I Think I Found Me A Cheerleader...But Not That One

 Hello everyone. Football season is here, and while the regular season is just a few days away, we already have controversy in the pro ranks. Does it involve any rule changes? No. Does it involve more teams in the CFB playoff? No. Does it involve Taylor Swift? Lol, no. You know what it does involve? Cheerleaders.

You read that right. Cheerleaders. But more so who's being added to cheerleading squads of certain teams more than anything. You see this week, the Minnesota Vikings announced that they were adding males to the cheerleading squad. I'm not going to hyperlink the story; you can google it if you want. Let's just say there was plenty of outrage to go around.

When I was little, I thought that cheerleaders could only be female. But then I was told at same early age that males could be cheerleaders to by some girl who was slightly older than I am. And as it turned out, as I was watching college football for the very first time, they were right. The males would shout into their megaphones and hoist the females high into the air using incredible strength and coordination. Coed cheerleading is a rather athletic sport at the college level. 

Then you go to the pro ranks, and the cheerleaders are nothing more than a glorified dance squad used primarily as eye candy to the majority of spectators in attendance. But then someone in Australia (as I was watching a cricket tournament) a few years ago went, "you know, why don't we add males into our dance squads to make things more inclusive." That's how Pandora's Box was opened.

The LA Rams and the Bucs were the first to incorporate male dancers into their squads, and now the Vikings are one of THIRTEEN teams to have male cheerleaders. Except they aren't cheerleaders. Instead of hoisting females into the air or shouting into megaphones, they are sashaying and shontae-ing around like a bunch of Solid Gold Dancer rejects. Folks, I usually don't agree with the right on a lot of things, but as a football fan, the outrage here is warranted somewhat. Guys do not wave pompoms. Period. 

This could lead to a dangerous slope in my opinion as far as telecasts of games and advertising is concerned. Soon, you could watch NFL Doubleheaders on the Logo cable network, followed by a marathon of "Rupaul's Drag Race." Steve Bartelstein could host the pregame show with analysis from Stephon from SNL, Johnny Weir, and the one dude from "Modern Family." 

Seriously, this is nothing more than left-wing propaganda to appease that sector of society. I know the NFL isn't what it used to be but quit trying to turn the NFL into Campbell's Stars on Ice. I'm already jaded enough with professional sports as it is.

Now THIS is a cheerleading squad.

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This Is CBS...Or Is This BS?

Hello again, everyone. Remember back in the day when the Columbia Broadcasting System, better known to you and me as CBS, was considered the Tiffany of networks? Yeah, good times. Well, the past couple of weeks have demonstrated how far that corporation, as well as most of "legacy media," has fallen. 

The stars of CBS in happier times...

As many of you are well aware by now, CBS pulled the plug on a 32-year-old franchise recently when they decided to cancel the wildly popular "Late Show" with Stephen Colbert. All of this stemming from President Trump being majorly butt hurt over a technique done many times by networks over the years, an edit to an interview. This one just happened to be one of Kamala Harris, the former VP who Trump "beat" in November's presidential election. Trump sued claiming CBS was trying to influence the election, and CBS and Paramount, hoping to acquire Skydance, capitulated. As a result, or "financial decision," Colbert and the Late Show was canned. 

Fast forward to the very next week. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of "South Park," signed a $1.5 billion deal to have 50 episodes over five years on their streaming service (Paramount+), and immediately mocked the Paramount's settlement with Trump in the most "South Park" way possible. 

Now I don't watch Colbert (I did watch Letterman), nor have I seen South Park in years (since their movie came out years ago), but I've seen bits and pieces of both shows over the years. Colbert is pretty much an answer to the talk radio format (mostly conservative), and very left-leaning politically. I guess Gutfieldless on Fox "News" Channel would be considered their polar opposite. The bits I saw from South Park's premiere last week were something I can't describe without being graphically vulgar (which begs the question, how can South Park keep getting away with this?). Trump gets absolutely skewered in this episode, which was all satirical (which answers my previously parenthesized question). 

But in my opinion, the loss of Colbert sets a disturbing precedent. If he can go, who's to say that other late-night talk shows aren't safe from the corporate axe, and could this mean the death of late-night television as we've known it for generations? I mean, we've been in a 24/7 news cycle for about a decade now, and morning shows are starting at 4am. Back when I was a kid, some TV stations didn't air programming until 6am. But the 1980s and 90s were a different time. All I can say is instead of hearing "this is...CBS" which I would hear as a kid between network programs, it will be only a matter of time before we're all saying to ourselves, this is BS.

