The Month From Hell

 Hello again. This week pretty much confirmed what I thought about this month; it could not have gone any worse for me personally. 

If you caught the end of my last post, you may have sensed while there was some trouble, I was at least hopeful for the future--not anymore, at least for the foreseeable future. I won't go into any details, but long story short, a long-time friend of said woman suddenly broke things off and how that went down was rather unsavory. So, I'm back at square one...again. 

Do I have feelings for her? Yeah, but I guess that will wane eventually. What a shame too because I felt I was so close to finally having a girlfriend, but not to be. So, that wraps up what has been a very shitty month. Fortunately, the new month starts on Sunday.

Let's hope it's a thousand times better than May was.

Bonyscribe

Updates And Other Stuff

 Hello good people, except for the Florida Panthers and some putz from nearby where I live. Won't go into detail but I have four words for him, step the fuck off. Now that I have that out of the way, this month has been nothing short of a disaster, except for a couple of things that I'll talk about in a moment. Remember the entry that I wrote about two weeks ago? Well, that's part and parcel why this month has been a disaster. Especially when you consider what my future goals and aspirations are (yes, even 50-year-old dudes have goals), and what I haven't really had the chance to experience in my life. So, yeah, that's really been weighing on me...a lot. But I can still rally, it may take me a week or two. Bottom line is I'm still around and writing in spite of several people hoping for the exact opposite of my hopes and dreams, some of which I've waited my entire life for.

Another thing I wrote about last month was about those stupid advertisements for certain online apps. Well, earlier this week, I happened to notice that the app I mentioned that had the obscenely long ad has a company, and I'll switch up the name so as not to completely expose them, I'll call them Pay Imperfect. I went to their website and looked to see if there was any contact info...there wasn't. However, they did have a LinkedIn bio. So, I took the time and went Grumpy Old Man on them in the email. I haven't heard a reply, nor do I plan on it. Oh, and as a side note, according to their website, they are based out of Tel Aviv and has very minimal staffing, so chances are they are nothing more than a shell company, or a clever start-up. Plus a few other things that I won't go into speculation on here about.

"We didn't have internet nonsense back in my day, and we liked it, we loved it!!"

Another reason this May has sucked is that Dear Leader's "Big Beautiful Bill" passed in the House last night. More tax cuts for the wealthy and nothing for the middle class and poor. Yay, class warfare. I'm counting down the days already for January 20, 2029...if not sooner.

seriously...fuck this buffoon

Okay, enough with the negativity. Something rather interesting and unprecedented is occurring in the NBA Playoffs. The final four teams this year are New York, Indiana, Minnesota, and Oklahoma City. Only the Knicks (in '70 and '73) and the Thunder ('79 as the Seattle Supersonics) have ever won the title before. This year will mark the seventh different team to win the Championship in as many years, which is a record in the NBA.

It got me to thinking, what similar streaks have there been in the other four major team sports leagues? Well, during my lifetime (since 1974) baseball had nine different winners from 1982-1990. In hockey? Also, nine (over ten years since there was no 2004-05 season) from 2003-2012. In the NFL has a streak of eight different winners twice, first from 1979-1986 and again from 2007-2014. Interestingly enough, both those streaks began with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

And in English football, Crystal Palace won a top-flight trophy for the first time in their over-100-year-old history by shocking Manchester City to win the FA Cup. This comes weeks after the club I root for, Newcastle United, won their first top-flight trophy in seventy years by winning the League Cup over Liverpool, who won the Premier League this season. Good to see some clubs that haven't been on top before or in a long time have their day in the sun.

Speaking of which, my day in the sun will be coming up soon. Had a conversation with my sister last night that kinda put things into perspective. Guess I'm a little anxious because it's a situation I honestly really haven't been in for a lonnnnng time, and me overthinking things are putting things in jeopardy right now. Like my other sister says, "slow down, Tyner." 

I think I'll talk about it at length on my next entry, but for now, have a safe Memorial Day weekend.

BonyScribe

Some Other Things We Ought to 86

 Hello. And before I begin, fuck the Florida Panthers. Anyway, there's been plenty of talk this weekend of "86ing" certain things. It all started when former FBI Director James Comey posted a photo on Instagram of some seashells on the beach which simply said "8647."

