to bed. so many of the names involved are people i really respected and i was literally in tears reading those stories of abuse. as someone who has struggled to come to grips with it in my own past, i applaud each and everyone for coming forward as i know how fucking hard that can be. and honestly, the sooner we as a society get all this shit out into the open and treat sexual abuse, domestic abuse, etc. as seriously as it deserves to be treated, the better we are going to be in the future.
ROH was very good last night.
Austin City Limits was the Chris Stapleton episode i mistakenly deleted a few months ago.
i did watch the Belmont Stakes yesterday. i wasn't surprised with the winner of the race.
i watched some of the UFC last night as well.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be the season finale of VICE, Perry Mason, Last Week Tonight, Hightown, The Chi and Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.
i went to the store earlier today to pick up my prescriptions and get a few other things. i didn't know that Father's Day was all the moms take all the kids to the store day. it was way too fucking crowded for an early Sunday afternoon.
i will probably be on here tomorrow after i send some poems out.
i hope everyone had a great Saturday. i hope your Sunday is even better.
until tomorrow kids...
fuck racism.
fuck hatred.
fuck the police.
black lives matter.
stay healthy.
wash your fucking hands...
stay hydrated in this damn heat...
amor sólo brillará a través de si el amor nunca muere
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 Suffers - You Only Call (Live)
Dirty Revival - Chuck (Live)
Gary Clark Jr. - When My Train Pulls In (Live)
John Lee Hooker - I'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive (Live)
"Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you." - Jean-Paul Sartre
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
well, it actually feels like summer today. plenty of sunshine, a little humidity, etc. etc.
i knew as soon as i left to go do the grocery shopping, they would show up with the new oven. sure enough, as i was coming back from the local grocery store, they were putting in the new oven. it's light years from the one that was in here, so it will take some getting used to. but, at least dinner won't be out of the microwave like the last month has been.
the New York Yankees won last night over Houston, 10-6. tonight, Aaron Judge makes his return from injury. and hopefully, the home runs keep on coming.
Lip Sync Battle was fucking crazy last night.
both episodes of Life in Pieces were good last night.
Baskets was hilarious last night.
Holey Moley was so stupid last night. it's like Wipeout meets Putt Putt, so of course i loved it.
Desus & Mero was great last night.
i did watch a little of the Gold Cup last night. here are the scores:
Haiti defeated Nicaragua 2-0 and Costa Rica beat Bermuda 2-1. tonight, El Salvador takes on Jamaica and Honduras plays Curacao.
the Women's World Cup is off today. tomorrow starts the knockout rounds. Germany plays Nigeria and Norway plays Australia.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, NJPW, Real Time with Bill Maher and Los Espookys.
the first round of the NHL Draft is tonight. the New York Rangers have the second pick in the draft, so i am fairly confident they can't fuck this up. now, i do expect them to be busy trying to make some trades, but i will be shocked if they get back into the first round after pick #2.
i did watch a good amount of the NBA Draft last night. way too many fucking trades for my liking. and i'm not exactly thrilled with what the Sacramento Kings did, but i am so fucking used to that by now.
i guess my sister will be leaving tomorrow. mom kind of thought she was staying longer. oh well.
the grocery store wasn't bad today. you could tell it was summer, plenty of short shorts and plenty of leg in the store. i'm sure there will be poems.
i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow.
i hope everyone has an amazing weekend.
go enjoy it boys and girls.
Todavía puedo imaginarla sentada en mi cara
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:
Biffy Clyro - Many of Horror (Live)
Primal Scream - Movin' On Up (Live)
Muse - Madness (Live)
Radiohead - My Iron Lung (Live)
"Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think." - Jean-Paul Sartre
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
i'm the only asshole i know that can get 11 poems published in a day and complain about it. the rain that is coming down is truly fucking with me at the moment. these are the days i need that young kid Bukowski talked about to do this shit.
a little World Cup update:
i watched most of Denmark and Australia this morning. it ended in a 1-1 draw. right now France is leading Peru 1-0 in the 82nd minute. Argentina and Croatia play later today.
the New York Yankees were down 5-0 to Seattle last night and i was not happy. but, the sign of a great team is their ability to never quit. and that is exactly what the Yankees did last night. they chipped away and eventually Gary Sanchez tied the game at 5 in the 8th with a huge two run homer. in the bottom of the 9th, Giancarlo Stanton had his first signature Yankee moment. the Yankees won 7-5. they will go for the sweep this afternoon.
