Time For Me To Fly
TIME FOR ME TO FLY
The Cast
Date: 01 April 2020
FILLERBUSTER’S ELEVEN
BACKGROUND: This started as a long-winded numbered blog. It transformed into an organized long-winded category blog. Now, it is a quick-hitter to ease your pain. I lack time. So, the preparation of the blog actually made me procrastinate from writing the thing. Let’s see who makes the cut. Barely edited as usual unfortunately, so please excuse any mistakes during my stream of consciousness. I feel the need…the need for speed. Let’s turn and burn.
SETTING: This is written almost all on Tuesday night, as I gave Lindsey a night off of binge watching shows I am jonesing for. Skipping another poker game oddly, so I obviously wanted to say a few things. Briefly updated and released on Wednesday after work.
NOTE: No end spoilers on Ozark-just comments.
- EVERGREEN 1: REPLAYS AND REMEMBERING. This isn’t optimal. Having live sports is optimal. This is the opposite of optimal. According to online, the antonym is “worst.” And it is. But, we have to find workarounds. Workarounds are hypothetical futures and the past. I consider that mock EVERYTHING, futures, and REPLAYS. Along with everyone else, I am trying to stay busy, so I have no plans on sitting around and seeing which old sports replay will be next. But, it is fun when you catch one, or hear about one. I got a text that Nova-Gtown ’85 was on and changed the channel immediately. I wasn’t expecting it, as no one is. But, man, did I enjoy watching Rollie take down JT Sr. It was odd to watch the old uniforms, playing without a three-point line, and playing with a play clock. But, it was still special. We have to pick and choose our battles, and the sports battle isn’t rounding out our way any time soon. So, let’s deal with it. Let’s soak it in. Let’s enjoy the past. You younger people can get all of our jokes and references more if you catch up on some Bernard King, Wayne Gretzky, Barry Sanders, and Pete Rose flashbacks right NOW. There was a time when UCLA couldn’t be beaten in hoops, Tennessee girls were better than UCONN girls, and when no one wanted to hug Jim Valvano. Oh, and you should clear your schedule on Thursday evening. ESPN is replaying the 2006 Rose Bowl, and THAT was a beauty. Vince might have bottomed out on the Wonderlic, but he sure could play some football.
- EVERGREEN 2: THE NFL DRAFT AND THE NEW PLAYOFFS. I hate a lot of things here. I could talk about how the NFL Draft will be different, how road scouts’ previous work has be trusted more, how interviews online will have to do, and how you can’t have a group of coaches slam down their fist in front of each other and say “I want THAT guy no matter WHAT the film says!!” It is totally different. We all get this. But, it shouldn’t be happening in the first place, in my opinion. You can argue that the timeline needs to stay on pace for the season, and that most work is already done. You might also say that we need some type of sports in our life right now. Sure, we do. But, the fact that this is the only event happening makes it just look BAD. Wait on this like everything else. Will I watch it? Yes. Will I agree it should be on? No. Moving on. The PLAYOFFS. Geez, guys. I know, I know. This is about one single thing. MONEY. And there will be a lot more made. Yup. But, did you have to make it all non-historic and wonky now? Did you all read about how this will go down? One more team on each side. Triple-header on Wildcard weekend. There is a 7 seed but not an 8. The #1 seed gets a bye, and the #2 seed has to now play (hate this) the first weekend. We all like more money, but we also like EVEN numbers. You will make loot, and save some jobs of coaches. But, we now will have a new asterisk starting this season (if we are lucky) and I hate it. I feel like I felt when MLB added the one game Wildcard play-in game. Plus, I know the CBA had to go down this year, but major changes you could have held off on, considering other sports aren’t even playing. Hate you doing the draft. Hate your #7 seed. Yes, I will watch and enjoy all, and my Steelers probably WILL be the 7 seed (would have been last year), but I hate it. OK?
