A Rush Of Sunshine #clemson
A Rush Of Sunshine
The Cast
Date: 11 January 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 some on Thursday night, added to on Friday after work, majority written on Saturday night during the first half of the Titans-Ravens game, and tailored and released on Sunday morning. Enjoy.
- EVERGREEN: This will be a mesh of many thing, culminating with a breakdown and prediction of the Clemson-LSU game. Tom Brady might stay or go. If he goes, I think there are two teams that stick out obviously from the rest as far as landing spots. IF he leaves, he needs a team with weapons galore, something he has been missing, with an obvious ambiguous situation at QB. Those two places are easily the Colts and Chargers. One lost Luck in a weird exit, and the other has a QB that just can’t get over the edge, and blew it this year, when they were closet contenders. I ultimately think if I was him there is NO way I am leaving The Hoodie, but if he does, those two spots would be optimal. One way or the other, the Pats don’t lose at home. And they lost both a seeding game and playoff game at home. That just can’t happen. When it is the first time since 2009 that the Pats aren’t playing on the best weekend in NFL football, THAT is a problem. If he goes to the Chargers, it will be interesting, because he goes from arguably the best home field advantage to the worst. Magazines. Sports Illustrated will now only release one mag per month. That is beyond sad. I love my phone, and get technology, and have retired from newspapers, but I NEED magazines. Until plane technology catches up with WIFI needs, I need my mags on planes. I can identify three sad moments in my reading life. #1. When Sporting News stopped making magazines. They had a team by team update in EVERY mag. LOVED it. Miss it. #2. When ESPN Mag just informed me that they are stopping production, but they hope I enjoy the free National Geographic mags coming my way. Ugghhh. Listen, I only read National Geographic for one reason when I was a kid. I couldn’t find my dad’s Playboy stash (I solved that eventually) and National Geographic had some boobs occasionally in it. And gave me some travel ideas. I don’t need it anymore. #3. Now, when SI made their announcement. Sad. Coaching topic. Where in the heck did the Rooney Rule go? Most NFL players are black. Yet, there is a BIG delta in black coaches. The Cowboys hire a big name/ retread. The Giants hire a WR coach from the Pats (heard an interview from him-he actually DOES sound impressive). The Browns are still lost. The Panthers grab a guy who probably wanted to stay in Waco with his family, but money…is money. WHERE is the process? Aren’t we past this? I might not have my Steelers in the playoffs and have an alleged rapist as a QB, but I am VERY proud that the Steelers owner is the one who pushed the fact that minorities should be considered in EVERY coaching search. SO, other teams, FOLLOW that rule. At least make it look good, for Christ’s sake. It really saddens me that the minority imprint is not what it should be because of a bunch of plush, spoiled owners who just simply don’t GET it. Wise up, all.
- EVERGREEN 2: Clemson:LSU: I am calling my shot. It CAN’T go any worse than my OU over LSU prediction, right? It can’t. Anyway, Clemson will WIN against LSU. Let me tell you why. First, Ross and Wiggins are good to go for this game. They are two of the best receivers in the land on any team, and they are on the SAME team. They will break some plays. Second, Trevor. The guy simply has NOT lost since his sophomore year in high school. He is 70-1 in his last 71 games. The last dude to beat him? Here you go. https://www.si.com/college/2020/01/07/trevor-lawrence-last-loss-clemson-cartersville And, since he added RUNNING to what he brings to the table, he is lights out. He already won a title without his legs. IN his last game, that 67 yard scamper showed why he is the best. AND, we will see him again next year because of draft rules. Third, next man up. True, the Tigers lost most of their defensive line to the NFL draft. But, that didn’t phase them. Their secondary might be a little young, but check the stats. They lock people down. They just got the #1 recruiting class, showing their youngsters are studs too, but their last few classes were still up there. Clemson is here to stay. If I was 250 lbs and a stud athlete, I would go play for Dabo. Fourth, Etienne. He is going to break a few early runs and have a big first half. The second half, it will loosen up the D for Trevor. Etienne will be the key. Fifth, Dabo. Don’t hold it against him that his team plays in the ACC. Don’t fault him that seven different teams have come out of the Coastal Division. Don’t fault him that UNC took them to the wire. Don’t fault him about scheduling. Don’t fault him that his rival, South Carolina, has gone downhill. Don’t fault him that he sounds “all-shucks” in interviews. He simply beats the next team in front of him. The fact that this line has gone from 3 to 6 is ludicrous. Clemson will win this game, folks. The Fillerbuster just called his shot. You can beat Dabo on a week’s worth of prep. When he has the players, and he has those, this is too much prep time. He will conquer this adorable story that is the Tigers…other Tigers. I have it 31-23.
