Nervous Energy

 Good morning, everyone. A big day for me personally up ahead in more ways than one. Meeting you-know-who later today, and in light of recent events (without going into detail, because it's none of your business) it will likely be probably the most important encounter thus far. So, plenty of nervousness there. Also, UNC is playing for their NCAA tournament lives later tonight at they face Duke at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill. A win virtually places them off the tournament bubble (although some sources have the Tar Heels as one of the first teams OUT as of right now). Plus, March Madness begins in earnest as the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament final is tonight. 

Also, I've been up all night (now I have the urge to play Boomtown Rats) in anticipation because I have to make a couple of stops before I reach my destination today (which again is none of your business), and usually when I go out for the afternoon, I tend to plan my day meticulously. Not so much today, as my right leg is twitching at 100 mph, being fueled by caffeine has its advantages, but also has its drawbacks. In any event, say a prayer and send POSITIVE vibes my way today.

Wish me luck,

BonyScribe

P.S.: I might have a recap of sorts coming tomorrow if 1) I feel up to it and 2) if things go well

Writer's Block? No, More Like Too Much S*** To Talk About

 Hello to everyone except president Squealon Muskrat. I haven't posted on here in almost a month, and for good reason. I really haven't felt like doing so, in part because watching the news, especially this past month, has been exhausting. Much like it was from 2017-2019; a different crisis every week that made following current events seem like you were watching a terrible SNL skit. By the way, congrats to SNL for somehow making it to 50 years.

Anyway, there's been so much crap that's been spewed out by the current "administration" that finding a starting point to write about it has been next to impossible. So, as Cody Rhodes would say, "what do we want to talk about?" Well, we could start with what went down in Boston last night.

Yeah, it's sports-related, but given the events of this past month, quite politically charged. I'm not going to get into why the Four Nations mid-season hockey tournament was so charged, because you've probably heard about it by now. However, the presentation of the start of last night's championship game (at least from an ESPN perspective) was kind of extra, with the airing of the portrayal of the movie "Miracle" Herb Brooks's pregame speech from the 1980 Olympic gold medal game. Before the game, the anthems seemed a little different. Canada's anthem was just a singer singing without backing music (complete with a veiled shot at DJT to boot), while the "Star Spangled Banner" was accompanied by the Boston Pops Orchestra. The Freaking Boston Pops. Question: was the NHL hoping that a certain individual was watching? For what it's worth, he wasn't; he was talking to his lemmings at CPAC, while the "president" was wielding a chainsaw like a fucking maniac. But that's another story to be told by other people with other blogs.

 Anyway, Canada prevailed by the score of 3-2 in overtime as Connor McDavid found himself open in the slot and beat Connor Hellyebuck, igniting a wild celebration across our northern border, complete with Kraft Dinner and Tim Horton's. Canada PM Justin Trudeau took to the social platform ruined by president Muskrat to say this:

No word had come into the Bony Scribe news center as of this evening as to whether or not our supposed commander-in-chief will call for bombing raids over Nunavut as a result. Probably not, but given how unhinged he is, you never know. Possibly he'll impose a further tariff, because that's all Trump is seemingly good at. 

On a personal note, Valentine's Day went about as much as expected: rotten. My plans for the day (which was a day late) became a week late because of family reasons. I don't understand why my family seems to be so good at self-sabotage, but at least I'll get another chance tomorrow, and I'll do so with possibly a smirk on my face. No, I'm not saying why that is.

I've also started watching "Stranger Things." Yeah, I'm way late to the party, but the first couple of episodes have been somewhat interesting. Have I gotten into it like I did "Manifest?" Not yet. That's not to say that I won't become a fan of it. There are other programs on Netflix that I'll have to check out, like "Squid Game" and "Outer Banks." But I may have to resubscribe to Peacock because apparently there's still two years left on their PLE deal. Dangit.

Time to wrap this up for now, Smackdown is about to come on. I should have more later by the end of this weekend, that is if I feel up to it. Until then, have a good one.

BonyScribe

Way To Go, Donnie...

 So earlier today, our "dear leader," off the heels of signing an asinine executive order, made another drastic decision in his bloodthirsty quest to bring retribution to those he feels have grieved him, announced tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada. Canada replied in kind with a retaliatory tariff of their own. 

God almighty not even two weeks into this administration and I'm already exhausted. I'd like to blog about things that give me joy. "WELL GEE BONY, WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT ALREADY INSTEAD OF DOOM POSTING?" Because this timeline we're living in is the most dysfunctional shitshow I've seen in my lifetime. Sure, the energy crisis of the Nixon era happened in my lifetime, but I was barely a toddler then; I was too young to care about such topics. Now I'm in my fifties and have others I may worry about in the future. The goal for any president is to leave America better than what it was before he took office. I have no faith in Donnie to do that; in fact, I think he'll make us worse. Especially with the Muskrat at his side. Now for the first time ever, I'm rooting for Canada and Mexico in this latest kerfuffle. 

Oh, he also did this today.

Way to go, Donnie...

