well, i started off my 49th year on this planet waking up to a leg cramp and listening to mom puke in her bathroom. i guess that pretty much sums up life. i thank everyone for the wishes and i love what mom got me for my birthday (books, a new coat, etc.). i guess you can say Ohio State got me a huge gift last night.
Ohio State defeated Notre Dame, 34-23, to win the national championship last night.
Monday Night Raw was very good last night.
and now the flipside of my birthday. our oven won't get over 370 degrees. we can still cook on the stovetop. i tried all the troubleshooting last night. nothing worked. so, i put in a call to an appliance repair company today and left a message. i have no damn clue when or if i will get a call back. good times.
so, i'm guessing my birthday meal tonight will be me going to get something at one of the fast food places in town. exactly how i wanted to spend my 49th birthday.
i made a little vow to myself when i went to sleep at 4:45 AM this morning. my goal is to not be sleeping alone on my 50th birthday. now, i know that goes against reality of my life at the moment, but i thought putting it out into the universe couldn't hurt.
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on the DVR tonight will be NXT and St. Denis Medical.
the Dayton Flyers play tonight at Duquesne.
the New York Rangers play at home tonight against Ottawa.
i will probably be on here tomorrow after i get the grocery shopping done.
i was saddened to learn that Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band, passed away today.
mom has all these plants in the kitchen. she woke up last night after 1 hour of sleep to see how they were and get some heat on out there. i was still up since she has the tendency to sleep walk sometimes. i told her wouldn't it make more sense to just turn the furnace up. thankfully, that logic made sense to her and she went back to sleep. one thing i can say with certainty, there will be no plants in this house once she dies.
i wrote 2 poems last night. anytime i get close to my birthday, the poems start to flow. misery and death never seem to be that far away.
the New York Rangers lost at Montreal last night, 5-4 in OT.
the conference championship games are set in the NFL. the Bills beat the Ravens last night, 27-25. Buffalo will play at the Chiefs for the AFC championship. the Eagles beat the Rams yesterday, 28-22. the Eagles will host the Commanders for the NFC championship.
The Agency was excellent last night. next week is the season finale.
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nothing on the DVR tonight. i'll be watching the Ohio State vs. Notre Dame game tonight for the national championship. after that, i'll probably watch some of Monday Night Raw on Netflix.
i do plan on watching some NBA games today.
i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow.
i know i will be doing some writing today and tomorrow and probably send out some poems as well.
i hope everyone had a great weekend.
time for me to catch up some sleep.
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.
Me desperté en una mañana fría
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 Black Lillies - Where The Black Lillies Grow
The Black Angels - Evil Things
Barbarian Overlords - The Harvester
Metallica - The Unforgiven
Joe Bonamassa - Midnight Blues (Live)
"If you do what you were born to do, I think you will never grow old." - Federico Fellini
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so, might as well start off with the Ohio State game for the blog today. they defeated Texas last night, 28-14, to win the Cotton Bowl. that also puts them in the national championship game against Notre Dame on January 20th in Atlanta.
Smackdown was very good last night.
Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This? was hilarious last night.
enjoy some music:
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on the DVR tonight will be AEW Collision and Austin City Limits.
the NFL playoffs start today. Chargers at Texans and Steelers at Ravens.
the New York Rangers play at Las Vegas tonight.
i'm sure i will watch some soccer today as well as hockey, football, etc.
we did get some snow overnight. we also got a phone call at midnight last night alerting us there was a gas leak a few streets over. judging by the phone call we got at 3 in the morning, it got fixed by then.
at some point this weekend, i think i need to do my laundry.
i will probably be on here tomorrow after Manchester United plays at Arsenal in the FA Cup.
i hope everyone has a great Saturday.
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.
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:
Ley Line - Agua Do Mar (Live)
The Altons - Your Light
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Life by the Drop
Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Comin'
"I would rather just do the things I want to do." - Stanley Tucci
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i had to mail out a book today. i got everything ready and went into the garage to start the Highlander. it wouldn't start. well fuck me. so, i called AAA and they said they would give me a jump in about 90 minutes. ok. 90 minutes later, the guy was pulling up into the driveway. nicely played. he gave me a jump. said the battery looks fine, the sensors said it just needed charged, but said you should probably get a charger for here in the garage. good point. mom has ordered one from Amazon today. she went with me to the post office so i wouldn't have to turn the Highlander off. i got the book mailed and we went back home. i started the Highlander back up to get the mail before the snow started. thankfully, it started right up and was good. once that charger gets here, i'm going to make sure it stays charged, at least through the winter. the battery is like 8 years old, so i know damn well a new one is needed soon. so yeah, that was how my day started. good times.
i wrote 5 poems last night for the book. that brings that total up to 25. a few more nights like that and i'll have 40 in no time.
