two out of three ain't bad, i guess...

 let us begin at the beginning...

Manchester United got 2 goals from CR7, a golazo from Bruno and hell, even Jesse Lingard scored. 4-1 victory over Newcastle. i couldn't dream a better game for Cristiano to make his return. just fucking amazing. United plays on Tuesday in the Champions League.

Ohio State lost to Oregon yesterday, 35-28. the defense played like shit, the offense never stablished the run and quite frankly, Oregon outplayed them and outcoached them.

the Yankees actually won last night at the Mets, 8-7. they will go for the series win tonight.

ROH was very good last night.

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on the DVR tonight will be Big Brother, Scenes from a Marriage, Last week Tonight, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Heels, Billions and American Rust.

the New Orleans Saints will take on Green Bay today in Jacksonville, Florida. they have to play there because of the hurricane. i'd love to see them win today but i have no clue how they are going to do now that Drew Brees has retired.

my mother's team is the Jets. my sister is a Steelers fan. 

it is supposed to get hot and humid again this coming week. joy. mom has a doctor's appointment on Tuesday i believe. i have one on Friday. great.

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

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.

mucha suerte hoy al hacer sus apuestas.

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:

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born on the Bayou

Lucero - I Woke Up in New Orleans

The Delta Saints - Crazy (Live)

Elvis Costello - I Want You

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Ballad Of Curtis Loew

"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken

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Boxing Day

as an American, Boxing Day to me has always meant plenty of soccer games from England. now that i'm older, i understand the holiday more, but i'm still all about the soccer games.

Manchester United fell behind 1-0 early today against Newcastle and i immediately thought, shit, here we go again. thankfully, today was not the same old same old. United scored 3 straight before halftime. all 3 strikers scored the goals. Anthony Martial would add a second in the second half to put United up 4-1. that would be the final score of the game. they desperately needed this victory today.

what Dec. 26th also means to me is the start of the World Juniors tournament for hockey. the tournament this year is in the Czech Republic. team USA played Canada today. the USA blew a 2 goal lead as Canada scored the next 4 goals. the USA worked their way back to even the game at 4. that lasted all of 7 seconds, as Canada scored again and eventually won the game 6-4. it's not the end of the world for the USA, but it makes the road to a gold medal that much harder. i believe they play Germany tomorrow afternoon. that's now a MUST win game.

NXT was really good last night. NXT UK was a recap of 2019 this afternoon.

i did watch plenty of NBA games yesterday.

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nothing on the DVR tonight. i might end up doing some writing tonight. hell, i might try getting some sleep. i know, i can hear your laughter from here.

i will probably be on here tomorrow after i get the grocery shopping done and make a trip to the bank.

i hope everyone had a great Christmas. there was a little snow left in our neighbor's yard... so that's as close as we got to a white Christmas. i believe the high yesterday was 62. the joys of climate change.

time to get ready for this year and decade to be over soon.

until tomorrow kids.

solo espero que la luz al final no sea un tren

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:

Shrug - Wake Up, Sugarplum
Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
The Delta Saints - Crazy
Broken Bells - Holding on for Life

"I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive." - Henry Miller

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my mother believes i will die an early death...

she tells me this while watching me react to the New Orleans Saints game yesterday. i figure a heart attack is certainly not out of the realm of possibilities. i don't expect the Saints to be the ones to do it to me though. although, they certainly tried yesterday.

when the Saints were up 35-14, i was cautiously optimistic. now, anyone who knows me, knows optimism is a foreign fucking concept in my life. sure enough, the Rams mounted a furious comeback and eventually tied the game at 35. i'm a guy who wears his emotions on his sleeves. and like the old Barenaked Ladies song, i'm often losing my shirt. thankfully, the Saints scored the next 10 points to win the game 45-35. easily, the best game of the day. now, i hope the Saints don't have the letdown when they play next at the Bengals.

well, the Sacramento Kings fell back to earth yesterday, losing in Milwaukee 144-109. ouch.

the New York Rangers won last night over Buffalo, 3-1. i think they are finally figuring out what the new coach wants. it also helps that The King is back to being The King again.

the season finale of The Deuce last night was excellent.

Camping was pretty good last night.

Last Week Tonight was brilliant as usual.

Axios showed just how fucking stupid the asshole that runs this country truly is.

Our Cartoon President was fucking hilarious last night.

Ray Donovan was very good last night.

Kidding was dark and brilliant as usual last night, especially the fucking ending. i can't wait for the season finale next week.

