Some Things I Wish I Could Delete

 For those of you who do not follow wrestling, indulge me for a minute. Remember several years ago when Matt Hardy (who was then working for Impact) had a gimmick where he was broken and started acting unhinged, and yelling "DELETE!!" everywhere? Well, I thought I would channel my inner Broken Matt Hardy and go over some things I wish I could delete from existence. 

All Car Insurance Commercials. Seriously, even though it's a requirement to have insurance in order to drive, the television advertisements for most of these insurance companies are out of control. One example is Liberty Mutual, whether it be that stupid emu or the guy saying "Libbity Bibbity" or the latest one where the baby's first word is "liberty," I think they need a totally new campaign like the one they had a few years ago, when "Liberty stands with you."

Another totally annoying ad is Flo from Progressive. Her (and her sidekick Jamie) are the definition of cringe. And if that campaign isn't bad enough, they have that creepy counselor who is trying to prevent young people from turning into their parents. The damned caveman from the GEICO ads has returned recently; I guess they're going to do something with him and that annoying gecko for the Super Bowl (I haven't checked out what ads are running this year). Oh, and don't get me started on State Farm. Nobody's calling some guy named Jake at 3 in the morning, and do we need every celebrity advertising for SF? I mean now you have Jimmy Fallon and Ludacris. Also, I think we've seen more than enough of the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes this football season, and speaking of the Chiefs...

Taylor Swift Overkill On Our Football Coverage. Yes, Taylor Swift has had an amazing last twelve months. Yes, her boyfriend plays for the Chiefs. Yes, her boyfriend's team is playing in the Super Bowl. Yes, she'll in all likelihood be there (she has a concert in Japan late Sunday night, which is early Sunday morning Las Vegas time). But for goodness sakes CBS, we don't have to see her and Donna Kelce after every offensive snap that the Chiefs have a week from this Sunday! I know your network have the Grammy Awards to promote (total hypocrisy, btw), and I know that Swift will be up for most of the major awards, but this fixation with Swift honestly takes away from the game if you ask me. Heck, even Swift herself is tired of all the hoopla that CBS is giving her.

But wait, there's more. The Swift phenomenon has become so ridiculous, that Fox Faux News is even weighing in on it, in usual Faux News fashion. Also, Judge Jeanine (who somehow found the time to step away from her boxed wine) is telling Swift to stay out of politics. Hold up, last I heard she's registering young adults to vote and let their voices be heard, but you don't like how she leans politically (it isn't to the far right). So, I guess that makes you just like most of the rest of the Faux News lot, a hypocrite. 

Vince McMahon. Actually, that may indeed be happening. Bye, Felipe...

Squealon Muskrat. At least his stranglehold on Twitter (IT'S STILL TWITTER TO ME DAMMIT!), ruining what was an already toxic social media app. That and his somewhat radical worldview.

Vladimir Putin. Remember when President Ronald Reagan created a mini furor in 1984 when during a test of his radio broadcast that accidentally got leaked where he joked that he had signed into law a bill that would "outlaw Russia (the Soviet Union) forever, we begin bombing in five minutes?" Well imagine if Joe Biden did something similar present day. In today's hypertoxic political environment, and in a day and age where anything can and is used against you in the court of public opinion, doing so would be a very unwise thing, but one can dream, right?

Ron DeSantis' Presidential Ambitions. At least we're safe from that for another four years. I for one hope that it's permanent. 

These Nonstop Pharmaceutical Ads. Big pharma taken over our airwaves as bad as those lame car insurance ads I wrote about earlier in this post. From bad singing and dancing to the same three people (including Cyndi Lauper) promoting one product for the last seven years to "CHECK, CHECK, and CHECK!!!" Enough already!

Artificial Intelligence. I swear this will be the ultimate downfall of human civilization if we aren't careful with how it's used, which ideally, is none at all.

My Social Media Profiles. Come on, admit it. You lo-key wish I would just go away, wouldn't you? 😉. And finally...

