Down on the highlights but everything else looks great!

No, he really didn’t say that, but he definitely hinted at the subject title.  The Seattle PI gives us the lowdown

First Jeremy Piven blamed sushi for mercury poisoning, and now the actor claims he grew man boobs (aka moobs) from drinking excessive amounts of soy milk.

Jeremy Piven leaves Broadway show on doctor’s orders

“I was the guy that dabbled in soy milk, but now I’ve found out soy milk has enough estrogen for me to grow breasts,” Piven told Scottish STV. “I had to put the soy milk down. It was a very confusing time.”

Consumer and nutritional sciences expert Jill Hamilton-Reeves told AOL that she learned the 44-year-old Entourage actor was drinking 12 cups (about three-quarters of a gallon) of soy milk a day. “That means he was taking in approximately 360 milligrams of isoflavones a day,” Hamilton-Reeves said. “And isoflavones are what people generally believe to be responsible for any effects in male reproductive hormones.”

Perhaps someone needs a lesson in moderation.

See Jason…this is why we wonder about you and it’s the reason that Ronin was worried about your health.  Stay off the soy milk…..

This is Kim all made up....

SO much is made of Kim and her luscious cakes that the face gets lost in the shuffle.  Now, with her black eye, she will have something else to display for the paparazzi.

Are you sure Reggie wasn't practicing the Pimps Prayer?

Are you sure Reggie wasn't practicing the Pimps Prayer?

Kim Kardashian’s charity boxing match got ugly when she left the ring with a black eye and her brother Rob ended up in the hospital with a concussion, according to the reality star’s blog.

Kim says her family took a helicopter to a charity event where they agreed to participate in boxing matches in order to raise support for The Dream Foundation. “We literally had three days of training to prepare for the event,” she explains on her blog. “We didn’t expect what happened…”

The reality star beauty says that her brother went against an opponent “at least 25 pounds heavier than him” and when his mask fell off, he got hit hard. “When he put his hands down, he got hit in the face and ended up in [the] hospital with a concussion. Rob’s a strong guy and can definitely hold his own, but he wasn’t expecting to get hit after his mask had fallen off! This guy just got really down and dirty!”

Kim says her opponent was tough as well. “I knew I had to do it for charity, since that’s what it was all about, but man, my girl could throw a punch!” Kim writes. “Look at my black eye!!!”

Regardless of the bumps and bruises from the event, Kim says a concussion and a black eye can’t hold her family down! She blogs, “Rob is doing fine now and my black eye will be gone soon … I hope. You can try to bring the Kardashians down … but we’re a strong family.”

But Rob got a foot broke off in his ass.  You might want to finish the quote with, but we can be knocked out.  Plus, why are you making excuses for him?  At the point he crossed the ropes, all excuses go out the window.  he got served, plain and simple.

I guess its all about perspective....

I don’t know what goes through the minds of some individuals, but this one had us dazed and confused at Too Old when this one came across the wire.  We first read that Rodell Vereen had a problem with the horses.  On first glance you might think that he has a gambling problem, but he has a different type of addiction.  Its with chopping down horse backs. No, he is not killing them and cutting them up, he is sexing them up.  Yes, a modern day bestiality freak. And we have the video!

You are sick.  we don’t have the video and would not want to watch a dude chop down a horse.

A Longs man was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday after he admitted to a Circuit Court judge he had sexual intercourse with a Conway woman’s horse.

Rodell Vereen, 50, pleaded guilty to buggery and trespassing after he was charged in July when the woman found him in her barn at Lazy B Stables in the Wampee community of Horry County, police said. The woman pointed a shotgun at him until police arrived.

Circuit Court Judge Larry Hyman also sentenced Vereen to three years in prison for violating his probation relating to another buggery charge from a 2007 incident involving the same horse at the same stable.

Rodell Vereen (right) is motionless as Ed Chrisco tries to explain Vereen’s repeated buggery charges at the Horry County Courthouse on Wednesday.  What do you think that he could of said in that proceeding?  Your honor, I am sorry that my client is totally out of his mind.  He likes big butts and he cannot lie… (cue Sir Mix A Lot)

A South Carolina man caught on video having sex with a horse was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty for the second time in two years to abusing the creature.