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

the trip to the bank was uneventful this afternoon. after that, i had to go to the drugstore to pick up some things for mom. the only thing i hate about going out in the afternoon is getting stuck behind a school bus.

i have no clue when i'll be on here tomorrow. i know if i get my ass in gear tonight, i will be sending out poems in the morning (at least in theory). so, if that does happen, i'll be on here after i get that done.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. now, get your ass out there and vote tomorrow.

La apatía solo funciona si eres rico

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 Delta Saints - Crazy
Cowboy Junkies - Powederfinger
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

"Life is too short to work so hard." - Vivien Leigh

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never wanted to be a juggler, let alone a good one...

i, well at least when my ego is healthy, kind of pride myself on being a good multi-tasking motherfucker at times. you know, one of these assholes that has 5 or 6 plates spinning and it still able to get everything done. it was much easier when i could burn the candle at both ends and didn't need to take a break. now, arthritis has claimed ownership and runs the fucking show. we had storms rolling through most of the night last night and i didn't get as much done as i wanted to. i was hoping to say i sent out this many poems to such and such, but shit, i haven't even gone through the big file to know what poems i want to even send out yet. between my best friend trying to defeat breast cancer and being depressed at the same time, to my mother who is having trouble with her vision and stress, to myself coming to terms that i have all the signs of someone who is suicidal. good times. i was watching some Anthony Bourdain tributes last night, as i had obviously not cried enough during the day, and they had a segment about what people should look for in someone who might be suicidal. and sure enough, i could check off every damn box for myself. that's a sobering thought to try to sleep to. yet, i still wake the fuck up. i have always said i would like to die in my sleep and have it be peaceful. who the fuck am i fooling?

the New York Yankees won last night over the Mets, 4-1. i wasn't happy when the second pitch of the game from the Yankees starter ended up in the upper deck. thankfully, the Mets suck and that was the only run they scored all night. the Yankees are back in first place in the division. hopefully, it stays that way when they play again tonight.

when i noticed LeBron wasn't playing that well last night, i didn't bother to watch much more of Game 4 of the NBA Finals. i would be shocked if LeBron returns to Cleveland. hell, he brought them one championship. that is amazing enough. here are your highlights from Game 4 last night.

NJPW was excellent last night.

Major League Wrestling was pretty good last night.

Real Time with Bill Maher was hilarious last night.

Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas was very good last night.

Vice was very good last night as well.

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on the DVR tonight will be ROH and the finale of Patrick Melrose.

i will be watching the USA Men's National team as they play France in a soccer friendly today. considering it is in France and it's their sendoff to the World Cup, i won't be shocked if the USA gets killed today.

hopefully Justify will win the Triple Crown at The Belmont Stakes later today. i do plan on watching that.

i believe my sister is coming down for a little while today. that should be interesting.

that's all for me kids. i hope everyone has a great Saturday. be safe and call if you need bail money.

la presión hace diamantes, con suerte antes de que lleguen las personas muertas

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 Delta Saints - Crazy
John Prine - Loretta
Dorothy - Flawless
The Black Crowes - Willin' (Live)

"I have enough money to last me the rest of my life unless I buy something." - Jackie Mason

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yet another reason to hate people

well, i certainly wasn't expecting to be at the doctor's office for as long as i was today. my appointment and everything went smoothly. i really like the new doctor. his medical assistant is very easy on the eyes and the overall vibe i got was massively better than my old doctor. most of my time at the office was sitting around waiting for mom to get done. it turns out that the old doctor and his assistant had filled out none of my mom's disability paperwork. paperwork that she had been calling about since November. so, this new doctor made sure mom was there while all of it got filled and faxed. so, needless to say, i believe we both have found a new doctor that is actually good at what he does. he's putting me on a stronger pill for my arthritis and he told me if you don't notice any improvement, call me and we'll try something stronger. my A1C number was the same as 3 months ago. that made me very happy as i was afraid all the sweets during the holidays was going to be my undoing. he told me if that number is the same or better when i see him again in April, he'll start scaling back the medicines i'm taking for my type 2 diabetes.

after the doctor, i took mom to the store. we just needed some milk, eggs, bread, shit that couldn't wait until when i go on Friday. of course, we got a few others things as well.

after that, it was an ill-advised stop at Wendy's for an incredibly late lunch. the thing i hate about fast food where i live is over 70% of the fucking time, unless you sit there and open up each sandwich, there's a good fucking chance your order will be wrong. sure enough, i got home and knew when i saw what the sandwiches looked like while still wrapped, i didn't get what i ordered. it's funny, i go one town over to the fast food places where there are nothing but black workers and the order is never wrong. hmm...

Smackdown was pretty good last night.