 

Oh, we're still waiting for the Epstein files...

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Mixed Emotions...

 "You're not the only one, with mixed emotions..."--The Rolling Stones, 1989.

Good morning, everyone. This week has been a rollercoaster of emotions for most everyone between the ages of 45-60, or the GenX generation. I mean life in and of itself is a rollercoaster, but this week, man. 

For me personally, I've experienced the highest of highs on a personal level; when the youngest child of your love interest (who you've never met before) runs up and gives you a hug, you know that you are a hero in someone's life. That made me week, especially since my own daughter when she was younger didn't give me a hug when I left Virginia to go back to Florida. So, I felt rather special.

And I've felt the lowest of lows along with everyone else, and man was it low. Three legends we grew up with gone in one week. As Ginger the GenX DJ (go give her a follow on TikTok) so duly pointed out in her latest post on Facebook, we (GenX) are not okay, but we will be. She also mentioned in said post that these (deaths) come in threes. However, there were more than three, because in addition to Malcolm Jamal Warner, Ozzy Osbourne, and Hulk Hogan, who are the focus of this blog entry, we also lost Chuck Mangione, Connie Francis, Anne Burrel, and one of the founding members of the band Golden Earring ("Radar Love", "Twilight Zone"). 

This gives me flashbacks to 2016, when it seemed like everybody that we grew up admiring back then died as well. Prince, David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, just to name a few. But this week really hit home, especially as a fan of rock music and pro wrestling.

First, we start off with Malcolm Jamal Warner, who many of us remember from his role as Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby Show." Warner tragically drowned in Costa Rica early this week at the age of 54. I didn't regularly watch Cosby, but I remember two scenes that stick out. One being the argument that Theo had with Cliff Huxtable in which Cliff told Theo, "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out!" and the one scene where Cliff gets pelted with snowballs as he's about the enter his house much to the delight of Theo and his friend (I don't remember his name).

Then there's Ozzy. We all know he was on his last legs to begin with, but it doesn't make the pain of his loss any less. His actual goodbye to us was his charity concert in his hometown of Birmingham, England at the stadium of his favorite soccer club (Aston Villa) and was that ever emotional. I've had "Mama, I'm Coming Home" playing in my head all week. Growing up in the predominantly Christian south (at the time), I originally thought as a kid that Ozzy's music was for the devil, and I avoided it at all costs, but as I grew older and much less naive, I started to appreciate his music more and more. His TV show "The Osbournes" showed his as a family man and launched him into the mainstream in my mind. There isn't enough that can be said about Ozzy, because words alone would not do him any justice. His death is about as hard-hitting to the music industry as those of Elvis, Michael Jackson, and John Lennon, and it leaves a gaping hole in pop culture.

Speaking of leaving a gaping hole in pop culture, let me tell ya something brother! Hulk Hogan suddenly passed yesterday in Clearwater at the age of 71. It was he more than anything that helped put Tampa Bay on the map being that he called this area home for most of his life. Much like Ozzy, words cannot merely express how important he was in his particular field of work. Ozzy helped shape heavy metal, Hulk helped shape professional wrestling. He helped launch wrestling into the mainstream of American society. From WWE to his role as Thunderlips in Rocky III to his reality show "Hogan Knows Best," Hogan was a consummate professional. Plus, he was a huge fan of the Bucs, Rays, and Lightning. The last decade of his life however was shrouded in controversy and a fall from grace of sorts. However, he turned his life around in the past 12 months and, polarizing as he may have been recently, will leave an indelible mark in the realm of sports entertainment.

Two other things happened this week that sort of tie in together, and that's Paramount's sudden cancellation of Stephen Colbert and the premier of South Park. I'm going to have to write a separate post concerning those two, but oh is the right going cuckoo for cocoa puffs about it. In short, make it make sense, CBS.

But that's for my next entry. I may also do a flashback entry as well sometime over the weekend since I'm not going anywhere. Until then, take care.

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A Very Special Playlist...