- NFL: The Bills are there. Their defense is tough as nails, and Josh Allen is becoming special. That being said, the “IT” factor overrode their talent. DeShaun Watson just wasn’t losing that game. Plain and simple. We all asked what would happen when the lack of weapons would catch up with Tom Brady and their dynasty. Well, when the recipe of hard-core running, and a journeyman QB who wants to show us he isn’t a journeyman QB, then you have a delightful dish from the kitchen. Maybe the Pats can get busted for videotaping more #1-picking teams in the draft. The Cowboys hired McCarthy, and this was pretty much mapped out from the get-go. Why? Jerry Jones doesn’t take up and coming coaches. He wants big names and experience. Considering most big names out there are either retired, working already, or analysts on TV, then McCarthy was simply in the cards. We can make jokes about the Saints getting screwed two years in a row on no-call PI calls, but the fact of the matter is this. There is no way, at home, they should have even been relying on a ref’s call. Defend the Dome like you used to. It might be a bad week for the Louisiana region (hoping). The Eagles kept it close and low scoring. You have to give them that. But, they were decimated as far as injuries coming INTO the game, and then lost their superstar QB. Josh McCown was a solid backup QB for his career, but he is old, and never meant to win a playoff game for a team. Not built that way. Last weekend was the first time that two Wildcard games went to OT, if you care. Did you notice that THREE guys from three different colleges all said “the” on the starting lineups? Ohio State? Represented and part of the club (UVA, OSU, Miami). Florida State? Ummmm. No. Plus, Miami already took your region’s membership card. Think about this. Think the NFL is all about flash and innovation? The four teams with the MOST passing yardage for the year all missed the playoffs. The four teams with the most RUSHING yards…all MADE The playoffs. DK Metcalf broke multiple records for a rookie in his first playoff game. I remember vividly being at dinner at Wynkoop in Denver, knowing that the Steelers would take a WR, having the live draft feed on my phone, and Metcalf going a few spots before they selected. Stud. Someone ALWAYS has to be held accountable right, whether right or wrong? Yup. The Rams went from Super Bowl runner-up to out of the playoffs. I am pretty sure Wade Phillips wasn’t to blame, as their offense just looked broken most of the time to me. But, I guess Sean said “let’s fire the old guy on the other side of the ball.” Tom Brady apparently had a foot injury since December, or they are just force-feeding us a cute story so we still think Brady is a superhero. For anyone out there who doesn’t like NFL football, know it isn’t going ANYWHERE. The Wildcard weekend had the best ratings in four years. The Seahawks-Eagles game was the most watched show since the Super Bowl. Not sporting event. SHOW. Matt Rhule probably wanted to stay at Baylor. But, after watching the OU demolition, and losing himself in the bowl game, he probably decided the greener grass was having TWO good QB’s and a RB that you could design sandlot football genius plays with. The Giants hired a WR coach…from the Pats….so we have another team in the NFL that we can hear about the Patriot Way if things turn around at all. Great. We hear too many stories that are negative press for athletes. Most is deserved, but let’s hear about some of the GOOD stories more. Josh Jacobs, raised homeless, just bought his dad a new house. That is awesome. Do you think if I tell my wife that the Aaron Hernandez special will be like a murderous sports Dateline, we can make it a compromise show? Jay Ajayi is now a professional gamer, of you care. Big, monstrous, ex-NFL player with a tiny controller in his hand, playing nerds for money. And finally, go figure the Browns are the last team to get a coach. I am sure they are just methodically taking their time…or calling their entire Rolodex. He is too old to get another job, but the fact that Josh McCown played the rest of the game with his hamstring torn up says SOMETHING. The Niners just are boringly good. They are like the Spurs of the NFL. They aren’t flashy, but just get the job done, and are solid at every single position on offense and defense. I went bigger on the Titans after Minnesota pissed me off. Tomorrow? I like the Chiefs 31-27, but will be rooting for the Texans and DeShaun (to make it totally a Clemson weekend). The other game? The Packers have beaten, all season TWO teams with winning records. Minnesota twice, and the Chiefs without Mahomes. I think Ruseell does some Russell stuff. Give me the Seahawks 30-20.