Lucha Underground was really good last night.
NXT was pretty good last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and Lip Sync Battle.
i will probably spend most of tonight watching the NBA Draft. there is the outside chance someone from Dayton might get taken in the second round. Dayton hasn't had anyone selected in the draft in 28 years.
my friend Debbie Kirk is getting much closer to having surgery, chemo, etc. she really could use anything you can possibly give to support her. below is the link to go to. please spread it around. https://www.gofundme.com/5m0wfqg
if my pain allows, at some point today i need to go to the drugstore and probably our local grocery store as well. and there really isn't anything better than seeing me in public when i am hurting. it's like a pissed off dog roaming the aisles begging for someone to make the mistake.
thanks to everyone for the compliments regarding the poems today. i really do appreciate them more than i will probably ever let on.
i have no clue when i'll be on here tomorrow. i know i need to go grocery shopping at the big store tomorrow, but that won't happen until my pills are ready. hopefully this oppressive heat will finally be gone.
that's all for me kids.
¿Quién necesita la lluvia el primer día de verano?
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:
Two Feet - I Feel Like I'm Drowning
Our Lady Peace - Superman's Dead
Tina Turner - I Can't Stand The Rain
Lana Del Rey - Love
"When rich people fight wars with one another, poor people are the ones to die." - Jean-Paul Sartre
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
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:
this is my first Father's Day with the knowledge that my father is dead. i'm not exactly sure how i'm going to react to shit today. i've already seen commercials that have made me fucking sick to my stomach. it reminds me of watching my neighbor play catch with his son when i was a teenager, wondering why the fuck my father couldn't find the time to do that with me. this has a day of alcohol written all over it.
for those of you that had great fathers or still enjoy the company of your father, here's a touching music video for you people:
the New York Yankees broke out the whipping stick last night and beat the Tigers 14-3. that capped off a nearly perfect day at Yankee Stadium. Old Timer's Day was excellent as usual. the ceremony to honor Willie Randolph was good:
but, the moment that got me was the surprise plaque for Mel Stottlemyre:
as you might imagine, given how much cancer has played a role in my adult life, i was wiping tears for the next hour or so. thankfully, the Old Timer's game itself had a few laughs in it:
ROH was excellent last night. of course, anytime you have an episode with Nakamura and AJ Styles on it, it's going to be great.
Power was great last night. i loved the ending and how many layers this season has already started.
i wrote 2 poems last night, so that made 3 for the day. i typed those 3 up late last night and i think they are really good. not sure when i'll send them out, sort of depends on when other poems gets published.
enjoy another musical interlude:
it appears my breakfast didn't want to stay in my body as long as i wanted it to. thankfully, i made it to the toilet in time. i suppose, it would have been more appropriate that i didn't for today.
my afternoon today will be a mix of baseball and soccer. my evening will be jam packed with some new shows on HBO. i'm really looking forward to the new season of True Detective. the first season was damn near perfect, so i have high hopes for this one. after that, two new shows come on; Ballers and The Brink. hopefully i will enjoy both of them. over on Showtime will be Nurse Jackie, Happyish and Penny Dreadful. the night will close out with Last Week Tonight on HBO. given that i'm running on about 4 hours of sleep at the moment, you can bet that i will be using the DVR for all of that.
i really hope the Yankees win today as it is painfully obvious i really need a fucking drink.
for those good fathers out there, i hope you enjoy your day. for the pieces of shit like my own was, do yourself a favor and just fucking try. i know i would have respected my father about a trillion times more than i do now if he just would have put forth some kind of fucking effort. but, that ship has sailed. if you truly don't want your children to hate you until the end of time, take advantage of the present and be something resembling a man.
to all the single mothers out there who have to play both roles of parent, i hope you enjoy the day as well. god knows, you certainly deserve to do so.
i hope your weekend is going good. i actually got a few things done yesterday and it was dry enough to clean out the water logged bird feeders. there is nothing worse than bird seed that has gone bad. it's like trying to clean out pure shit. the kind of shit that stinks to high heaven. that smell and the smell of death are trapped in my head forever.
