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