Notre Dame defeated Penn State, 27-24, to win their semifinal of the college football playoff last night. Texas and Ohio State plays tonight.
the New York Rangers won last night at home against the Devils, 3-2 in OT.
enjoy some music:
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on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown and Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
i will probably be watching the Ohio State vs. Texas game for most of the night.
i will most likely be on here early tomorrow. since there will be a ton of sports on tomorrow.
we are getting more snow right now. probably about 2 inches so far, with another 2 to come.
i hope everyone has a great 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.
Así que hoy fue uno de esos días.
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:
David Bowie - Modern Love
Nilsa No One - Lucid Dream
Dylan Cartlidge - New Day
The Black Lillies - Where The Black Lillies Grow
The Doors - The End
"Pleasure is the carrot dangled to lead the ass to market; or the precipice." - Robinson Jeffers
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i watched the Ohio State game last night, really hoping they were going to destroy Oregon and rub their noses in it. when Ohio State got up 34-0 i was so fucking happy. they ended up winning the Rose Bowl, 41-21. they will play in the semifinals of the college football playoff against Texas, which survived Arizona St, 39-31 in 2OT.
AEW Dynamite was good last night.
Orkin came out today to check the traps. i told the guy i think one of them went off as i could hear the trap hitting up against something in the attic. sure enough, there was one squirrel in one of the traps. he used some of my suet as bait to put in the other trap to see if anything else is up there.
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nothing on the DVR tonight.
team USA takes on Switzerland today at the World Juniors.
the New York Rangers play tonight at home against Boston. hopefully, they will find a way to win.
the Sugar Bowl is today between Georgia and Notre Dame. winner plays Penn State in the other semifinal of the college football playoff.
amazingly, they had the trash and recyclables picked up before 11 AM today. now, i have to put all the plastics and cardboard that wouldn't fit because they forgot to pick them up last week, into the now empty bin.
i did write one poem last night for the upcoming book. i was hoping for more, but i think that might come tonight.
i am going to try to be on here tomorrow in the morning before my doctor's appointment in the afternoon. i think after that appointment i need to get the rest of the grocery shopping done.
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.
El dulce sabor de la venganza
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:
Lucero - I Woke Up In New Orleans
MGMT - Time to Pretend
The Afghan Whigs - Come See About Me
Tori Amos - Winter (Live)
Regina Spektor - Down by the River (Live)
"Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right." - Isaac Asimov
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i didn't get to sleep last night until 5 this morning. i did manage to write 3 poems last night. more on that in a bit. i woke up around 9:45 this morning and checked my phone. i believe the first words were what the fuck. being 48 years old, i'm no longer surprised by the violence, or the lack of humanity anymore. what really pisses me off anymore is how this country turns a blind eye to homegrown terrorists. we still operate with this mentality that our enemies are nations, etc. i always thought this was why we could never win in Vietnam. we don't understand guerillas or the lone wolfs that get radicalized. and we still don't. the Sugar Bowl tonight between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed to tomorrow night. i'm sure the death total will rise and lord knows how many IEDs they are going to find around the French Quarter. the terrorist in question is 42 years old and an American citizen. from Texas of course. just fucking crazy...
so, on the 3 poems i wrote last night. i need to write about 40 poems that will be for my new book, untitled as of now. John Patrick Robbins from The Rye Whiskey Review wants to publish a book of poems of mine. i have always enjoy working with JPR, so i am definitely going to jump at this opportunity. so, i basically am going to write poems for the book specifically that no one will see until the book is published. i also am going to try to write poems for the places i send to as well. what this actually means is i won't be sleeping for the next 5 months. good times.
i finished the grocery shopping yesterday and got home in time to watch the second half of Dayton vs. LaSalle. Dayton won the game 84-70.
team USA defeated Canada last night, 4-1, to win Group A at the World Juniors. the USA will play Switzerland on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
oh goody, now the FBI believes the terrorist, who was in the US Army by the way at some point, didn't act alone in this. why do i think this is now becoming an old episode of Homeland?
the college football playoff game last night between Penn State and Boise St. was won by Penn State, 31-14.
