been a long day...

 i always love when i don't get to bed until after 5 in the morning. at least this time, i actually slept past 10. of course, i woke up with the arthritis in my left ankle raging and my right hand was asleep. makes no fucking sense. i didn't get to check my emails until the afternoon. thankfully, i only had 380. 

the New York Rangers lost last night at home to Carolina, 4-0.

the Dayton Flyers lost last night at Saint Bonaventure, 75-53. i didn't watch any of the game and judging by the score, i saved myself plenty of stress.

NXT was very good last night.

St. Denis Medical was hilarious last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be AEW Dynamite, Abbott Elementary and Inside the NFL.

grocery shopping was ok today for the most part. i tried to get everything on the list, but some shit wasn't on sale and i was like, i can go without it for a week or so. at least i kept it under $250 between the two stores.

that being said, i have no fucking clue what i'm making for dinner tonight. mom's got all her issues with her gut again, and i have no damn clue what she can eat, etc.

so, i'm going to go ice my back down and try to figure out a dinner.

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

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.

Ha sido un día largo

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:

Bitter:Sweet - Baby Is Back

Dwight Yoakam - Wide Open Heart

Yahtze Brown - Take It Back

Sarah McLachlan - Good Enough

Paul Thorn - Geraldine & Ricky 

"A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money." - W.C. Fields

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

one of those days where i wish i didn't have to wake up...

 and it isn't that i get good sleep, it was just that i had finally fallen to sleep and then it was morning. i didn't feel refreshed but i'm sure i might have got a couple of hours of really deep sleep. and quite honestly, that is fucking rare for me anymore.

Manchester United won yesterday at Newport, 4-2, in the FA Cup. when it got tied up 2-2, i was fearing the worst. thankfully, that didn't happen.

i did watch both NFL playoff games yesterday. the Chiefs won at Baltimore, 17-10. the 49ers beat the Lions, 34-31. Detroit pissed away a 24-7 lead in that game.

Super Bowl will be February 11th in Las Vegas.

here are your NBA highlights from last night:

Power Book III: Raising Kanan was really good last night.

Hightown was good last night.

The Woman in the Wall was very good last night.

True Detective Night Country was excellent last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Monday Night Raw.

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

i hope everyone had a great weekend.

i'm off to go watch Wrexham in the FA Cup. probably laugh at mom getting too emotional watching the game.

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.

solo quédate en la cama

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:

Evan Nicole Bell - Catfish Blues

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Life by the Drop

John Hiatt - Feels Like Rain

Levon Helm - Wide River to Cross

Buddy Guy - I Gotta Try You Girl

"A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money." - W.C. Fields

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why i love pro wrestling...

 last night, the WWE Royal Rumble went on forever it seemed like. if i had any complaints about the show, that would be the start and end of it. when your main event starts around 11:45 and you have already been watching for nearly 5 hours... lets just say i'm no longer a spring chicken. i thought both rumble matches were good, with Cody Rhodes and Rhea Ripley emerging as your winners. there was way more surprises in the women's rumble this year. i thought the pitch black match was ok, as were the other singles matches. the main event was good, but the story afterwards was the best fucking storytelling WWE has done in decades. to watch Sami Zayn turn on Roman Reigns and the way the crowd popped for it, chef's kiss. the way Jey Uso walked out on his family and everything that could come from that, chef's kiss. and to be honest, a chef's kiss to the crowd last night in San Antonio, Texas for the "Fuck You Roman" chant that was louder than i think anyone expected. when this is the kickoff to the road to WrestleMania, i can't fucking wait for the next few months and what happens.

Saturday Night Live was pretty funny last night.

Austin City Limits had The War on Drugs on last night. that was a fun hour of music.

Manchester United won yesterday against Reading in the FA Cup, 3-1.

the Dayton Flyers destroyed Richmond yesterday, 86-60.

the USMNT and Colombia played a 0-0 draw last night. thank god i didn't watch.

the New York Knicks lost last night at the Nets, 122-115.

here are your NBA highlights from last night:

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Your Honor and The Last of Us.

i finished with a little more money than i started with by last night in my day of gambling. i'm hoping for better results today.

i will be watching both games today in the NFL playoffs. the Eagles play the 49ers first, then the Bengals play at Kansas City. i have the 49ers and Bengals winning today.

i'm sure i will watch some of the FA Cup action today and some college basketball. i did love watching Liverpool getting knocked out of the FA Cup this morning.

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

i'm currently running on 3 1/2 hours of sleep, so i will probably get a nap in before the football games. or at least i fucking hope i do.

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.

la lucha profesional es impresionante

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 War on Drugs - Thinking of a Place

Grateful Dead - To Lay Me Down (Live)

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (Live)

Tom Waits - Day After Tomorrow (Live)

Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (Live)

"A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money." - W.C. Fields

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nothing like being below zero...

 as soon as i opened the blinds this morning, i could tell it was colder than shit outside. good times.

the Dayton Flyers won last night at home against Rhode Island, 53-51. i watched most of the game on the television. i'm happy i wasn't there as i'm sure i would have been miserable given that Dayton couldn't put the ball into the ocean last night. but thankfully, they actually won one of these ugly ass games for a change.

the New York Rangers pissed away a 2 goal lead again last night. they lost to Minnesota, 3-2. the ceremony to retire The King's #30 last night was excellent, as usual.

the season finale of Chillin Island was very good last night.