Being 49. You read that right, I turn 50 next week. Hopefully, it will be a celebration throughout the year (because you only turn 50 once) and much better than my 40th birthday which was hijacked by a drunken duo of former in-laws (that I no longer have anything to do with) at some lame dinner theater in Osceola County. Like a commercial of my youth stated, "if you're going to go, go all out." That's what I'm aiming for in the year 2024.

As always, I'll have more thoughts on more things on Twitter. Until next week (unless something comes up), later.

Bony Scribe

Someone Has Some Explaining To Do

 Hello, everyone. Thought I'd come on here and say that someone has some explaining to do. No, not the subject of my last entry (I never got one anyway), but Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell. Up 24-10 in the second half of today's NFC Championship Game versus the San Francisco 49ers, instead of trying a rather long (but makeable) field goal that would have made it a three-possession game with 7:30 left in the third quarter, Campbell, who's known for throwing caution to the wind on fourth down situations, decided to for it. He failed, and it totally shifted the momentum of the game, which San Francisco won 34-31. He later did the same thing trailing 27-24 deeper in field goal range. 

Dan, you've done a remarkable job with the Lions since you've been there, but dude, TAKE THE POINTS!! What happened after that? A fluke catch by Deebo Samuel on a pass that could have been intercepted that led to a touchdown, a lost fumble on the next Detroit possession, and a lot of things that can only be attributed to some as Nancy Pelosi-like witchcraft happened.

But long-suffering Lions fans will be forever haunted by Campbell's dumb decision for decades, unless they win it all in the next few years. Terrible for a fan base that has been through enough to be honest. 

So, what happens now? The Super Bowl of Insufferability from possibly the most insufferable city in America, Las Vegas, Nevada. The Kansas City Chiefs (and millions of Taylor Swift fangirls) face off against the San Francisco 49ers in a rematch of Super Bowl LIV that happened in Miami. After that game took place, the world shut down for about a year and a half thanks to COVID. Hopefully, something similar to that doesn't happen this time around. Although, tongue in cheek I'd rather see an asteroid hit Vegas or Yellowstone to erupt than either of these teams winning. But, Dan you could have saved America from this, and...

I have more thoughts on this game on Twitter, so check it out.

BonyScribe

Fool Me Once...

 Good evening, everyone except you, Red. Or should I say liar. Nothing like being reassured that someone you've been interested in since heck, 2020 that she has nothing romantic involved only for it to be untrue less than a week later. Yeah, Red you f*cked up royally. So, I may as well cut a WWE-style promo on her lying ass. Remember the entry a year and a half ago where someone snatched her away from me the day after I gave her a charm necklace? Fool me once, shame on you. This time, I'm not about to be fooled. But you know what sucks? The fact that she didn't have the courtesy to be upfront and honest with me. 

What makes it more frustrating is that for one of the very few times in my life, I thought I finally had a decent chance. There was talk of her meeting my family for lunch sometime, which last year would have been a definite no-go because my oldest sister was alive then. Now that she's gone that opens up the door for me a little bit. She actually did meet one of my sisters briefly last spring/summer at a local Chili's. And it would have been the first true relationship I've had in over two decades, and that one was a work situationship that didn't pan out. The fact that it has been over two decades to be in a relationship is bad. So, you can sense my hunger from that standpoint. 

And she kind of knew this already, but she didn't want to talk about it for whatever reason, whether she was too busy when I did see her (and everyone is running interference) or whether she was busy with her kids. She was awfully tight lipped about everything, quite shady to be honest. It was something that I thought would be crucial if things were to go further; the ability to tell my story and show her how burned I've been in decades past.

But NOOOOOO!! She had to stay shady and secretive until last night, when she decided to spill the beans. Gee, no wonder her ex-fiancée treated her badly if that is indeed the case, and call me a bit naive, but I'm hoping it isn't. I thought she was better than that, and I may leave a door cracked for her to explain herself, if she isn't chicken-shit about it. Otherwise, it's bye, Felicia (ironically, one of the women in the past that has burned me was named Felicia). 