NXT last night was ok.
Hard Knocks last night was very good.
Texas is leading Arizona St. 17-3 at halftime in their college football playoff game today.
enjoy some music:
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on the DVR tonight will be AEW Dynamite.
Ohio State tries to get its revenge today against Oregon in the Rose Bowl. winner will play the winner of the Texas vs. Arizona St. game in the semifinals of the college football playoffs.
i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow. i know at some point i need to get my driving license renewed before my birthday on the 21st. i also have a doctor's appointment on Friday. joy.
a big thank you to everyone for checking out my first published poems of 2025:
i hope 2025 is a great year for all of us. i know that is impossible as so many of us tend to slip through the cracks of this world. i just hope this blog can continue to be a little ray of whatever you need it to be to keep your head above water.
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.
Nada como empezar el nuevo año con la muerte
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:
Diane Coffee - Everyday
Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You)
Glass Animals - Gooey
Beck - Go It Alone
Saya Gray - SHELL (OF A MAN)
"I'm kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy." - J.D. Salinger
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i almost got some decent sleep last night. almost. but, i did get up this morning and got some shit done before i had to get mom up. she had company coming over this morning for breakfast. she of course missed the text message sent this morning, so i only got her up 5 minutes before that company came. but, in the end, all went well. breakfast was good (biscuits and gravy) and everyone had enough to eat.
the Dayton Flyers lost last night at UC, 66-59. you could tell Dayton was playing their 3rd game in 7 days. when you have no legs, jump shots don't go in. sure enough, it took Dayton over 11 minutes last night to get their first field goal.
the New York Rangers finally played like they gave a shit last night and won at Dallas, 3-1. helps when your goalie stops 41 of 42 shots.
i did watch some of Notre Dame defeating Indiana last night, 27-17. Notre Dame will now play Georgia on Jan, 1.
the Yankees made a trade last night with the Reds. they traded Jose Trevino to the Reds for 2 players. i do like the relief pitcher the Yankees got in the trade. today, the Yankees signed Paul Goldschmidt to play first base. just a one year deal, so i fucking love this move.
Smackdown and NXT Level Up were both good last night.
AEW Rampage was good last night.
enjoy some music:
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on the DVR tonight will be AEW Collision and Saturday Night Live.
Ohio State plays at home tonight in the college football playoffs against Tennessee. i'm hoping Ohio State wins.
i'm sure i will watch plenty of the college football playoffs today and some of both NFL games. and i will probably sprinkle in some soccer, hockey and god knows whatever else.
Penn State is currently destroying SMU 28-0 at halftime in the college football playoffs.
i am going to try to get the blog done tomorrow sometime between when the Manchester United game ends and the New York Rangers game begins.
i hope everyone has a great Saturday.
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 menos sale el sol
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:
Ray Charles - The Spirit of Christmas
Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means to Me
The Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Mary J. Blige - Little Drummer Boy
James Brown - Christmas Is Coming
"We're not meant to be perfect. It took me a long time to learn that." - Jane Fonda
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so, i have done my best as i have aged to be more optimistic. yesterday was an example why there will always be a part of me that knows such bullshit is a farce. Ohio State lost yesterday at home to Michigan, 13-10. Ryan Day has now lost 4 straight games to that team. that hasn't happened since the late 80's to early 90's. as i told my mother last night, he'd be lucky if his house wasn't burnt to the ground by this morning. while i do believe Ohio State will make the playoffs, i won't be shocked when they lose in the first round and everyone is fucking fired.
the New York Rangers tried their hardest to fucking lose yesterday but managed to end their losing streak, defeating Montreal at home, 4-3.
the USWNT and England played a 0-0 draw yesterday.
WWE Survivor Series War Games was really good yesterday.
AEW Collision and AEW Rampage was ok last night.
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on the DVR tonight will be Somebody Somewhere and two episodes of The Agency.
so, i did get up in time this morning to watch Manchester United absolutely destroy Everton today, 4-0.
the New Orleans Saints play today at home against the Rams. hopefully, the Saints will find a way to win.
a big thank you to everyone for checking out my latest published poems:
i got up pretty early this morning. i am always hyped up when this week comes around every year. the Ohio State vs. Michigan game always has meant something to me. for too much of my damn life, it has meant bitter losses. i am really hoping, and fuck it, expecting, this year to be different. i know if it isn't, Ryan Day will be job seeking and who knows what this team looks like next season. a win today puts Ohio State in the Big 10 championship game against Oregon.