Smackdown and 205 Live were both pretty good last night.

AEW Rampage was very good last night.

Real Time with Bill Maher was good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Saturday Night Live.

i'm sure i will watch some college basketball today. i am planning on watching the WWE Royal Rumble on Peacock tonight.

other than that, if i get a wild hair up my ass, i might go to Menards. or i will watch it snow on the east coast.

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 fucking shot.

me vendría bien una playa cálida ahora mismo

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:

Disturbed - The Sound of Silence

Nina Simone - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Norah Jones - Black Hole Sun (Live)

Chris Cornell - Nothing Compares 2 U (Live)

"The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive." - W.C, Fields

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another day without the sun

these gloomy days don't agree with me. now, the poet in me doesn't mind it, plenty of shit to write about there. but the rest of me, fuck, i need some sunshine, something bright to lift my spirits. i guess that's where the alcohol comes into play. probably the reason why i only drink after success. if i drank because of failure, i'd be dead.

Manchester United won today over Manchester City, 1-0. but, since they lost the first leg of this semifinal at Old Trafford 3-1, they end up losing 3-2 on aggregate. oh well, i'll take the positives from the game today. a clean sheet, a victory on the road and the club announced they have signed Bruno Fernandes.

WWE Backstage was pretty good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be NXT, AEW and Miz & Mrs.

the Dayton Flyers play tonight on the road at Duquesne. they are looking for their 10th win in a row. hopefully they will get it.

i will probably be on here tomorrow after mom's doctor's appointment. i'm hoping to get some poems written while she's in that appointment.

that's all for me kids. until tomorrow...

ve a leer mi último poema por favor

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:

Durand Jones & The Indications - Young Americans
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
Trixie Whitley - Breathe You In My Dreams (Live)
Natalie Merchant - Space Oddity (Live)

"A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money" - W.C. Fields

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well, it was going to end sometime...

mom had to cancel her physical therapy today. the injection she got yesterday really kicked her ass. so, that meant i got the chance to watch the Manchester United game this afternoon. when United was down 2-0, i thought well shit, the winning streak had to end sometime. when United made it 2-2 in the 92 minute, i thought holy shit, maybe this team does have some magic in them. sadly, the game ended 2-2, but i'm actually happy they rescued a point out of the game. especially since Burnley had no interest in doing anything after they went up 2-0. they parked the bus and gave up 2 goals. ha ha.

i also decided not to go to the Dayton Flyers game tonight. it's cold as hell outside and the game is on television. easy decision.

Monday Night Raw was really good last night.

Celebrity Big Brother was nuts again last night.

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists was really good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and Smackdown. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on WWE Network.

also playing tonight are the New York Rangers at home against Philadelphia. if everything goes well tonight, hopefully i will be drinking two victory drinks.

i got those 12 poems i wrote yesterday typed up this morning. i really like a few of them.

i have no clue if mom will actually have her doctor's appointment tomorrow or not. they are saying the windchill in the morning is going to be close to -50 degrees. i wouldn't be shocked if the doctor's office is closed tomorrow. i'm torn, because the appointment was to start the process so we can figure out what the fuck is wrong with her shoulder. oh well.

the Dayton Flyers are getting ready to start so that's all for me kids.

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

la congelación está llegando esta noche

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:

Garbage - #1 Crush
Goldfrapp - Ooh La La
Kiesza - What Is Love
Pretty Lights - Hot Like Sauce

"A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money." - W.C. Fields

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rising from the winter doldrums

i was surprised while watching Manchester United today. i figured Derby County was going to take full advantage of United bring in "crisis" mode. instead, they decided to just sit back and let United get comfortable in the game. a stunning goal from Wayne Rooney 15 minutes in (ok, maybe he was offside) put United up 1-0. it wouldn't be a Manchester United game though without a defensive lapse of some kind. that came about 20 minutes later to even the match at 1-1. thankfully, United played their best half of the season in the second half with some great attacking and even better goals from Blind and Mata. i will take a 3-1 victory on the road in the FA Cup any day of the week, regardless of the opponent. United advances to the 5th round now.

i really enjoyed Baskets and Lip Sync Battle last night. i really just needed a good hour of mindless shit to laugh at.

WWE Smackdown was pretty damn good last night. i totally marked out when AJ Styles broke out the Styles Clash. Mauro Ranallo has made the show a fun watch. that's miles away from where it used to be.

i also listened to Sam Roberts Wrestling podcast. i highly recommend Sam's excellent interview with Charlotte.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Undateable, NJPW and Treehouse Masters.

i made some chili for dinner tonight. so, it should be a night of laughs and gas.

i'm getting my blood work done in the morning and the Dayton Flyers play LaSalle tomorrow afternoon, so i won't be back on here until tomorrow afternoon/early evening.

i hope everyone has a great weekend. call if you need bail money.

