Monday Shitposting Extravaganza

 Hi there. Beginning today, I thought I would come on here every Monday and just write what's been on my mind for shits and giggles, because hey why not? This blog is usually nothing more than a shitposting outlet anyway, so here goes nothing.

Alexander The Greatest

Leading off this morning is the exploits of one Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, who yesterday afternoon surpassed the legendary Wayne Gretzky in becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in National Hockey League history:

What an awesome moment for hockey and for sports, from arguably the best thing to come out of Russia since Stolichnaya vodka. There was quite the ceremony for him after the goal and quite the celebration for him after the game, which included an emotional moment from two of his former teammates. 

Who'll Stop The Rain?

In case you've been under a rock, the middle of our nation has been getting pelted with severe storms over that past week. From destructive tornadoes in Arkansas, to near-biblical flooding along the Ohio River Valley, the mid-south really took it on the chin this week. How nasty was the weather, well, allow me to show you this picture I copied from Facebook from LiveStormChasers.com.

As you can see, Florida also saw some severe weather, including a tornado the hit the studios of WOFL TV in Orlando. It was a small tornado (EF2), but it did cause rather significant damage around Seminole County. Incredibly, it isn't over, not even for Florida, because old man winter wants to make a last stand before retreating up north for the summer. Bummer, I was hoping to take a dip in the pool this week (and maybe have a guest over 😉).

Dude, What Are You Talking About?

Here is a picture that relates an interview with the President from Fox News (who else?) over the weekend:

For instant reaction, we now go live to Krusty the Clown:

Seriously though, we need a little bit of context to figure out what he was saying or attempting to say. On Saturday, there were massive nationwide protests across the nation, which garnered anywhere from hundreds to tens of thousands if not more. In total, about 5.2 million people took part in the 1,300 events throughout the nation. Those was the protests Harris Faulkner were referring to. Trump's response? Different reasons (yes, but he could have named a few of them), but he never said the general reason (him & Muskrat). The next sentence made zero sense. Why were they there? To protest, obviously. Then the remainder. He said those protest were "a terrible thing." Compared to what, Mr. President? Your shanked golf shot towards the green the other week? 9/11? Hurricane Helene? The "plandemic" to which to completely botched the response to due in part because President Obama practically gave you an open playbook to follow but you refused to do so because you're petty AF. No, Donald people exercising their constitutional right to peacefully protest is not a terrible thing. Hell, it is a vital part of our very nation. 

And no, those 5.2 million protesters were paid by (154-year-old) George Soros $100 each. Get real, dude. Then again, critical thought has never been a strong suit of yours, especially when trying to convey right-wing talking points. The only thing that needs to stop, Mr. President, is you talking about it, because you obviously have zero clue about what went on. 

On a somewhat related note, the Nikkei took a dive today in Japan, so buckle up buttercup on Wall Street today. It's going to be a bumpy ride.

Wrapping Up On A Positive Note

Tonight, the Florida Gators will try for their third national championship in men's basketball as they take on the Houston Cougars and Robeson County, NC's own Kelvin Sampson. Tonight at 8:50 from San Antonio. Go Gators.

Well, that wraps up this post for this Monday. Make your day a great one.

Bony Scribe

Flashback: April 5, 1991

Hello everyone. For the FIRST TIME this year, I'm posting a flashback of the top 40 charts from days of yore. Because let's be honest, for most of us, life was better back then than it was now in some respects. Today, we're going back to 1991 when the US was just getting out from their folly in Iraq (Operation  Desert Storm), the Pittsburgh Penguins were starting their first Stanley Cup run (more about penguins later), and I had just been three months from relocating to Orlando from Hoke County, North Carolina. I had debated this afternoon whether to watch Netflix and chill, CNBC and panic, Weather Channel and worry, or CNN and bitch. Then I saw a post on Facebook about music from 1983 (as well as a smoking hot picture from you know who) and became inspired, so I rolled my 20-sided die and it came up 12, which translates to 1991. So that's what I'm posting today. For this flashback, I'm using the Radio & Records charts from this week. So, without further ado, here we go. And I'll add some personal thoughts from back then as well as present day along with it.

Some eye candy for y'all. You're welcome.

