happy birthday to me...

 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.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

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.

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/garth-hudson-surviving-member-band-dies-87/story?id=117941841

it is a balmy 3 degrees here right now. 

i hope everyone is staying warm.

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.

Feliz cumpleaños a mi

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:

Otis Redding - A Change Is Gonna Come

Jason Isbell - Cover Me Up

Tyler Childers - Nose On the Grindstone

The Band - When I Paint My Masterpiece

The Band - It Makes No Difference

"I'm not against half naked girls - not as often as I'd like to be." - Benny Hill

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the start of a new era...

 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:

and now some of this and that:

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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living or running out the clock?

 mom didn't get out bed yesterday until 5 PM. she asked me how do i look? i told her she didn't have bags under her eyes anymore. she was asleep for more than 14 hours. i barely sleep that long in a week. the way my back and left shoulder feel, i think the only way i am sleeping is the pain makes me sleep. and that's not good sleep. that's basically fighting death. and quite honestly, i have no interest in fighting death.

Manchester United won yesterday at home against Barnsley, 7-0. holy shit, that was beautiful to watch.

the Yankees won last night in Seattle, 11-2. the magic number to make the playoffs is 1. the magic number to clinch the division is 8. they have a 4 game lead over the Orioles in the AL East. i think they have a 1 1/2 game lead over Cleveland for the best record in the American League.

NXT was very good last night.

Deadliest Catch was good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be AEW Dynamite, Big Brother and Inside The NFL.

grocery shopping was difficult today. i iced my shoulder down before i went. that didn't last nearly as long as i hoped. and although i did save a good amount of money today, everything cost me over $200. fuck me.

i need to get started on dinner, so that's all for me today kids.

i should be on here tomorrow after i take mom to get some blood work done.

until then my friends...

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.

¿Vivir o quedarse sin tiempo?

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:

Melinda Sullivan & Larry Goldings - Do You Like

Charlie Parker - Summertime

Chuck Prophet - Wake The Dead

The Band - It Makes No Difference

My Morning Jacket - Aren't We One?

"Life would be so wonderful if we only knew what to do with it." - Greta Garbo

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didn't expect to do laundry today...

 but, this is what happens when you have a bad back and you have to take a shit and you are on the other side of the house. not how i wanted to start off my day. spent easily 30 minutes in the bathroom using the bidet. good times. and then i had to ice my back down a good hour before i could go grocery shopping. of course, i also had to take mail to the neighbors since whoever the fuck delivers our mail can't fucking see worth a shit. i'm not sure how 57 looks like 51 when there are two boxes of the same thing over at 57. i really laugh when 45 ends up here at 51. and the postal service wonders why they lose money. grocery shopping went well today, for the most part. i had to bag my own groceries at Kroger. so, i will definitely be icing my back down again tonight. even better, we might have some thunderstorms tonight. the feels like temperature was 100 all afternoon. that was a joy to be out driving in that.

the Yankees lost last night at the Nationals, 4-2. hopefully, the Yankees will win tonight.

NXT was really good last night.

Hard Knocks was good last night.

Deadliest Catch was excellent last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be AEW Dynamite and Big Brother.

i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow.

i need to go figure out dinner, so that's all for me today 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.

No esperaba lavar la ropa hoy

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:

Daniel Nunnelee - Do You?

Ellen Reid w/Shabaka Hutchings - Spiritual Sun

Oh He Dead - Strange Love

The Band - Up on Cripple Creek

Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man

"Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful." - Rita Dove

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up too early on a Sunday...

 so, i went to bed last night before 3 AM. you know, trying to be a responsible human after all these years. i first saw the clock at 4:19. fuck me. i eventually got up to take a raging piss at 7:30. i know i didn't get 4 hours of sleep last night. joy. i've spent the morning making sure mom doesn't fall or do anything stupid. fun times.

the Yankees lost yesterday at Detroit, 4-0. hopefully, they will win the series tonight.

AEW Collision was ok last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Big Brother, Industry and Last Week Tonight.

i will probably watch some soccer today; maybe some golf and some NASCAR.

i think it is supposed to rain this afternoon, so i'm guessing i will be icing my back down for most of the afternoon.

i hope everyone had a great Saturday. i hope you have an even better Sunday.

i should be on here tomorrow in the afternoon most likely.

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.