Rodell Vereen was also ordered never to go near the stable where the horse’s owner caught him and held him for authorities at shotgun point over the summer. He apologized to the woman and to himself after admitting to buggery at the Horry County courthouse.

“I’m sorry about what I’ve done. I didn’t mean to do it. It’s my fault. I’m sorry for what I’ve done to myself,” Vereen said during Wednesday’s court hearing.

The sentences will run concurrently.

“I’m sorry about what I’ve done,” Vereen said. “I didn’t mean to do it. It’s my fault. I’m sorry for what I’ve done to myself.”

Hyman sentenced Vereen to five years in prison on the latest buggery charge, but suspended it to three years in prison and two years of probation. Vereen also was ordered to undergo mental health treatment once he is released from jail and was told not to go near Lazy B Stables.

In July 2008, Vereen, who owns a landscaping business, pleaded guilty to the same charge after he was caught Thanksgiving Day of 2007 having sex with the same horse.

“I’ve been through hell for the last year, and it’s caused a lot of hardship,” said Barbara Kenley, who owns the horse. “There’s a lot of ridicule and jokes going around about this thing. And a person can only take so much.”

The woman told police she caught Vereen having sex with a 21-year-old female horse named Sugar. She told officers she had video of Vereen “having relations” with one of her horses on July 19, according to a police report.

Before the plea, Hyman found Vereen was competent to take part in a plea.

But Vereen’s attorney, Ed Chrisco, said he had concerns about Vereen receiving the mental help he needs in prison.

“He openly talks about abnormal sexual impulses,” Chrisco said during the hearing. “A person who thinks having sex with dogs, chickens, cows and horses and talks about it in routine terms, there’s something disturbed in the mind.”

Vereen also had prior convictions of burglary from 1991 and 1995. Vereen has been registered as a sex offender since pleading to the buggery charge last year, according to the State Law Enforcement Division.

Rodell had his life somewhat together.  He owned a landscaping business.  Now, he will be in the mental ward in prison if he is lucky.  I think that people will leave him alone, just because of the nature of the crime.

An All American Story

October 30, 2009

October 24th 2009 Richmond California

A truly All-American story.

City Lines: Just imaginary lines drawn to make people feel better about themselves by ignoring the plight of others and sell newspapers and real estate.

I read the headlines, all pointed to Richmond as the real criminal. None pointed out that the suspects were from other parts of the Bay Area. How about “Pinole and San Pablo teens rape helpless Richmond girl”. This might have been more accurate but was not published. Or more accurately a headline of “Young teenage girl raped at her Homecoming dance”.

In more homogeneous countries stories of crime are not presented as problems of just a few that live close but a concern for all. The Chinese, the Germans, the Japanese, even the Cubans.

What sold this story was “Richmond”. Plucked from the news cycle to make us assume this was the only crime of that day.  Or that this was the the most important crime law officials needed our help solving thus worthy of such publicity. It was neither. But what we do know is that the above headline gave us some sort of emotional response.

Whether it was “shame” or “disgust” or “pity” or “anger” or even “glee”, it wasn’t the first time we felt that way. We need something to keep us feeling the way we need and this was the medicine of the day.

These stories are propped up because they reinforce not change our existing feelings. So why the labels of “city”? Because this is what sells. This is what makes us feel better or worse. But it also causes apathy. Assigning a city label only matters so that we can geographically ignore the problems of others. Sometimes the boundaries are within blocks of our imaginary safe existence. Think Palo Alto v. East Palo Alto or Watts and Hancock Park.

Richmond is a beautiful proud diverse city of  thousands of hard working patriotic Americans. But there is no need to charge or defend any imaginary lines drawn called towns, cities, counties, or states because all are just a reflection of our society and culture as a whole whether we acknowledge it or not.

Other crimes of that week received little or no attention. The two “Salinas” teens charged with a double murder or the elderly “Concord” man nearly beaten to death were just ignored. Maybe because these stories hit a little too close to home.

Rosie the Riveter started in Richmond CA...