40. What Comes Naturally by Sheena Easton. I believe this was her last top 40 hit. I think she did some commercials for Bally Total Fitness at the time but that's all I remember.

39. Get Here by Oleta Adams. This song's popularity was undoubtedly due to Desert Storm. One of the lines to this song was "you can get here by Trailways." Trailways was a bus service that ran nationally until Greyhound acquired some of their routes, but they're around albeit regionally. Of note, I feel this song every time I head over to the Crazy Squirrel pub in Port Richey, FL, only to have one of my sisters complain that I go there too much for her liking. 😒

38. Where Does My Heart Beat Now? by Celine Dion

37. How To Dance by Bingoboys f/Princesa

36. Don't Treat Me Bad by Firehouse. Speaking of treating others bad, President Trump went on the rampage this week announcing Wednesday was "Liberation Day" for the United States because he feels that we have been treated unfairly on the world stage as far as the global economy is concerned. So his, answer? Across the board tariffs, which is all he seemingly knows what to do (and he can't even get those right).

35. All True Man by Alexander O'Neal. One such land Trump imposed tariffs on were the Heard & McDonald Islands, an uninhabited Australian territory in the southern Indian Ocean just north of Antarctica, so there are absolutely no goods being imported here from there.

34. Temple Of Love by Harriet. Another territory that had incurred the wrath of Trump is the Falkland Islands, home of about some 3600 mainly British expats off the coast of Argentina also near Antarctica. When asked about how these tariffs are going to affect both them and the Heard & McDonald Islands, the penguins gave this response:

Nope. They aren't happy. Neither are the aforementioned Pittsburgh Penguins, but that's another story.

33. Silent Lucidity by Queensryche. A beautiful song that I haven't heard on Spotify lately. By the way, you ever loved so much that you get a little bit ill when you aren't around them? Something I felt today, and it's something I don't remember ever feeling before...but I digress.

32. Stone Cold Gentleman by Ralph Tresvant. A further note about Trump, in the two days since said tariffs were announced, the DJIA has dropped a staggering 3700 points and is now below 40K for the first time since August. Yikes.

31. Voices That Care by Voices That Care

30. Call It Poison by Escape Club

29. More Than Words by Extreme. Remember when frontman Gary Cherone was tapped to be Sammy Hagar's replacement as the singer of Van Halen in the mid-1990s? Yeah, I'd forgotten about that too until I remembered a radio spoof I heard on WNOR in Norfolk in those days.

28. I'll Be By Your Side by Stevie B. I believe this was the follow-up to "Because I Love You (the Postman Song)." His only other Top Ten hit, and I barely remember it.

27. I Don't Wanna Cry by Mariah Carey. The fourth hit from her Vision of Love album. It debuted this week.

26. Save Some Love by Keedy. Cute, upbeat one hit wonder that somehow after a quick check is now on Spotify. As sportscaster Chris Myers would say, "that deserves a wow!"

25. One More Try by Timmy T. Rare in the early 90s to have a song with a shoestring budget to be a commercial success, but this song did it.

24. I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) by Hi-Five

23. You Don't Have To Go Home Tonight by The Triplets. No, these were actual triplets, not Aikman, Irving, and Emmitt if you're a Dallas Cowboys fan.

22. Iesha by Another Bad Creation. Speaking of going home, or in this case ashore, I'm sure most of you (especially here in Florida) have heard the incident involving a 22-year-old boater and Brock Horner, the captain of Tarpon Coast Fishing Charters in Punta Gorda.

21. Someday by Mariah Carey. Anyway, Thursday morning, Horner and Gage Towles (the 22-year-old) got into a verbal altercation that escalated into Horner hijacking Towles's boat and driving it away. The incident was captured on video and plenty of memes were generated online as a result.

20. More Than Ever by Nelson. A late update courtesy of Facebook, Horner has been arrested for assault and burglary.

19. I Touch Myself by The Divinyls. If you saw the first photo of this blog entry, you would too. 😏

okay, I'm going to go ahead and blow through the rest of these because your man needs to focus and finish. Apparently, I have a sudden case of ADD.

18. Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll) by C&C Music Factory

17. This House by Tracie Spencer

16. Just The Way It Is Baby by The Smithereens

15. Rico Suave by Gerardo

14. Signs by Tesla

13. Rhythm of my Heart by Rod Stewart

12. Round and Round by Tevin Campbell

11. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology Song)/I Want You by Robert Palmer

10. Cry For Help by Rick Astley

  9. Touch Me (All Night Long) by Cathy Dennis

  8. Sadness Part 1 by Enigma

  7. State of the World by Janet Jackson

  6. Coming Out Of the Dark by Gloria Estefan

  5. Joyride by Roxette

  4. Baby Baby by Amy Grant

  3. You're In Love 😉 by Wilson Phillips 

  2. Hold You Tight by Tara Kemp

  1. I've Been Thinking About You by Londonbeat.

Sorry if the end of this post seems rushed, but as of right now it's a little past 1:15 AM and I have a potential road trip tomorrow. As always, more to come.

BonyScribe

State Of The Scribe

 Hi there. Usually, I don't try to wax poetic on here about how I feel, but sitting with the sisters tonight as well as seeing a post last night on Facebook got me thinking. At 51, what is my current purpose in life, and what do I really want going forward?

 

Well, one thing goes to what has been the majority of these blog posts the last few years, flashbacks to various top 40 music charts from days of yore, usually from 1980 to 2000. Yeah, I'm sure that there is a niche audience for those things, but is it really making an impact, and am I getting enough eyeballs to this page? Besides, this year I think I have one such entry, and we're three months into 2025. I'm no longer on twitter (I still refuse to call it X), so I've lost a good chunk of the 2,000 followers or so that I had there. Thanks, Squealon. 

Speaking of the Muskrat, every once in a while, I'll dabble or attempt to dabble into politics on this page. But seriously, have you even looked at the current political state of our nation right now? To say it's a mess would be a colossal understatement. Besides, everything about this "administration" has been just exhausting to follow; I no longer watch the news because it's either kissing Trump's ass or displaying faux outrage over what's going on with the President. Even the local Fox affiliate here in Tampa is falling into that trap; it seems like every third story has something to do with the Trump. It's not "Trump Derangement Syndrome," it's that I'm sick and bleeping tired of talking and listening about him all the damn time. Oh, and don't get me started on those all too ubiquitous Morgan & Morgan ads.

Could I try to monetize on what I do? Of course. However, there are certain guidelines that I would have to follow, and that takes away freedom of what exactly I can or cannot say here. I mean I have to be careful of what I say on this blog anyway (I don't want a knock on my door from Sheriff Nienhuis or anyone further up the law enforcement chain of command), but in order to get this blog monetized, there's a strict line I have to tow. I've had to do that for too long in my life, so suffice to say that's no longer my style. Besides, I don't have enough hits on this page to warrant getting monetized anyway. That said, please read this blog.

Now I want to talk about my future going forward. Am I happy where I am in life right now? Actually, yes. Am I satisfied? Hell no. Even going into the fourth quarter of my life, there are still many things that I want to achieve. Unfortunately, I currently lack to proper tools to properly achieve those. My late sister kinda clipped my wings when she, not I, determined that I could not drive after my stroke, which is now eight years ago. My driver's license ultimately expiring. Am I able to get around? Yes, albeit with some assistance (getting rides to the bus stop), but I'm very limited as to when I can go outside the house (I have to be in by dark, because my sisters are worrywarts), and I only see a fraction of what I make off SSDI/disability because most of it is going to bills and such. My relationship status is complicated; I'm in love with someone who right now is technically married. I'll leave it at that. I would love to create a future for her and her kids, but to do that, I would have to potentially sacrifice my disability status and ultimately the life structure of me and my sisters, who are both 65+. That's something I definitely have to keep in mind throughout.

I've only faced something similar to this once before fifteen years ago, and last time it happened things did not work out. My life was nearly destroyed as a result, so I have to tread carefully. But in the bottom of my heart, I know that she is very much different than the one fifteen years ago, so I just have to trust the process and be patient, which is something pre-stroke me had all sorts of trouble with.

Trust the process. It will all work out in the end.

So, in the meantime, I guess I will continue what I'm doing for now, while keeping my eyes peeled as to what opportunities come my way. I have a lot to offer, I just need the right ones to listen.

