more snow than expected...

 so, i took a shower late last night. i didn't get to sleep until almost 6 this morning. imagine my fucking joy waking up with a cramp in my left leg after just 3 hours of sleep.

i know i said yesterday that i would have the blog done before the Manchester United game was going to start today. well, that didn't happen. United is down 1-0 at Tottenham so far today.

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

https://blackfacts.com/fact/new-york-city-council-passes-bill-prohibiting-racial-discrimination

https://blackfacts.com/fact/frederick-douglass

the Dayton Flyers won yesterday at home against Duquesne, 77-76.

the USA defeated Canada last night at the 4 Nations Face Off, 3-1. that qualifies the USA for the finals.

Finland defeated Sweden yesterday, 4-3, in OT. 

on Monday, Finland will play Canada and Sweden will play the USA. both games will be in Boston.

NXT Vengeance Day was excellent yesterday.

i did watch some of the NBA All Star Saturday night events.

AEW was ok last night.

Austin City Limits was very good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be SNL 50 Anniversary special, the season finale of Dexter Original Sin, two episodes of Yellowjackets, The White Lotus and Last Week Tonight.

i will probably watch some of the Daytona 500 today.

i will probably watch some of the NBA All Star game today as well.

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

i have no idea 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.

Más nieve de la esperada

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:

Kowloon - Heart Begins With You

Meme Del Real - Princesa

Jeffrey Gaines - In Your Eyes (Live)

Jonah Mutono - Modern Love

Ted Hawkins - Long As I Can See The Light

"I'm a weirdo, but everybody's weird in some kind of way." - Denzel Curry

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

apparently, i'll sleep when i'm dead...

 i was proud of myself last night. i got everything done and was in bed before 3 AM. so, imagine my dismay when i woke up and the clock had 4:45 AM on it. fuck me. i guess i'm sleeping in 2 hour intervals. joy.

Smackdown and NXT Level Up were both excellent last night.

AEW Rampage was ok last night.

Inside the NFL was very good last night.

Real Time with Bill Maher was great last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Saturday Night Live and AEW Collision.

Ohio State plays today at home against Purdue.

the Dayton Flyers play at home tonight against Northwestern. first time a Big Ten school has played at Dayton since the 90's i think.

the New York Rangers play tonight at Detroit.

there is some really good college football games on today. i will probably watch a few of them.

i need to go to the local grocery store to get a few things for dinner tonight.

i am going to try to be on here tomorrow before Manchester United plays. if not then, it will be after the match is over.

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.

Aparentemente, dormiré cuando esté muerto

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:

Eddie Chacon w/John Carroll Kirby - Empire

Remy Shand - Take a Message

Thriving Ivory - Angels On the Moon

Ted Hawkins - Groovy Little Things

Miles Davis - All Blues

"Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard." - Anne Sexton

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

at least i made it to the bank...

 my back is feeling a little better today. i at least made it to the bank to deposit a check. i really thought i was going to get some good sleep last night. i took a shower and had ice ready for my shoulders and back. i fell asleep around 3 and woke up right at 7 this morning. fuck me.

Monday Night Raw was very good last night.

i did watch some of the Falcons vs. Eagles last night. i can't believe the Eagles choked that game away.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be NXT and Deadliest Catch.

the New York Yankees play at Seattle tonight. the Yankees have a 3 game lead in the AL East with 12 games left.

Manchester United plays at home today against Barnsley in the League Cup.

the Champions League started back up today as well.

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

it is another hot and dry day here. the grass is just about dead. i imagine the 2 weeks of fall will be here soon.

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 llegué al banco

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:

Female Gallery - Simon Says

Father John Misty - Screamland

Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows (Live)

Ted Hawkins - Long As I Can See The Light

Satchel - Suffering

"People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense." - Ken Kesey

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

hello anger, we meet again...

 i just watched Manchester United piss away chance after chance and then lose in a penalty shootout after 120 minutes. fuck me. so, there goes any chance of winning the FA Cup this season.

i did write some poems last night. i sent out 18 poems today; 3 to The Beatnik Cowboy and 5 each to Synchronized Chaos, Horror Sleaze Trash and Misfit Magazine. when i hear back from these places, i will pass along the verdicts.

Vice News Tonight had two really good shows this week.