Richmond was integral to winning the war…

Richmond, CA is my hometown.  If you like who you are, you have to embrace everything that got you there, both positive and negative.  You can’t look at things in a vacuum, but you have to take everything into consideration before making your judgment.  But, when you see things like this happening, it makes it terribly hard to defend any comments against Richmond after this incident.

(10-28) 19:05 PDT Richmond — Three juvenile boys arrested in the rape, beating and robbery of a 15-year-old Richmond High School student were charged as adults Wednesday and could face life in prison if convicted.

The boys, ages 15, 16 and 17, were among five suspects that had been arrested in connection with the crime as of Wednesday. Police were continuing their investigation and expect to make more arrests.

Police said they now believe that as many as 10 young men may have assaulted the girl Saturday after she left her school’s homecoming dance. They initially said that about six young men attacked the girl.

The three juveniles were each charged with rape in concert and penetration with a foreign object, authorities said. The 16-year-old also faces a robbery charge.

The first suspect arrested in the case, Manuel Ortega, 19, of Richmond, was charged Wednesday with rape in concert, rape by force, robbery and assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury.

Another suspect, Salvador Rodriguez, 21, of Richmond, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of rape in concert. He remains in custody and may be formally charged later this week, authorities said.

The latest arrest happened at 11 p.m. Tuesday when the 17-year-old boy turned himself in at Richmond police headquarters, Lt. Mike Gormley said. Officers went to the boy’s Pinole home earlier but didn’t find him, police said.

The younger boys are both from San Pablo.

Although the juveniles are being charged as adults, their names were withheld by authorities because of their ages. The three boys are being held without bail at Juvenile Hall.

Ortega is being held in lieu of $1.2 million bail at Contra Costa County Jail in Martinez. Rodriguez was in the process of being booked.

Police say the assailants, ranging in age from 15 to their early 20s, committed a “slew of crimes” against the girl, including raping her, beating her and stealing her jewelry.

The young men laughed and shot photos as they took turns assaulting the girl, police said.

Authorities are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of any of the assailants.

The girl knew at least one of the assailants, the 15-year-old boy, investigators said.

About 200 students, teachers and community leaders rallied outside the campus after school Wednesday to condemn the rape and to say they wanted people to know the crime was not representative of their campus, despite the negative reputation of the crime-plagued city.

“I am devastated,” said senior Norma Bautista, her voice cracking with emotion. “I’m here because I want everybody in Arizona, in New York, everywhere they are, (to know) that we are not criminals. We are the future leaders. I see people call us animals. Why don’t you look at those of us who are trying to make a change?”

Most speakers blamed the rape at least in part on degrading, dehumanizing societal attitudes toward women.

Biology teacher Lorna McClellan said the problem of rape is not just confined to low-income cities with high crime rates, such as Richmond, and that she hoped community revulsion over the weekend attack will help spark societal change in the way some men view women.

“Women are portrayed on TV and in music as pieces of meat,” she said. “When are we going to take the challenge and step up and change this?”

This is where I will diverge with the tenor of the article.  When will people take personal responsibility for their actions and not blame it on outside stimuli?  I love rap music, violent video games, I watch copious amounts of porn,  but I am not out there trying to take box.  I loved my mother (r.i.p. ma dukes) and have normal relationships with women everywhere.  So, why didn’t I fall down that path?  I lived in Richmond, and went to school there and graduated from the K house, Kennedy HS.

Good Times at the K House, but where are the lights on the football field

How to help

Richmond High School is accepting cards and donations for the victim and her family. They can be mailed to the school at 1250 23rd St., Richmond, CA 94804-1011. Make checks out to the Richmond High Student Fund.

It’s clear that if you can, helping would be a good thing.  As the norm, they like all that jingles, but they prefer the kind that folds….

You know we went over the reasons why this is true here.  First, we brought you news of the death.  During the reporting of his death, we speculated correctly. (This is something that you never want to be right on) With his death, we tried to look towards something positive.  We told you that you can prevent his from happening by not buying your side pieces things, because they become accustomed to getting things.  When you pull back, they will be upset.  Now, if you are like Loso, then you can just throw it in the bag and not care.

But, it remains worth saying, due to the release of the cell phone records of Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi.