 Good morning, everyone. Especially to the folks at the Wall Street Journal. Why, you ask? Because last night, they blew the cover off this whole Jeffrey Epstein saga that's been infiltrating the news cycle for the past week. First, came the news that there was no client list. Then came the furious backlash from the right. Now comes this bombshell. Oh, did I mention that the guy that runs WSJ also runs Fox "News" Channel?

Yesterday, I wanted to play MIA's "Double Bubble Trouble" over a CEO of some tech company being busted of having an affair by a kiss cam at a Coldplay concert. But it appears that ol' Mr. Byron and his sidepiece took a backseat, because uh-ohhhhhhh, Trump's in trouble.

Come to think of it, there are plenty of songs that I could play on Spotify (or whatever music service you use) that could perfectly encapsulate this scandal. Let's go over a few of these songs:

"Moi Lolita" by Alizee

"You're Sixteen" by either Johnny Burnette or Ringo Starr

"Sweet Sixteen" by Billy Idol

"Seventeen" by Winger

"Into the Night" by Benny Mardones

of course, "Double Bubble Trouble" by M.I.A.

and especially, "Breaking The Law" by Judas Priest.

Oh, Trump says he doesn't do drawings. If that's the case, explain this one that's been floating around on social media within the last 24 hours?

I said back in January that I didn't think Trump would survive this term. That prediction may actually come to fruition sooner than a lot of folks thought.

Get your popcorn ready, friends and neighbors.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

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It's That Time Of Year Again...

 Good early early morning as of me writing this. I saw something on Facebook yesterday that I guess would send horror and fear amongst some of you: a picture of a frozen Mariah Carey beginning to thaw out because we are beyond the halfway point to Christmas. Hide the women and children y'all. 

That being said, now is high time to start looking for Christmas gifts, and I already have a couple in mind, and I've noticed some stores and sites on social media that I will certainly be checking out over the next several weeks.

Of course, this will have implications on how I decide to go out...WHEN I decide to go out and get out of my house. It will disappoint some (while some will be muttering to themselves "thank goodness"), but I think that in the long run, it will definitely be worth it.

Come to think of it, why can't Christmas season be from Halloween to New Year's? Oh, wait. Some institutions already do that. This means another month of putting up with HER. Oh well. Like she says though, "it's TIIIIIiiiiime!!!"

Please don't curse us with Mariahgeddon (or Whamageddon) this season.

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It's 7/11...Oh Thank Heaven...(Flashback)

 Hello again everyone, except for TEMU Fred Durst and the management at Crazy Squirrel Bar. You may shut me out from patronizing your establishment, but you aren't shutting me down. And with that, it's 7/11 day, which will score you a free small Slurpee at 7-Eleven, if they still have that offer. Hell, with the way things are going in the world, I doubt that even they would be free. Thanks, Trump.  

Anyway today, I thought I would publish my second flashback this week, and third this year. Usually, I would have several more flashbacks under my belt this year, but this hasn't been your usual year by any stretch of the imagination. My mental and emotional health have been on a roller coaster to say the least, first sky high, then down in dumps. I'm trying to get back to the way things were in February and March. Kind of like my mental state in the summer of 1994, which is what this flashback is going to cover today. Here are the Top 40 songs according to Radio & Records Magazine of the week of July 11, 1994.

40. All I Want Is You by U2. Not my dream woman's genre of music per se, but a song I would definitely send to her. I think you know who it is...

39. Longview by Green Day. Incredibly, "Basketcase" was not the first top 40 hit from Green Day, this was.

38. It's Over Now by Cause & Effect

37. I Need Your Love by Boston. Kind of random since their heyday was about two decades earlier.

36. Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden. As I remember, Z104 in Norfolk, VA was all over this (as was MTV) that summer, too bad within two years, the station would go away from playing rock music that crossed over to pop altogether.

35. Selling The Drama by Live. Much like Green Day, one of their signature songs ("Lightning Crashes") didn't debut first. On a side note, as a younger man at the time and quite possibly naive, I thought that the voiceover dude from WDCG G-105 in Raleigh, which I would listen to on liberty from the Navy Base at the time, was actually the lead singer of Live because they had similar voices. Looking back, I could have done a lot of things differently back then...

34. When Can I See You Again? by Babyface. I liked this song at the time because I had met someone from Puerto Rico that spring while on port call, and this kind of applies now to the woman of my dreams; I haven't seen her since Mother's Day weekend...

33. You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast by The Spin Doctors. Well, maybe I did. I always do that.

