through a dense fog...

nothing like a thick ass fog to wake up to on the second day of 2017. of course, when it's near 50 degrees in January and the experts are saying there are thunderstorms coming, chaos should be expected.

the New Orleans Saints lost 38-32 yesterday to Atlanta. when Atlanta scored on their first 5 possessions, i stopped watching. nice of the Saints to make it close late, but a 7-9 record is probably exactly what this team deserved this season. it's sad, but they are wasting Drew Brees at this point. there has been 9 5,000 yards passing seasons in NFL history. Drew has 5 of them. as usual, on to next season.

i did watch a good bit of the outdoor hockey game yesterday between Toronto and Detroit. that was very entertaining. i watched a little of the Winter Classic today between Chicago and St. Louis as well. it looks like people still love these events.

i had seen Wishful Drinking before when it first came out on HBO, but watching it again last night was a mix of laughter and sadness. Carrie Fisher died way too early.

The Affair was great once again last night.

Manchester United got a gift in the 15th minute today against West Ham. a straight red card to a West Ham player for a foul that probably deserved nothing more than a yellow card at best. but, i'll gladly take it. with goals in the second half from Juan Mata and Zlatan Ibrahimvoc (he was obviously offside but another horrible call that actually went United's way for a change) United won 2-0. with Liverpool dropping points today, United is creeping closer to the top 4 of the league. this the best run of unbeaten games for United since the days of Sir Alex.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

nothing on the DVR tonight. i will be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.

team USA takes on Switzerland in the World Juniors here in a little bit. a win for the USA and they will advance to the medal round, setting up another showdown with Russia. but, first they MUST beat Switzerland.

i may get a wild hair up my ass tomorrow and send out some poems.

i think i'm 99.9% sure this will be my last year in fantasy football. i did absolutely awful this year. now i'll probably still pick games, but the head to head days look to be over.

i'll probably be on here tomorrow sometime in the afternoon.

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:

Catherine Wheel - Black Metallic
John Prine - Some Humans Ain't Human
U2 - Bad (Live)
Gov't Mule - War Pigs (Live)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman No Cry (Live)

"Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet." - Roger Miller

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

new year, same luck

so my 2017 started off with my order from Etsy getting cancelled because the item i tried to purchase was mistakenly listed as available. my credit card will be refunded. joy. so i spent the next 2 hours trying to find something like what i ordered the first time. i found something and it was half the price i was paying before. not bad. of course, the order still has to actually happen and be shipped before i'll get too giddy.

i did do a little writing last night. 3 poems full of loneliness and despair. hello 2017. i typed them up this morning and will probably send them out sometime next week.

i didn't sleep well at all last night. i think i went to bed around 3 and was back up around 5. i tried going back to sleep but that didn't work. hello insomnia, my name is...

Austin City Limits was great last night.

ROH had some never before seen on television matches last night. excellent.

team USA beat Canada 3-1 yesterday to win the group at the World Juniors. it was the first time the USA had defeated Canada on New Year's Eve since 1998. the USA will now play Switzerland tomorrow.

the New York Rangers won at Colorado last night 6-2. The King returned to the net and became the winningest European born goalie in NHL history. that was a nice, successful road trip. the boys next play Buffalo at home on Tuesday.

and then there's the Ohio State game from last night. honestly, Clemson won every aspect of the game... offense, defense, special teams, coaching, etc. i think the only thing Ohio State won last night was the battle of the bands. a 31-0 loss that didn't feel that close. the only good thing is the game left such a bad taste in the players mouths that most of them that could leave early aren't. so maybe this debacle won't happen again next year.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Wishful Drinking and The Affair.

the New Orleans Saints finish their what could have been again season today at Atlanta. i figure the game will be a shootout. if the Saints win they could finish 8-8 and that's exactly why i figure they will lose.

my uncle is in the hospital again with pneumonia. it's never the cancer that kills you, it's always the other shit that does the trick.

that's all for me today kids. i'll be on here tomorrow after Manchester United plays. hopefully i'll be in a good mood.

happy new year to everyone. may your 2017 include everything and more.

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:

Prince - Let's Go Crazy
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight
The New Basement Tapes - When I Get My Hands On You

"I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy." - J.D. Salinger

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