Is This Thing On!!!

PSYCH!!!!

THE BIG COMEBACK!!!

Just kdding. Find me elsewhere!

Da Boom Booms!

I have an 8YO yorkie named Mookie (rescued when he was 5). 9 lbs of dynamite. He lives wth Max, my 16YO Cockapoo, we've had my best boy since he was a pup (also a rescue). The literal idiots in the nieghborhood over the last 4-5 days with their fireworks is enough to make my blodd boil. Last night it sounded like somebody was shooting off a cannon. Mookie gets scared. Max was never too bothered by this, and since he's about 95% deaf now it really doesn't bother him.

Say What

Putting this here for some cathartic relief. To say I don't believe waht's going on is an understatement.

New Band

Is This MySpace's Younger Cousin?

Asking....

Is This Thing On?

Just checking!

You Get What You Get

And you don't get upset. Words to live by. The Covid of 2020 is still raging, with vaccines supposed to start this week. I think SoulSlam will probbaly be eligible for a shot(s) around June. So we mask up and move on. Too many fkn idiots within the natural borders of this country. I can barely watch the news anymore. Sports and entertainment doing their best. Dining? I'll get takeout, thank you. Holidays coming, they will be different to say the least.

The Summer of Q

As in "QUARANTINE", not that BS QAnon mystery. So I looked at the old blogarooney and saw my last post was in March. Wow. I'm a bit off. Spent spring/summer working remotely, working out in my garage gym (thank you Solitary) and staying close to home. Ended the summer with a Jersye Shore vacation, with everything going on it was afest option. Now we start creeping into fall and the factors that delivers. Coupled with what might be the most important election of my lifetime. Al SoulSlam can say is stay safe, stay healthy. This is not a hoax. No matter what that orange bag of dogshit says.

And Now...This?

Well 2019 couldn't really have been more of a downer. For those who don't know what SoulSlam is speaking about, in late March my "position was eliminated" at a company I had worked almost 20 tears for. And it took six months to find new employment. On the positive, I was given a good package, but the feeling of absolute worthlessness was pervasive. Now we are past (though I might still beat the living shit out of el presidente).

So now we in a pandemic is 2020. Wow. All I can say is stay healthy, stay safe.

It's All Good, I Haven't Killed Anybody

Not that I haven't wished I could/would/should.

So, SoulSlam has been AWOL from the old blogville pretty much. Might be pontificating more now. Might not.

I will say this: besides an hombre pajaro who deserves to taste steel, second place goes to all the ghosts I've encountered over the last few months. I'd like to send a big FU to all of you.

Summer of D

SoulSlam still lives. Keepin' on keepin' on.

Where Has SoulSlam Been?

SoulSlam has been laying low. Some people know why, most have no idea. Whatever.

See you when I see you.

The Big Reveal

So if you're like SoulSlam you watch some interesting TV. One show I've watched since it began is The Walking Dead.

Some backstory: SoulSlam was familiar with the comics, read a few but horror comics aren't really my thing. The mistake I made is percieving these as horror. SO when the show went on the air, SoulSlam was in from the beginning. Over time, others have jumped in. I thought from the get that the show was tremendous. There's been a clunker or two, but overall, it's well-acted, well-written and exceptionally well-cast.

Last few seasons (aka years) I've heard all the "it's not any good anymore, the show jumped the shark, it's the same story over and over...". To that I say "it entertains the be-jesus out of me every Sunday night!"

LAST NIGHT WAS UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVABLE! There, I said it. "The Scene" which it will henceforth be called was like a kick in the nads. It hurt to look at. So if people think that the show still blows, that's on them. This show rocks. And rocks hard.

Storm's Coming.

Angel For Life!

Reports are coming in that Mike Trout, the best player in MLB is close to an agreement with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on a 12 year, $430MM extension of his current contract. That's a slice of heaven right there!

Monday Post

It's the day after St. Paddy's Day. Happy to report the Guinness was tasty and plentiful. No hangover so that's a bonus. Luck of the Irish I say.

MLB is in Japan to open the season a week before the rest of the teams. A's and Mariners in the jackpot this time. So there will be some MLB games on at 5:35AM on Wednesday & Thursday this week. I really don't get why MLB thinks they needs to play games in other countries. Japan is one thing, I guess...they play baseball there. But in late June, the NY Yankees and Boston Red Sox travel to London (London!?) to play baseball games that count. Last time I checked, the game of baseball is not exactly a big one in Great Britain. So I guess MLB wants to sell caps. No other explanation.

In local baseball news, HS scrimmages started over the weekend. YSSS' team played Friday afternoon (beautiful 70 degree weather) and play another today. Good to get out there after last year's terrible weather and start of season.

OUT.

Sorry Midwest

So the Bomb Cyclone is hitting the middle of the good old U-S-A. Winter Storm Ulmer:
At a Glance

Ulmer is intensifying in the Plains where it will produce heavy snow and high winds into Thursday.

Blizzard warnings have been issued from northeast Colorado to North Dakota and northwest Minnesota.

Travel conditions will be nearly impossible due to the combination of heavy snow and high winds.

The Denver metro area is seeing blizzard conditions.

Widespread high winds will also affect locations not expected to see snow.

Ulmer has already set a preliminary low-pressure record in Pueblo, Colorado.

So while I feel for you, I'm also not disappointed that the EAST COAST is in the CLEAR!!! We got baseball season upon us!!!

YSSS is in his HS Senior Year so I'll drop some news on that shortly.

DST = The Doldrums

Early on, when Daylight Savings Time starts, it's my humble opinion that you have to adjust a bit. Getting up at your regular clock time means that you're actually up a little earlier than you were a scant few days ago. Now, SoulSlam has zero trouble getting up (I bound out of bed)...but by 3PM or so in afternoon, my engine starts running low, at least for a couple of days.

The extra light is nice when we get home from the J-O-B, but it's still too cold to do much of anything. Waiting for a warmup.

FIX MY EFFIN WATCH!

Not sure if this was covered by any of the local news outlets, but I had to bring a Movado watch in for repair. The crown was hinky and you couldn't set the time. Brought it to Macy's (place purchased) and they "sent it out" for inspection. That cost me about $90. They came back about 2-3 weeks later and told me the "movement" needed to be replaced. That would cost approximately $250 (I'd apply the original $90 as well). Well, the watch apparently costs over a G (gift from BWSS) so I guess it makes sense to repair. Approximately 7-8 weeks later (maybe longer) I get a call that it's been repaired and I can pick it up. All's well that ends well, right?

No.

I've probably worn the watch once maybe twice since I got it in the last two months or so. Other than that it sits in a watch case and is not disturbed in any way. DST was yesterday so I set it for the new time. Decided to wear it today, and...the GD watch is no longer working. Something is wrong with the "movement" I assume since the second hand seems to get hung up on the face, making the progression of time no longer a thing. Now I have to go back and have a fight with Macy's (just out of principle).

Some Respite

North J will inch up towards the 40 degree mark today, then hang in the forties for a week or so before we get some 60-ish weather. Nice. Maybe we'll get some HS baseball before long.