205 Live was pretty good last night as well.

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on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Total Divas and The X-Files. i'll watch NXT sometime tonight on WWE Network.

the New York Rangers play tonight at home against Chicago. hopefully they can get another victory.

the Dayton Flyers play tonight at home against St. Bonaventure. i'm not going to the game as i really don't want to sit there and watch them get killed. i can do that at home on the television and easily just flip the fucking channel. it won't be pretty tonight.

team USA defeated Russia last night 4-2. i think this is the first time in 8 years that Russia won't be playing for a medal at the World Juniors. team USA plays tomorrow in the afternoon against Sweden. if they win, they will get to play for a gold medal against the winner of Canada vs. Czech Republic.

i'll be on here tomorrow after my eye doctor's appointment. unless that takes forever and then it will be after the USA vs. Sweden game.

un día los robots nos reemplazarán a todos

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:

Nicole Atkins - Darkness Falls So Quiet
INXS - Need You Tonight
The Naked and Famous - Young Blood
The Breeders - Do You Love Me Now?
The Delta Saints - Drink it Slow (Live)

"Laughter is the closest distance between two people." - Victor Borge

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when people start recognizing you at the liquor store

it's one of those things where i know i'm right at the edge of being either a full time alcoholic or still at the functioning alcoholic stage i'm at currently. but when the guy at liquor store says you again, i know i might have a fucking problem. but, when you need the sweet nectar of the gods, Jagermesiter, you really don't give a shit about what other people think. plus, i wanted to get something for my sister as well. given the number of people she has said is coming for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, i figured she would like something else to offer if people are drinking. god knows i will be. i don't like the holidays and i'll be around people. lovely.

i think i spent more on the pills today than the groceries. good times.

the grocery store was a bit of a fucking mess today, but i figured it would be. the weather has been decent the last few days, so everyone was out getting shit done. i even got out and filled the bird feeders today. we might have rain on Sunday, so i figured the birds would like some food.

WWE Tribute to the Troops was pretty good last night.

The Big Bang Theory was really good last night.

Young Sheldon was pretty funny last night.

Life in Pieces was hilarious last night.

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on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and NJPW.

the New York Rangers play tonight at home against the Kings. i'd love to see the boys actually fucking win tonight. i could use a drink.

i will probably be on here early tomorrow. i've got to take mom shopping sometime tomorrow and there is a basketball game tomorrow night. so the morning is my best bet to get a blog written.

i hope everyone has a great weekend.

mantén tu pene en tus pantalones, nadie quiere verlo

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:

Melody Gardot - Bad News (Live)
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
The Killers - Somebody Told Me
The Delta Saints - Drink it Slow (Live)

"Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells." - J. Paul Getty

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one of those days where nothing goes right...

we got 2.9 inches of rain last night. i suppose that was a sign of things to come.

so i got a call from my mother this morning. i was expecting her to tell me what time to be at the hospital to take her home, etc. instead, she tells me that they aren't letting her leave. something to do with her sodium levels or something. i went up to the hospital later in the day and spent a couple hours with her. she called me again tonight to tell me they ordered a chest x-ray for her because of shortness of breath. i'm hoping that she's going to be released tomorrow or the Memorial Day holiday weekend is basically turning to shit.

i had a lovely experience while wiping my ass this morning. having a bad back is not a good thing in that moment. neither is having your left arch in your left foot decide that it is tired of life and wants out. these are the days where i look back at the 8 year old me and apologize.

to cap off this shitty day, i spilled a full glass of milk while i was working on the computer. a roll of paper towels later, i think i might have to replace the mouse before too long.

the New York Yankees got some great pitching from Luis Severino last night and defeated the Royals 3-0. today's game was a rain out. the Yankees start a series with the Oakland A's tomorrow night in the Bronx.

NXT was really good last night.

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

i will probably spend most of the night flipping between Game 7 of the Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa series and Game 6 of Boston vs. Cleveland.

i did listen to the latest Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast today. you can find that by going here:
http://notsam.com/wrestlingpodcast/2017/5/25/wrestling-podcast-135-bruce-prichard

i got some great FREE music on NoiseTrade last night...
Langhorne Slim & The Law - The Way The Spirit Moves

i may try to do some writing tonight as well. lord knows i have enough frustration built up that there's going to be a release of some kind this evening.

that's all for me today kids. i do hope anyone reading this had a better day than me.

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:

Charles Bradley - Changes
Gov't Mule - Wish You Were Here (Live)
The Afghan Whigs - Come See About Me
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Brandy (Live)
The Delta Saints - Crazy

"Men are what their mothers made them." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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running into family at the grocery store

i ran into a cousin at the grocery store today. i'm not a guy that really likes to shoot the shit in public. i'm more of the i have a list and i want to get this shot done type. my uncle is back in the hospital. mom got the phone call last night. who the fuck knows what he has now to go along with the cancer. i told mom though, the family will not be able to stand him dying around Christmas. the joys of the holidays.

thankfully, my Sunday night was much, MUCH better than my Sunday afternoon. i was so fucking angry by the end of the New Orleans Saints game that i thought i was going to have a stroke.