Oh, and the guy she's now seeing is pro-MAGA. Barf...

BonyScribe 

First Flashback of 2024

 Hello again. Can you believe I've gone nearly the month of January without posting a flashback, so I guess now's just as good as time to post one. For this week, I'm going back 35 years to my freshman year of high school. I had just moved from one town to the other side of the county line; a school consolidation issue at the time was the impetus for it, as well as a LOT of misinformation that was disseminated about where kids that didn't live in a city limit would go to school. Long story short, we moved from St. Pauls, NC to rural Hoke County just nine miles to the west near the community of Lumber Bridge. And this after flirting with the prospect of moving back to Orlando (which we wound up doing anyway midway through my junior year, thank you Operation Desert Storm).

Anyway, enough waxing nostalgic, here were the Top 40 songs according to Radio and Records Magazine for the week ending January 27, 1989:

40. Little Liar by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. As I recall, the video for this song featured Joanie in a Baltimore Orioles uniform shirt, which was interesting because this was a few years before fans wearing jerseys of a particular team became popular and somewhat commonplace. The Orioles by the way were AWFUL in 1988, by far the worst team in baseball, but they had quite the turnaround in '89.

39. The Love In Your Eyes by Eddie Money. Before he tragically passed, Mr. Money actually followed me on Twitter. How cool is that?

38. Put A Little Love In Your Heart by Annie Lennox & Al Green. This was featured in the movie "Scrooged," which was arguably the most popular Christmas movie of 1988.

37. Just Because by Anita Baker

36. Girl You Know It's True by Phony Baloney Milli Vanilli. Crazy to think that if not for a hiccup during a "live" performance at a concert sponsored by MTV, we probably would have figured out that Rob and Fab was all an act and didn't sing their songs anyway. If more people used critical thinking back then, they probably would've seen through their bullsh*t from the outset.

35. I Beg Your Pardon by Kon Kan. This was supposedly a reboot of a classic song from the 1960's by Lynn Anderson, there was too much going on.

34. I Remember Holding You by Boys Club. A personal favorite of mine. Didn't quite reach the top ten. 

33. You're Not Alone by Chicago. One of their last hits in a long chart career. They weren't really the same after Peter Cetera left.

32. It's No Secret by Kylie Minogue. This would be the last top 40 hit stateside for Kylie until 2002, when "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" was released, and I actually had to call WFLZ radio in Tampa to give the DJ a little backstory on her (as well as the correct pronunciation of her last name).

31. Don't Tell Me Lies by Breathe. My favorite track of theirs from them, primarily because it wasn't a sappy ballad.

30. Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison. Speaking of ballads, Poison's biggest hit was this ballad, though not really their signature song ("Nothing But A Good Time").

29. All She Wants Is by Duran Duran

28. My Heart Can't Tell You No by Rod Stewart. The video for this song, if I remember correctly, was an update of sorts of a previous video of his ("Lost In You") where he falls back in love with an exotic dancer. In this one, I believe the dancer in question winds up with someone else, and Rod is heartbroken over it. You know, that kinda sounds somewhat similar to real life for me (UPDATE: that situation actually happened...again). Moving on...

27. Roni by Bobby Brown. This song, as I would find out later in life, as pulled from a lyric from Michael Jackson's "Pretty Young Thing." I also remember a radio parody of this song where instead of talking about his boo, Bobby is singing about macaroni. No, not Macaroni Grille, those weren't in existence yet.

26. Shake For The Sheik by Escape Club

25. My Prerogative by Bobby Brown. First song in memory that railed against celebrity paparazzi culture. It would only get worse from this point on, right TMZ??

24. Paradise City by Guns N' Roses. Far and away my favorite GnR song. I never was a big fan of them, but I like this track and "Patience."

23. Surrender To Me by Ann Wilson & Robin Zander. Ann's sister Nancy had a duet smash (with Loverboy's Mike Reno) five years earlier with "Almost Paradise" from the movie "Footloose." This one with the frontman of Cheap Trick was from a lesser-known movie, "Tequila Sunrise."

