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Hanging In There or: Much Better Than Expected

09 Friday Nov 2018

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I told you on Wednesday that I figured my doctor’s visit would end up being bad. Well… I was wrong. When I went there yesterday, I had lost 6 lbs since my appointment six months ago and my blood pressure was 124/80 which is the lowest I ever remember seeing it. Wow… okay, well what about the levels?Depositphotos_132925148_l-2015-1100x734

Well, everything other than my triglycerides was normal and even those were just slightly over standard. The LDL was at 100 and the standard range they say is 99 or less. So, that’s not too bad, either. The doctor told me that being slightly over isn’t significant enough to warrant worry. That I should keep up my meds, what I’m eating but be mindful of the carb intake. Also, if I must have a cheeseburger, park in the farthest space away so I at least get some exercise.

All-in-all, I feel that it was a very good visit to the doc. So, I’m going to go enjoy stuff and I’ll talk to you tomorrow.

Until then…
Scorp out!

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“It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person’s plate.” – Dave Barry

Black and Yellow or: Here We Go!

08 Thursday Nov 2018

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Love when my Steelers play on national television and they run all over the opposition. I’ve made no bones about that I don’t care much about our home team. I don’t dislike them, I just don’t care. So, when the Steelers play and it’s against the home team, it’s kind of fun watching the locals squirm. It’s sadistic, I know. I mean it in fun and with no malice. It helps that I have Roethlisberger and A.B. on both of my fantasy teams. I do wish The BCPF would have played the Steelers defense.

You know what, though? The game is still going on, so I’m not going to go on about it. I’m going to watch it. You should, too! Here we go, Steelers… Here we go!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“I’m a Steeler for life.” – Antonio Brown

Double Piggies or: What the Food!?

29 Monday Oct 2018

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Today, I welcomed a new co-host on The Man Who Ate the Town today, Ray Morgan. He did a great job and we had a great conversation. We talked about a few places closing (albeit temporarily) and discussed the NC ABC board. Lots of good stuff. You can hear that episode HERE. TLDNetwork

Also, we recorded two episodes of The Beer Dads and had some good conversations with great beer. You can hear that episode HERE.

I do want to talk for a second about the Ardmore Neighborhood Chili Cookoff (that we talk a little bit about today on TMWATT. It turns out that it has been postponed until January, so get your recipes ready and enter! You have an extra two months now to come up with that killer vat o’chili! Get cookin’!

Until tomorrow, happy listening!
Scorp out!

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“I love to cook. I make an award-winning turkey chili.” – Joely Fisher

Wife-Beat-Down or: Not the Fantasy I Was Looking For

25 Thursday Oct 2018

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This week, I am playing The BCPF in both Fantasy Football Leagues that we play. I would be okay if we were only playing in one but both? Yeah. I want to win and I am predicted to win both games (for now) but I hate when she loses. But, if she’s going to lose to someone, then let it be me, right? download

Last year, in one league I was the first to break her 12-0 start! And, I also beat her in the playoffs, which led to my championship. In the other league, I suck and she’s only doing slightly better than me. It means something, still, but the first league, there’s money at stake. I want to win again, so I need to buckle down.

But, overall, what I said last year (and the year before and the year before and the year before…), I love fantasy football. I hate fantasy football. Good luck-ish, baby.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“The vast majority of fantasy football fans, myself included, revel in the absurdity of it all.” – Max Handelman

The Next One or: Not So Bad

10 Wednesday Oct 2018

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So, whilst doing the social media for The Less Desirables, and on the recommendation of Superfan Damien, I decided to watch Heavy Metal 2000. He was right to a point, The storyline is more linear and makes a little more sense, but it’s really just one story and not pieces. It’s not about the Loc Nar as the first one was. I mean, the Loc Nar is insinuated but, it’s not the focus.

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Another thing that’s missing is the cool soundtrack. Yeah, there are songs and yeah, they’re more actual “metal,” but it’s just not got the same feel. Instead of Cheap Trick, Journey, Grand Funk, BOC, Black Sabbath, Sammy Hagar, Devo and Stevie Nicks, we get less memorable songs from Pantera, System of a Down, Voivod, Monster Magnet, Bauhaus, Queens of the Stone Age and Billy Idol, who actually lends his voice to Odin, the guardian of the ancient fountain that gives the bad guy his powers and such. The fountain guardians aren’t the bad guys, by the way. But, is Odin one of them, really? Hmmm… I’m not getting into the plot and all that. The saddest part, though, is that Percy Rodrigues isn’t voiced in this film (he was alive then, couldn’t he have done something?).