- EVERGREEN 3: MY CORONAVIRUS NOTES, WEEK 2. Random notes from the week. We don’t get all the information from how other countries handled this COVID-19 outbreak, but I feel like the improvement is moving slower than other countries, especially since we saw it coming. Boris Johnson has it. Joe Diffie died from it, and that saddened me and made me go play John Deere Green. I have noticed that 50% of tweets are very serious and sad, and the other half are memes about killing quarantine days. What a delicate mix. Fridays just don’t feel like Fridays. I guess the flip side is that Mondays don’t totally feel like Mondays either though. Linds and I are used to plans, road trips, and traveling. Weird that the weekend is now home beers, deciding on a show or movie to watch. Virtual dance parties, virtual happy hours, virtual poker games, and virtual brunches now replace logistics and interaction. Distilleries are using their resources and facilities to make sanitizer. Weird to see on TV about how Wuhan Cherry Blossom season is happening right now. We are now in hell, and those cherry trees are trying to get out in the beauty somehow already. ESPN has started to show sports movies at night, and I admit to having my wife QUICKLY turn the channel from The Rookie before the radar scene. Watching James Connor throw logs in his backyard as a workout was stellar. Very Rocky IV-ish, the greatest movie about working out. Glad the stimulus package passed and hope people are smart with it. We can’t tell which movies are good or bad in theaters because everything goes to video now. The line “it already went straight to video” is out the window. Do you think there are mathematicians working around the clock, figuring out how to figure in these closed theaters to the movie totals and how it works all-time? Wife found this empty city of Denver video. Eerie. https://youtu.be/G4q3bKvzfiY Merf’s made a Pandemic Peach hot sauce. I would feel bad about eating it, or them making it, but it was hot and delicious. Trump has reached out to A-Rod about opinions on the pandemic in general and events and sports, which is odd since he threw him under the bus a few years ago before A-Rod rose back up. Trump also talks about his press conferences to update the public on this nightmare, but talks about the ratings of his “show” like we are watching because of his speech skills or constant references to his great doings or the previous presidency’s failures. Belarus for some reason is still playing soccer matches. Larry David has set up a GoFundMe for out of work caddies. That is a very specific targeted campaign and I love that. David Kilgore ran 100 miles, in one day, to raise money for the cause. That is NOT lazy. Aaron Rodgers talked about BARELY making it out of Peru. Great story, but considering his timeline and access to up to date information as a rich guy, I am pretty sure we don’t feel bad for his close call. Pretty sure you shouldn’t have been in Peru, MVP and Super Bowl winner. Amazing that some of these people truly treat this situation as all politics. I saw a tweet yesterday about how this is our taste of socialism and asked if we are enjoying it? What? In 1996, Stephon Marbury was known as a wildcard showboat, but still good enough to be a #4 pick. Now, he is an international ambassador, introduced a shoe to the world years ago for the not so rich, and now he is shipping masks to the weak spots. Classy. Binge watching shows might seem a waste of time to some, but man, it is nice doing a lot of nothing here and there when you are quarantined. Can you imagine taking one of those long cruises and being the talk of your friend circle, and then STILL being on that same long international cruise right now, trying to find a port, and probably not having ANY fun in the last couple of weeks? Glad Comfort arrived in NYC. Those ships are incredible and hope they alleviate some of the pain. Armed Maine residents blocked the driveway with a tree trunk of some Jersey vacationers…easy, people. A Van Gogh painting worth a LOT was stolen from a Belgium museum that was shuttered. Sad. I guess it was an opportunistic crook though. Penn Gaming furloughed 98% of its workforce. Here is the deal, folks. All public info. How long can they take a full closure? Penn. 5 months. MGM. 9 Months. Station. 13 months. Boyd. 9 months. Golden. 