And that is the state of the Scribe for spring 2025.

BonyScribe

MLB Picks

Hello everyone, and if you haven't noticed, the Major League Baseball season kicks off in earnest later today. Admittedly, I'm not as high on baseball as I used to be, thanks in part to a broken financial system, an incompetent commissioner, and a wishy-washy owner...talking to YOU Stu Sternberg.

Be that as it may, the season is still happening, so I thought I would provide you with who I think will do well, and not so well, this season. Starting off with the overwhelming and obvious pick to win the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Barring virtually their entire starting lineup getting injured, a possible asteroid strike, or a bizarre executive order from President Trump (hey, you never know), I don't see how they won't win at least their division this year.

So, that leaves who's left to challenge them? Well, certainly not the White Sox, who set the record for most losses in a season, and don't look to be much better this season. Then there's the Pathetics Athletics, who are spending the next couple of seasons in Sacramento while they await their new home in Las Vegas to be built. Plus, the Marlins, who can't seem to get out of their own way (seriously, how did this franchise win two World Series in their first eleven seasons?). I think those three teams will lose at least 100 this season.

The teams that could seriously challenge the Dodgers? I could be cynical and say the Yankees because they have more money than God (as late Virginia Beach sports talker Tony Mercurio used to say), but I see that Lee Corso is utilizing his most famous phrase...

Garritt Cole is injured, and so is Giancarlo Stanton. And suddenly the AL East is wide friggin open. I'd love to pick my Rays, but no offense, they have no offense. Maybe this is Baltimore's year. 

In any rate, my picks are as follows:

AL East: Orioles
AL Central: Guardians
AL West: Rangers
WC 1: Yankees
WC 2: Astros
WC 3: Royals
Pennant: Rangers

NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dodgers

WC 1: Phillies
WC 2: Barves
WC 3: Padres

Pennant: Dodgers

World Series: Dodgers over Rangers

Enjoy the season, peeps!

BonyScribe

The Dumbest Timeline...EVER

 Good morning. Thought I would start off this post with something I saw on BlueSky:

Of course, the preceding was AI generated, but WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?! 

Our president is out here peddling cars that likely catch on fire that the average American cannot afford anyway, all the while saber-rattling with long-time alliances (Ireland is the latest one, on the week of St. Patrick's Day no less) and threatening others with tariffs, which is the only thing he seemingly knows how to do well (and that's a stretch). He's all but abandoned Ukraine, he still has a bizarre fixation on Greenland, and he STILL wants to make Canada the 51st state (yeah, good luck with that buddy). Meanwhile the Dow Jones has been in free-fall this week, the Dept. of Education is being gutted, and somehow Trump wants to pass a spending bill to prevent the government from shutting down totally, which is a way Trump is trying to do to begin with. 

Nothing about this administration makes a lick of sense, and if you're here with a valid passport or visa, you aren't safe here anymore. Hell, they're even fingerprinting Canadians who are here in the US for longer than 30 days. I swear, we live in the dumbest timeline ever. To quote Clark Griswold in Christmas Vacation, "Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where's the Tylenol?"

Oh, and fuck you Hungary.

Bony Scribe

UPDATE: it keeps getting worse.

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. 

 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

Wild Card Weekend Picks...

 Hello everyone, and welcome to the NFL Postseason. Six games to kick things off this weekend, one of which is affected by the weather. Unfortunately, it isn't due to Winter Storm Cornball or whatever the Weather Channel is calling it this year (I understand the next storm happening in a few days will be called Dipshit, now this word from Designer Catheters). It's because of the firestorm that has plagued the Los Angeles area this week, which has forced the NFL to move it to Glendale, AZ. But that's on Monday.

Tomorrow, we have two games. One on CBS and the other on Amazon (and 159-year-old Al Michaels). The CBS game will be the Los Angeles Chargers traveling (and evacuating) to Houston to take on the Texans, on what will be the eighth straight wild card game in Houston to take place on a Saturday at 3:30 pm CST. In the words of Houston native Jim Nantz (who won't be calling the game; Ian Eagle has that assignment), it is a tradition unlike any other. The Chargers have been surging at the right time, while the Texans struggled to make it past the finish line (and were the beneficiaries of a division that was complete ass. The thoughts of America are with Los Angeles, as well as my pick. Give me the Chargers 27-17.