22. Holding On by Steve Winwood. Another personal favorite of mine. Thought it could have been more popular.

21. The Living Years by Mike & The Mechanics. I despised this song, and I don't understand how it went to number 1...

20. Dial My Heart by The Boys. I had an issue here. I remember The Boys as a bunch of young African American men, but per Billboard's website, this is their photo: 

apparently, Billboard confused the group in this countdown with an English punk rock group with the same name. The group I'm referring to is now actually referred to as Suns of Light.

19. What I Am by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. I think they had one other single in 1994 that was rather forgettable, but this one is what Brickell is known for.

18. A Little Respect by Erasure. I don't think this was about Rodney Dangerfield, who was still alive in 1989, but it's something that I could use a little bit more of, especially after today.

17. Lost In Your Eyes by Debbie Gibson. Her signature song, and she has been really promoting the 35th anniversary of this song as well as her album "Electric Youth" on her social media pages lately.

You know, the heck with it. My heart got bruised yet again, so I'm just going to go ahead and list the rest of these songs.

16. Angel Of Harlem by U2

15. I Want To Have Some Fun by Samantha Fox

14. You Got It (The Right Stuff) by New Kids On The Block

13. Two Hearts by Phil Collins

12. All This Time by Tiffany

11. The Lover In Me by Sheena Easton

10. She Wants To Dance With Me by Rick Astley (no, she doesn't)

  9. Walking Away by Information Society

  8. Don't Rush Me by Taylor Dayne
  7. Armageddon It by Def Leppard

  6. The Way You Love Me by Karyn White

  5. Wild Thing by Tone Loc

  4. When The Children Cry by White Lion

  3. Born To Be My Baby by Bon Jovi

  2. Straight Up by Paula Abdul

  1. When I'm With You by Sheriff.

Sorry I cut this blog post short, but if you're as perpetually romantically frustrated as I am and everything that you do for someone goes for naught and you wind up being lied to and passed over, you'd probably be upset too.

Later.

Bonyscribe 

Islands In The Stream

 Good evening, everyone. Except Diamond Sports and maybe the NHL. Instead of spending my Thursday night chilling and watching the hockey game like most of us that has cable in the Tampa area and want to watch the Lightning game on Bally Sports, I'm stuck here writing this blog entry because ESPN has the game...on their streaming service. Meaning I can only follow along to the game on social media as I don't have ESPN+. I used to have it because I used to have Disney+, but then I got rid of it after my sister Jean died and I didn't feel like renewing the subscription. 

Of course, I could joke around and say, since tonight was supposed to be a tribute to former Bolts legend Pat Maroon, who helped the Lightning to Stanley Cup wins in 2020 and 2021, that Bally Sports forgot to give CarShield a call. But I guess this was already in the works before the season even began that this was going to be an ESPN+ exclusive. 

I guess streaming is convenient for some things, live sports included, but I tend to think, for me at least, it should be used to binge-watch on demand some things that you may have missed in the past, without being at the mercy of cable networks and when they schedule whatever programs they air. Or if you want to relive a certain favorite episode of a particular program that can't be found on cable or otherwise. That's how I used to watch WWE Raw from the Attitude Era when it was (and still is for now) on Peacock.

Then last week, NBC had a cat-haired idea that pissed off a lot of football fans; the decided to plus the Kansas City-Miami playoff game on Peacock and not over the air TV. I guess some folks were happy about because they were spared with having to see Taylor Swift every six seconds, but the majority were not happy with the decision. Yes, NBC touted how much was a success it was, but they still lost about ten million fans from what I've read. The ads were likely for what else is available on Peacock I suppose, as opposed to lame car insurance ads (libbity bibbity anyone?) and pharmaceutical companies (check, check, and check!). Then again, they were probably on there too. 