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:

American Aquarium - Man I'm Supposed to Be
Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over (Live)
The Black Crowes - Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye (Live)
Aubrie Sellers - Light of Day

"There are only two real ways to get ahead today - sell liquor or drink it." - W.C. Fields

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tweaking the machine a bit

i woke up last night/this morning around 2. i decided, while mostly still asleep, to go write some poems. i had nothing to write about so i figured since i was still not really awake, i would just let it flow. i really, REALLY like the 3 poems i wrote. i typed them up after going back to bed. they will be a part of a submission i will send out tomorrow. not sure when i will employ this again, but as long as i'm sleeping in my chair and not my bed, i can definitely see it happening again.

team USA lost to Chile yesterday 3-2. it was rather obvious that they ran out of gas in the second half. but, it's also another damn loss while having a lead at halftime. that's not a good sign and MUST change soon.

Lucha Underground was great once again last night.

after that was over, i was flipping between home improvement shows as mom is going through ideas in her head about what she wants to do at the new house. i'm guessing we'll be knee deep in the moving process before too long.

i'm writing this now as today is a fucking clusterfuck. besides typing the poems up this morning, i also cleaned the toilets and emptied the dishwasher. at some point, i need to do the dishes, feed the cats, get my laundry going, go to the store with my mother, and hopefully have all that done before the sports start tonight.

the Dayton Flyers play at Massachusetts tonight. it should be a tight one, hopefully, i'm hoping Dayton can pull out a road win. i believe the game is on ESPNU.

at the same time, the New York Rangers take on Montreal at home tonight. hopefully. i'll be enjoying a couple of victory beers later tonight.

i'm also hoping to squeeze in The Big Bang Theory tonight as well.

chances are, i'll end up doing my laundry tonight. since i'm always up late anyway, i might as well.

there was some freezing rain that came through this morning. it has warmed up now to start melting all of that. of course, sometime later tonight, there's supposed to be some more weather coming through. hopefully it doesn't get too bad, as i'm really not in the mood to shovel.

mom made some banana bread this morning. excellent.

i will be on here sometime tomorrow to preview my Super Bowl weekend. as usual, i want to go out and mother nature wants to rain/snow on my fucking parade. if i ever get any fuck you money in my life, i'm moving somewhere where weather doesn't happen. feel free to email me some choices.

i hope everyone is doing good. if not, change that.

thanks again for allowing me to waste a few minutes of your precious time.

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:

Dr. Dog - Too Weak to Ramble (Live)
Morphine - You Look Like Rain
Grace Potter - I Shall Be Released (Live)
Hot Water Music - Drag My Body
Jamey Johnson - In Color

"Start every day off with a smile and get it over with." - W.C. Fields

been waiting 4 years for this day

today is a day for revenge. today is a day i wish i was in Brazil. today is a day where the USA begins the journey to shock the world. i have waited 4 years to watch them have a chance to get back at Ghana for knocking them out of the last 2 World Cups. and, if they want ANY chance of getting out of the group of death, they MUST win today.

needless to say, i will be a little wired for today's game.

starting off the action today will be the juicy affair between Portugal and Germany. and before the USA plays, Iran takes on Nigeria. should be (hopefully) a great day.

yesterday was some great games at the World Cup. Switzerland scored the latest goal ever in group play (20 seconds left in the 93rd minute) to defeat Ecuador 2-1. France beat Honduras 3-0. helps that Honduras was down to 10 men for the entire second half. Argentina was sort of blah for most of the game, and then Messi had a moment of magic. Argentina wins 2-1. they will need to play much better to get to where they want to get to in this World Cup.

the Yankees decided they wanted to end their road trip early and basically didn't show up for most of the game yesterday in Oakland. they eventually lost 10-5. they were down 6 by the third inning. thank god i didn't waste much time on that game. they are off tonight.

i didn't watch much of the NBA Finals last night either. i didn't miss much.

the shows last night were excellent. Nurse Jackie was great. Californication reminded me that i have no adult friends that live near me. Penny Dreadful was spectacular last night. one of the best episodes of the season. Last Week Tonight had me laughing the entire 30 minutes. can't wait to next week.

tonight, the soccer should be over in time for me to flip to Monday Night Raw. and then, at some point tonight i'll try to catch Louie. this might be the season finale, not sure. haven't been keeping track. hopefully i will be watching while having some victory beers.

gave mom her birthday gifts this morning. she loved them, as i hoped she would.

the weather is supposed to get oppressive here this week. temps in the 90's with humidity. oh joy. i guess i'll find out this week how dumb the cats really are. and hopefully the air conditioner doesn't go out.

that's all for me today. i made it through all of yesterday without writing about my father. mission accomplished.

hope this finds everyone well. enjoy the day.

peace and chicken grease...

The Pretty Reckless - Heaven Knows
Rival Sons - Electric Man
The Black Angels - Evil Things
Old Crow Medicine Show - Down Home Girl
G. Love & Special Sauce - Who's Got The Weed

"Start every day off with a smile and get it over with." - W.C. Fields