my bracket still looks good...

 so, i went 14-2 yesterday on the college basketball games. hopefully, i can repeat that today.

there's where the good news ends. the USMNT lost to Panama last night, 1-0. Panama's only shot on goal went in basically at the death of the game. fuck me. simply not good enough and honestly, the team has a ways to go to even sniff success in the World Cup, eventually.

the New York Rangers lost last night at home to Toronto, 4-3.

i slept like shit last night. could never get the pinched nerve to calm down, so basically i slept in 45 minute shifts. joy.

i have to take mom to get some death certificates today. i love taking care of some legal shit that could have been dealt with nearly a decade ago.

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on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown and Real Time with Bill Maher.

by this time tomorrow, the Dayton Flyers will be getting ready to play in the NIT.

so, the goal will be to get the blog done before that game tomorrow.

i think the weather is supposed to be shitty this weekend, so that will be good for watching college basketball.

i'm going to try to take a nap before i have to start driving. thankfully, it won't be a far drive.

i hope everyone has a great weekend.

best of luck with your brackets and your gambling today.

until tomorrow 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:

Victoria Canal - Talk

Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason

Tori Amos - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (Live)

Lauren Eylise - Peaks & Valleys

Fiona Apple - Shadowboxer

mi soporte todavía se ve bien

"What other people think of me is none of my business." - Gary Oldman

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a change in plans...

i forgot the Yankees play a day night doubleheader today against the Red Sox. so, instead of trying to squeeze the blog in when i get home today, i'm just going to do it now.

the Yankees defeated the Angels last night, 2-1. all the runs came in the first inning. next up on the homestand is 3 games against the Red Sox. if the Yankees can somehow win all 3 games, they will be in a wildcard position by 1/2 game. hopefully, they pull it off.

Monday Night Raw was good last night. SummerSlam is this Saturday.

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on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, NXT, Deadliest Catch and Hard Knocks.

they are repairing the foundation to the house next door. thankfully, i am up before the drilling begins at 8 AM. mom's oxygen drowns it out for her. 

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

i'm hoping mom's doctor's appointment goes well today. i think she wants to know if she can get the injections into her spine again after her congestive heart failure. i'm hoping the doctor says yes as she is in pain every day now. between her spinal stenosis, bad left hip, arthritis and her Meniere's Disease, i can understand why she sleeps all the time and is trying to take the hardest drugs she can find around the house.

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.

parece que esta vieja alma morirá sola

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:

Little Simz w/Cleo Sol - Woman

Yola - Stand For Myself

Nina Simone - Feeling Good

Lauren Eylise - Peaks & Valleys

Arlo Parks - Green Eyes

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." - Mae West

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today was a day to remind myself that life is nothing but a slow death...

 i wrote a poem last night that i broke into five parts. it was the first time i have done that in years. i'm doing my next round of submissions either tomorrow or Friday.

the first two stops on the grocery shopping day were fine. i went to Rite-Aid to get a ton of stuff for mom. they didn't have any baseball cards there. so, i went to the one where i got lucky the last time, near the Kroger i go to. more on the baseball cards i found in a bit. as for Kroger. you would think a damn blizzard is coming or something. fuck, it was way too damn crowded for my liking, especially in a fucking pandemic. but, i got everything on the list, so we are stocked for weeks in my opinion.

as for the baseball cards, i paid $13 for 3 Fairfield boxes. i got 1 autographed card out of one box and all told, probably close to $50 worth of cards. not bad.

the Dayton Flyers started off like shit yesterday at Duquesne. and honestly, when the score was 15-3, i turned the damn thing off. the final score of 69-64 does no justice to the fact the game was never close. 

here are your links for this day of Black History Month:

https://blackfacts.com/fact/negro-baseball-league-founded

https://blackfacts.com/fact/blanche-kelso-bruce-elected-to-us-senate

https://blackfacts.com/fact/u-of-alabama-first-black-student

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on the DVR tonight will be NXT, AEW, The Masked Dancer, Name That Tune and Vice News Tonight.

i really have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow. i know i would love to get the poems out or actually get more than 3 hours of sleep.

i have a dinner to go make that i should have been making a couple of hours ago, so that's all for me kids.

until tomorrow...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

nada más que una maldita muerte lenta

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:

Jorja Smith - February 3rd

H.E.R. - I Can't Breathe

Lauren Eylise - Peaks & Valleys

Janelle Monae - Make Me Feel

"A singer knows how he wants the song to go, and a writer visualizes how he wants the song to go." 

                                                                                                       - Dennis Edwards

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at least the day got better as it went along...

 so, the Manchester derby yesterday was a fucking bore. United and City (0-0) treated it like a fucking friendly. hell, one of my Amazon.com packages showed up in the middle of the match and i took care of that instead of watching.

the Dayton Flyers won yesterday in 2 OTs, 85-82 over Mississippi State. it was a battle of attrition really and somehow Dayton won. this was the first time they had ever beaten Mississippi State. Jalen Crutcher played all 50 minutes yesterday. it's painfully obvious, right now, this team is at best, 7 deep. they are off for a week now for finals.

amazingly, the Columbus Crew out played Seattle last night by a mile and defeated them 3-0 to win their second MLS Cup. i'm really happy for the players and fans, especially since the franchise almost went away 3 years ago.

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart was really, really good last night. the best part of the whole documentary was just how fast it went. it never dragged for the entire time. 

Saturday Night Live was pretty good last night.

ROH was excellent last night.

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on the DVR tonight will be Power Book II: Ghost, Shameless, Your Honor and Desus & Mero.

the New Orleans Saints play later this afternoon at the Eagles. hopefully, the Saints just keep on rolling today.

i have to take mom to the doctor tomorrow morning for her colonoscopy. i have to have her there before 8 AM. fuck me. so, i guess i'll be going to bed long before my usual 4 AM bedtime tonight. i'll probably be on here in the afternoon tomorrow.

i got all the baseball and hockey cards that needed to go in toploaders done yesterday. i guess my other package from Amazon will be here on Tuesday.

mom bought me a new winter coat with an inside pocket. none of the coats or jackets i have have that inside pocket for my cell phone. i was a little surprised it got here as quick as it did. and holy shit, it is a warm coat. i told mom i will probably not have to wear anything but a t-shirt underneath it.

i hope everyone had a great Saturday. hope your Sunday will be 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.

todo lo que recibo son llamadas de spam en este maldito teléfono

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:

Bee Gees - To Love Somebody

Otis Redding - You Don't Miss Your Water

Lauren Eylise - Peaks & Valleys

Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

"Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings." - Heinrich Heine

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