Celebrity Big Brother was good last night. i'm not sure who will get eliminated tonight.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown, Celebrity Big Brother, AEW Rampage and Real Time with Bill Maher. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on Peacock.

the NHL All Star skills competition is tonight as well. i will probably watch some of that.

i will hopefully be on here tomorrow before the Dayton Flyers play at Saint Louis in the afternoon.

we probably got around 6 inches of snow. we have a few drifts out here that are higher than 6. i guess mom has someone coming out in the morning to shovel the driveway and salt it. i am pissed enough right now, i could go out and do it myself. but, i know damn well, my back won't make it through it. 

i need to vacuum the house, so that's all for me kids.

i hope everyone has a great weekend.

until tomorrow...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

stay socially distant.

get the fucking shot.

parece que toda mi vida gira en torno al dolor

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:

Mondo Cozmo - Meant For Livin'

Boy Harsher - Give Me a Reason

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Trevor Something - Lovesong

Ted Hawkins - Long As I Can See The Light

"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would also be free." - Rosa Parks

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

the joy of back pain...

 remember how i was going to have the blog done before my sister got down here, etc. etc... well, the joy of a bad back is when that happens, your day just turns to shit. 

now, i did manage to get the poems out this morning. i sent out 11 poems; 3 each to Terror House Magazine and The Beatnik Cowboy; 5 poems to Synchronized Chaos (already accepted for publication). when i hear back from the other places, i will pass along the verdicts.

so, the Yankees got swept last night, losing yet again to the Toronto, 6-4. the Yankees now are clinging to a playoff spot by 1/2 game. they are on fucking life support. they start a series tonight at the Mets, and given what tomorrow is, it should an emotional roller coaster.

Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.

Big Brother went as i expected it to last night. Claire got evicted and then Alyssa went in the second eviction. so, The Cookout is the final 6, all of whom are black. i don't mind that at all, but i can't remember Big Brother ever having 6 minorities on the show ever to begin with, so what they did was never possible before. now, it will be fun to watch them have to destroy each other.

Holey Moley was great last night.

When Nature Calls was hilarious last night.

What We Do in the Shadows was crazy last night.

Dark Side of the Ring was the sneak peek of the new episodes starting next week.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown, AEW Rampage and Real Time with Bill Maher. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on Peacock.

so, not only is tomorrow the 20th anniversary of 9/11 it is also a crazy fucking sports day for me. Manchester United will play in the morning and that will mark the glorious (hopefully) return to the club of CR7. after that game, the Ohio State vs. Oregon game will be on. so, i am really going to try to get the blog done before all of that starts tomorrow. if not, it will come after it is all done.

my sister brought me some hockey cards she found. she paid $5 for them. i paid her the $5 and there was about $20 worth of cards in the packs. that made me pretty happy.

so, mom wanted me to go out with her to check on the tomatoes this afternoon. of course, i look away to pick some of the cherry tomatoes and she falls down somehow into the grass. this shit frustrates the living shit out of me. i try to explain to her, she can't do more than one thing at a time. and i mean it that exact way. if you are going to think, then do that first. then walk. you can't do both at the same time. i'm just happy she didn't fall on the concrete porch as i'm sure she would have broken something. my sister came out when she heard me say god dammit as loud as i could. good times.

i am going to make some burgers for dinner tonight. i have no clue if my sister will be eating dinner with us or her friends. 

i hope everyone has 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.

y te preguntas porque quiero morir pronto

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:

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves

Tom Petty - You Don't Know How It Feels

Ted Hawkins - Long As I Can See The Light

Muddy Waters - Champagne & Reefer (Live)

Green Day - Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)

"The road to success is always under construction." - Arnold Palmer

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

like a punch to the dick

 the problem with being a die hard sports fan is sometimes the losses are simply to much to bear. part of the problem for me is being alive when the Yankees had the greatest closer that ever lived. a good 20 years or so when you never had to worry about the 9th inning in a big game. sure, Mo blew a few over the years, but more times than not, it was automatic. well, those days are gone forever now. and after Britton shit the bed last night, i replayed the moments in my head for hours on end. i came to the conclusion that i don't mind if a kid would have been in that situation and gave up the walk off homer to the White Sox, as those are the lessons a kid needs to learn. but to see a veteran become a shell of his former self right before your eyes, unacceptable. and to watch the Yankees come from behind with two dramatic home runs in the top of the 9th to only lose to a fucking Hollywood ending on a damn Hollywood night, much like the title suggests today, a punch to the dick. Yankees lost to the White Sox, 9-8.

Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.

Big Brother was good last night. Christian got evicted and i believe Kyland is the new HOH.

Holey Moley was hilarious last night.

When Nature Calls was excellent last night.

NXT UK was really good yesterday.