And of course, "dear leader" (and MAGA) got his (their) Depends in a wad and had him investigated, because Heaven forbid anyone says something bad about Trump. 

Now while Trump thinks that "86" is slang for kill, but it means something else. According to Merriam-Webster, the term is a slang used ninety years ago in the hospitality industry meaning to throw out or refuse service to. I first heard of the term some thirty years ago in a jingle for Greyhound Bus Lines promoting a low bus fare to anywhere across the nation. I always thought it meant to get rid of or to shun.

Well, with that in mind, here is a list of some things that I wish we could 86:

• Stupid car insurance commercials
• Morgan & Morgan
• Fox News and MSNBC (propaganda outlets)
• the Florida Panthers hockey team
• Paul Porter (actually, the Orlando Magic already let him go)
• Showing Taylor Swift after every Travis Kelce play
• if this were 20-30 years ago, talk shows
• Dane Cook
• anything to do with Barstool Sports
• meme culture...actually scratch that, we need something to laugh about
• DOGE
• the Free-Dumb caucus (MTG, Boebert, Cruz, et al)
• Pam Bondi
• Organized religion
• Liberty University
• the Spring Hill Hooters
• cancer
• 75309 (IYKYK)
• All these Katy Perry memes I've seen on social media.

Seriously, how long ago was launched into space? Over a month now? I think that those memes have run their course. Time to move on from that. 

I'm sure that there are other things not listed here that should be 86'ed but I don't have time to list them all. Instead of using the term 8647, I have another idea. 2547, although if you add the digits in 8647 you come up with 25. I'm sure you've heard of the 25th Amendment...

BonyScribe

I Don't Know Anymore

 Hey everyone. I'm not having a good weekend. I think it went downhill around 3pm or so yesterday, but I may have been too intoxicated to realize it. Anyway, I don't know if I'll be continuing with this blog going further. Certain events have created this situation for me, and I'm at my wit's end.

All I ever wanted was to have a family of my own, most likely as a step-dad because I didn't get a chance to raise Kaylee. Now that might not even happen.

So, if you don't hear back from me on this platform don't be surprised, or disappointed. Heck, some of you may want to throw a parade. But I'll be fine, for now.

Bony

Reflexiones Sobre El Cinco de Mayo...

 Buenas dias. No, this entry is not in Spanish, but it is to signify that today is Cinco de Mayo. Which is not Mexican Independence Day (that's in October), but the Battle of Puebla. In any case, it's a reason for everyone to celebrate, even if it triggers some folks.

And speaking of those folks, explain this one to me. Let's flash back to January 20th around noon. Donald Trump was taking the oath of office to begin his second term. The oath clearly states that the President will "...preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." Fast forward to yesterday, and an interview that was done by "Meet the Press" (which I'm kinda surprised Trump agreed to). When asked if he has to uphold the Constitution, the President simply replied, "I don't know."

WHADDAYA MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW?! You literally took the Oath to help uphold the Constitution, and you DON'T KNOW if you can do it?! Jeez Louise this fucking guy. Yes, I'm sure that there was context to what he was saying that could be left up to translation, but on the surface, it sure looks like what some of us knew all along, that he's in over his head, clueless as to what's going on, and not REALLY in charge of running our nation. Kinda explains the picture above. But hey, he wants to re-open Alcatraz, so there's that.

You know, talking about Trump ruins any good vibe that I wish to have, so let's move on to something else.

Game 7 Drama

If you watched the Stanley Cup playoffs the last two nights, you were treated to some outstanding drama. Saturday night, the Colorado Avalanche were up 2-0 on the Dallas Stars early in the third period, then the Stars caught fire. Mikko Rantonen, who once skated for the Avalanche, scored two goals to tie the game, assisted on the go-ahead goal, and added an empty netter to make it a 4-2 final. Dallas became the first team in NHL history to win a Game 7 in regulation when trailing by multiple goals in the final period, and Rantonen became the first player ever to notch a third period hat trick in a Game 7.