Manchester United was cruising along up 1-0 yesterday at Everton. late in the game, The Special One decided to bring on Marouane Fellaini. like most United fans, i was like WHY? sure enough, less than 3 minutes on the pitch, he fouled a guy in the box and gave Everton a penalty kick. so, for the fifth game in a row in the league, a fucking draw. 1-1. i wanted to blame it all on the shitty officiating, but even i know it was more self inflicted than anything. hopefully this shit will end one day. maybe they can find a team dumb enough to want to sign him in January. or maybe The Special One will just let him rot on the fucking bench for the rest of the season. not the way i wanted to start my Sunday.

the New Orleans Saints couldn't get a stop on defense to save their lives yesterday. and the offense was fucking horrific for most of the game. not a good combination for winning in a game that you really needed. the Lions beat the Saints 28-13. Drew Brees was held without a touchdown at home for the first time in 7 seasons. so you can imagine how my day went in fantasy football as well.

WWE TLC was amazing last night. i loved all the title changes. i loved the main event. it had a little of everything. all in all, it was better than i expected and i was expecting a great one.

Westworld was one of the best mind fucks i think i have ever received. nearly all the questions were answered and honestly, just give anyone connected to the show whatever damn award they are up for. it was fucking great. if you didn't watch the show, do yourself a favor and find it and enjoy the fuck out of it.

Divorce was pretty funny last night.

Shameless was great last night. i'm so emotionally invested since i have watched every episode, i nearly shit myself when Ian got in the car with Mickey at the end of the episode.

i really enjoyed The Affair last night. i never knew Brendan Fraser could play a creep so well.

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

it looks like winter may really be here by the weekend. snow and lows in the teens. good times.

i went through my mailing list last night and picked out the lucky ones to get something from me this Christmas. so, start looking in your mailboxes in the next few days.

i will probably be on here in the morning tomorrow. since there is a basketball game Tuesday night, it's a bit of a clusterfuck.

i hope everyone had a lovely 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:

Melissa Etheridge - Bring Me Some Water
John Prine w/Emmylou Harris - Angel From Montgomery (Live)
The Delta Saints - Sometimes I Worry (Live)
The National - Mistaken for Strangers

"Grow up and let anyone try to contend with the adult you." - Margaret Cho

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old man winter

so when i went out to get the paper this morning, the sun was out. i put on a coat and immediately thought, i probably should have put on something other than pajama pants to do this. it wasn't too bad; 16 degrees, wind chill of -5, but i knew if i was out too long i would be fucked. at least i did put up my hood on my coat.

the New York Rangers proved once again yesterday that they just aren't a very good team at the moment. consistency is something they are lacking and it is becoming more frustrating with each game. they haven't won 2 games in a row since before Thanksgiving. they lost yesterday to Washington, 5-2. they play Vancouver tomorrow. thankfully, i will be watching basketball.

i got both NFL playoff games right yesterday. i am now 6-2 in the playoffs, not too bad.

Shameless was excellent last night. i will never complain when i get to see Emmy Rossum naked. plus, the ending was one of those classic holy shit moments.

i knew i was going to like Billions within the first 30 seconds. Paul Giamatti bound and gagged with a dominatrix putting her high heel in the middle chest. cigarette put out on his chest and then pissed on. yep, there's a show i know i'm going to like. especially when the ending of the first episode reveals who that dominatrix is. i can't wait to see how this season unravels.

i also watched some of the UFC last night. i really enjoyed the Cruz vs. Dillashaw fight. i thought Cruz won, just barely. so the split decision was understandable.

enjoy some music kids:

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all i'm planning on watching tonight is Monday Night Raw and probably some pro and college basketball.

i did pick up a Paul Thorn song today at NoiseTrade. i'll have the link for that below in the music section.

hard to believe i'll be 40 in 3 days. especially when i first thought about killing myself at age 8, failed at doing it at 17 and 23 and was totally convinced that i was going to die with the blood clots at 32. let alone hoping i was going to be part of the 27 club. i suppose if life really does begin at 40, maybe the worm will turn and things will start looking up for me. maybe.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. and hopefully you are warm wherever the fuck you are.

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 Delta Saints - Crazy
Jackson 5 - Who's Lovin' You
Leonard Cohen - Closing Time
Paul Thorn - Old Stray Dogs and Jesus

"I haven't celebrated coming in No. 2 too many times." - Mark Messier

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