10 months. That is how long of closure it is estimated these casinos can take, so there is plenty of time, even with losing an estimated 14.4 mi daily among the group. Macy’s furloughed most of its people. Vegas homeless sleep in white boxes in a casino parking lot. Ford is building 50k ventilators in 100 days and that is good. I have hope that Colorado was 5th on the list, and we are moving down the list in total cases and deaths. Even the XFL is donating money to COVID-19 efforts. That is called craziness. People are impersonating police, pulling over cars about not staying at home, and I am unclear on what the heist is on this movement. I guess I mean the motive. What are they trying to PULL? British boxer Joe Saunders is unfortunately giving domestic abuse advice during the lockdown. Not classy. A Washington man was arrested yesterday for trying to teach his dog how to drive a car, and the dog and him got pulled over after a high-speed chase after hitting a couple of cars. Not making that story up, in any detail. Wimbledon cancelled the tourney this year. For those with weddings or worried about the NFL season or other things, Wimbledon was scheduled through mid-July. We are in mid-July for cancellations, folks. STP’s Big Empty should be getting some new love these days, given the situation out there. Because…everything is empty, even when it is big. Tuesday, Trump became serious/real. About freaking time. Pastors are still lauding themselves for getting together in groups to pray. Praying is cool, but do like everything else, and find a remote/ virtual way. Plus, you probably are doing that “say hello to your 14 neighbors” crap at these things, and that makes it worse. Get with the times. Whenever I get a better feeling about where this is all going, I think about the prisons and get uncomfortable what the solution is there. This has changed the political primaries in ways we can’t imagine, and they are like Olympic athletes in a way as they only do every four years. I am reading stories on constructing your own “disinfectant station” at your home for when you come home from grocery stores and pharmacies. I read about wild goats overtaking Welsh towns BECAUSE they think they can because everyone is inside on quarantine. I read about how to work with your spouse. I watch sports interviews. The backdrops for these stars on interviews are hilarious. They don’t even try, or try too hard, or it doesn’t look like they have money, or you wonder what is going on in the “fancy” rooms, or it looks too random to guess anything.
- NFL: I like that Bruce Arians stayed ahead of the Antonio Brown future question situation. He said it will not happen. I personally will shame any team that takes him on at this point, but think Bruce is staying proactive with his suddenly magical poker hand right now. Of course, Lamar Jackson getting busted working out with AB doesn’t help the rumor mill with him landing on a team at some point. As a Steeler fan, I personally hope AB either SINKS a team, or his talents go to waste fully when no one picks him up. No middle ground. The Broncos will pay Melvin Gordon $8 million next season. They are paying him more annually than Saquon Barkley and Leonard Fournette, and they already have a 1000 yd rusher ON the roster. I don’t see this as a good investment. It is like assuming A) they have extra cash and B) one of them will get hurt? I am still not sure how Tua has moved UP in the draft with only videos, but props to him however he is doing it. I understand the NFL is trying to be a voice of calmness to us all by saying the season will start on time, but I don’t know how much publicly I would be saying about this right now. I personally think this fall is going to be the most Helter Skelter sporting experience we have ever experienced in a good way, but I wouldn’t be counting my chickens yet. Scheduling will be a work of art in every respect. And I hope my wife is enjoying this long sports break. Chris Godwin apparently “gave” Tom Brady the #12 jersey without any payment or compensation. I believe this is a prime example of the masses only knowing and being told so much. Unless Godwin is the most selfless person ever (hard to believe for a WR in the NFL) or unless he is the biggest idiot ever, there is NO WAY he didn’t get something for that #12 jersey. No freaking way. The Saints are a story because they are setting up shop at a BREWERY. Sure, that is funny. But, in smaller print is the fact that the brewery is owned by the Saints OWNER. Geez.