One message that I hope doesn’t get lost is that the things that you say are not really protected once you die.  So all the dirt that you texted about, there are records of all that.  So, don’t think that you are getting away with something, because if you commit a crime, they are going to subpoena these records. USA Today reports the mayhem….

Nashville police have released more details about the murder-suicide of former Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Sahel Kazemi, including some of their final text messages.

In the early morning of July 3, one day before their bodies were found, Kazemi sent a text message to McNair asking if he loved her.

“I’m gonna have all of u soon,” she said.

“Yes u will,” McNair replied.

See, here is the first mistake.  Don’t promise something that you have no intention of following through with.  Playing with someone’s emotions can have dangerous consequences.

The deaths have been ruled a murder-suicide, but the case file was withheld pending outcome of a related federal case involving the sale of the weapon used in the killings.

Click here to read the police summary report.
McNair and Kazemi were found July 4 at a downtown Nashville condo McNair rented.

The former Titan quarterback was shot four times, and Kazemi died from a single gunshot to the head. Neither had any defensive wounds, and police believe McNair was asleep.
Investigators concluded that Kazemi was drowning in debt and despondent over realizations that McNair was dating other women and wasn’t going to leave his wife for her, The Tennessean reports.

If you had kept it real in the first place, then the other women might not have been so stressful.  But, when you tell her that she is about to be elevated to QB#1 and in reality, you keep her on the practice squad, that can tear at a woman.

Early in the morning on July 3, she texted McNair, saying she might have a breakdown because she was so stressed. He responded, telling her everything was going to be fine.

“Baby I need to pay the cell phone bills n the hospital. can you transfer 2000 to my acc (sic)”, the text message said.

Then, nine minutes later, she said she might need to go to the hospital because she could hardly breathe.

A few hours later, she told McNair she wanted to pay some bills before she went to work because they were stressing her out.
He assured her he had someone transferring the money, the report says.

it really isnt that serious....just file for bankruptcy...or have someone steal the Caddy and get the insurance money...

it really isnt that serious....just file for bankruptcy...or have someone steal the Caddy and get the insurance money...

This is when it fully becomes a problem.  When she is equating her fiscal problems with the causes of health problems, then you have a situation that you need to deal with.  The sad fact of the matter is that the 10K or 20 that she owed was a drop in the bucket for McNair.  But, for normal people, that can seem like a drowning amount of money.

sasaD

The American Dream....to be drowning in debt and owning a bunch of crap....

But, for those of use living large, here is how to live larger

ESPN reports the level of despair that she was feeling…

Kazemi later texted McNair three times asking to be with him that night. He said he was having trouble getting his sons to sleep. But at that time, McNair was seen at a restaurant with friends. Kazemi texted she was going to his condo. He texted back at 12:38 a.m. that he was on his way and asked her to open the front door at 12:52 a.m. Kazemi told him at 1:14 a.m. it was open.

Don’t play with people emotions is the sad tale that this story tells.  That and not to have a side pivce or jump-off

Multipurpose, just like the hotwheels tracks.....

Multipurpose, just like the hotwheels tracks.....

There is not really a great manual on having kids and raising good children.  Oh yeah, there are books written, but those suck.   The people who usually write those books have wild children and the book is the way for them to live out their fantasy.

We are called Dadds for a reason…

We know there are dudes out there like us!

We know there are dudes out there like us!

We know what they want and that they are predators.  Just because we turned out okay, doesn’t mean that they will.  We are there only to protect you from evil.  That is why we agreed to house you for at least 18 years…

An Apopka man accused of shooting his stepdaughter’s boyfriend will remain in the Orange County Jail without bond.

Wade Edwards, 41, is charged with attempted murder.

He appeared in court at the jail this morning. He informed authorities that he intended to hire a private attorney.

Edwards is accused of shooting the 18-year-old boy several times in his rear after he caught the boy in bed with his 16-year-old step daughter.

He has a previous arrest in 1992 for assaut and weapons charges in St.Croix. The outcome of the case is not available, Orange County Judge Heather Higbee said in court.

I don’t know what the deal is.  He shot him in the ass.  He got off lucky.  What if he shot him in the groin?  That might be a lasting lesson and I bet that it wouldn’t happen again for that dude.  Plus, what happened to a romantic parking place, or the park for sex?

