i really need to do my laundry today. so, once i get this blog done... i'll be doing that the rest of the day.
Smackdown and NXT Level Up were both really good last night. i can't wait for Saturday Night's Main Event tonight on NBC.
a delightful trip into the dark mind of an evil genius or simply the musings of an asshole
i really need to do my laundry today. so, once i get this blog done... i'll be doing that the rest of the day.
Smackdown and NXT Level Up were both really good last night. i can't wait for Saturday Night's Main Event tonight on NBC.
it was really windy here today. that always seems to happen on trash day. been like that for most of my adult life it seems. i did get the grocery shopping done early today. i wanted to be home to watch the Manchester United game. more on that in a bit.
the grocery stores weren't too bad today. you could tell the spooked shoppers since there is snow and weather in the forecast. i was simply trying to get what the fuck was on the list. i had to get gas today as well. the booze costed more than the gas. and i did find everything on the list.
Manchester United lost at Arsenal today, 2-0. United played well for the first 45 minutes. then, the talent gap showed up in the second half.
so, i woke up this morning and saw that the snow started sticking last night. i knew it must have been as some fucker did some donuts in the cul-de-sac last night. i put on some coffee and got ready to watch the World Cup final. when Argentina got up 2-0, i thought for sure they were going to win the game in regulation. silly me. France scored twice in the second half (90 seconds apart) to tie the game at 2. the game went to extra time. Messi scored his second for Argentina to put them in the lead. Kylian Mbappe scored his 3rd for France to eventually send the game to penalty kicks. Argentina won the penalty kicks 4-2. this was by far the most entertaining World Cup final i think i have ever watched. and honestly, it ends the debate of who is the greatest of all time. Messi winning the World Cup trumps everything.
so, when the news of Grant Wahl's death last night hit me, i was shocked. Grant was the best soccer writer in this country by a mile. he did an amazing job explaining the sport and growing the sport in this country. i still am trying to process his death covering the World Cup. part of me doesn't want to believe it is true. and part of me knows, having just celebrated his 48th birthday 8 days ago, it is the circle being completed. Grant was also an amazing writer about college basketball. i have been an avid reader of his for damn near 20 years. i think i cried for hours last night as i was trying to deal with my own grief. he was the writer i thought i wanted to be when i was a kid, thinking of writing for a team or a sport, long before the poetry bug latched on to me. rest in peace Grant. you were an amazing human. condolences to his wife and his family.
so, i guess i needed some sleep. 3 hours just wasn't going to cut it for today. i didn't get to bed until 6:30 this morning. i was up a little before 9:30. did my usual morning shit, got the Christmas cards into the mailbox, had breakfast and went to my massage chair. next thing i know, i was waking up and it was 4 in the afternoon. 3 of you getting Christmas cards from me this year will have yours mailed out tomorrow. i love a rural post office that closes a little after 4. but, since i have to get bloodwork done at 8:45 in the morning tomorrow, i know i will get to a post office on time then. good times.
NXT War Games was really good last night.
i have been in agony today with all this fucking rain around here. my arthritis is getting much worse, especially in my left knee. i'm 44 and feel like i'm in my late 70's. good times.
Manchester United took Leeds behind the woodshed yesterday and destroyed them. a 6-2 victory was music to my fucking ears. United are now 3rd in the league with a game in hand.