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL: TreVeyon Henderson, the #1 RB in the 2021 class, decided on Ohio State this week. Big week for Ohio State on the athletics side even with no sports going on. Sermon can have his glory for a year, and then Henderson can slide in as the new star. Henderson is a Virginia boy, so he also continues the trend since I graduated UVA in 1995 of letting stud in state players get OUT of state. Ohio State is pretty stacked suddenly at RB. They pulled Seth Towns in hoops, Trey Sermon in football, and now Henderson in football. Outside of the Big Ten, you KNOW this virus is jacking up normalcy in life when even the SEC cancelled THEIR spring meetings, which I assume are a pretty serious event. Mike Leach got his QB’s for a few years squared away at Mississippi State. Two transfers from Vandy and Stanford, and a top 300 recruit, Sawyer Robertson, from Lubbock. I would remember Sawyer’s name, in case he is the next QB Leach makes good. And again, Thursday, the replay of Vince Young vs. Matt Leinart is on. Arguably one of the best 5 football games ever.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bird and MJ for the ESPN GOAT title, per the fans. Well, they are two of my basketball heroes overall, so I can’t really be mad. They are transcendent players, without a doubt. They weren’t the WORST college players, for sure. And the fans could have gotten it a lot worse. So, boo about not focusing JUST on college in your speed voting, but yay for ending up with two of the biggest game changers of all time. MJ should win now that fans have selected these two. He wins it by a nose. Might as well pick the greatest NBA player of all time if you are putting him in the OTHER conversation, which easily should have been Lew or Bill. Schools will, at last count, get 60% LESS than they would have gotten with March Madness. Totally saddening. Shaka Smart will be back as the Texas hoops coach, and that is because of relationships, beliefs in his system, or his semi-strong ending…OR it could because he was owed $10 mil IF they had fired hi this year. Tomato, tomahto. I know this COVID-19 stuff is really messing with our brains, but as I watched the bottom line for NBA declarations the other day, I decided that if I don’t recognize your name and know your stat line, you probably should stay in school. I don’t recognize a good amount and that is scary…for them. All of these anniversaries of old games are kind of fun since we don’t have the present thing. I made my wife watch the second half of the Nova-GTown 1985 title game the other day, and when UK-Zona 1997 started 5 minutes later, she was thankful for letting me turn it off after the reminder of the starting lineups, although she was probably a little terrified that I WOULD have watched that entire next game if I was by myself. I said those words out loud to her. Today, how could any normal person NOT think about what life would have been like had Gordon Hayward made that buzzer shot vs. Duke. Props to Rutgers, who this week landed the highest recruit (Cliff Omoruyi) since 2008. Side note. Man, those UK and Zona teams were LOADED, and neither would have lost many games in these days. Another thing we lose this year is the annual “last gasp, final words” of any possible NBA draftee in the tourney. It was always fun to see a player or two rise up, put a team on their back, and make sure that NBA teams noticed them in the final run.
- NBA: Two things in this category. Both are very short and to the point. We might be scraping the bottom of the barrel by the story about The Last Dance getting moved up to April for its showing being FIRST on the Wire, but we are regardless very excited about it and will watch if we are any normal human being. Two. NBA players will play in an NBA 2K tourney that will be televised. That is the VIDEO GAME, right? I am honestly the opposite of a gamer in my older years, since college, but if ONE person tells me about how they watched more than 20 minutes of this show, I might lose eternal respect for that said person.
- MISCELLANEOUS: If Mike Trout doesn’t get a shot to play this year, him with his 73 plus WAR, with the best team he has had to this point, then baseball fans should mourn, no matter which team you follow. This was going to be the year Mike affected the POSTseason, dammit. Jon Jones plead guilty to the most recent charges, DWI and guns. At least I think these are new charges. Tough to tell with that guy. If he can’t leave his guns and booze home for a drive during quarantine time, when WILL he? Oh, and what did he get? Something very similar to house arrest, so he got “sentenced” to something we are all already doing on our own anyway. The Indy 500 was postponed, like everything else. It is the first time it will not be on Memorial Day since 1946. Tim Tebow adopted some pets randomly and made sure we knew about it on social media. I bet he is EXCITED to own those new pets. Lol. Lionel Messi agreed to a pay cut of 70% during the COVID time, meaning he will only take home 75 billion dollars monthly now. Augusta will give two million bucks for COVID relief, and