This is determination to reach for the gold!

This is determination to reach for the gold!

These kids today have it so easy that they are just getting lazy and having sex at home.

The rules are so easy about dating my daughter if I had one, they made a T-shirt.

Right on....

Right on....this goes for nieces and god daughters.....

Just get this book and you should not have anymore trouble…

plus, I even give you a website to get the book!

plus, I even give you a website to get the book!

Well, NFL ownership will not apply to you either!

Well, NFL ownership will not apply to you either!

Why you would have him in your group to begin with was shady, but the fact that you understand that if you really want the Rams, you have to drop the dead weight.

Rush Limbaugh is expected to be dropped from a group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams, according to three NFL sources.

Dave Checketts, chairman of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues and the point man in the Limbaugh group attempting to buy the Rams, realizes he must remove the controversial conservative radio host from his potential role as a minority member in the group in order to get approval from other NFL owners, the sources said.

Now Checketts in St. Louis is seen as a hero, since he helped to revitalize the Blues, keep them in town and turn them into a winner.  But, also don’t forget that he was a part of the toxic cesspool known as the New York Knicks.

Three-quarters of the league’s 32 owners would have to approve any sale to Limbaugh and his group. Earlier this week, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay predicted that Limbaugh’s potential bid would be met by significant opposition. Several players have also voiced their displeasure with Limbaugh’s potential ownership position, and NFL Players Association head DeMaurice Smith, who is black, urged players to speak out against Limbaugh’s bid.

Ultimately, the sources said, Checketts must reconfigure his group and find another investor to make his bid more viable.

Exactly when Limbaugh will be dropped is uncertain, though some familiar with the situation said it could be within the next week. It is unclear if the two sides even have spoken.

A Limbaugh spokesman told ESPN that Limbaugh would have no comment on Wedneday. Earlier, on his syndicated radio show, Limbaugh was defiant, holding on to hope that he still could be part of the ownership group that buys the Rams.

“I’m not even thinking of exiting,” Limbaugh said on his program, according to a transcript provided to ESPN. “I’m not even thinking of caving. I am not a caver. None of us are. We have been betrayed by too many who have caved. Pioneers take the arrows. We are pioneers. It’s a sad thing but our country over 200 years old now needs pioneers all over again, but we do.”

It’s okay Rush.  We don’t care that you are not thinking about exiting, as the NFL is planning to sell to someone that isn’t you.  Plus, didn’t you hear your boy Checketts is dropping you?

at least you still have your radio show and the sheep that follow you...

at least you still have your radio show and the sheep that follow you...

Without Limbaugh, Checketts and his group would have to find a financial substitute to replace the investment that Limbaugh intended to make. At the NFL owners meetings this week in Boston, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addressed Limbaugh’s potential involvement in the league and said “divisive comments are not what the NFL is all about.”

Goodell added: “I’ve said many times before, we’re all held to a high standard here. I would not want to see those comments coming from people who are in a responsible position in the NFL — absolutely not.”

In 2003, Limbaugh was forced to resign from ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown after saying of Philadelphia’s Donovan McNabb: “I think what we’ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well.”

Information from The Associated Press is included in this report

If St. Louis is really looking for some local ownership, try Nelly.

look at him repping the Lou....

look at him repping the Lou....

Dude likes sports and is a fan of the local team.  And, he is not the anti-Christ….

Take a drink haters, Obama is here to stay

Take a drink haters, Obama is here to stay

This is another reason why you should hate Twitter.  People say s*&t that you really can’t come back from.  Then, they feel the need to send out more tweets to clarify what they said in the first 140 words.

If they hate on Al gore and his warning about global warming, then you know that they are going to hate on Obama

If they hate on Al Gore and his warning about global warming, then you know that they are going to hate on Obama

Why does everyone feel as though their job is to kritik the winners of the Nobel Peace prize?  Who ever wins it, just congratulate and move on.  you don’t see people politicking for the award, the people in Norway come to a conclusion and then they announce it.  But, everyone is a critic.  At least some people take the time to do their homework.  Crooked I of the rap collection Slaughterhouse voices one reason to award it to Obama.

way to big up the president....

way to big up the president....