People are saying that this could lead to events like the Super Bowl being exclusively streaming in the future. To that I say not so fast my friend. First off, networks are already paying out the wazoo just to air the rights for the NFL, so I don't think it would make much sense to air the marquee event of the NFL's season on a streaming service, which everyone doesn't have. Second, can you imagine the bandwidth requirements to handle that much traffic if it were on a streaming service? Sounds too complicated for e to figure out.

Anyway, we don't have to worry about streaming playoff games for the rest of this season, thankfully. But it doesn't help my case for tonight, so I might as well give Car Shield a call, lol.

BonyScribe

The Trouble With Depression.

 Greetings once again. Man, depression sucks. Bet you knew that already, but it truly does. Overthinking, worrying, anxiety, all the neuroses associated with it come creeping out of the woodwork when you least expect it. Thyen there are times that the depression sets in so deep that you don't want to do the things that you love (like me writing this blog), and your comfort zone shrivels up to the size of a pinhead. 

The other day, I kinda went out of my comfort zone for someone special (you probably know who if you've followed this blog for a while) and got her something really nice as a late Christmas/early Valentine's Day gift. She was in love with it. But when communication stalled over the weekend, I got worried (as most depressed people do I suppose) and asked what was wrong. She told me she was depressed as well. 

That's the thing with being depressed or having to go through some sort of emotional trauma; it really makes things more difficult to move forward with many things, even something as simple as maintaining focus and communication. But one thing is certain though, I still love that woman, and hopefully the two of us can get through our depression together.

I love you, babe.

BonyScribe

How I Did Now That The Regular Season Is Over

 Good afternoon, everyone. Now that the 2023 NFL season is over with, might as well go over how close I was with my picks before the season vs. how the season played out. Turns out that I got half of my division winners right, thanks in part to collapses by Jacksonville and Miami. The Jaguars came from 8-3 ahead only to lose 5 out of 6 and lose the division to the Houston Texans. Meanwhile Miami blew a three-game lead on the Buffalo Bills to lose the AFC East. I didn't foresee Joe Burrow getting hurt this season, but he did, and the Cincinnati Bengals missed the playoffs despite having a winning record (9-8). Also, the AFC North became the first division in nearly 90 seasons to have all of their teams finish over .500. I did hit on two of my three wild cards, as Pittsburgh and Miami made it. I missed with Denver, who was tied for the AFC West lead before they fell apart and finished with an 8-9 record. Interestingly enough, the Cleveland Browns got the other wild card.

So, the AFC playoffs look like this: Baltimore gets the bye, 2-seed Buffalo plays 7-seed Pittsburgh in what could be a snow game at Orchard Park, 3-seed hosts 6-seed Miami in what may be a freezer bowl of sorts in KC, and 4-seed Houston hosts 5-seed Cleveland in what seems like the usual 4pm Saturday game for the Texans. 

In the NFC, my Super Bowl pick (Philadelphia) was on track to get top seed in the NFC, then the wheels seemingly fell off. As a result, the NFC East had yet another non-repeat winner in Dallas. The South saw a surprise as my Bucs proved everybody wrong and captured their third straight division title. San Francisco took the West instead of Seattle, who fell short of the playoffs via tiebreaker, and Detroit took a step forward in winning their first division title since I was in the Naval Nuclear Power Training system. Green Bay and the LA Rams got the wild cards along with Philly. 

So, in the NFC, we have 1-seed San Francisco with the bye, 2-seed Dallas hosting 7-seed Green Bay (and flashbacks of playoffs past), 3-seed Detroit hosts 6-seed Los Angeles and the return of Matthew Stafford to Ford Field, and 4-seed Tampa Bay hoping to exact revenge on 5-seed Philadelphia on Monday night. 

As for right now, I see the playoff going like this: Cleveland upsets Houston followed by Kansas City dismantling Miami. Then on Sunday, Buffalo wins a tight one against Pittsburgh, Dallas finally gets one over on Green Bay, and the Rams get the upset win over a depleted Detroit squad. Monday night, my Bucs do indeed get their revenge on the Eagles. 