Bonyscribe

The Blame Game

 Hello again, everyone. Man, what a bizarre couple of weeks we've had. As you all know, Donald Trump in just his first ten days of his second administration has created much tumult and upheaval, a lot like his first administration (four years I and a lot of other people would like to forget). Well, earlier today, as a result of a senseless and bizarre tragedy that occurred in Washington last night, he was in front of reporters for the first time in his second term. I thankfully didn't see it (I had an appointment and didn't want to be subject to his verbal diarrhea anyway), but oh did I hear about it!

Here, thanks to the Blue-Sky app, are some of the things he decided to poke blame on for last night's crash:

Obama has been out of Office for just over eight years, Biden just left office, Buttigieg was the outgoing Secretary of Transportation and had nothing to do with it. The others? Well, did you really expect anything else from this hateful buffoon? 

This just in from the home office in Rennert, NC. Top ten things Trump did not pin the blame on for the DC plane crash.

• 10. Corky from "Life Goes On"
•   9. The Underwear Gnomes from "South Park"
•   8. Squidward J. Tenticles
•   7. me (WHAT?!)
•   6. Todd Bowles
•   5. The Walt Disney Corporation
•   4. Taylor Swift
•   3. the autistic dude on "The Good Doctor"
•   2. Caitlyn Jenner,
  and the number one thing Trump didn't pin the blame on for last night's crash,
•   1. Negative press covfefe.

The shitshow is only beginning, God help us all...

BonyScribe

Quit Yer Bitchin...Wait, WHAT?!

 "This world is bullshit."

Fiona Apple, 1997 MTV Video Music Awards

 

Good evening, everyone. On this the day before the potential end of our democracy (yeah, right), I thought I would take this time to relay to you some of what I've seen online the last couple of days. First off, this "Tik Tok ban" that somehow went into effect yesterday but magically came back to life today. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK??!! Something seems awfully screwy about this whole thing, I mean today there was a message thanking President Trump in his efforts to get the ban overturned. 

There's one issue though with that statement...HE WON'T BE PRESIDENT UNTIL NOON TOMORROW!! Maybe this entire debacle was a scam all along, much like the FIRST four years of the Trump presidency. Hell, I've even seen statements this Sunday afternoon about how that there's no more CEO of TikTok. Was it sold, and to whom, Meta? I sadly wouldn't doubt that this were the case, but gosh almighty what a debacle.

Speaking of debacles, let me talk about what went down yesterday in our nation's capital. You all brought this on yourselves if you think about it. In September, when President Biden decided to drop out and not run for reelection (right call btw), you all bitched and moaned and decided to not show up at the polls when November came, and what happened? Trump not only won the electoral college, but the popular vote as well. Now you want to bitch and moan because he's president tomorrow and will be ready to fuck shit up, as usual. So, you know what? You have nobody to blame but yourselves for not showing up to the polls. 

Wait a minute, I'm hearing something coming out of his double-jerk off rally in DC from Sunday. 

Trump on Elon Musk: "He knows those computers better than anybody. All those computers. Those vote-counting computers. And we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM

 I'm sorry, WHAT??!!

So, you're telling me that he now is admitting to the world that his and Squealon Muskrat conspired to rig the election after all. Well in that case, there IS something to gripe about. But are you sure Trump is telling the truth in that statement? I mean he's still invoking the "late great Hannibal Lecter" in his speeches. So, are we even certain to believe every damned word he is saying?

In any event, get ready for another roller coaster ride. We survived the last one, hopefully we'll survive this one as well.

By the way I'm calling it now, Trump doesn't finish this four-year term.

Follow me on BlueSky everyone!

BonyScribe

Weekend Preview and Other Stuff

Good morning, everyone, and hopefully you're bundled up wherever you are. Heck, next week there's a somewhat decent chance that it might snow...in Florida. Granted, it isn't forecast to affect peninsular Florida, but points from Gainesville north could see some wintry precipitation next week. 

The cold weather will undoubtedly wreak havoc on at least two of the NFL playoff games this weekend, as snow showers are likely to hit Philadelphia and Buffalo this Sunday, Kansas City will be bitterly cold, but clear, while Detroit doesn't have to worry underneath the warmth of Ford Field. Speaking of the playoffs, I went 4-2 last week with my two misses involving both LA teams; the Chargers lost, and the Rams won. This week, I'm picking Kansas City (begrudgingly) to throttle Houston Saturday afternoon, while I'm picking Washington to upset the Lions later that night. For Sunday, I'll take Baltimore in an upset over Buffalo, followed by Philadelphia over the Rams that night. Hey, I gotta make sure my preseason Super Bowl pick alive. 

The cold weather will make Monday's inauguration rather interesting. I'm kind of hoping that Trump goes as far as our seventh President as far as his speech is concerned, I'll leave it at that. If you don't know what I'm talking about, Google it. The bigger shitshow will take place at the Capital One Arena the night before, where Trumpapalooza will take place. Complete with bad dancing, the Village People (barf), probably Glenn Beck crying, and Lee Fricking Greenwood, who's fifteen minutes of fame should have ended with the end of the Reagan administration. Ol' Ronnie is probably flipping in his grave in Santa Barbara if you ask me. Whatever the case, I won't be watching come Monday.