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Tua is going to the NFL. What is really interesting is this in this town. He is projected to go off the board about the same time the Broncos pick. Lock won a couple of meaningless games, and they will have a decision to make now. I would take Tua if he is there. Sam Ehlinger will return to Texas. I feel like he has the same amount of eligibility as Case Keenum had…about nine years. Jake Fromm will also enter the draft. I LOVE this guy as an NFL QB. I am taking him if I am a team picking about the time he should go off the board. Mike Leach is exciting walking his dog or doing anything. Mike Leach is exciting coaching any football team. Mike Leach is INSANELY entertaining about the coach IN the SEC. Wow.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Unpredictable season all the way around. Wisconsin loses to Illinois at home. Then, they go and beat Penn State at THEIR crib. UNC gets called the least gifted after losing to Georgia Tech, and then goes and loses at home against a subpar Pitt team. UGA beats Memphis, and then loses at Wichita State. Kansas beats a good WVU team by seven, beats a decent Iowa State by 1000 AT Iowa State, and then loses to Baylor at HOME. UVA can’t hit the broad sign of a barn, and loses at BC when BC was down its top two scorers. Other stuff. FSU is sneaky good, and obviously LONG and ATHLETIC. Michigan State is starting to hit the stride we thought they would hit, and that should scare the nation. As I stated a couple of weeks ago, once the Zags got coined #1 before conference play, they will stay there until conference tourney time, as they play no one outside of St. Mary’s IN conference. Ohio State lost to Indiana today, and now has lost FOUR straight. Maryland basketball is just as bipolar as Maryland football. Adorable. I am not clear of the tradition of limiting the college player of the year every few weeks in the “Wooden Watch List,” but find it kind of dumb. The Arizona showed flashes of Mannion brilliance, clutch shooting by Pritchard, was a one-point win (I hope you were smart like me and took the money line rather than the three-point spread), and had Bill Walton announcing, so it was gold, Jerry. Walton announcing is the fun version of Lou Holtz and Lee Corso. He says ridiculous stuff, but it is not because he is old, it is because he has simply done too much acid at Dead shows. We all watched Holtz and now watch Corso, and just shake our head and ask that someone remove them from the air. Iowa will be a dangerous second weekend team in March, as they pummeled a pretty decent (but bipolar) MD team. Butler is a team that will probably end up in the teens in ranking when all is said and done, but you should put an asterisk by their team name as a Final Four dark horse in March. Calhoun won his 900th game (at a tiny school that is not UCONN), which is impressive, and that is better than him announcing a college hoops game, which is NOT impressive. He was horrible talking through games. But, his POINTS were brilliant. If you watched the UVA-Cuse game on ESPN on Saturday, tell me you weren’t chuckling during the Anthony Davis comparison jokes for a five-minute stretch. I admit it. There is no universe where I thought that Auburn STILL would be undefeated at this point. Props to Mr. Pearl. UVA lost at HOME to Syracuse, and if you combine the bank prayer shot in OT, the 15 plus turnovers, and the inability to score overall, the Cavs might not even be IN the tourney this year the way they are going. Damn you, Kyle Guy.