that is probably simply the billable resources they use to get the course in the absurdly perfect condition it is in for the beginning of April. The NCAA will approve an extra year of eligibility for spring athletes, meaning most of the ones that affect the mainstream are not affected, and hoops seniors got screwed. Mickelson is hinting at a Tiger rematch, and another rumor has Brady and Manning involved, and whatever the plan is, PLEASE provide something of entertainment in between the actual shots (they ran through their script last time by the end of hole 3). It was sometimes painful to watch. SI did more employee cuts, and I have a feeling the beloved magazine some of us have enjoyed since childhood is next on the chopping block. Royce White, the Iowa State kid with mental conditions who wouldn’t fly in the NBA, is taking on MMA later this year. Given the specials and interviews I have seen with his extremely arrogant and angry attitude, and given his ridiculous athletic skills, I think he just might have what it takes to succeed in that arena. So, Gronk said he retired from football to do “bigger things,” and yet still just signed with WWE. I don’t have any sad stories, although the Dayton one would have killed me, but some of these are just BRUTAL to read about. Future bets that won’t get paid because of COVID-19. https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/28967193/our-experts-most-heartbreaking-futures-bets
- THIS AND THAT: No end game spoilers (mainly because I am not done either yet because my wife wants to “spread it out”). Ozark is out, and it is fantastic (I am through end of episode 7). Highly recommend. Well, as long as you know all of the complexities of the last two seasons. The plot twists are slightly over the top occasionally, but they keep you dialed in still. The usual formula. The predicaments and choices each character continues to have to make are out of control and divisive. Jason Bateman in captivity is off the hook incredible-funny and game changing. Then, that makes the show kind of becomes the money laundering version of Rocky. Which is awesome. We are supposed to focus on “executive priorities” when selling our value selling model, and Bateman pulls 2-3 of these in a couple of sales pitches. Bateman is bringing my work into my play. Let’s take a step back and tell me what your overall priorities are for the year, whether they deal with this transaction or not. Tell me, I care. I somehow missed Beast Slayer as a video game when a kid, but it becomes important to a point. Not sure how much yet. I love the line thus far when they say “whatever your planning is a horrible idea.” In this show, it actually doesn’t matter WHO says that to WHO. The bribery of the therapist is at first funny and then becomes important. Funny regardless. Stray dog lol. The show is really bringing into play who wins a cage match between the mob and cartel. And the whole REO Speedwagon concert attainment was entertaining. Complete with an ominous foreplay of Time For Me To Fly by Wendy. Snow comes to Denver tomorrow again, the second time during this quarantine we get snow right after a couple of mid-60 degree days. Eldorado purchased Caesars last year, but the sale isn’t final. Virus could mess up conditions in this deal, meaning the monster Eldorado-Caesars combo might not be in stone yet. When I call into Zoom, why does it say I am calling Amy Allison Taylor…like as a contact on my phone??? Goldfish crackers that are vegetables better not stand a chance to make money, as it defeats the entire purpose of the cracker. I don’t why I find Key & Peele’s Substitute Teacher skit so funny, but I do. All of Lady Gaga’s NEW songs still sounds like she is pushing 1986 back on us. My wife listens to them while cooking sometimes, not me, folks. I forgot how imaginative and good Snooze was until we ordered it for delivery during quarantine. Losing your tiny Netflix remote near the couch or in the couch for 30 minutes when you are jonesing for Ozark is sort of primitive and out of control. John Sykes, the fired Whitesnake guitarist who wrote all of the songs you know and then got replaced, doing Crying in the Rain live is awesome and beyond. Any version you find out there. But, the one in Europe I stumbled on was dope. I think it might have been Berlin. Fever Pitch is still a great movie and pretty accurate about hard core Boston fans. I went on to despise Drew Barrymore in all other things, but somehow can tolerate her in that two-hour movie. I haven’t watched the latest Westworld, but maybe I just am not ready to be confused this week yet. Shaq says he stopped going to the Tiger King zoo after a