The whole thing is kind of disjointed and like I said makes a little more sense, it just isn’t any better. It also is not and was never the cult classic the first one was. The movie rating site, Rotten Tomatoes rates the first one at 61% Fresh (67% Audience Score). This one, however, is a dismal 10% Rotten (36% Audience). Yeah, the more I think about it, it really did suck, pretty much.

The main female character, Julie, is actually modeled after, drawn in the likeness of and voiced by softcore porn actress and 1993 Penthouse Pet of the Year, Julie Strain. Michael Ironside plays the main villain, Tyler.

It’s really a crappy film, but it’s somewhat entertaining when you have to have something going on while you’re doing social media, you know?  Yeah… I guess so.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“What does it take to get laid around here?” – Tyler

Silent Sunday or: The New Mr. and Mrs.

07 Sunday Oct 2018

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The BCPF and I were at a really cool wedding last night. It was between my pal Liz May and her really cool hubs, Martin Campbell. It was held at the Carolina Theatre in Greensboro. It was on the theatre’s stage. Before the wedding, there was organ music playing from a true organist throughout the theatre. The music was popular songs and classic tunes, as well. I believe there were some movie or theatrical things played as well.

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©Mr. & Mrs. Martin Campbell

The stage sign had “Act I: The Wedding” and when the “dance party/reception” happened it said “Act II: The Reception.” Another really cool thing was they had the Reynolds High School Choir doing acapella “bells” in lieu of the wedding march. Liz’s brother, Russ, was the officiant and offered a little personal and comedic commentary in with the procedure. Then a select ensemble of the Reynolds’ choir did an acapella version of “The Luckiest” from Ben Folds (who also happened to graduate from Reynolds). Afterward, we went to the dining room and I did trivia for the “table call” for the buffet line. The Plaids performed for the dance party and I got to sing a little backup with them. Then they went out to their hotel in a checkered cab with a sparkler-line.

It was just a well-thought-out evening and unique. Many congrats to Liz and Martin and here’s to them having a wonderful life together.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“I don’t get many things right the first time. In fact, I am told that a lot. Now I know all the wrong turns the stumbles and falls brought me here. And where was I before the day that I first saw your lovely face? Now I see it every day and I know that I am, I am, I am, the luckiest.” – “The Luckiest” (Folds)

The Trials of Gaming Life or: Addiction is Real

02 Tuesday Oct 2018

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I want to be clear starting this post that I am not at all equating addiction to drugs or alcohol to what I’m going to talk about. I know that those addictions are life-altering and dangerous. People are dying every day because of these things that are many times beyond their control. I’m not going to argue with people who call it a choice. We’ve all done stupid things and sometimes your body must continue what you started. If you want to argue that, let me direct you to a lawyer friend of mine who deals with addicts every day. Okay, onto my thing. 

I have always had an addictive personality. Not to substances. But, I attribute that, in part, to the reasons I “collect” be it records, DVDs, CDs, Comics, and I attribute it to my love of lists and streaks. I find something I like and I have to have it more. Yes, I drink a good bit of alcohol but mostly only on Wednesdays and Saturdays. And, I’ve never done an illegal substance, not even weed. So, again, no substances.

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I have always loved video games. I’ve started playing games on my phone. I’ve never done Candy Crush but have played several in that vein like Toon Blast, Sugar Smash, Juice Jam, Cookie Jam, Block! Hexa, Panda Pop, Two Dots and Toy Blast. I also play a game called Legendary that is a cross between Candy Crush and Final Fantasy. I’ve done Angry Birds in several of their versions, too. All of them, I’ve been known to spend hours on. I’ve also been known to spend money on them. I’m not proud of it, it just happens. But, all of those seem to be mild compared to the one I discovered from an advert in one of the other games. One I downloaded a few months back and just forgot about.

I was sitting in my Friday morning networking group and I was early. I wanted to kill some time but didn’t want to play the things I already had because I knew I’d get into it and would be rude about playing it while we were actually meeting. I found this thing on my phone and said I won’t get too into this. Pffftt! Yeah, right. It was okay at first. I figured it out and played it up until the meeting. Then I was done. I left it for a few weeks and visited it again this week.

This game is called Bricks Breaker Quest. You have to smash blocks or bricks with balls and each brick has a number attached to it. You have to keep hitting those until the number reaches zero. But, if you have a brick with a number of 65, it’s hard because you only have 50 balls to start with. So, you have to be creative and bounce them off walls and other bricks to re-hit them to get rid of them all. And after each time the balls return to the base, the whole screen drops and will continue to create bricks until that round is over. If the bricks reach the bottom then you lose. Luckily, you can keep retrying without losing lives. But, man, you have to watch an advert each time you retry and between each level.