- NBA: The Clippers lose to some really bad, puzzling teams. The media was all over Kevin Love for throwing a temper tantrum, but wouldn’t YOU if you played on that bad team with 15 point guards who don’t pass? I assume Ms. Carey is married, and Vince Carter too, but they should drop everything and get married. One has a #1 hit in every decade, and the other has PLAYED in the top hoops organization in the world for four decades. The Lakers posted the first 20 block game in 20 years. Tell your friends. Who uses the word “slugs” these days? Nice attempt on a spin, but we know what you meant, Beilein. You should have stayed at Michigan, and enjoyed those thugs. Jokic had 47 points in a game last week, and NO turnovers amazingly. Amazing enough, but extra amazing when you try to make fancy passes like he does. Luka Doncic had a 21 point quarter last week, but when facing LeBron the King made sure the up and comer….remained an up and comer. Can we please have a world meeting and agree on a Doncic pronunciation? Blake Griffin is hurt so much that I forget that he was even healthy and playing again. He was really funny on the comedy roast. I think he should stay with that career path. Anthony Davis rejected a contract extension, and I agree that we should just get through the season and THEN investigate this magical pairing’s future. I agree that TJ Warren can’t guard Jimmy Butler, but did Butler call him out as trash in a game when he only scored 14 points, some with Warren ejected and not even in the game? Coming into the game on a back to back, I thought the Rockets might lose to the Thunder in Russell’s homecoming, but did anyone see that as a throw away game SMOKING loss? I did not. And, as always, the best basketball read of the week, folks. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28422660/ten-nba-things-like-including-lakers-lebron
- MISCELLANEOUS: An ex-Bachelor contestant got busted for colluding in her fantasy football league, and I have no jokes. Google and read. Kind of funny story. 298 out of 300? You will see. The XFL is making up its own rules, and I feel like I am in a time warp. Didn’t we already do this one other time a decade or two ago? You become the best in the country at your chosen random craft and what do you get? Cardboard beds. The Baylor women took down UCONN at home, which doesn’t happen often, and we basically are back to the beginning of the season, where we have Oregon #1 because they ARE the best women’s team. I sometimes freak out when the ESPN bottom line comes across and I think a women’s score is a men’s score. Throws me off until I see the “W” by the score. Ex-UNC women’s coach Sylvia Hatchell got busted for manslaughter, killing a woman with her car. The story is sad, but did you read the story? It was even more sad. The 89-year old woman she killed was walking in a fitness facility parking lot. Car hit her and she fell back on the pavement on her head. She woman went to the gym and died. That sucks. She is 89, went to work out, and didn’t come home. Cheating a little on categories, but including an NHL and MLB under my miscellaneous part. Goalie goals are COOL. Nashville’s Peka Rinne had the first one since 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvOImiJGGQw And Cody Bellinger and Mookie Betts do NOT have to look under their mattresses for extra cash. One got the highest one-year deal ever, and one got the highest arbitration one-year deal ever (over last year’s Nolen Arenado).