Desus & Mero was fucking great last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown, Real Time with Bill Maher and AEW Rampage. i'll watch 205 Live (hopefully) sometime tonight on Peacock.

i got woke up this morning by a phone call from my mother's heart doctor. that was unexpected. i'm hoping they have finally figured out her meds. so, i watered the tomatoes, fed the birds and made some coffee. i think i am roughly running on about 3 good hours of sleep. and people wonder why i can't wait for my death.

i'll be on here tomorrow sometime after Manchester United plays Leeds. hard to believe the Premier League is back already.

i hope everyone has 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.

disfruta tu 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:

Chris Stapleton - Nothing Else Matters

Ted Hawkins - Long As I Can See The Light

Jeffrey Gaines - In Your Eyes (Live)

Bettye LaVette - Somebody Pick Up My Pieces

Gov't Mule - Wish You Were Here (Live)

"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock

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

so far, so good

 i got up early this morning. early enough, that i got to see most of the USWNT defeated New Zealand, 6-1. it could have been 10 goals if not for the 4 offside calls. 

Smackdown and 205 Live were both really good last night.

the Yankees lost last night in Boston, 6-2. any momentum they had coming into this series is now dead.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight is ROH and Tig Notaro: Drawn.

i did watch most of the first round of the NHL Draft last night. i didn't mind the Rangers pick. i'll take anyone who is a in your face player for this team.

Manchester United and Queens Park Rangers are playing a friendly today. currently, QPR is winning, 2-1. shit, make that 3-1 now. ok, now it is 4-1. thank god i'm not watching.

the Red Scare start their run in the TBT today. hopefully, they will get a victory.

i'll probably watch some of the MLS today and the rest of the NHL Draft.

i should be on here tomorrow in the morning.

i might be on here late tonight with another SoundCloud recording.

i hope everyone has a great Saturday.

until tomorrow...

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.

otra noche inquieta de sueño

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:

Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (Alternate Mix)

Metallica - The Small Hours

John Coltrane - Summertime

Bettye LaVette - Somebody Pick Up My Pieces

Ted Hawkins - Long As I Can See The Light

"All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope." - Alexandre Dumas

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

another night of seeing the sun come up...

i didn't get to bed until 7:30 this morning. i found a better site to actually get a more accurate price on some of my hockey cards, so that started another hunt in my books of cards last night. and that lead to me finding more cards, mostly baseball, that i had missed. the days are starting to blend all together now. joy.

thanks to everyone that has checked out my latest poem that was published this morning:
https://horrorsleazetrash.com/2020/08/09/j-j-campbell-39/

the Yankees split their doubleheader yesterday in Tampa. they won the first game, 8-4, and lost the second game, 5-3. Stanton got injured (shocker) in the second game and was put on the injured list with a strained hamstring. they are currently winning today's game- 1-0.

ROH was really good last night.

i did catch some of the NBA games yesterday.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be the season finale of Perry Mason, Last Week Tonight, The Chi, We Hunt Together, Desus & Mero and Big Brother.

i will probably watch some of the hockey games today and hopefully catch up on some sleep.

i should be on here tomorrow sometime after Manchester United plays in the Europa League.

i hope everyone had a great Saturday. i hope your Sunday is even better.

until tomorrow kids...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

cuatro horas de sueño es todo lo que realmente necesito

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:

Ted Hawkins - Long As I Can See The Light
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Steve Earle - Colorado Girl
Jeffrey Gaines - In Your Eyes (Live)
Chris Cornell - Nothing Compares 2 U (Live)

"Life has a practice of living you, if you don't live it." - Philip Larkin

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

happiness is a clean sheet on the road...

Manchester United defeated Chelsea yesterday 2-0. Ole absolutely owns Frank Lampard. United got pretty lucky yesterday with VAR, but i'll gladly take it. now, they are much closer to the top 4 and certainly have given themselves a chance to have a decent season after all.

mom wanted Pizza Hut for lunch yesterday. she likes their wings. i don't mind the pizza.

Monday Night Raw was pretty good last night.

The New Pope was excellent last night.

McMillion$ was very good last night.

Desus & Mero showed their interview with David Letterman in its entirety last night. BRILLIANT!

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest and WWE Backstage.

the Dayton Flyers play tonight at VCU. Dayton is up to #5 in the polls now, so the target on them is as big as ever. hopefully the boys can get out of there with a victory tonight.