Then on Divisional weekend, the Ravens take down the Browns and Buffalo shocks KC in the AFC, while Tampa's Cinderella run comes to an end in Dallas, while San Francisco gets past the Rams in the NFC. Championship weekend sees Baltimore and San Francisco coming out triumphant and meeting in Las Vegas for a rematch of Super Bowl XLVII eleven years ago. Let's hope the power stays on for this one. My picks are subject to change by Friday night, so check my Twitter page for any updates.

Now that I've mentioned my picks, watch the NFL somehow finagle the games so that Kansas City winds up at home for all three rounds of the playoffs, and Philadelphia catches fire somehow and we wind up with my original pick for the Super Bowl. Then I'll almost be convinced that the NFL is indeed fixed...

Looking at YOU, Taylor...

BonyScribe

I Think I've Seen Everything Now (Plus Other Stuff)

 Good morning, everyone. Just as I was about to sit down to write what was on my mind this morning, I came across something my high school friend posted on Facebook. I'll just post the picture here and let y'all go over it.

This whole picture makes little sense and is why I have all but disavowed organized religion. One, cats don't choose whether or not to have an alternative lifestyle. Two, different RACES of cats?! I didn't know cats had races. They have certain breeds, but fur color doesn't necessarily mean a different breed, especially for domesticated cats. Three, THEY'RE FREAKING CATS!!! Seriously, who freaking cares if they're gay or not? The person on Craigslist that posted this is seriously overthinking this, and not in a good way. It also reminds me of an old television show from around two decades ago, "Trading Spouses," in which one rather memorable (and somewhat infamous) character who was ultra-religious, denounced participating in the show, shouting, "THIS IS NOT CHRISTIIIANNNN!!! I'M A GOD WARRIORRRR!!" Good grief what a mess that lady was.

Also, it kinda makes me wish George Carlin was still with us for more insightful commentary on this matter.

Have I had some bizarre dreams over the last couple of nights. Last night I had a dream in which the Space Shuttle was lifting off, yet something went awry with the launch and for some reason it ejected the external fuel tank over Tampa Bay and wound up landing at MacDill AFB, which makes absolutely zero sense because 1) the Space Shuttle retired from service in 2011 and 2) they usually launched and landed on the other side of the state. Another bizarre dream I had was when I for some reason was visiting my now late stepmom in Illinois, but for some reason, it was actually in Missouri, and one of the rivers was flooded, making it difficult to get around. That and I had issues with public transportation there. Another dream was where me and my late brother were rebuilding the house I used to live at in Tampa. I can't recall the exact details of every dream, but man have they been doozies.

I haven't taken a close look at the upcoming final week of the NFL regular season, but I did notice that if you're a fan of the Tampa Bay Bucs, you're in luck. Fox is carrying the Bucs-Panthers game, while CBS is carrying the Falcons-Saints game concurrently. So, if you're living in the greater Tampa area (the rest of Florida's CBS stations are getting the Jags-Titans game), you'll get to see the two games at the same time, and as Kevin Harlan once stated, "I'M CALLING BOTH GAMES!" To reiterate the importance of these games, if Tampa wins, they capture the NFC South. However, if for some reason they lose, then the winner of ATL-NO wins the division and earns the right to lose to Philadelphia (in all likelihood) in the Wild Card round. And yes, I'll make my picks on Twixxer. 

Well, I'm off to see what ramifications what happened in Iran yesterday could possibly happen. I have a bad feeling that things may escalate out of control around the world if we're not careful. I guess all we can do is hope for peace on Earth, if that's even possible in today's day and age. Also, personally for me the next couple of weeks are going to be critical, so wish me luck. I sometimes get butterflies in my stomach thinking of it, but I won't say much so as not to jinx it.  Anyway, have an awesome Thursday. 

BonyScribe

What A Wild New Year...