Then last night topped even that. The St. Louis Blues were up 3-1 with two minutes to go in their game 7 against the Winnipeg Jets. Then Vladislav Namestnikov (former Tampa Bay Lightning) scored with 1:57 left and then got a dramatic tying goal by Cole "Scritty" Perfetti, who found a Perfect Way to send Game 7 into overtime. After a scoreless fourth period, Adam Lowery scored the winner off a redirect of Neil Pionk's shot to send all of Manitoba into ecstasy.

Sports are beautiful.

AND I'M DOOONEEEEESE!!!

By now, you've heard all about Katy Perry's "trip" into space, and the backlash that has precipitated as a result. Now comes her latest concert tour, and, well here's a picture that is near-perfect representation of how that's going:

Unfortunately, I couldn't download the picture with a giant Mr. Hanky coming out of said toilet, but trust me, it's there. I'm sure not many have TikTok, but if you do, then I'm also sure that you've seen one of the latest trends on TikTok, where they place the music from the Saturday Night Live skit of the Maharelle Sisters. However, instead of Anne Hathaway, Amy Poehler, Casey Wilson, and Kristen Wiig portraying Janice, Holly, Nora, and Dooneese, they'll show footage of three female singers, then Katy Perry's cringeworthy "mom moves" at the "and I'M DOONEEESEEEE!" part. Quite hilarious.

Obituary

Speaking of "I Kissed a Girl," the first song with that title that came out in the 1990s made headlines last week, albeit under tragic circumstances. Jill Sobule, who rose to popularity with her 1995 song "I Kissed a Girl" died tragically as a result of a house fire in Minnesota. Rest in peace. 

Time to wrap this entry up, I have a sisters date over at Tijuana Flats for Cinco de Mayo later on today. I should have more later this week.

I'll just say this. I hate overthinking and I hate that true love is hindered by fear.

Have a good day

BonyScribe

Quit Scamming Us, Plus Some Loose Ends...

 Good morning, everyone. Hope all had a wonderful Easter weekend. I sure did, especially Saturday. But I want to talk about something I think is disturbing if you've ever used one of those apps where you can make money by taking surveys or playing games or even scanning receipts. I use a couple of them, but not the ones I'm talking about (except one that I deleted). 

more on this later...

Yesterday as I was on Facebook, I noticed that my news feed started showing advertisements for Playwell, which is one of those aforementioned apps. Thinking back for the advertisements I've seen for that app over the past couple of years, and I had to take the opportunity to go somewhat scorched earth on them. 

Yeah, I went there. Seriously, their commercials have the same cast of miscreants on there. The guy in a do-rag that might be that Nigerian prince for all I know. A casting call reject from "My 600-lb Life." Not one but TWO Russian double agents. A cute librarian type who obviously speaks English as a second language. And somebody who has someone else's balls stuck in his mouth. I'm sure that the Trump administration would love to have this banned for "DEI," but 1) the world doesn't work like that and 2) I'll let Peter Griffin explain it:

I just find it annoying that they're using an app to potentially scam customers whether legit or not by using a cast of characters that let's just say doesn't instill very much confidence in what they're promoting. I mean would you fully trust a person with an obvious Russian accent this day and age? Perhaps (especially if they're an NHL player), but given the current geopolitical climate of the past three years? I doubt it.

Another potential scam I've noticed are all those Solitaire games that promise you real cash. You have Solitaire Cash, Solitaire Clash, and possible others like Solitaire Gash, Mash, Crash, Gnash, Flash, and Bash. Yeah, there's a pattern there. Well, this one is called Solitaire Smash. What upsets me isn't the content of their advertisement, but it's TOO DAMN LONG! You know when you're playing a game, and you have to watch some stupid advertisement to get a necessary power-up? The ads used to last thirty seconds max. This one lasted TWO F***ING MINUTES!! Now that's something I WISH the Trump administration would do (curtail the length), but they'd rather not tell you about the latest food recall or have A1 steak sauce in classrooms. 

I don't know if it's the phone that I'm using (when I had an LG phone, those ads were shorter, now I have a Samsung), or just the advertiser deciding to waste our time. But gosh almighty you don't need a fricking informercial about how your app works! Infomercials were wack to begin with, and unfortunately, they're still around (talking to YOU Bonani Spine Institute). Who knows? They're probably like every other app that's like "congratulations on your win, here's a credit for $0.01." Speaking of which the app I said earlier that I deleted was called MoneyTime, you know who long it took me to make $2? Three weeks! Sorry, I'm Audi 5000, and your unhinged commercial that makes little sense won't bring me back either. I should have stuck with JustPlay...