- THIS AND THAT: Knives Out is worth seeing. It kept the old school who-dun-it feel (and that cool music), without overdoing it. Quality movie. And if you don’t like it, know they are already in the works for a second one. YOU should be watching You, and not reading this. But, it will scare the hell out of you, so maybe you shouldn’t. Go see the Ice Castles in Dillon, CO. I never had been. It was worth the spontaneous trip we did last weekend. And go to Bakers Brewery after you see the Ice Castles. The bartending duo could be a comedy act on their own. WTFO Double IPA is one of the better beers I have had. Watching Island Life shows is both fun and depressing when you live in a landlocked state. I learned that the Bahamas has over 700 islands, and if you asked me to guess, I would have been about 665 off. I am confused how the new Mustang looks like a SUV. When did it stop being a sports car? Watching the Golden Globes is fun. Kind of like a warmup for the Oscars, and gives me my to do list as far as watching shows and movies for the next few months. I am glad Once Upon A Time In Hollywood won a couple of awards. I told you it was a great flick with great writing and acting. And Brad Pitt had the best speech of the night. Room on the raft…lol. While watching the Globes, you realize that no one you or I know actually watches things on normal TV anymore. My wife laughed that I was recording the Jeopardy champions thing. Then, she got curious, and we watched them on our Friday night. It was exhilarating. The Farmer on the “not on the menu” at Snarf’s is delicious and you should get it if you like eggs. A British astronaut says that aliens might be already among us, and when I think about that, I get that confused feeling I got while watching Westworld (but with aliens and not robots). I really like the 2020 tipping challenge started by Donnie Wahlberg and plan on partaking soon. Well, the $20.20 version and not the $2,020 version. We are now done Mindhunter and it was the best show on serial killers I have ever seen. Now, on to Chernobyl. Pier 1 is hitting bankruptcy, and I guess I helped in that initiative. I can’t imagine walking into one of those stores anymore when I can just load up Amazon or other. I am sorry that I don’t write my blogs as fast as China’s new 217 MPH train. I always meant to make it to Bonnaroo, but not sure I dig where the festival has gone music wise. Lizzo and Tool will be headliners, and back in the day, that thing used to have a little bit different flavor. Speaking of Lizza, Jillian Michaels called Lizzo out for her weight. I don’t think that is a good career move. I don’t know much about Lizzo, but everyone seems to love her. On Shark Tank, a couple showcased their brilliant SlumberPod, a tent covering for small children, and it was an instant classic when the thing they were “pitching” (see what I did there?) had a crying baby inside DURING the presentaiton. Scientists now have so much free time that articles are being written about how Cuttlefish react when you put 3D glasses on them. I have been to the Denver stock show many times and loved it, but did NOT know there was a parade down 17th Street with the bulls and other livestock. Interesting. My favorite part of the stock show is the little dog who navigates all those sheep through barriers and up ramps and stuff. I have limits to everything in life, no matter how rich or poor I am. For example, $300 is about my limit for ANY sporting or music event. In that light, I would spend a top figure of $50 on one single drink, and that is only if my two jets were parked outside of the bar. Cosmopolitan sells a drink called the Smoking Jacket, which you can buy for $1200. The Southeast has a storm with snow, flooding, and tornadoes in it, and that sounds horrible. At least there is no bomb cyclone also. We watched The Mule last night (we stayed up late). GREAT movie, and it doesn’t go how you think it will go through previews. My wife and I enjoyed it, but were taken back on the progression of the story. I give it a B+. We have been to Cheeba Hut a million times. I asked for hot sauce today for my sandwich, expecting boring Tabasco. NO. ASK for the hot sauce. It is homemade buffalo sauce and is DELICIOUS. I always think of Family Guy when watching a movie come on in the theater. Peter jokes about the multiple companies it shows, where you think it is the beginning of the actual movie. There are always like 5 pump fakes on production companies. Neil Peart died Friday. Very sad. He is arguably the best drummer of all time. I admit to kind of mispronouncing his name for my entire life. But, I still recognized his brilliance. Rest in peace, best drummer ever. I Love You Man. We went and saw 1917 today in the theater. No Spoilers. My thoughts and notes. First of all, the previews. Gentlemen looks dumb, Mulan looks incredible, 007 looks like the same awesome recipe, and The Invisible Man started out as a dumb preview for me, but then I got sucked in an decided I will see it when it comes out. Seriously, WHO wouldn’t want to be invisible, whether for good reasons or bad reasons? Now, to the movie. 1917. The first 20 minutes are all in a foxhole tunnel or whatever they are called, and it is SO well done. You didn’t get bored with the nonstop scene in the same place. The plot starts quickly. Don’t go pee, expecting slow development. Having no music at the beginning was brilliant, and the silence made you pay more attention. The cinematography will win awards, as the backdrops were amazing. The ANTICIPATION of something happening early on was done brilliantly. They had a conversation about medals in war that was well done and will get you thinking. For the 1700th time, do NOT help someone from the other side in a war. They bring in a random humanity scene with a woman and child that was touching. I am not sure why the guy wanted to carry around a canteen full of milk, but it came in handy I guess. I get being exhausted, but the guy gets distracted a lot if you ask me. I feel like he forgot his mission a couple of times. You will understand when you see it. The blossoms and river scene was SO well timed and done. Lots of big-name actors had like two lines, and I found that interesting. It makes you understand that plenty of famous people wanted to be involved, no matter how small of part. Rob from GOT makes an appearance and that was fun. There is the typical scene where even guys will have to fight back tears. I succeeded in that endeavor thankfully. Overall, the movie reminded me a little of The Revenant (said here that LDC would win best actor for that and the movie would win best picture) and a lot of Saving Private Ryan, which means it is damn good. Overall? I give it an A-. Well done, but there was a middle part for 25 minutes that lost me. I felt like they were focusing on the cinematography instead of the plot. The rest was stellar. Go see it. It is all that and a bag of chips. And I don’t give A’s for movies, unless they are Princess Bride or Rounders or Top Gun or Usual Suspects.