few visits after his cameo, and I am glad I watched the damn thing while focusing on a puzzle so as to not feel like I ONLY watched Tiger King. At least The Voice trucks on. How are THEY doing the lives when we get there (I am still pissed that my 80’s rocker is out anyway)? Did you fill out your Census? Too late now, lawbreaker. With a pandemic going on, I think I saw the least amount of social media April Fool’s Day jokes ever. Not really a funny time around the country right now. We rewatched Yesterday. Know this. It is only worth watching HALF of the movie. Then turn it off. Unless you want the utterly ridiculous cameo by John Lennon at the end to further ruin the magic you built up when the plot first unfolds. The chick from SNL was great though. If you haven’t seen Jack Black’s Tik Tok, then you probably should stop reading this and go watch it. He trumps me. Two things Lindsey’s sister said we HAD to watch. One good. One, conspiracy. The good is this. Tom Segura (comedian) Ball Hog is HILARIOUS. He laughs at answers to “how you doing,” having kids, stick figures on cars, people who are amazed by having the same or close birthdays as another human being, and being superstitious. All amazing. VERY abrasive, mind you. Second thing was bad. She said Lindsey HAS to watch Love Is Blind. My wife doesn’t even watch any of that Bachelor or reality TV (thank, God), but she gave it a test run. It is horrible, and maybe the worst thing I have EVER seen on TV. THAT is when I started writing this…during that show. Good looking people go into pods and build relationships on just the voice and no looks. Then, they propose. All of them. To someone. Painful. It is a train wreck on steroids. She keeps saying she is just watching it to see WHY others finished it, but I personally think it is a cruel joke. Her sister and friends were told to watch it, did the same thing, regretted it, and had to pawn this pain on someone else. So, they told her it was awesome. Then, when SHE is done, she will regret quarantine life, and want to enact pain on someone else. I was just in the same room, writing my blog, but I got the flow. So, YOU should ruin your life and go watch Love Is Blind too. Yeah. Pay it Forward when you are done.
- THE FILLERBUSTER: My wife did a virtual brunch on Saturday, and given we don’t own a mansion, I guess I was involved too. Mimosas, wigs, masks, Seinfeld Scene It, 90’s Scene It, etc. Wife made us gravy on top of hashbrowns with eggs. It was ridiculously good, especially for using quarantine food we are spreading out. She is incredible at cooking. Linds and I decided to dress UP for our virtual brunch, and that actually felt good. I put khakis on for the first time since being stay at home. Well, I put long pants on for the first time at all. And shoes of any kind. Socks too. Collared shirt. Wow. The brunch lasted 5 plus hours. Cards Against Humanity without talking is weird beyond belief. Spanish lessons are proceeding, slowly, yet surely. Guitar lessons are proceeding, slowly, yet surely. I accidentally stumbled on the Plush progression when playing chords, and it made my night. Plush is one of the greatest songs ever in the world, as you should know. Only through one episode of The Wire thus far, but gave my wife the catchup episode and some buffer time, and I continue that watch starting tomorrow night. Glad we got the electronic fireplace before this COVID thing, because having a fake fireplace is AWESOME. Finding fake wood is easy. I am so glad I wasn’t a gamer going into this. Instead of having more time to do that habit, I have just replaced that option with other stuff. Not diving in. My personality would go nuts playing a competitive game. I have played Piano Man for my entire life, but for some reason I have never played the intro. I took 10 minutes and busted it out this weekend. Crossed off list. Did the extended bridge too. Weird I never did those things before. But, we are ALL finding things we didn’t have time or energy or focus for before. Photos from Ecuador now uploaded and cataloged on my Google Drive. If you want a taste, let me know. They are sort of insane. So glad we snuck that trip in during a year a summer trip or wedding or whatever would SUCK. I feel horrible for these wedding people. Couldn’t imagine. No TRX on trees in Denver parks. What a downer, but it makes sense. I want to use my TRX at the park, but jungle gyms are roped off, and trees are against the rules. Guess I will just have to ruin my own trees. My keyboard skills are doing fine, but focusing more on Spanish and guitar at this point. My wife stares at her phone more these days, as she says that keeping in touch