32. I'll Be Loving You by Collage. The last gasp of the freestyle dance format, which was wildly popular amongst radio stations in Florida during the early 1990s but quickly fell out of favor. Could it be because it was popular in Florida???

31. Hard Luck Woman by Garth Brooks. Yes, you read that right. Garth Brooks hit the pop radio Top 40 thanks to a cover of a song first released by Kiss.

30. Backwater by The Meat Puppets

29. Fall Down by Toad the Wet Sprocket. Speaking of falling down, I'm feeling a bit down all of a sudden. I have an inkling as to why, but I'd rather not talk about it on here for now...

28. Sleeping In My Car by Roxette. This was the final top 40 hit for the Swedish duo. Reminds me of one of their iconic songs. It must have been love, but it's over now. Rest in peace, Marie Fredrikssen.

27. Misled by Celine Dion. With the exception of "That's The Way It Is" in 2000, I think every other song she released after this was a ballad.

26. The Way She Loves Me by Richard Marx

25. Round Here by Counting Crows. Round here lately, here being social media, I've seen posts about profiles being "stalked." I have a few thoughts on that.

24. I'll Take You There by General Public. One, isn't one the purposes of social media is to put yourself out there? Hell, I WANT my social media pages to be stalked to an extent, as long as I control what I put out there so that everyone can see...

23. Ain't Got Nothing If You Ain't Got Love by Michael Bolton. Two, if you're so paranoid about your social media being "stalked," there's always the "block" button. Just saying.

22. The Sign by Ace of Base. Now that I have that rant out of the way, this song was ubiquitous in 1994. Hell, Ace of Base was ubiquitous. You couldn't get away from them.

21. Return To Innocence by Enigma. I remember that the video was kinda like time going in reverse, with a white horse with a unicorn horn poorly attached to its forehead.

20. Back & Forth by Alliyah

19. Come To My Window by Melissa Etheridge

18. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World by Prince. I wonder who that might be??? 

17. Prayer For The Dying by Seal

16. Wild Night by John Mellencamp f/Meshell Ndegeocello. This was an amazing song that somehow didn't reach number one. It peaked at #3 on both R/R and Billboard.

15. Until I Fall Away by The Gin Blossoms

14. Baby I Love Your Way by Big Mountain. Loved this one as well.

13. Mr. Jones by Counting Crows. Gonna be big stars...

12. Always by Erasure

11. Shine by Collective Soul. Debut hit for a group that would help define mid-90s rock.

10. Can You Feel The Love Tonight? by Elton John. No, I actually can't. Not since March to be honest.

  9. Anytime, Anyplace by Janet Jackson

  8. Crazy by Aerosmith. Alicia Silverstone was so hot back in 1994. Why did she throw it all away and support RFK, Jr.???

  7. Anytime You Need A Friend by Mariah Carey. It's just a DM away.

  6. You Mean The World To Me by Toni Braxton. If only I meant the same to her...

  5. If You Go by Jon Secada

  4. I'll Remember by Madonna

  3. Stay (I Missed You) by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

  2. I Swear by All-4-One. Without going into too much detail, I hated this group because at the time I thought they flat out stole it from John Michael Montgomery. Turns out there were two versions of the same song by two artists release concurrently, one for pop radio and one for country radio. I thought the country one was better.

...and the number one hit this week 31 years ago was...

  

1. Don't Turn Around by Ace of Base. See, I TOLD you that you couldn't get away from them in 1994.

Well, that puts a wrap on this week's second flashback. Long before there was such a thing as social media, or Jet2 Holidays, or TikTok. I'm going to spend part of Saturday meeting new friends and running other errands before possibly watching wresting tomorrow night. I might have another entry in me for later this weekend, that is if I'm feeling up to it. Until then, take care.

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A Jet2 Holiday Flashback

 Greetings once again. If any of you have gone onto the TikTok app in the course of the last month or so, you have more likely than not ran across content of video of an epic failure or some other blooper, that's accompanied by the audio from a British commercial from Jet2 Holidays. If you don't know what it is I'm talking about, here's the actual ad:

Of course, the meme has become viral over the course of the past couple of months, and the song that's used in the advertisement, "Hold My Hand" by Jess Glynne, is the subject of today's flashback.