- THE FILLERBUSTER: My wife was watching the movie Friends With Benefits, and I only paid attention at the end. I have always wanted to A) be IN a flash mob, or B) SEE a flash mob. Never done it yet. The truffle popcorn at Alamo today had extra truffle and it was delicious and has made my Saturday very unhealthy. I walked through a quiet movie theater today and it made me think of Family Guy, where they joke about how it is tough to be sad (or quiet) when wearing flip flops. Yes, it was 30 degrees today and I wore cargo shorts and flip flops. I was going to write about how good money line parlayrs have been to me, but they became bad in the last three days. Things were so simple last year when I simply bet the money line on UVA every single game and only lost a couple of times. Hotwire doesn’t tell you the name of hotels until after you book, but my wife has a new hobby and talent in figuring out which hotel Hotwire is going to book. Extremely effective, I will say. My wife loves our trips so much, that I can say we are 95% booked for our July Montreal-Ottawa trip already. If you haven’t pinged me about my wife planning your future trip, you are missing out. She LOVES it. I plan on her starting her own company called Trip Filler (see what I did there?) Playing fantasy playoff football is SOOOO much fun when I pick my team, but I seem to have the rare talent of picking players who get eliminated very quickly…damn you Saints. Oddly, I just stink at fantasy sports even though I know who comes off the bench 5th on every team in every sport. Yes, I looked to see if you could bet on Jeopardy. You actually could initially, but they pulled the bets when apparently everyone was betting on the same guy and thinks looked fishy. I enjoy throwing some cash on games that start when I go to sleep. I wake up and either I get a pleasant surprise or a bad start to my day. Very exciting. People who don’t have email signatures on replies annoy me. The hard-boiled egg maker that my wife bought me is the most awesome thing ever, and I stay away from whatever Listeria is and just have to peel the shell now. I have identified that if my wife and I were superheroes, ice cream sandwiches would be the kryptonite. My wife now wears sparkly lipstick when she goes out, and I have to admit that it is beyond dope and hot. We just had guests leave in our air bnb that requested that the heat be constantly at 76 degrees for thei four day stay…glad I have the old school fans in house. If you go to Vegas, since I sell to casinos, you should probably consult me on where to stay for any trips. My wife and I just booked a trip to Vegas and we are staying at The Mirage for a total of $300 for three nights. All of her friends are staying at Treasure Island for $445 or Circus Circus (for cheap, but the place is very lowly). Anyway, you should call me. We are doing our usual Sterling Brunch on this trip. I don’t recommend paying $100 for any brunch, but if you do, the Sterling Brunch is the BEST secret in Vegas for food. At Bally’s oddly, of all places. Fantasy NBA basketball is exhausting. I get bored, never change my team, and have LeBron and Luka and still am in sixth place. Lindsey is at a girl’s night out presently, meaning I sink into the couch, bet on the NFL game, and order pizza. I should have hosted poker tonight, but hate being an organizer of anything, and at least I saved some people some cash that they might as well hand to me before we start playing. I got a new work PC this week, meaning a new personal PC also. My wife has informed me that I might be the last person on Earth on iTunes, which I can barely operate. I was also the last person on Earth working out with a Sony Discman, so this just simply makes sense. I am back on two-a-days for working out, and swimming in the morning is the best start to a day I can imagine. I have now started buying SALADS to eat at work amazingly, and I apparently am a cobb salad guy. If you have eggs and bacon in a salad, along with a crapload of dressing, then I am ok with it, even if it kind of deflates the whole “salad-healthy” thing. I want $300 back in my life. We got our house cleaned for $450 last time, chose a new cleaner for next time, and just got an estimate for FOUR people to clean our place, and it was $150. If there is a disease