Despierto demasiado temprano un domingo

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 Crowes - Thorn in My Pride

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (Live)

Grateful Dead - Stella Blue (Live)

The Band - When I Paint My Masterpiece

Dr. John - I Walk On Guilded Splinters

"Life, like poker has an element of risk. It shouldn't be avoided. It should be faced." - Edward Norton

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it started to rain right as i walked out of the grocery store...

 i knew it was raining when my left leg started hurting when i was in Kroger this afternoon. it wasn't raining as i was watching the lady bag my groceries. but, as soon as i walked outside... fuck me. it started to fucking pour.

the Yankees lost last night at home to the Mets, 3-2. hopefully, they will find a way to win tonight.

NXT was excellent last night.

Deadliest Catch was very good last night.

Hard Knocks offseason was good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be AEW Dynamite and Big Brother 26.

i should be on here tomorrow after i take mom to get her injection for her back.

i did watch a little soccer from the Olympics when i got home today. the USA lost to France 3-0.

ok, i need to go make dinner.

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.

Odio la lluvia

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:

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Long Dark Night

Isis Destiny w/Opera Mauv - R U Mine ?

Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels

The Band - Up on Cripple Creek

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Double Crossin' Time

"Free time keeps me going." - Gus Van Sant

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like a punch to the dick...

 the New York Rangers lost last night at Florida, 2-1. that ends their run in the playoffs. i can't wait to see what changes they make this summer. i just hope this isn't another case of wasting another stellar career of a goalie like they did to Henrik Lundqvist. Igor Shesterkin was easily their best player in the playoffs. if they would have got some consistent scoring from their top players in this series, they would have won. but, as i was telling my mother last night, the difference is easy to see. the Rangers don't have any player on that team that would be willing to kill a family member to win the Stanley Cup. Florida has at least five of them. 

the New York Yankees won last night at San Francisco, 7-3. they go for the sweep this afternoon.

AEW Collision was good last night.

the USWNT defeated South Korea yesterday 4-0.

Real Madrid won the Champions League yesterday by defeating Borussia Dortmund, 2-0.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be The Chi and Last Week Tonight.

i'm sure i will watch some of the NHL playoffs tonight. Game 6 between Dallas and Edmonton.

i will hopefully get a long nap in sometime today.

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.

como un puñetazo en la polla

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:

Sean Austin w/Lion Heights - Mercy (Remix)

Phantogram - All A Mystery

IIuvii - Up All Night

The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

The Rolling Stones - Moonlight Mile

"It is always by way of pain one arrives at pleasure." - Marquis de Sade

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catching up on some sleep...

 so, after struggling to get two hours of sleep last night, i finally decided to go to my massage chair. i put some ice on my back and holy shit... woke up 4 hours later actually feeling refreshed. that's probably the first time in weeks i have been able to get 4 hours straight. 

Monday Night Raw was pretty good last night.

here are your highlights from the NHL playoffs last night:

here are your highlights from the NBA playoffs last night:

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be NXT.

the New York Rangers play Game 4 tonight at Florida. the boys will be looking to go up 3-1 in the series.

the New York Yankees start a series out in Anaheim against the Angels tonight.

i will probably watch some of the NBA playoffs tonight. Dallas will be looking to sweep Minnesota. if that happens, Dallas will play Boston in the NBA finals, but it wouldn't start until June 9th. 

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

the landscapers were out here today. thankfully, i didn't have to pull the weeds, like last year.

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.

ponerse al día con un poco 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:

Grateful Dead - Ripple

Cara Van Thorn - Rage

Revenge Wife - Myth of a Salesman

The Band - When I Paint My Masterpiece

Cody Jinks - Hippies and Cowboys (Live)

"If I wait for the genius to come, it just doesn't arrive." - Ian Fleming

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happy birthday to me

 i am now 48 years old. that is roughly 21 years longer than i ever wanted to live. of course, my disappointment with that has softened over the years. i did write 2 poems last night that i think are really fucking good. i made some cinnamon rolls this morning. arthritis made that a fucking adventure. but, they came out pretty good and aren't burnt. joy.

the Dayton Flyers won yesterday at home against Rhode Island, 96-62.

the USMNT lost yesterday against Slovenia, 1-0.

the New York Rangers lost last night at the LA Kings, 2-1. they play tonight at Anaheim.

i did watch both NFL games yesterday.

today, Tampa plays at Detroit and Kansas City is at Buffalo.

AEW Collision was good last night.

Saturday Night Live was excellent last night.

