one of those days where i definitely feel like an old man

 maybe it was when i was looking for the butterscotch chips that mom wanted... maybe it was straining to bend down and get some cheese... fucking one of those days where i feel like an old man. for those that are interested, my doctors appointment went well yesterday. my weight was down, my A1C was down and my blood pressure was very good. so, all of them were pleased that i seem to be headed back in the right direction. the Trulicity has definitely worked so far.

here are your 3 videos for this day of national poetry month:

the New York Rangers won last night at home against Washington, 4-3. they are now up 2-0 in the series. Game 3 will be Friday at Washington.

here are your highlights from the NHL playoffs last night:

the New York Yankees won last night at home against Oakland, 4-3. hopefully, they will win again tonight.

here are your NBA playoff highlights from last night.

the finale of Shogun was very good last night.

Dark Side of the Ring was excellent last night.

NXT was really good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be AEW Dynamite, The Masked Singer, NJPW and the season finale of American Horror Story.

grocery shopping went pretty well today. nothing was that crowded, so that helped.

i got home in time to watch the second half of the Manchester United game today at home against Sheffield United. the boys found a way to win while not playing great again. Manchester United won 4-2.

not sure what i am doing for dinner tonight.

i have to take the Highlander in to the dealership tomorrow at 9:45 AM. so, i know i need to get to bed a little earlier than normal tonight if i want to be able to function like whatever the fuck a normal human is like.

i should be on here tomorrow in the afternoon.

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.

me siento como un anciano

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:

Caravan Palace - Mirrors

Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Suffering

Beth Gibbons - Floating On A Moment

Local Natives - April

Zsela - Fire Excape

"I want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nice ass and shake it." - Shirley MacLaine

and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:

the powers that be hate me...

so, i was sitting there in the dermatologist's office, waiting for my mother to get called in, when this stunning blonde walked in. and when i mean stunning, i'm talking holy shit beautiful. and i caught myself looking for a ring, which amazingly she didn't have. of course, mom's name got called a few minutes later. and just my luck, the stunning blonde wasn't still in the waiting room when we were leaving. i'm sure it doesn't help matters that i'm rarely in public anymore unless i'm taking mom to an appointment or doing the grocery shopping. it's a recipe to ensure loneliness that's for sure.

i sent out 15 poems last night, 5 each to Easy Street and Live Nude Poems; 2 to Tuck Magazine (already accepted for publication) and 3 poems to Mad Swirl. when i hear back from these places i will pass along the verdicts.

the New York Rangers will be facing the Ottawa Senators in the next round of the playoffs. i guess we'll see firsthand who won the trade from the off-season. it should be another tough one, but since the Rangers have the better goalie, i'll go with them.

the other matchups in the playoffs are Pittsburgh vs. Washington, Nashville vs. St. Louis and Edmonton vs. Anaheim. there was 18 OT games in the first round. i wouldn't be surprised if they get close to that number again in the second round. the Rangers series starts on Thursday.

the New York Yankees lost yesterday 2-1. a former pitcher for the team shut them down for most of the game. the Yankees had a chance to win the game late. they never could get a big hit though. shit happens. they start a series in Boston tomorrow night.

Silicon Valley was fucking hilarious last night.

Veep was excellent once again last night.

Last Week Tonight was fucking hilarious last night.

Guerrilla was really good last night. for me, Rory Kinnear is the one stealing the show.

Billions was excellent last night. i especially loved the ending. it's what always drew me to the show to begin with, sexual deviancy.

the finale of Feud: Bette and Joan last night was great. the acting that Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange did on this show was amazing.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, The Voice and Gotham. i will be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.

El Clasico yesterday was just that, a classic. the game between Real Madrid and Barcelona had everything you could want in a game. goals, violence, controversy, and a winning goal at the death. such an amazing game.

i just realized that Mother's Day is coming up soon. i guess i better figure out what to get her.

i hope everyone had a great Sunday.

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:

My Morning Jacket - Tyrone
Father John Misty - Real Love Baby
Jeffrey Gaines - In Your Eyes (Live)
Matthew Sweet - The Ugly Truth

"Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. It's where all the fruit is." - Shirley MacLaine

and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:

what to do when odd phrases hit you at 2 in the morning while taking a piss

welcome to the 24th day of National Poetry Month. today, i'm shining a light on the poet Paul Tristram. i have become aware of Paul's work in the last few years and i am very impressed. hopefully in the next few links, you'll find something you enjoy as well:
http://paultristram.blogspot.co.uk/
https://youronephonecall.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/the-wooden-pillowed-hotel-by-paul-tristram/
http://deadsnakes.blogspot.com/2015/04/paul-tristram-three-poems_12.html
http://www.horrorsleazetrash.com/poetry/paul-tristram-8/
http://poppyroadreview.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-strange-day-living-without-you-again.html

while on the topic of poetry, the title of this blog represents exactly what happened to me last night. i would mention what the phrase was but i won't. you can read it when the poem gets published. i ended up writing 3 poems last night/this morning. i really like them after i typed them up. i will probably squeeze out a submission here in the next few days.

mom and i took another load of shit to Goodwill today. slowly but surely, the garage and farm are getting cleaned out. tomorrow morning i have to drive down south of town and have 9 boxes of papers get shredded. that will certainly clean some more room out.

the shows last night were excellent. The Big Bang Theory was very good. Lip Sync Battle was ok, although i couldn't help but laugh at Mike Tyson:

The Comedians was fucking hilarious last night. i think that was the best show so far. Louie was uncomfortable. that isn't a bad thing. i love that Louie does a show that doesn't have you laugh at every fucking second.

and then this made me laugh:

the New York Yankees start a series at home tonight with the Mets. i would be watching all of it, but a certain hockey team is playing tonight.

the New York Rangers have a chance tonight to close out the Penguins. i'm hoping they take advantage of this chance tonight and get it done. if they do, it will be in the exact number of games i picked before the playoffs started, 5. that will have nearly all of my attention tonight.

that's all for me today. i hope everyone has a wonderful weekend planned. it's going to fucking rain here, so no wonderful in the forecast for me anytime soon.