 Good morning, everyone. Well, the last couple of days were interesting, wasn't it? First, we had that earthquake that I briefly mentioned about yesterday in Japan, which sadly has left at least 48 dead and scores missing. Then overnight, a frightening incident occurred between an earthquake relief plane and a JAL airliner, which burst into flames. Everyone on board the airliner was safely evacuated, but five from the relief plane lost their lives. Meanwhile over in South Korea, an opposition leader was brazenly stabbed in broad daylight. Good grief, what did Asia do to incur the wrath of the Universe just two days into the new year??

JAL 516 in flames on the tarmac

Also yesterday, I saw a wild rumor on TikTok that the ball in Times Square was hit by a firework. It wasn't, someone made a lame attempt to get clicks on their page. But good grief, have we gotten to the point that now almost everything you see or hear is fake? Are we indeed living in a simulation? where is my beautiful wife? This isn't my beautiful home. Am I right, or am I wrong?

my God, what have I done?

Ahem, sorry for getting carried away for a second there. Anyway, I did see one replay of the ball drop that confirmed what I thought all along, complete with a rather strong PDA that surely left our governor (as well as many others) triggered. But like my late brother used to say, "it is what it is." Then we had the main course of New Year's, and that was the college football semifinal games. First, a thrilling Rose Bowl that saw Michigan prevail in overtime after a botched fourth and goal call from Alabama, then Washington holding on for dear life after an injury to one of their own players gave Texas some extra time to mount a potential winning touchdown drive.

So, for next Monday, we get two future conference rivals facing of for the Natty in Michigan and Washington. As much as I'd like to see Michigan win and stick it to Ohio State fans, I have to pick Washington for this one. Their starting quarterback, Michael Penix, is from Tampa, and I believe I used to work with a relative of his (either his grandfather or an uncle) at the post office back in the day. So, even though they are 4.5-point underdogs, I like the Huskies in this one. 

Also that night, we got an epic surprise in the world of WWE, as The Rock made a return to Raw, and alluded to possibly facing Roman Reigns at WrestleMania in Philly this year, which honestly should have happened last year to be honest. But Covid happened and we're still trying to recover from that. Ugh. I think some people would rather not see that happen though, at least one writer thinks that way.

Well, time to see what else has been going on, probably more brain-drain from the cable networks and not actual news that may have consequence on this November's election. Or something to that affect. I've all but given up on the news media in this nation. Anyway, have a wonderful Wednesday.

BonyScribe

2024 Is Here!

 

Good morning, and Happy New Year, everyone! Your boy was going to all but sleep through the new year, until my sisters dragged me out of bed (not literally) to do a small champagne toast at midnight as Ol' Blue Eyes was singing "New York, New York" from Times Square. Then it was back to bed for me, as I tried to sleep through a reenactment of the Battle of Bakhmut going on in our neighborhood. Seriously, can folks give it a rest with these fireworks?

As it turns out, my neighborhood wasn't the only place on Earth that started the new year off with a bang, as folks in Japan had flashbacks of 2011 with a major earthquake that struck over there this morning. Thankfully, it was in the Sea of Japan unlike the Pacific Ocean, which was where that quake that triggered that devastating tsunami in 2011 was centered at. Still a disconcerting start to the new year over there. Here, we have a full plate of college football to watch today, beginning with LSU and Wisconsin in what was formerly known as the Outback Bowl at noon today. The main event starts at 5 with Bama and Michigan in the Rose Bowl followed by Texas and Washington in the Sugar Bowl.

Do I care to make any predictions for 2024? No, not really, because plans and such are subject to change. What I do know is that next month will be "lit" as the kids say nowadays (at least I think they do). Your boy turns the big 5-0 next month, and I know it's NOT going to be celebrated at some lame dinner theater off 192 in Osceola County like my 40th was. I also want to say that this year won't be like years past in the fact that I plan on going big this year, in spite of what my sisters may wish for me. They still see me as the little eight-year-old baby brother and not a 50-year-old who like to do what he wants.

Anyway, I'm glad that 2023 is outta here and the New Year is upon us. Now to eat some black-eyed peas and collard greens this afternoon, not to be superstitious or anything but after 2023, I could use all the good fortune for this year. Until later, enjoy your day.

More to Come

BonyScribe