during quarantine requires MORE texts. Noted. Cream cheese in pasta is incredible too, in case you didn’t figure that out on your own. Lindsey’s brother’s kid will be named Carter Von Dixon, and that might be the coolest freaking name I have ever heard. I wish he would have worked “Wolfgang” into it, but it would have been too long. This Sunday, I need to remember that Widespread Panic is playing Sunday shows for everyone. Actually, I need to ramp up on ALL musicians playing virtual shows, because there are a lot out there. Wedding Crashers and Pitch Perfect still head up my wife’s movie lineup if I am not paying attention. A good thing though is that she gets suckered into cartoon movies and Armageddon (we both do on the latter). I tried to do a puzzle with my wife. It was like reading a book normally next to Will…from Good Will Hunting. I did one single corner and TRIED. She watched Tiger King and did the entire REST of the puzzle. Same thing happened last weekend when I tried to beat her at Scrabble. Slower death, but still a death. I would have been in Vegas last weekend for fun. I would be in Vegas right now for work. I have noticed myself getting TOO much sleep, but Linds says that my brain knows what is going on in the world and is making me get extra sleep to fight off COVID-19. Not totally buying it, but I am going to bed early anyway thus far. Props to my work. We were WAY ahead on working remotely, and it was the right decision. And they have been treating us very well remotely thus far, with respect that we will do our best. Good stuff. Not good stuff are the idiot colleagues who are logging 400 plus work activities in daily. You are NOT doing 400 plus activities. You might be logging each email separately. You might be itemizing everything you do and segmenting. But, if you are contacting 400 plus people during this time of COVID-19 without carefully checking and rechecking your empathetic sales language, then you are just being rude to people. 500 activities is like…over one per MINUTE in a work day without lunch. You are reaching. Stop it. I caught myself WATCHING my fat white cat stalk my immobile piano books, and I initially thought she was the problem. But, then I realized I was the one watching. Just as bad. A pinched back nerve sidelined me the first two days this week, but I am fighting through it on the TRX and outside tree and horrible running with Rocky music. I got to go. Got to go try and talk wife into finishing up Ozark tonight.
- TWEETS OF THE WEEK
ALTERNATE CATEGORIES THAT DIDN’T MAKE THE CUT:
- THE BEST WORKOUT SONG EVER FOR THIS WEEK (because the best song this week IS the best song ever…for now):
- QUOTE OF THE WEEK
- LINKS TO SAVE YOU TIME IN LIFE
- TRAVEL
- THIS WEEK’S LIST
- MY NUMBERS
- GONE FISHING (the riddle for money):
- PICS BY MY PIXEL (pictures from my phone):
- LIFEGUARD ENTRY:
- NHL
- MLB
The theme? Watch Ozark. You will understand. My point? Nothing. It is a casual reference to the show I might be talking about briefly in the blog, with an easy whiffleball 80’s band reference. I just couldn’t fight the feeling to use it as the theme. You should just roll with the changes and take it on the run. I will keep on loving you….
Made it through whole blog with NO April Fool’s Day jokes. Good. Not a fun time.
And our weekly reminder of the greatest sequel ever made coming out next summer… Top Gun 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epgkqPJ_bc0
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That’s it for today. Hope you enjoyed or are at least more informed. Remember two things. First, feed yourself, feed your family, but always, always remember to…feed the wolf. Second, if you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker. Will I blog again? That is a CLOWN question, bro. As one shepherd said to the other shepherd, let’s get the flock out of here.
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| postponed sporting events about to make for even more jammed pack fall |
| wife feeling need to cook for me at home |
| mr. scary is voices carry? |
| Snooze-order in |
| teddy roosevelt carrier has cv |
| CNN anchor chris cuomo has cv |
| NBA talking withholding pay reg season cancelled |
| smart donates blood for covid cure |
| ESPN remembering Jordan baseball career |
Andrew jack star wars dies covid
Cuban now has no idea of nba return
Bucks working out as if season will return
Isiaah stewart Washington will enter draft
Nets symptom free now
| the rachel |
| SNL James bond b4 cv |
Simone biles not sure about competing in 2021
Clowney lowers asking price by 2 mil
Khabib-ferguson fight might be off-khabib is stuck in Russia, fight is April 18