Some Loose Ends...

About the first picture posted above, that was of course John Cena moments before he turned heel at the Elimination Chamber WWE event back in February. Well Sunday's WrestleMania main event indeed see John Cena win his 17th WWE title in defeating Cody Rhodes. I went 5-2 on Saturday, and I went 5-2 on Sunday as well. However, I completely whiffed on Randy Orton's mystery opponent...Joe Hendry??? As well as Lyra Valkira's partner for her tag match, which happened to be Becky Lynch. As for the Raw after Mania, I didn't watch it live, but I saw highlights. Orton RKO-ing Cena out of nowhere? Loved it. Gunther choking out Pat McAfee? Loved it, although I saw where this might lead to a particular former wrestler to come out of retirement, who's just as annoying as Bruno Mars singing. 

And apparently CM Punk and Roman Reigns are no longer Paul Heyman guys, but guess who is? Bron Breaker.

Stanley Cup Playoffs Tonight

And tonight, the Tampa Bay Lightning begin their quest for a hopeful fourth Stanley Cup at Amalie Arena against the dreaded Broward County Pussycats and the evenly more dreaded Brad Marchand. Like I said the last week here, Lightning in Five. Magic don't play until tomorrow, where they'll lose again, and the Rays? They're rather irrelevant, but they are in Arizona fwiw.

I might have more later in the week. Stay tuned.

BonyScribe

WrestleMania Picks, Night Two

 After a wild main event from last night that had more plot twists than a Stanley Kubrick film (but we should have seen coming), WrestleMania is back for night two. Last night, I went 5-2 on the match card, missing only Jey Uso and El Grande Americano (why?). 

My night two picks are as follows:

Randy Orton wins his open challenge against a returning Alestair Black

Logan Paul gets lucky AF again and beats AJ Styles

Racquel and Liv retain the women's tag titles over Lyra Valkira and her mystery opponent, Paige(!)

Bron Breaker destroys everyone for the IC title.

Rhea Ripley wins the triple threat to recapture the women's world title.

Drew McIntyre gets his revenge on Damian Priest.

And in the main event, thanks to shenanigans, Cody Rhodes loses to an opponent we can't see (John Cena).

Should be wild and wooly!

Bonyscribe 

WrestleMania picks.

 Ok real quick because I was out for the day and the show stars in 30 minutes:

Gunther over Jey Uso

Tiffany has a titty pop out but beats Charlotte anyway 

New Day beats War Raiders and get mercilessly booed

Jade Cargill destroys Naomi

El Grande Americano gets us come uppance

Fatu beats LA Knight, yeah

Seth Rollins wins the triple threat to end the show.

I'll have Sunday's picks later on...

Bonyscribe 

Flashback: April 20, 2007

  Hello again. We've reached the end of the week, and Easter weekend for most of y'all. Easter Sunday happens to fall on the 20th of April, which is important to me being that it is the anniversary of meeting the most important woman in my life. Also, it's important for let's just say other reasons. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a chart that fell on 4/20 that contained Snoop Dogg but be sure to leave brownies for both Snoop and the Easter Bunny Saturday night. For shizzle.

With that in mind, these were the Top 40 songs loosely based off Radio & Records Magazine for the week of April 20, 2007. 

40. Buy U A Drank by T-Pain f/Young Joc. I'm thinking Tequila this weekend instead of the usual Fireball. I won't tell Apopka native and country music legend John Anderson though (if you know, you know).

39. Nothing Left To Lose by Mat Kearney. I do not remember him, like at all.

38. The Kill by Thirty Seconds To Mars. Remember when Lindsay Lohan and Jared Leto were an item? Since then Lindsay married some guy from UAE and Leto made a hideous Joker cosplay as well as trying (miserably) to look like Jesus Christ.

37. I Tried by Bone Thugz-N-Harmony f/Akon

36. Look After You by The Fray

35. On The Hotline by Pretty Ricky. The hotline number? 1-900-SUCKER. Not sure if Drake will cause it to go bling, but I hear Kendrick Lamar is standing by.