Smackdown and NXT Level Up last night were really good. i can't wait for Survivor Series today.
the Yacht Rock dockumentary last night was great.
enjoy some music:
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on the DVR tonight will be AEW Collision and AEW Rampage. i'll be watching WWE Survivor Series on Peacock.
the New York Rangers lost yesterday at Philadelphia, 3-1. they play this afternoon at home against Montreal.
the USWNT plays England today in a friendly at Wembley Stadium.
i'm sure i will watch some college football today.
we got some snow yesterday. hell, i woke from a nap and looked outside and it looked like a fucking blizzard.
i did get my Christmas shopping for mom done last night. i had used my Capitol One Visa so damn much this year that i had enough points to get all of her gifts for FREE.
i will probably be on here tomorrow after Manchester United plays Everton in the morning.
i hope everyone has a great Saturday.
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.
levantarse temprano un sabado
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:
Joshua Idehen - Mum Does The Washing
What Elephant? - Made Up Words
INXS - Not Enough Time
John Prine - Jesus the Missing Years (Live)
T-Pain - War Pigs
"Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance." - David Mamet
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i am pretty excited this morning to see how Manchester United plays under a new head coach. i'm really hoping they win today at Ipswich Town.
Ohio State defeated Indiana yesterday, 38-15. they play that shit school up north next week at home. if they win, they will play Oregon again for the Big 10 championship and probably the #1 seed in the playoffs.
i did watch a few college football games yesterday:
the New York Rangers lost last night in Edmonton, 6-2.
enjoy some music:
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on the DVR tonight will be Somebody Somewhere.
the New Orleans Saints are off this week, so i'll probably just watch the Red Zone channel after the Manchester United game today.
i know at some point today i need to go to the grocery store to get a few things for tonight's dinner, etc.
i hope everyone had a great Saturday. i hope your Sunday will be even better.
i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow.
until then 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.
El comienzo de una nueva era
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 Band - Up on Cripple Creek
Cat Power - Visions of Johanna (Live)
John Prine - Loretta
Steve Earle - Colorado Girl
Deer Tick - Goodnight, Irene (Live)
"Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet." - Billy Connolly
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i think i know what i am getting my mother for Christmas. i will hopefully get all that bought in the next week or so. i was doing some research on Amazon last night and i think i found 5 things she would love that i can actually afford. we limit it to 5 things as neither one of us need a ton of gifts.
Smackdown and NXT Level Up were both really good last night.
AEW Rampage was ok last night.
Real Time with Bill Maher was hilarious last night.
enjoy some music:
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nothing on the DVR tonight.
Ohio State plays at home against Indiana today at noon.
i'm sure i will watch plenty of college football today.
the New York Rangers play tonight at Edmonton.
i should be on here tomorrow (hopefully) before Manchester United plays in the morning.
i hope everyone has a great Saturday.
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.
Bienvenidos al fin de semana
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:
Cloud Companion - Who Took The Night Away
Guided By Voices - Fly Religion
Swimming With Bears - Patient Diguise
Tunde Adebimpe - Magnetic
Kendrick Lamar - GNX
"The monster was the best friend I ever had." - Boris Karloff
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so, yet another night where i only got 4 hours of sleep. but, i do feel like i had a pretty damn productive day yesterday. i know where my next 8 poems are going. plus, i got a good shower in and actually did decent on some bets. so, let us begin...
Ohio State defeated Northwestern yesterday at Wrigley Field, 31-7.
i did watch plenty of college football yesterday...
the Dayton Flyers defeated Capital last night, 76-55.
AEW Collision was good last night.
Saturday Night Live was great last night.
enjoy some music:
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on the DVR tonight will be Somebody Somewhere and Last Week Tonight.
the New Orleans Saints play today at home against the Browns.
the New York Rangers play tonight at Seattle.
i did watch 2 more episodes of Say Nothing yesterday. i highly recommend checking this show out. i have 3 more episodes to watch.
i have no damn clue when i will be on here tomorrow.
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.
La calma antes de la tormenta
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:
Icona Pop w/ Charli XCX - I Love It
Republica - Drop Dead Gorgeous
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Enigma - Return To Innocence
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
"The whole point is to live life and be - to use all the colors in the crayon box." - RuPaul
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