Drew Brees announced he's coming back to the New Orleans Saints next season. that should start the dominoes to fall in NFL QB free agency.

i did go to the bank today to make a deposit. the Office Depot near the bank is closing. everything in the store is 50% off. so, i know where i will be going tomorrow most likely. depending on the weather of course.

i finally got to see most of The Last Jedi last night. i probably need to watch it again before i really give my thoughts on it. i was trying to watch it at 3 in the morning as my body was starting to collapse from exhaustion.

until tomorrow kids, i still have trash to pick up...

abraza el dolor y muere con una sonrisa en tu 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:

Bob Dylan - Standing In The Doorway
James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
Jason Isbell - Cover Me Up
Ted Hawkins - Long As I Can See The Light

"Make a difference about something other than yourselves." - Toni Morrison

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

https://blackfacts.com/fact/first-formal-protest-against-slavery
https://blackfacts.com/fact/lorde-audre-1934-1992--birthday
https://blackfacts.com/fact/morehouse-predecessor-founded
https://blackfacts.com/fact/mount-zion-baptist-church-seattle-washington-1890

say hello to the cold sunshine...

the furnace kicked on like a motherfucker at 4 this morning. of course, i was still awake, mostly because mom has pills to take at 4... i believe it got down into the 30's here last night. joy. as usual Ohio weather goes, i think it's supposed to get into the 70's today.

Monday Night Raw was pretty good last night.

The Deuce was excellent last night.

The Voice was good last night. the battle rounds started finally.

it was so good to see Desus & Mero back on last night. it was fucking hilarious as usual.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be The Voice, Total Divas, Mr. Mercedes, Mayans M.C. and The Jim Jefferies Show.

the New York Yankees play Game 3 of the ALCS at home this afternoon against Houston. the Astros have their best pitcher going, so the Yankees are going to need a ton of luck to win today.

the USMNT takes on Canada tonight in Toronto in the CONCACAF Nations League.

i get the feeling that i might have to take mom to get some blood work done today, so i figured i better get the blog done now.

the Nationals are up 3-0 on the Cardinals in the NLCS. unless a miracle happens, the Nationals will be going to the World Series. i'll laugh my ass off if that happens. let Bryce Harper walk away and then go have a chance to win it all. hilarious.

i should be on here in the afternoon tomorrow, hopefully feeling better than i do today. my back is tight and i could use more sleep.

until tomorrow kids...

estos viejos huesos míos están cansados

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:

Jason Isbell - Cover Me Up
Brett Dennen - Queen of the Westside
The Dead South - In Hell I'll Be in Good Company
Ted Hawkins - Long As I Can See The Light

"When one has not had a good father, one must create one." - Friedrich Nietzsche

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

embrace the pain, it's the only friend you have

my arthritis decided to wage war for most of the night last night. such joy.

i did get the poems out today, finally. i sent 3 poems to Rusty Truck and 5 poems each to Horror Sleaze Trash, Word Dish and Ink Pantry. when i hear back from these places i will pass along the verdicts.

it's probably a good thing i didn't go to the Dayton Flyers game last night. they lost to George Mason 67-63. George Mason scored the last 7 points of the game. i can imagine how pissed i would have been sitting in traffic, watching it snow after that one.

Celebrity Big Brother was pretty funny last night.

The Masked Singer was crazy yet again last night. but i did get the identity of The Poodle correct.

You're The Worst was great last night.

Drop the Mic was pretty good last night.

NXT UK was very good yesterday.

NXT was excellent last night. i can't wait for Takeover Phoenix on Saturday night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Gotham and Lip Sync Battle.

mom has physical therapy later this afternoon. i'm hoping i will get some poems written while she is in there.

i did listen to episode 222 of Notsam Wrestling this morning. you can find that by going here:
http://notsam.com/wrestlingpodcast/2019/1/24/notsam-wrestling-222-dan-soder

other than that, i haven't ventured outside yet to check for the paper and mail. i've been busy explaining to people why it is fucking stupid to have a porn star as your profile photo. and i'm really amazed at the ones that can't figure out how i know. i've only been on the internet for a quarter century. i should know how to do a simple Google search.

i have no damn clue when i will be on here tomorrow. i'm guessing it will be after my usual trip to the grocery store.

until then kids...

come tus vegetales y escucha a tu madre

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:

Ted Hawkins - Long As I Can See The Light
Jeffrey Gaines - In Your Eyes (Live)
Gary Jules - Mad World
Chris Cornell - Nothing Compares 2 U (Live)

"I'll sleep when I'm dead." - Warren Zevon

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

unexpected joy

so i woke up this morning to the news that Finland was getting their starting goalie back for today's game. my first thought was oh shit. after watching Finland humble the USA 5-0 to win the bronze, i was correct. the USA got exactly what it deserved today. the team basically quit and played selfishly and like shit. Finland deserved the game and the bronze medal.

