Hello, my friends.
Just last week in this very spot I said, writing this makes me a better fan.
We cut to this week. My child is somehow about to begin 3K. My surprise comes from the fact that I can’t believe she is actually turning 3 in 9 days and the fact that our dipshit mayor didn’t end up completely fucking up NYC’s Universal 3K program that his dumb ass was handed on a silver platter. But, oh, oh lord did Mayor Adams try to fuck it up.
So I get an email last week from the PTA telling me that they’re having a meet and greet to “start the year off right.” I would have thought that starting the year off right wouldn’t mean holding events exactly during the Liverpool match, but I’ve never yet run a PTA, so what do I know?
Here are your weekend plans:
Saturday
7:30 AM
Brighton vs. Manchester United (Peacock)
10:00 AM
Crystal Palace vs. West Ham, (Peacock)
Fulham vs. Leicester (Peacock)
Manchester City vs. Ipswich (Peacock)
Southampton vs. Nottingham Forest(Peacock)
Tottenham vs. Everton (Peacock)
12:30 PM
Aston Villa vs. Arsenal (USA, Telemundo)
Sunday
9:00 AM
Wolves vs. Chelsea (Peacock)
Bournemouth vs. Newcastle (Peacock)
11:30 AM
Liverpool vs. Brentford (Peacock, Telemundo)
What a crummy week for cable TV clearance and Premier League matches. And for first time parents with 3K kids in Brooklyn.
Backlog to groom
That’s an agile software development term. It basically means working through the shit that’s piled up. So here’s my backlog for this:
1. The new Champions League format
Man City lawsuits
Man City Premier League punishments (HA)
Pochettino as head of USMNT?
My shitty career
The sandwich generation
Loss, Grief and other things that were probably a Collective Soul album title that came out in 2003 and no one noticed but holy shit that thing actually slaps, you know?
When the Clintons and Obamas tell me I have to hold my nose and vote for the person in blue, why does it always mean I have to vote for someone like them? Why can’t they have to hold their noses and bust their asses and vote for someone like Elizabeth Warren? What if we fucking tried that shit just one fucking goddamned time instead of winking and nodding at some actual real wacky left wing progressive socialist programs that have been proven to work but we have to stick in through the side door on a defense bill or some shit?
(but it does beat the gulag, so … come on … let’s all hold hands and noses and do it one more time with feeling and conviction.)
((and how much is the minimum I can give to get rid of all the texts?))
Other
Other is where you come in. What B-minus level book report sort of reporting would you like me to have AI compose write up?
But I got to get to my weekend plans.
Here’s some wild assed AI art about soccer to ease your anxiety about losing your job.
Take care of yourself, and each other. And get out there and see some live music.
-Colby
Took my kid to see Green Day last night. I've been listening to them for 30 years (a number that kept giving me the megrims last night, and oh look, still today!) but had never seen them in concert before. It was a pretty great evening. Those guys can still bring it.
Sorry about your scheduling. An 11:30 Sunday game for me means likely actually making it out to the local LFC bar. I keep telling myself I'm going to try to go every week, but anything before 9am is too much during the week let alone on sleeping days.
Live music? - You should check out ZZ Top.
PTA? - I don't have kids, but I would venture a guess that PTA meeting is probably akin to waterboarding.
Other? - Why does the stink of Starbucks stick to you way more than the stink of any other shitty coffee shop?
Great work as always.