It wasn't until the meme became popular that I realized that the song in question reached the US Top 40 late in 2015, so with that in mind, here were the Top 40 hits roughly based off Mediabase 24/7 for October 11, 2015, which was the date that this particular song peaked on the chart:

40. That's How You Know by Nico & Vinz f/Bebe Rexha

39. Cake By The Ocean by DNCE

38. Break A Sweat by Becky G

37. Something Better by Audien f/Lady A(ntebellum)

36. 679 by Fetty Wap f/Remy Boyz

35. Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth f/Meghan Trainor

34. El Pedron (Forgiveness) by Nicky Jam f/Enrique Iglesias

33. Lay It All On Me by Rudimental f/Ed Sheerhan

32. Confident by Demi Lovato

31. Feelings by Maroon 5

30. Fight Song by Rachel Platton

29. Hold Me Up by Conrad Sewell

28. Hold Each Other by A Great Big World f/Futuristic

27. HOLD MY HAND by Jess Glynne. Nothing beats a Jet2 Holiday!

26. Hide Away by Daya

25. Like I'm Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor f/John Legend

24. Powerful by Major Lazer f/Ellie Goulding

23. Same Old Love by Selena Gomez

22. Here by Alessia Cara

21. Hotline Bling by Drake

20. Uma Thurman by Fall Out Boy

19. Ex's & Oh's by Elle King

18. Cheerleader by OMI

17. How Deep Is Your Love by Calvin Harris + Disciples

16. Levels by Nick Jonas

15. On My Mind by Ellie Goulding

14. Love Myself by Halie Steinfeld

13. Renegades by X Ambassadors

12. Cool For The Summer by Demi Lovato

11. Downtown by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

10. Drag Me Down by One Direction

  9. Lean On by Major Lazer

  8. Photograph by Ed Sheeran

  7. Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd

  6. Good For You by Selena Gomez f/ASAP Rocky

  5. Stitches by Sean Mendes

  4. Wildest Dreams by Taylor Swift

  3. What Do You Mean? by Justin Bieber

  2. The Hills by The Weeknd

and the number one song on October 11, 2015 was...

  1. Locked Away by R. City f/Adam Levine

To be honest, I kinda stopped listening to pop radio for the most part in 2015, because in my opinion it had turned into a crap payola scheme pushed onto us by ClearChannel (iHeart Media), of which the majority of pop stations across the USA were part of. Oh, and who controls Mediabase 24/7? iHeartMedia, the same nitwits that have enabled blatant right-wing misinformation across their various stations (Rush, Glenn Beck, Hanniturd) for decades. But I digress.

I recognize some song on this list, but not all of them, including "Hold My Hand." Still though, nothing beats a Jet2 Holiday!

Until later this week...

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Strange Frequencies

 Hello once again. I alluded to this briefly in the post I wrote last Tuesday, but it seems like there is something strange going on with life in general. For a hot second, I thought things were slowly getting back to normal, but after last night I suddenly realized this wasn't the case. 

Last night, I was out on our lanai with my sisters, drinking a Twisted Tea. A nice rainstorm was wrapping up, when suddenly the younger of my sisters mentioned how things weren't quite normal and haven't been for a while. She's not the only one. A friend in Pasco County said the same thing. Another friend in Brevard County said it as well. So, something is amiss. I of course have felt it myself since the middle of March. Especially from a personal standpoint.

Things I have noticed lately associated with what's going on: longtime friendships being busted apart. Family friends now going through addiction issues. Wacky weather. And of course, war, destruction, tumult and upheaval. A few months ago on TikTok, some influencers over there were warning about a cosmic shift that was occurring with Pluto entering Aquarius. Now, you probably should take that news with a grain of salt, however things have indeed been lets' just say different over the past several weeks.

I don't know if that's necessarily a good thing.

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Everybody Hates Chris...

 Good evening. Yes, it was the title of a show from the late 2000's that portrayed a younger version of Chris Rock. Well before Will Smith slapped the shit out of his at the Academy Awards in 2023. It's also kind of how I'm feeling this week. When people you don't know arbitrarily block you on social media for no apparent reason, and nobody else really wants to chat with you or ask how you're doing. You tend to feel that way. I could sense it a little bit on Thursday when I went out. I kind of alluded to it in my last post, but I felt that the energy was a bit...off. Oh, and that vindictive bar manager actually banned me from that one place. To quote the Spin Doctors, I hope them cigarettes are gonna make you cough, I hope you (read this blog), and it'll piss you off.