Austin City Limits was really good last night.

here are your NBA highlights from last night:

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Power Book III: Raising Kanan, True Detective Night Country and The Woman In The Wall.

a thank you to everyone who has sent me birthday wishes today. i really appreciate it.

i'm not sure 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.

feliz cumpleaños para mi

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:

MGMT - Time to Pretend

The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight

The Band - When I Paint My Masterpiece

Tom Waits - Cold Water

Otis Redding - A Change is Gonna Come

"Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety." - Jack Nicklaus

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Happy Thanksgiving

 

i hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. eat plenty of food, enjoy the football and enjoy the family arguments about shit no one should talk about on holidays; religion, politics, etc.

the New York Rangers won last night in Pittsburgh, 1-0. 

here are your NBA highlights from last night:

AEW Dynamite was pretty good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

nothing on the DVR tonight.

i do plan on watching all 3 NFL games today. Packers at Lions, Commanders at Cowboys and 49ers at Seattle.

i did make cinnamon rolls this morning. mom had 2 of them. i told her that is basically half of the sodium she is allowed each day. she said fuck it, i'm eating today. great, i can't wait for tomorrow.

i know at some point today we are going to start cleaning out the kitchen as the renovation will start (hopefully) next week.

i hope everyone has a great day.

i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow.

until then...

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.

Feliz día de acción de gracias

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:

William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer

The Band - It Makes No Difference

Ohio Players - Jive Turkey

Vince Guaraldi - Thanksgiving Theme

Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant (Live)

"The monster was the best friend I ever had." - Boris Karloff

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this one hits a little harder...

 so, i was sitting in my massage chair watching tv this afternoon and an alert came on my phone. i did a double take and said oh fuck. and then the alerts came one after another. music has been a constant companion to me my entire life. and i love that i have been exposed to so many different kinds of music and to so many different kinds of musicians. but, when my life took a bend toward poetry being my main thing, i tended to really listen to singer songwriters and folk bands, etc. and the one group that really caught my ear was The Band. Robbie Robertson died today at the age of 80. fucking prostate cancer. those songs from The Band stoked my creativity as much as anything in my entire life. this one hits a little harder than i was expecting. thanks for all the damn memories Robbie. 

i'll be writing the rest of this through tears, so if i start to ramble or not make any fucking sense...

the Yankees won last night at the White Sox, 7-1. hopefully, they will win the series tonight.

NXT was excellent last night.

the season finale of Dark Side of the Ring was crazy last night.

Deadliest Catch was good last night.

Don't Forget the Lyrics was pretty good last night.

Hard Knocks was really fucking good last night.

the season finale of Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge was very good.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be AEW Dynamite and Big Brother.

i did catch some of the Leagues Cup games last night.

a big thank you to everyone for checking out my latest published poem:

https://madswirl.com/poetry/2023/08/part-of-the-human-condition/

this was the good news i woke up to this morning:

unless i have a great morning and get to the blog as soon as i wake up tomorrow, i will be on here after i take mom to her eye appointment.

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.

no hace ninguna diferencia

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 - The Weight

The Band - Up on Cripple Creek

The Band - It Makes No Difference

The Band - The Night The Drove Old Dixie Down

Robbie Robertson - Golden Feather

Robbie Robertson - Ghost Dance

"Music should never be harmless." - Robbie Robertson (July 5, 1943 - August 9, 2023)

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Happy Thanksgiving...

 Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. i hope everyone has a great day.

the New York Rangers lost last night in Anaheim, 3-2. 

here are your NBA highlights from last night:

The Masked Singer was crazy as usual last night. another new episode is on tonight.

AEW Dynamite was excellent last night.

Hard Knocks was really good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be The Masked Singer.

so far at the World Cup today, Switzerland defeated Cameroon 1-0 and Uruguay and South Korea finished 0-0. currently Ghana is playing Portugal. later, Brazil will play Serbia.

i do plan on watching some of the football games today. Buffalo plays at Detroit. the Giants are at the Cowboys and the Patriots play at the Vikings tonight.

the Dayton Flyers play NC State this afternoon. hopefully, they will shoot way better than they did yesterday against Wisconsin.

this is going to be the first time i am doing Thanksgiving as the main one cooking. so, i am interested to see how i do, especially since i will be cooking a few things i haven't done before.

i should be on here tomorrow in the afternoon most likely.

i hope everyone has a great day. much like i expected, mom slept until around 11 this morning. when she told me last night she was going to be up to watch the parade, i laughed.

i need to go make her breakfast, so 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.

si tienes una buena familia vete a la mierda

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:

William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer

The Band - It Makes No Difference

Vincent Guaraldi - Thanksgiving Theme

Mary Gauthier - Thanksgiving

Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant Massacree - 40th Anniversary

"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get." - Dale Carnegie

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