The Amazon game pits the Pittsburgh Steelers going down to Baltimore to face the Ravens. Three weeks ago, the Steelers had the inside track on the AFC North crown, then Russell Wilson turned into a pumpkin, and they collapsed, losing four in a row down to finish the regular season. Lamar Jackson will try once again to put playoff disappointments of the past behind him, and in this one I think he will (besides, they were my pick to win it all). Ravens 31-13.

Sunday has three games, the first being Denver at Buffalo on CBS. The last time these teams met was on MNF last season, with Denver prevailing after a second chance at a game-winning field goal. I don't think it will come down to a last second score this time around. Denver and Bo Nix will be game, but Buffalo will prevail 24-17.

The second game is a the first of two Week One rematches, as the Eagles and Packers, who met in Sao Paulo, Brazil to open the season, meet in Philadelphia this weekend. This is the fourth time they have met in the playoffs, including that classic 2004 4th and 26 game. The only win for GB came in 2010 interestingly enough, when the Packers and Mr. Discount Double Check began their run to the Super Bowl. Philadelphia will have Jaylen Hurts back, while the Packers won't have WR Christian Watson due to a torn ACL suffered last week vs. Chicago. I like Philly's defense better, and at home. Fly Eagles Fly, 24-20.

The nightcap of the Sunday tripleheader will be the one I'll look forward to the most for obvious reasons, as Washington travels to Tampa Bay for the second of our Week 1 rematches. The Bucs have ridden quite a surge since they were 4-6, winning six of their last seven to capture the NFC South. However...the Bucs are winless in prime time this year: at home to Baltimore, at Atlanta, at Kansas City, and at Dallas. Not only that, but the Bucs have also lost their last two home games on NBC; vs. Dallas in the '22 Wild Card and vs. the Rams in the '21 Divisional. And guess where the last Washington playoff victory came? The 2005 Wild Card round at Tampa. Hate to say it, but give me the Commanders in an upset, 24-23.

The finale of Wild Card weekend is as I mentioned before, in Arizona as the evacuating Los Angeles Rams face off against the Minnesota Vikings. Before the fires broke out in SoCal this week, I thought the Rams' home field advantage would be somewhat neutralized by the well-traveled Vikings fans. However, 35,000 Rams season ticketholders will make the trip to Phoenix to attend the game. Plus, I wonder if the neutrals (Arizona fans) will support their division rival? My thought is, are we going to see the good Sam Darnold or the bad one? I'm banking on the good one. Give me the Vikings, 27-21.

And as an added bonus, I'll throw in my pick for the CFP championship, as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will upset the Ohio State Gigachads (so named because their head coach looks like a gigachad). 

Enjoy the football this weekend!

BonyScribe

Could We Fricking Not??

 Good evening, everyone. We're not even two weeks away from the world's most petulant man-child re-emerging inside the Oval Office, and already he's wanting to f*** s*** up. Dude once again wants to take over Greenland, invade Canada and make it our 51st state, and wants to take control back of the Panama Canal. On top of whining and moaning about the American flags being at half-mast because President Carter is currently lying in state at the Capitol (how DARE one of our most beloved presidents rain on MY parade!!). Dude, get a grip already. Makes me wish there could be someone who could put him on a speed governor that would prevent him from flying off the handle; the guy leaping and skipping around like a dipsh*t sure won't.

Remember Nero from world history? This must be the modern-day version of him fiddling while Rome burns. He likes to boast about how the US weren't involved in any wars in his first administration, but I swear we're going to wind up in World War III with this clown in charge of our military, and he'll likely be the cause of it. 

While we're on the subject of people making complete fools out of themselves, could we leave stuff like this in the last decade??

We get that you're gay Johnathan, but do you have to shove it in our faces that way? In my opinion (and I could very well be wrong), it's this kind of exhibitionism that's led to the rise of Trump and MAGA. Also, while we're at it, could we stop with the incessant commercials for WeGovy, Muscovy, YaHomie and every other product that big pharma is trying to peddle on us? As well as the constant ads on local TV for Morgan & Morgan (who is indirectly responsible for Kyle Busch not winning a race last year; he should have never had them as a sponsor). And also, those stupid adverts on my phone that's a five second ad which morphs into a thirty second ad for the same thing. Usually with someone talking to themselves even though they're dressed as two different people. 