But, I find myself telling myself, oh, just one more. Okay after this one. Okay if I can’t get this…, One more. One more. One more. 

Well, this has been crazy. I was late to work on Monday and then late getting home, late playing last night and today, I was late for an appointment that I was needing to do. In fact, I missed the appointment and have to go back tomorrow. I itch a little. I get “bothered.” It’s messing with my head. It’s messing with my time. I should uninstall it from my phone, but I can’t bring myself to do it. But, still, I should. I understand this. I may if it continues. Right now, though, I’m going to stick it out and see if I can get over it. I won’t bother you with it any, I just wanted to talk about addiction.

Addiction of any kind is rough. Again, this isn’t anywhere near substance addiction and if you need help with any of that, I have hookups that can help you. Hit me up. Try this stupid game at your own risk. I do not recommend it if you value your time. But, it’s an addictive game and if you can handle it, try it. It’s fun. That’s all I got.

Until tomorrow, just one more…
Scorp out!

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“I have a severe addiction to ‘Angry Birds.’ I always tell myself, ‘One more game…’ But then there’s always another and another and another.” – Kevin Nealon

A Return Again or: Filling Space

28 Friday Sep 2018

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So, here I am. 10:46pm. The BCPF has gone to bed after us watching a little bit of our current binge, Cheers. So, I, being a night owl (at least for staying up late) decide that I’m going to watch something on Netflix which has just become our Cheers outlet mostly. I choose something that I watched a few years back and felt like returning to it; Rent.  Then realize that I haven’t written a post today.

So, it’s still Friday, so I’m going to post something. How about a video? Yeah, that’s my go-to anymore. So, instead of a cover, I’m playing an official video. It’s from Rent and is probably its most popular tune. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear. Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure, measure a year?” – “Seasons of Love” (Larson)

Anni Get Your Kilt or: The Last We Speak

27 Thursday Sep 2018

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September 27 is the last anniversary of the year that The BCPF and I “officially” recognize. We celebrate our first date on July 21. We celebrate our engagement on July 31. We celebrate the big one, the wedding anniversary on September 2. And, we celebrate the anniversary of the big shindig in which our friends and family actually got together to celebrate our marriage, the “reception.”

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De Médici Fountain in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris (Honeymoon)

It was a great weather day. My bro-in-law and sister did a chicken stew for us. Mes ‘Rents provided the location. Golden Corral provided some rolls. Doug Davis, Lee & Susan Terry, Ken Mohan and Dan DesNoyers along with Patrick Ferguson played music for us. Doug (yes, that Doug Davis) joined me to perform the song I wrote for my new bride before we started dating.

Ma Mère strongly encouraged The BCPF to wear her dress. I wore my kilt. It was the last time that the original “DFK” was together, as well. To know what that means you’d have to know more about our past. Sorry if it’s vague.

Later that evening, we had a small get-together with alcohol (my parents’ place is “dry”) and had our pal Chris McDounagh making high-quality cocktails to our guests. It was a big difference in size and attendees. But, it was still pretty darn cool to have these folks. Yes, these anniversaries are about “us.” However, this day allowed everyone to join us at the same time. To us it was about “us” collectively, not just The BCPF and me. We thank all of you that were there that day. But, we also thank all of you that have been with us the entire time. You mean a lot to us.

To Stephanie, I love you immensely and truly, more and more each day. You are the reason I am alive and you are the reason I can do what I do. You are the heartbeat of The Less Desirables, of our marriage and of my existence. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I hope to post about our “Big 4” anniversaries for many more years to come.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Tim (yeah, Scorp) out!

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“And, it’s too far to turn back now. And, why would I?” – “Fallen” (Beeman)

A Little Late or: Things Happen

26 Wednesday Sep 2018

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I just wanted to tell you guys that I had a little family drama today. Not drama like someone causing problems but an issue with a family member who was injured on the job. That took up some of the day and threw me behind with my stuff. Not his fault, it just happened. Then, I was working on ads for The Less Desirables and of course, recording them, so it threw me behind. I hadn’t had the opportunity to write my post today, so I’m going to just leave a video today. Since today was the 49th anniversary of the release of The Beatles’ Abbey Road album, here’s one of its best tunes live!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Something in the way she moves attracts me like no other lover. Something in the way she woos me. I don’t want to leave her now. You know I believe and how.” – “Something” (Harrison)