On top of that, one of my bartender friends had her car illegally towed before work on Thursday. Fortunately, she did get it back free of charge. But I wound up going there soaking ass wet thanks to a rogue thundershower that hit Port Richey (I thought the rain had already passed). On top of that an earlier shower caused me to miss the bus to my destination by a minute or so. Dammit. 

Then came yesterday, the Fourth. No, I didn't feel like celebrating thanks in part to the Big Stupid Bill passing in Mango Mussolini signing it into law. At least thundershowers temporarily delayed the Battle of Spring Hill, even though some idiots shot off fireworks while there was lightning around (MAGA, man) 😒. But they did come out in masse once the storms passed through, and they didn't stop until 2:30 in the morning.

Yes, the Universe hasn't been kind to me this last week. Yes, everybody hates Chris.

Oh, and the fireworks are back for night two. I hate it here.

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It's July. Yay, I Guess.

 Hi everyone, except for Pam Bondi, RFK Jr, other members of the Free-Dumb Caucus, and a rather vindictive bar manager in Pasco County, Florida. Apparently, you must think I'm the worst person on Earth. Trust me, there are a lot of hombres and mujeres MUCH worse than I'll ever be. And on a somewhat related note, to the guy I call the TEMU Fred Durst, fuck you.

Anyway, it is now July, which means Hurricane season is just ramping up. We've already had two named storms (which didn't amount to much) and we have a possible third right over the Gulf Coast of Florida as I write. No, I'm not referring to the perpetual Tropical Depression that's my love life, but a blob of storms that will cause rain, rain, and more rain for the remainder of this week. According to some forecasters, it may develop into a tropical system, but for now I'm not worried. Heck, if it cancels the "Battle of Spring Hill" this year, all the better. I'd rather watch fireworks at home on my computer. That said, Happy Independence Day. 

Now, as to why I haven't been active on here lately. The last blog I wrote I deleted because I didn't want to potentially face repercussions that the aforementioned bar manager might try to pin on me. Let's just say that a potential reset of an episode of the Jerry Springer Show could have potentially happened, and nobody wants that. Heck, I kinda blame that show for playing a part of the downfall of American civilization over the past thirty years. Even though I have friends that have been on that show. I also have a friend who was a Jeopardy! champion, so there is that. But I digress. The reason I haven't been active lately because I didn't want to be Negative Nate on this blog and piss and moan about everything and anything. Yes, it has been a difficult couple of months, but life goes on. But I didn't want this blog to be a typical 90's rock song: rather depressing. So, I stayed away for the most part.

Another reason is that the main source of motivation was kind of taken away from me. If you remember what I did write in my deleted post, you might know why. Love is my biggest motivator, and I felt it was swiped from me. Plus, the geopolitical situation was tenuous to say the least. One week, Iran and Israel are at war with another, the next week, a hastily pieced together cease-fire is put into place thanks to Mango Mussolini. I think the real reason the cease fire was installed wasn't told to us by the press, but for now the cease fire is holding. I guess all of WWE's employees that were in Saudi have left there by now, so I think Iran and Israel will be like Itchy and Scratchy again in no time.

Something else I've noticed the last couple of days that the frequency is a little off kilter. Yesterday was my sister Carmel's birthday, and we went out to a local Longhorn Steakhouse to celebrate. Usually the food there is amazing, but yesterday it wasn't that good, except for the ice cream. I didn't even finish my baked potato, and I NEVER leave my plate other than clean when I eat. The steak wasn't cooked correctly and full of gristle. Not like Longhorn at all. Maybe we should have gone to that new Olive Garden further up Cortez Blvd. 

Then this morning me and my sisters found out that the last living sibling of our father died on April 15. I don't know if that's why the last two months plus have been substandard as compared to February and March, when I was incredibly happy and for good reason. But after hearing about it, the frequency kind of turned around a bit. The sun came out, the clouds cleared, and I'm back to writing again.

Oh, one more thing before I go, because I get the sense that something didn't happen, I thought I'd post this photo as a "F You" to TEMU Fred Durst.

To paraphrase a line from John Mellencamp, "I saw her first."

Yes, I might be a little off kilter myself.

Until next time

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OH, BY THE WAY...I'm back on Twitter! (I still refuse to call it X, just like I refuse to call the Gulf of Mexico that other name)

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.

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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