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:

Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Kevin Garrett - Coloring (* FREE on iTunes)
Young Summer - Blood Love
K's Choice - Not an Addict
Kings of Leon - Cold Desert

"A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused." - Shirley MacLaine

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

a day of beautiful sunshine spent indoors

i have been swimming in the seas of poetry for the last few hours. here are your links for national poetry month:

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/4/24/harvard-write-poetry/
http://www.nashvillescene.com/countrylife/archives/2014/04/24/celebrate-poetry-month-tonight-with-poetry-bomb-and-poets-corner
http://www.stlamerican.com/entertainment/living_it/article_a1f58238-cb57-11e3-836b-001a4bcf887a.html

one of the places i sent some poems to a few weeks ago, The Blind Vigil Revue, closed up shop. so, i knew i had to find the five poems i had sitting there a new home. so, i've been busting my ass this afternoon and i think i have a plan for tomorrow. but, given the way i do shit, instead of just sending out the 5 poems in question, i'll also have 12 more i'll be sending out. more details on that tomorrow as i've got plenty of typing ahead of me.

i did watch the Yankees game last night, or at least the interesting parts. not sure what Pineda was thinking with the pine tar on the neck. he got suspended 10 games for that. the Yankees lost 5-1 and had to blow up their bullpen in the process. and with CC pitching tonight, it's a good thing they got some fresh arms up for tonight. they will most likely need them.

other than that last night, it was a matter of flipping between playoff hockey and basketball games. i did get to see a few overtime goals. those are always fun.

i did catch Legit and Ali G. last night. Legit was one of the funniest fucking things i have seen this year. to see Carrie Fisher say lick my pussy was a laugh out loud holy shit moment.

and it hit me last night that i completely forgot about Fargo on FX on Tuesday night. fuck. not sure how i'm going to catch up. of course, my Tuesday is fucking booked solid now. that might be something i wait until we move and just binge watch the season when we get better high speed internet.

tonight will be some sports and a new episode of The Big Bang Theory. i think SNL has some special on tonight as well i'll probably end up watching. unless the Yankees are somehow winning.

got some more of the shit i ordered from amazon.com today. i love how i asked for it to be the least number of packages possible and my shit is coming in 6 different packages. just fucking lovely.

but, i did get some music today. that will be below.

my mother has had a headache for the last few days. i'd like to think that it's because of the swelling from the surgery, but i don't think it is. i believe it is more stress related. i told her it would be much easier if she could smoke pot and allow her brain to escape. sadly, she's allergic, or at least that is what she claims. probably more of the goody two shoes coming out.

that's all for me today kids. i've got a shower to take and a shitload of typing to do. i may pull a late one and get most of it done tonight after midnight.

be well my enemies. peace and chicken grease...

music:

The Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast
Johnny Cash - Out Among The Stars
Disturbed - The Lost Children
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

"I want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nice ass and shake it." - Shirley MacLaine

sometimes it rains so hard you can feel it in your bones

this post is brought to you by professional broadcaster, Primetime Sam Roberts. you can find episode 52 of his podcast, The Sam Roberts Show Online at iTunes, Stitcher, and at notsam.com. i'd also like to share a recent interview with Brooke Shields he did that i found pretty interesting.

always nice when the Yankees prove me wrong. they got some good pitching last night from Phil Hughes, a clutch hit from Ichiro (finally) and got the hammer of god to hold on in the 9th for a 4-3 win last night. probably the best win of the season so far. i was in and out of it for most of the game, but just happened to tune in when Ichiro got the hit. nice timing there. hopefully they can get the series win tonight.

as for the New York Rangers, they can't do anything easy to save their fucking lives. all they needed to do was beat one of the worst teams in the league and, given that Winnipeg lost last night, they would have been in the playoffs. so, they of course go out and lose 3-2. at least all they need is 2 damn points to get in now. no matter how hard they try, i can't see them being able to fuck that up.

i did catch most of The Voice last night. the knockout rounds should be cutthroat this season. i honestly believe this is probably the best talent they have had in any season so far.

as for Deadliest Catch, it once again showed why it's my favorite show on television. i can't wait to see how the backstabbing from last night plays out for the rest of the season.

a special thank you to BZ Niditch for the email. always nice to find out who is reading this blog when you actually had no clue they were.

the poet of the day on my Google+ page is Justin Hyde. Justin is one of the few poets that has come along in the last few years and absolutely blown me away with his work. do yourself a favor and do a quick search and enjoy.

we had a massive cold front move through last night. good thing i got the grass cut when i did. my back has been tighter than tight all day long. i know i'm in for a long one when stretching doesn't even help.

i did manage to type up the 2 poems i wrote the other day. i like them. i'll toss them into the soon to be sent out pile. i've got a few sitting around, enough for maybe 2 more submissions before the month is over.

music today:

Shrug - Everything's Blowing Up Roses
Outkast - ATLiens

"A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused." - Shirley MacLaine