Lost

Oh, second post today? You lucky townsfolk!

So Fantasy Football league, the BFL wrapped up this weekend and...SoulSlam LOST in the championship game!

Now my team, D Minus had a rough season. Could never get anything going, and squeaked into the playoffs with a losing record and the last placement in the seeding (#7). Won game one of the FF playoffs, went to semi-finals and beat the season winner (only 2 losses) handily. Went into this weekend feeling pretty good and my whole team let me down. It was a bad weekend all around for my team. So I end up in second place, which is IN THE MONEY! in my league. After league fees I should still get a couple hundy.

The Day After

Christmas that is...

So Christmas Day has come and gone, SoulSlam is at work on Dec. 26th. Quiet here. Got some work to do so nobody can bother me. Awesome.

Holiday was good, had four days off over weekend, where did they go so fast?! BWSS enjoyed her gifts, the Sons of SoulSlam made out like bandits and it was very merry. We've got an tremendous cold spell going right now so it's time to layer up.

BWSS is having her annual holiday-ish party this upcoming Saturday...last year SoulSlam wasn't feeling 100% so I bartended and did not partake. Made for a nice next day. Who knows this year, maybe it's time to get my drink on.

The Amazon Effect

There is something mystical about the way Amazon gets me my packages as quick as possible. Case in point, the BWSS gave me a hint about something she wanted for X-Mas. It was from a Sharper Image catalog. Problem is, there are no more Sharper Image stores. So what do I do? I look on Amazon for a comparable item. I find it. It's about 40% cheaper. So I order on Thursday afternoon around 2PM. It arrives Saturday morning! How do they do that?

Rating The Terminator

The Terminator is one of the GREATEST SERIES OF MOVIES EVER!Here's how SoulSlam ranks them:

The Terminator (1984) - This is the behemoth that started it all. SoulSlam actually saw this bad boy in a movie theater. It was awesome. One of the greatest sci-fi/action movies of all time. Maybe the greatest. "I'll be back!"

The Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) - James Cameron comes back and makes The Terminator the HERO! Holy crap! That's awesome! GREAT MOVIE!

Terminator Salvation (2009) - I know, I know...you may disagree. I liked it 'cause it was a little different. Dark.

Terminator Genisys (2015) - I did like this one. I thought the jumps through time and recreating the scenes from the OG and #2 was cool. I also thought that it was a little confusing. I did NOT LIKE MAKING JOHN CONNOR THE BAD GUY!

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) - Not good. James Cameron out. It had mixed reviews. I'm not a fan.

FYI: I'm not ranking or mentioning TV shows. The Terminator belongs on the big screen. He's WORLDWIDE!

Politics aka the New Scumbags

SoulSlam is American.

As an American, SoulSlam thinks in a right/wrong kind of way. Not along party lines.

And now more than ever, the party lines are f*cked. And I could write an anthem of sorts but I won't, because I believe in the FIRST AMENDMENT so you can believe what you want to believe.

GOD BLESS AMERICA.

Fill In The Blank Night (Redux Redux) OG Post a Long Time Ago!

So what did you call it when you were a kid? The night before Halloween I mean...

In my neck of the woods, we called it GATE NIGHT - and people give me a quizzical look when I say that name. And apparently, the yuppies and new citizens of my little slice 'o' heaven in North Jersey have won out because the kids call it GOOSEY NIGHT, which I always found a little fem. But c'est la vie, right?

So I started asking people at work, around town at the Shop-Rite, wherever - "what did you call it oh so long ago?" So here is a list:

GATE NIGHT

GOOSEY NIGHT

MISCHIEF NIGHT

EVILS NIGHT

CABBAGE NIGHT

HELL NIGHT

Let me know if you have a good one. Funny, I had a friend named Flanagan and he called it 'same as every other night - and I still have to get me Da' at the precinct house!'. Poor Flanagan.

And a word to the wise... even though I've grown up, I still play the game tonight. On defense. Like a Jack Lambert, but better looking.

The Way Things Change

It's might sound apocalyptic or cryptic or some other ic...but what SoulSlam is talking about is pretty important. Coffee.

Now, SoulSlam used to drink a boatload of coffee. Regular like we order here in the North J. That means milk (or cream) and sugar. Bordering in light and sweet I'd venture. Then I realized how many calories this milkshake was causing. It was eye-opening. So SoulSlam took a "coffee-sabbatical"...for about 18 months. I'd have a cup every now and then (black).

So a year or so ago, I started drinking black coffee - BWSS bought a really nice coffee-maker I use on occasion. The coffee at J-O-B is pretty rank so I would pick up some at corner deli in AM. Then it happened...

SoulSlam tried the "flavored" coffee. They have one a day. Now I was always adverse to this type of brew, but now, since I drink it black as night, it's become my go to (as long as it's not hazelnut). Strange.