Some in the hip-hop industry agree with the choice, including Slaughterhouse’s Crooked I. Once he heard the news, he sent a big shoutout to Obama for the honor, via his Twitter profile (@TheRealCrookedI).

Then, followed up, asking people to do some research before judging our current president.

“Why are people h8′n on my guy for this prize?” Crooked I asked. “Obama travels around THE ENTIRE WORLD PROMOTING PEACE.. Do sum research before u judge his worthiness.”

Agreed and agreed.  Being the President of the U.S. comes with some perks.  People are looking up to the new leader, especially compared to the last guy.

Asher, how do you make a hit record?  I dunno...sound like Eminem

Asher, how do you make a hit record? "I dunno...sound like Eminem?"

Asher Roth voices dissent to the awarding the prize to President Obama.

Others, though, don’t agree with it at all. Rapper Asher Roth — known mostly for his hit single “I Love College” — wasn’t feeling the decision, asking how could a man win “the peace prize by just talking sh**.”

Now, Asher, while you love college, maybe you should have gone to class and studied a little bit harder.  Once people got onto your haterade, you sent out another one, to try and protect your limited fan base.  Spend more time making your point, then you wouldn’t need to make further clarifications.

He followed up with a tweet (@AsherRoth) clarifying his statements, explaining that the disagreement is about the actual prize more than Obama being chosen for it.

“Has nothing to do with ‘Obama’ and everything to do with the ‘Peace Prize’ — change starts with us, the people — who’s gon wake up first?” Asher said. “Seek truth.”

Asher also added: “I’m all for ‘hope’ and ‘progress,’ but people have been dedicating their lives for peace — actions speak louder than words — my opinion only.”

According to the rapper, change doesn’t come from the upper levels of the hierarchy, but from the people.

“I think change starts at the basement level — change starts with us, the people — we’re being manipulated,” Asher said in response to one follower.

Why didn’t you start with the comment, this is not about Obama?  Because IT was about Obama and you don’t have the stones to back up your comment. When people put your feet to the fire, you backed off.  You can’t take back what you tweeted, since the internet saves everything….focus less on trying to make a statement and more time on your music….

But it doesn’t stop with rappers….athletes have to get in on the foolishness.

Rashad McCants: Im next to win the nobel peace prize!! Twitter.com

Why don’t you be next to become an all star? or have a job?  or how about keeping your girl?

keep the picture, since Lamar is beating up the box now, doing what you could not do...

keep the picture, since Lamar is beating up the box now, doing what you could not do... Nice Kobe face with the chin and all...

You currently suck at basketball, and your girl is with Lamar now, having married him after seeing what you are working with.  You are not going to win a damn thing, now get a job and get back into the NBA and leave Twitter alone, unless you are tweeting about getting a job and not being broke.

Turns out 1 in 3 women couldn’t care less. They’re in it just for the free minutes.  Now I got competition from cell phones of all things.

In Dutch (I think), but no translation needed. Just hilarious and a little HOTT.

In a Chicago study…

According to a recent online survey of Chicago residents, three out of 10 people said they’d give up sex for a year rather than sacrifice their mobile phone, officials said….When asked explicitly which they’d prefer — sex or to have a cell phone — 36 percent of the women and 15 percent of the men interviewed chose the phone.

And in a Boston study…

And when it comes to the battle of the sexes, 38 percent of Boston women were more willing than men to lose their libidos versus missing their mobile phones. Only 19 percent of men said they would be celibate.

WOW!!! Who are these people? Actually, I don’t want to know. I know some people with dry spells (sorry Deuce) but this is self inflicted torture. Plus, aside from work and your friends, who the HELL are you gonna call on your cell. For some people this is the only phone they have. Are they gonna have to search for  corner Pay Phones?  For Valentines Day forget chocolate and flowers just  grab your girl a “Go Phone” and leave. This brings a whole new meaning to the name “iPhone”.

In a separate study 90% of men polled said they would agree to spend a weekend in prison in exchange for a evening with Joy Bryant.

Just Kidding. That’s just me.