on that good note, i wish everyone adieu
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:
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble - Life Without You (Live)
Cowboy Junkies - Powderfinger
Joe Bonamassa - Chains & Things (Live)
Soul Asylum - Summer of Drugs
Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns and Money (Live)
"Commitment is an act, not a word." - Jean-Paul Sartre
i knew damn well i wasn't going to get much sleep last night (more on that in the Yankees update below), so i decided to break out the notebook and start writing. more of a shit and giggles exercise as i really had nothing i wanted to write about. about 30 minutes later, i had busted out 4 poems. i typed those up this morning and i actually liked them. maybe after the World Cup, i'll do a submission or two.
the Yankees frustrated me for most of the evening. they wasted chance after chance with the bases loaded, which is slowly becoming the theme of this season. Kuroda went from pitching a no hitter to losing in a matter of seconds it seemed like. the Yankees were down 2 runs going into the bottom of the 9th. all i ever ask of my teams is that they give themselves a chance to win. down 2 runs, get some base runners. that's what they did. McCann got a RBI single to cut the deficit to one. and then Carlos Beltran decided he wanted to have his Yankee moment. a walk off 3 run HR, the Yankees win 5-3. that was a sweet victory beer to drink. they play again this afternoon.
yesterday is truly the reason i love the World Cup. anything can fucking happen. Costa Rica STUNS Italy 1-0. say goodbye England. i can just see the torture the English will feel if the USA advances further in this tournament than them. France destroyed Switzerland 5-2. France is starting to look like the teams i remember in the late 90's. Ecuador beat Honduras 2-1. Group E is going to come down to the final day.
today's action starts off with Argentina vs. Iran. next up will be Germany vs. Ghana. i will definitely have my eyes on that one. and the day ends with Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Nigeria. hopefully another day of goals.
got some music from one of my favorite bands today on NoiseTrade. i can never get enough of Shovels & Rope. i'll post the link to the FREE sampler below in the music section.
my sister made it to the wedding she's a part of this weekend without any problems. the weather was crazy around here once again yesterday. it was crazy watching the malls south of town have flood waters coming inside of them. i guess that rules out mom wanting to move south.
sadly, i have put my cat Tito Jackson on the dead list. i haven't seen it in over a month. and it wasn't one the cats that liked to wander. so, down to 14 now. at least with names that is.
that's all for me today. i hope everyone has a great weekend. congrats to Antonio Valencia on his new 3 year deal to stay at Manchester United.
be well. be creative. be drunk. be better than your imagination. take it easy. take it again.
peace and chicken grease...
music:
Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand
Shovels & Rope - NoiseTrade Sampler
The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends
"If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company." - Jean-Paul Sartre
this post was really going to go up about 8 hours ago but the fuck heads at Frontier Communications apparently don't understand that high speed internet is actually supposed to be high speed all the time, not just when it feels like it. so, a special thank you to the asshole who is sending a tech out on Monday for a problem on Friday. how this company still exists is beyond me.
i watched the press conference introducing the New York Rangers new coach, AV. one thing i really do like is he has no previous connection to the franchise. hopefully it will be a fresh voice, some new ideas, a little fresh blood could really help this team. i want to see who he hires as his assistants to really see what kind of team he plans on having. i'm sure the offense will actually exist under AV (hopefully).
after yet another loss yesterday it was rather nice to see the Yankees win tonight. amazing what a little offense and some great pitching can do for a team. i'm really liking this new kid they brought up. hopefully they keep playing him.
it looks like it is going to be a miserable weekend in terms of weather. hot and humid with hardly any chance of relief. and somehow i need to get the grass cut during this shit. looks like i might be mowing at the crack of dawn one morning.
i sent out 9 poems today, 3 to The Camel Saloon and 6 to ZYX. when i hear back from these places i'll pass along the info here on the blog.
my left ankle is still barking today. my gut is telling me it is most likely arthritis. and my amateur medical opinions are usually spot on. just ask my mom and her meniscus injury a few years back. not sure when i'll go to the doctor about it. i imagine not anytime soon.
i have to take my truck in next week to get serviced. i figure i better get that done before it completely dies.
a quick note for the muse, i hope you enjoyed your movie and i hope the search for a new job is quick and fruitful for you.
a final critter update: the traps are gone. and hopefully all of the little fuckers are as well.
i guess i should wrap this up before the fucking internet disappears again on me.
have a great weekend and safe start to the summer, at least to all my readers here in the northern hemisphere. maybe if i get bored enough i'll try to get some pictures taken out here.
music today:
Jimi Hendrix - People, Hell and Angels
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Live From Alabama
Ed Sheeran - +
Human Cannonball - Let's Be Friends
Brett Dennen - Loverboy