for being absolutely addicted to Google Docs, I have it. Everything in my life, from work to personal, is all in a Google Doc. If you think I might have an all-time list about anything, I do, and it is there. Our work has designated all sales people as either hunters (new accounts) or farmers (existing accounts). I just booked a trip, and the most fun I have in my work is visiting as many casinos as possible on any trip. I also will go there, look behind TV’s, get questioned by security, and I have landed meetings with that approach. I LOVE the chase. Very good at my job. Hit goal this year again, which is what it is all about…AND starting at zero again presently. After the football game, I am either calling a friend for beers or starting The Watchmen. The latter will probably win. We double-dated with a couple at Mount Vernon Friday night. We successfully hung out with a couple who A) talks about how much sex they have constantly and B) has a dude who I amazingly like and can hang out with even though he only listens to podcasts and doesn’t know about sports or music…successfully. We talk a lot about work, the girls, and the weather. I ate a lot of cheese off that cheese plate (I once won a bet that I could eat an entire cheese plate at a buffet). I start my boxing workouts this week and A) yes, I am from Philly and 47, so Rocky is in my veins B) Rocky stopped the Cold War with Rocky IV and C) it is the best workout known to man if you do it right. There is nothing like hitting a speed bag at the speed of light. The sound is mesmerizing. I just do it as a workout, but I wouldn’t get in a fight with me. My wife and I pulled into Taco Bell to get her some food today after 1917. She has the Taco Bell app. There were four cars in line, which is why we did that approach. She ordered from the app. The four cars STILL beat us through line. Ahhh…technology. My wife (I really like saying “my wife” and maybe that is the Seinfeld in my veins) and I have an age delta. Every once in a while, we see an example of that delta. This weekend, we found another one. Her friend bought a Lou Gramm record randomly, she asked me if I knew who this guy was, and I replied that Lou Gramm sings one of the best songs ever and the FIRST karaoke song I EVER sang. Midnight Blue. That would be the blog theme if Rush and Sunshine weren’t already spec’d in. You better know that song. If not, here you go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cRdgIZgobs
- THE BEST WORKOUT SONG EVER FOR THIS WEEK (because the best song this week IS the best song ever…for now): I have recruited some new workout songs. I choose angry songs to make me want to run through a wall when working out. Screw that happy stuff with a beat. These are my new recruits. ONE has risen WAY above the pack. Here they are, if you want to partake in my angry workout songs. #5 Starset-Where the Skies End. This is basically a couple of guys who write about stars and satellites and galaxies, but have a KILLER guitar groove every time. #4 Fire From The Gods-Excuse Me. Rap song with heavy guitar. I think they could have developed the buildup a little better, but nice workout groove. #3 Any Given Sin-Another Life. Nothing special, but just my classic workout song groove. #2 Saul-Trial By Fire. The syncopation makes the heavy beat on the chorus that much more on point. #1 (by far) Falling In Reverse-Popular Monster. This makes me want to run through a wall. Rap verse, guitar groove on the bridge that is SO tailored and sweet, and a chorus that will make you think I might be going crazy. I am not. Just like to lift weights to angry stuff. Side note: Mom, I know you read this, and do NOT listen to the #1 song. It will scare you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jakpo7tj7Qw
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- NHL
- MLB
The theme? Trevor Lawrence is Sunshine from Remember the Titans (my wife says he doesn’t look anything like him, but I think you just have to shift your paradigm). Sunshine will win this title game, and bring down this Cinderella Story of LSU. I love adorable stories. I also love pretty boy QB’s advancing to 71-1 since his sophomore year and a religious, southern speaking coach who SIMPLY DOES NOT LOSE. Bring it, SEC. So, Neil Peart and Trevor Lawrence. Rush and Sunshine.