34. You by Lloyd f/Lil' Wayne

33. Tell Me by Diddy f/Christina Aguilera. Tell me Mr. Combs, how many bottles of Johnson & Johnson's Baby Oil was used in recording this track?

32. Stolen by Dashboard Confessional. True story. On liberty while the Eisenhower was making a port call to Naples, Italy, I had a rather nice University of North Carolina ballcap stolen right off my head by some punk on a moped there. Asshole.

31. Runaway Love by Ludacris f/Mary J. Blige

30. This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race by Fall Out Boy

29. With Love by Hillary Duff

28. Summer Love by Justin Timberlake. Summer is already here in Florida...

27. She's Like The Wind by Lumidee f/Tony Sunshine. I downloaded this song as part of a mixtape I made for someone who graduated from USF back then. I liked the original version by the late Patrick Swayze better.

26. Lost Without U by Robin Thicke. Before "Blurred Lines," this was his biggest hit.

25. The Way I Live by Baby Boy the Prince f/Lil' Boosie

24. Umbrella by Jay-Z f/Rihanna. annah-annah. Ay-ay-ay.

23. Home by Daughtry

22. Boston by Augustana. Speaking of Boston, my Orlando Magic draw them in the first round of the NBA Playoffs starting this weekend. No, I don't expect them to win the series, but it would be nice if they won a game or two.

21. Over It by Katherine McPhee

20. Ice Bix by Omarion. Speaking of playoffs, the Tampa Bay Lightning open their playoff series Saturday against the dreaded defending Stanley Cup Champions Florida Panthers. Bolts in five.

19. Last Night by Diddy f/Keyshia Cole. See #33.

18. Beautiful Liar by Beyonce f/Shakira

17. Because Of You by Ne-Yo

16. Better Than Me by Hinder. I only remember them for two songs. Even though they're rockers, both songs were power ballads. 

15. Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood. She's the replacement for Katy Perry on "American Idol." After the events of this past week:

14. Makes Me Wonder by Maroon 5. Back to the subject of hockey, current Chicago Blackhawk Pat Maroon skated in his final game of his career this week. Unfortunately, the former Bolt never wore the number 5 in his thirteen-year career.

13. Face Down by Red Jump Suit Apparatus. Very powerful song regarding domestic abuse that didn't gain traction on pop radio until well after its initial release to rock stations.

12. This Is Why I'm Hot by Mims. Could it be because you're sweltering with no A/C? Possible.

11. Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne. Had to look up when Lavigne was married to Nickelback's Chad Kroger. Turns out they were married well after this song was released, in 2013. Speaking of Kroger...

10. If Everyone Cared by Nickelback. If everyone cared, we probably wouldn't be in the utter shit that we in the US are in. But we didn't like a candidate who cackled. Okay.

  9. Say It Right by Nelly Furtado. Bolstered by Timbaland as producer, this track helped spark a career resurgence and got her away from "I'm Like a Bird" notoriety.

  8. U + Ur Hand by P!nk

  7. Give It To Me by Timbaland f/Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake. Pretty much the same as #9, with some help from JT, who was on another level back then.

  6. What Comes Around Goes Around by Justin Timberlake. Speak of the devil...

  5. It's Not Over by Daughtry. Regarding one particular situation that I will not divulge on here, I would say otherwise...

  4. Glamorous by Fergie. Fergie was great with the Black-Eyed Peas, then went solo, but then came that performance at the NBA All-Star Game. Dwayne Wade is still trying not to laugh.

  3. Don't Matter by Akon

  2. The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani f/Akon. Wooo-hoo, WEEE-hoo!! Side note, my sister Gwen celebrated a birthday this week.

and the number 1 song eighteen years ago this weekend was...

  1. Cupid's Chokehold by Gym Class Heroes f/Patrick Stump. A successful remake of the song by Supertramp in 1979.

Before I go, I noticed that my last flashback got an increased number of hits as usual. For that I say thank you. I think I know why that is too. So, for that reason, I thought I would share my favorite picture:

  

Happy Anniversary! 

Oh, and you're welcome!

BonyScribe

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:

come on down to Donnie’s auto Mart

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— BlueDream (@58bugeye.bsky.social) March 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM

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. 

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!