This is going to be a loonnnnnng year. Samantha, I need an entire case of Fireball just to get through it.

BonyScribe

Playoffs?! Are You Kidding Me? Playoffs?

 Good late night/early morning everyone once again. Well, the 2024 NFL Regular Season has concluded, which means the march to New Orleans and Super Bowl XLIX is on. First, let's see how I fared for my season predictions at the start of the year versus now...

In the NFC, I got three of the four division winners correct, with only an injury-plagued 49ers missing. The only Wild Card I got right were the Packers; the Cowboys had a terrible season, and the Falcons had one too many weeks of Kirk Cousins under center (which, as a Bucs fan, I DID like) and missed out on a winning record (thanks, Carolina). I don't think anyone could have predicted the Vikings to have the season they had (14-3), and a good job by the Commies and rookie QB Jayden Daniels to not only reach the playoffs but leapfrogging Green Bay into the sixth seed.

In the AFC, I terribly missed on the Dolphins and Jaguars winning their respective divisions as they wound up missing the playoffs altogether; I think the Dolphins' season pretty much was toast when Tyreek Hill got detained before his first regular-season home game. Now he's Audi 5000. The Jags? They just sucked out loud. Trevor Lawrence's injury was their death knell. I got KC correct, and they had an off year. But I didn't expect them to use Taylor Swift voodoo witchcraft to go 15-2. In fact, I got the order of finish in the AFC exactly right. I got all three of the Wild Cards in the AFC wrong, as the Jets came up flat (as usual), Cincinnati had some rotten luck, and Houston won their division. I didn't think Josh Allen would have an MVP-type season in Buffalo's runaway East title, Pittsburgh was good enough to just make it...again, the Chargers did have a great year with QB Justin Herbert and coach Jim Harbaugh, and rookie Bo Nix actually led Denver to a playoff berth.

So, the seedings are as follows:

NFC

1. Detroit Lions
2. Philadelphia Eagles
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4. Los Angeles Rams
5. Minnesota Vikings
6. Washington Redskins Commanders
7. Green Bay Packers

AFC

1. Kansas City Chiefs
2. Buffalo Bills
3. Baltimore Ravens\
4. Houston Texans
5. Los Angeles Chargers
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Denver Broncos

My Super Bowl pick from earlier this year is still in play, so maybe that will happen. Although, I kind of have my doubts. I think I'll have my picks for next weekend's wild card games around Thursday or Friday. I'll keep y'all posted on my socials, whether it be Facebook or BlueSky. Until then, have a good night!

My favorite moment from Week 18

BonyScribe

2025 Is Off To A Rough Start

 Hello everyone. We're not even 72 hours into 2025 and the following events have taken place:

1. A deranged Army veteran drove from Houston to New Orleans and mowed down revelers on Bourbon Street, killing 14 and injuring 12 more.
2. Mere hours later in Las Vegas, an active-duty Green Beret (who was stationed at the same base as the individual in NOLA) parked a Cyber Truck in front of the Trump hotel and detonated it, killing himself and injuring seven.
3. I-85 in Greenville, SC was shut down for a bomb threat.
4. In Fullerton, CA, a plane crashed into a furniture manufacturing warehouse, killing two on board and injuring 19 inside the building.
5. An individual in Idaho was arrested for attempting to light an IED near a train car.

...and that's just scratching the surface of the start of what appears to be a wild and chaotic year. TO be honest, I think we need former NFL referee Jerome Boger to call a false start on this year and assess a five-yard penalty. 

Seriously though, the first couple of days of 2025 have felt odd, then again it did start on a Wednesday, which means if you're looking on a calendar, it starts with W-T-F. So, maybe afterwards things can try to get back to normal, even though it may be freezing around these parts. I mean take a look at this ice phallus penetrating the Virginias:

Honestly though next week's going to be quite cold. So grab some popcorn and bundle up.

Bony Scribe