I rolled my D20 and regular dice to determine which year I was going to do as far as my pop music flashback is concerned, and I crapped out. I rolled a 15 and an even number, which translates to 2014. Only eleven years ago, but by that point in time I had kinda tuned out to the music scene, of course the crappy radio market in Tampa Bay didn't help matters. But in any event, here's the Top 40 songs for that week, loosely based on Mediabase 24/7:

40. TKO by Justin Timberlake
39. Animals by Martin Garrix
38. Keep Me Crazy by Chris Wallace
37. Perfume by Britney Spears
36. Slow Down by Selena Gomez
35. Can't Remember To Forget You by Shakira f/Rihanna
34. Best Day Of My Life by American Authors
33. Alone Together by Fall Out Boy
32. Hey Brother by Avicii f/Dan Tminski
31. Chocolate by The 1975

30. How I Feel by Flo Rida
29. Talk Dirty by Jason Derulo f/2 Chainz
28. Take Me Home by Cash Cash f/Bebe Rexha
27. Thinking About You by Calvin Harris
26. Neon Lights by Demi Lovato
25. Brave by Sara Bareillas
24. Replay by Zendaya
23. Adore You by Miley Cyrus
22. Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus
21. Young Girls by (we don't talk about) Bruno Mars

20. Hold On We're Going Home by Drake f/Majid Jordan
19. XO by Beyonce
18. Royals by Lorde
17. Love Me Again by John Newman
16. Pompeii by Bastille
15. White Walls by Macklemore f/Ryan Lewis & Schoolboy Q
14. Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood
13. Wake Me Up b Avicii f/Aloe Blacc
12. Say Something by A Great Big World f/Christina Aguilera
11. Team by Lorde

10. Let Her Go by Passenger
  9. Demons by Imagine Dragons
  8. Story Of My Life by One Direction
  7. Do What U Want by Lady Gaga f/R. Kelly
  6. Stay The Night by Zedd f/Hayley Willams 
  5. Dark Horse by Katy Perry f/Juicy J
  4. Burn by Ellie Goulding
  3. The Monster by Eminem f/Rihanna
  2. Counting Stars by OneRepublic

and number one this week eleven years ago was

  1. Timber by Pitbull f/Kesha.

Tampa Bay Lightning won in a shootout vs the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 last night, they face Detroit on Saturday, who beat the Pussycats from Broward County 5-2 last night. Let's hope the Lightning actually play up their potential against an increasing formidable opponent. The Magic travel to Boston tonight where they'll likely lose. Then they face Denver at home on Sunday. Another loss. I know the Magic have a ton on injuries right now, even with Paolo Banchero back in the lineup, but they're taking on water faster than the Titanic as this point. Saturday, I'll be hanging with THE hottest bartender in Florida, sipping on Fireball and probably watching college basketball. 

 

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

Tampa, I Missed You, But I Want To Talk About My Future...

Hello everyone. Monday, I took a trip to Tampa for the first time in nearly three years. The last I had gone down there was to attend a Lightning playoff game in 2022 against the Florida Panthers. Man, what a depressing day it was; the sky was wintry, and the temperatures didn't rise very much during the day. At least it didn't rain though. I was surprised to see 1) how much Tampa proper had grown in three short years, and 2) the Bucs flag at the Advent Health Training Facility (since my sisters passed it en route to my appointment) wasn't flying at half-mast since their season came crashing to an end the night before. But there were some things I definitely didn't miss about being in Tampa. One, the absolute wasteland that is the radio market there, they ALL suck, hence why I exclusively listen to Spotify nowadays. Two, the traffic. I swear it was like qualifying for the Daytona 500 out there, including the Suncoast Expressway. Carmel was holding on to the steering wheel as tight as she could on the way down to Tampa and on the way back. I think she finally relaxed when she pulled into our subdivision. 

On the way back, I thought about what dreams and aspirations I have for the future. Thinking about it kind of makes me a bit depressed because I know that my late sister totally screwed me over after my stroke. Not only did she screw me, but she screwed my sister Gwen as well and probably would have done the same to Carmel. That said, maybe it's been a blessing to have been single for so long... but I digress. With me hoping to land myself in a relationship in the future, I'm pondering what I should do for the future, aka the rest of my living years. Sure, I'd like to continue writing this blog, but I know in the end it isn't going to put food on the table or take care of the ones I love going forward. Not enough people read this blog, it's just the way it is. 

I could be a content creator, but what exactly would I do since virtually every subject I can think of already has four or five content creators as it is; I would just be a face in an already large crowd. Maybe I could continue to do what I have been doing for a couple of years with my semi-regular flashback feature. I could expand on that potentially, to include news headlines and sports of a particular week. It's something I'll have to have discussions with my current family and potential future family about. I know I'm smart enough. I will figure out something, and hopefully soon. 

In the meantime, I hope you all enjoy what I am writing up to this point and thank you for your support.

BonyScribe