so, after that debacle, it was time to watch Manchester United. their 41st game of the year and 41st different starting lineup. at this point, i hope Moyes uses a different one for every game just for the sake of being an asshole. 0-0 at half didn't exactly fill me with hope. but, a pk from RVP and a wonderful goal from the insanely rich Wayne Rooney and suddenly, a 2-0 win. MUCH needed 3 points. hopefully the team can continue to get healthier and really do well in the upcoming Champions League games.

while that game was ending, the Dayton Flyers were starting on the radio. they must have decided they didn't need to try in this game as they started off colder than a dead person. down 17-2 at one point. and early in the second half, they were down 18 points. then, either the lights went on or the coach threatened death to all of them as Dayton came all the way back to win 57-54. helps when the other team plays not to lose instead of playing to win. Dayton is now 19-8 and firmly on the bubble for the NCAA tournament.

i'm currently enjoying that second victory beer. and it is my favorite, Sam Adams Cherry Wheat.

i wrote 3 poems before going to bed last night. i typed them up this afternoon as alcohol helps ease the pain of typing. 1 of them i really like. i'm planning on going through all the poems here next week to get a few submissions ready.

i did watch the tree house show last night as they were building a recording studio up in a tree house. if i only had some fuck you money...

as for tonight, plenty of college basketball to flip through and then some ROH to end the evening. hopefully i stay awake.

here is probably my favorite moment from last night:

i'll be on here tomorrow sometime after the gold medal game at the Winter Olympics. and after i pick up the trash and get it down to the end of the lane. and after i feed the cats and try to explain to them how it can be 60 one day and then be snowing the next. and sometime during the Daytona 500 as i'm not doing any NASCAR fantasy this year, so i really don't give a shit. my favorite driver is back in Indy Car again.

hope everyone has had a wonderful Saturday. if you are going out tonight, drink one for me. and remember, only fuck the ones that cough.

peace and chicken grease.

music:

Ted Hawkins - The Next Hundred Years

"Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent." - Mike Tyson

labor day

fresh from the shower. tried my best to get the stink of yet another Yankee loss off of me. my favorite kind of loss too. fall behind, take the lead, give up that lead immediately and then lose late on a couple of broken bat hits. fucking lovely. division lead is down to 1. if they keep fucking around they will soon be out of the wild card race as well. might be time for a human sacrifice...

had a good breakfast this morning with my mother. in public even. quite the shock for her when i said yes. drove around in the rain and saw a few accidents. figured that was as good a start to the day as i could have. thankfully, didn't wake up this morning with the pain in my left leg. a complete fucking relief there my friends. as for rainfall, i'm guessing we were well over an inch of it, probably closer to 2. much needed. there's more in the forecast. i know the crops for this year are a lost cause, but next year can still be saved if we have a wet fall and winter. fingers are crossed.

hope everyone had a good labor day. did something productive on their day off or at least told the world to fuck off for a few hours. i'm hoping Monday Night Raw is entertaining enough to rescue my holiday.

i should be sending out some poems in the next week or so. probably after the first week of the NFL is over with. must have my priorities in order. when i start making more money on poetry than i do with sports, that will change. hopefully before i'm dead.

music today:

Ted Hawkins - The Next Hundred Years
Ani DiFranco - Up Up Up Up Up Up
Morphine - Like Swimming

"When something happens, we always say it happens for a reason." - Michael Clarke Duncan

memorial day

i was going to turn this post into some rant about my father but i have decided against it. he's chosen to not speak to me for nearly 20 years so i will respect his ignorance. i'm not going to waste my energy on him any longer. i will simply do the one thing he never could do

BE SUCCESSFUL

a happy memorial day to every man and woman who have served and/or died for this country. i thank you for your service.

i remain hopeful this morning, for what i reason i do not know.

i'm hoping for rain as my crops are dying of thirst.

i'm hoping my friend is ok after our phone call last night. may this be a time where prayer actually works.

a little morning music

Van Morrison - Moondance
Ted Hawkins - The Next Hundred Years

supposed to get in the 90's again today. being a fair skinned fucker, the summer is when the hermit in me rejoices.

i'm hoping the pains in my left leg are simply phantoms. given my history with blood clots, i may be dancing on egg shells for the next few days.

i hope everyone has a great day. if you happen to stumble upon this blog and like it, tell a friend. a fond farewell with a quote from someone it seems like i watched nearly every saturday as i was growing up.

"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of." - Bruce Lee