And our weekly reminder of the greatest sequel ever made coming out next summer… Top Gun 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIgYcrHiTgw
MWTILMGBDEOASMGUWGEMCDFTWBIPMFBRMBWC (lots of stuff going on there, and you will never figure it out).
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.
ICE CASTLES:
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| it ref contact |
| so. miss Tulane bowl |
| Australia fires |
| mckinney bama to enter draft |
| canada stuns russia late for juniors title |
| bears Kyle long retiring |
| another 737 max flaw |
| rivers giving beverly keys, plays to call on floor |
| clowney hit dirty or not |
| josh mccown cries |
| brady-vrabel hyenas video |
| sixers losing more, eagles out |
| oreo has two new flavors |
| kenya attack us base |
| january 5th biggest online dating day |
| harry potter sutdio employee steals merchandise, to sell on ebay |
| masvidal wants mcgregor over title fight |
| malcolm jenkins wants higher salary or somewhere else |
| brooks koepka returns to tour |
| embiid dislocated finger |
| Nolan dc boys |
| boy scout abuse |
| jazz-pelicans controversial ending |
| kellen moore goes? |
| man u, man city |
| davis says no to dunk contest |
| cishek white Sox one year deal |
| Uber Hyundai flying taxis |
| paltrow goop brand show |
| Puerto Rico quakes |
| fizdale no hard feelings to knicks-said it is the business five times |
| portis swipe at kcp head |
| air force over utah state hoops |
| brady on IG-still has more to prove |
| brady hoke to take over sdsu |
| portis fine |
| andrew luck-dad says no interest in returning |
| coach k convinced zion to go to nba |
| belichick endorsed judge for giants |
| cowboys keep moore as OC |
| larry david laughed at him wanting lamar jackson |
| CES vegas |
| soccer player dest leaves qatar during iran stuff |
| eagles part ways with OC, WR coaches |
| ingram injury calf |
| tiger will start at torrey pines |
| miami takes robinson first in mls draft |
| porzingis gets shot in knee |
| thielen injury |
| obj pumps up lsu make it count |
| course designer dye dies |
| father died uga after son finger amputation |
| Olympians to sleep on cardboard in tokyo |
| mass mooning call |
| cards martinez to rays |
| lawyer all over chmblee-reed cheat |
nashville fires laviolette after five season
| cespedes wild boar injury |
| red sox used replay room to steal signs |
| Jalen suggs top 10 picks zags |
| aikman says boys handling of garrett shows dysfunction |
| Harry Meghan announcement |
| Harry hains actor dies 27 |
| brexit is a go |
| harry potter STORE coming to NYC |
| underwater volcano causing humming sound |
KD on twitter about nets, legacy
Mookie betts gets one year 27 mil contract from red sox
| pelinka extended lakers |
| shields over habazin |
| clowney not fined |
| vikings work out Terence newman |
| Ross Higgins good to go Clemson |
| wake xfer Jamie Newman goes to uga |
| green beans faux burrows |
| North Dakota state over jmu for 8th title |
| LeBron flu |
| batman |
| texas tech-baylor |
| nova-creighton |
| UNC Clemson |
| tech wvu |
| nets irving shoulder surgery? |
| AD falls on tailbone |
| nugs beat mavs |
| lebron leads asg voting |
| embiid injury ligament |
| Puerto Rico 5.8 quake |
| australian bush fires |
| iran |
| ballistic missiles iran |
| 737 crashes in…iran |
| drive up ski food |
| cancer biggest 1 yr drop |
| Nicki Minaj wax figure |
| oscars host free again |
| MacDill shooter |
| forget to do instagram |
| daycount app |
| Linds countdowns trips |