"More to love"

New Dating Reality Show Looking to Cats Overweight Contestants!!

Average Joes and Janes will get to pursue their shot at love with the launch of the new dating-competition series developed by FOX called “More to Love.”

The show has been billed as a dating show “for the rest of us,” and will feature overweight contestants.

FOX will be teaming up with producer Mike Fleiss (known for his work on "The Bachelor"). The show will feature a group of women competing for the love of one man, whom producers describe as a Kevin James-type (James was the star of “The King of Queens.”)

"For six years it's been skinny-minis and good-looking bachelors, and that's not what the dating world looks like," Fox president of alternative Mike Darnell said. "Why don't real women — the women who watch these shows, for the most part — have a chance to find love too?" [Source- Fox]

Um, I don't like how they're insinuating that the rest of us - the ones who happen to find their guilty pleasure is reality TV - are overweight and even want to partake in the f*ckery. However, I'm sure they'll find people who want their shine and will end up on the show and then milk it for all it was worth just to end up on another.

A reality dating show for real people this time. Imagine that. And it's true that the people featured on reality shows are nothing like what the dating world is. Reality TV can never hope to really be realistic if someone's heart is involved.

"Dear wife of a trifiling man,"

Cops snitching to the wives of prostitute clients!

Stop snitching? I think not.

Soon wives could receive letters from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department letting them know when their husbands are arrested for soliciting prostitutes.

“I don’t think it’s people’s right to do that. I really don’t,” said Trishanne LaFreniere, a woman who opposes the letter.

“She has the right to know,” said Laurie Thuma, who likes the idea of alerting wives. “This impacts her on many levels, including her health.”

Even the men in Escambia County can’t seem to agree whether or not the letter is a good idea.

“This letter’s making you guilty before you get your day in court,” emphasized Jeff Hughes. “You need therapy. You need help. You don’t need to be lambasted by your wife.”[Source]

I don't know about you, but from what I've seen [okay, read] when you're eager to enjoy the company of hookers usually you're also not willing to admit to it - and you're definitely not going to tell your wife/girlfriend. Come on now. Of course some men are arguing that this "snitching" from the police isn't giving them a fair trial with their wife and making them guilty before proven innocent. . .

. . .They must not have read the memo that said with relationships you're always guilty until proven innocent. It's sad, some say you have trust issues but the fact still remains that this isn't the United States Justice system - this is real life. If you can survive being accused of soliciting sexual favors then maybe I'll be quiet, but until then the woman has the right to know if you're coming home with a smile on your face but sharing chlamydia with her.

"Handcuffs & more love biting"

Wife handcuffs herself to husband (& allegedly bit him)!!

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Police in Connecticut say a woman attempting to reconcile with her husband handcuffed herself to him as he slept and then bit him on his torso and arms.

Police say 37-year-old Helen Sun told them she wanted to have a conversation with husband Robert Drawbough without him leaving. Police say she changed the locks on their bedroom and handcuffed herself to Drawbough while he was sleeping Monday.

Drawbough used a cell phone to call police. Officers heard his screams when they arrived at the couple's Fairfield home. He was treated at a local hospital." [Source- MSNBC]

Reconciling is highly unlikely after you've tried to bite off a chunk of my skin, but maybe that's just me. This might have just been a little playful matter between lovers that her punk of a husband wasn't prepared for. However, them hearing his "screams" must have meant she was seriously going in on her bondage exploit.

They slapped her with a bunch of charges (third-degree assault, disorderly conduct, reckless endangerment, unlawful restraint). Next time she tries to reconcile with him she should consider something a little more, well, legal.

"The consequence of love biting"

Man strangles woman over a hickey -- yes, a HICKEY.

But don't fret, she's still alive.

Police responded to complaints about a disturbance at a Sheboygan apartment around 8:30 p.m. Friday and found the victim with dried blood on her lip and scratches around her neck.

She told police Jerome M. Lucious Jr. of Sheboygan strangled her with both hands and threatened to kill her after she questioned him about a hickey on his neck and slapped him.

Lucious admitted that he threw the victim against the wall Friday and put his hands around her throat after she slapped him, according to The Sheboygan Press. "

Now before I read the story I thought that this fool attacked her for leaving a hickey on him -- I was thinking she was the other woman and he didn't want his main one to find out. Then I read on and see that the reasoning behind his madness is much, much lamer. All she did was ask about the miniature neck bruise and homie went apeshit. It saddens me.

There goes another 21-year-old who had a world of opportunity waiting for him. . .

*cough* okay, maybe not. He was actually a repeat offender and is now facing seven years in prison and three years on probation. Tsk, tsk. If I'm getting strangled for asking about a hickey then I'm sorry, I guess we're both dying that night because there's no way. . .& the truly disturbing part of this is that there's a good chance the victim will go back to him.

"How far is too far for a friend"?

Ohio Man Kills Self After Realizing He Ran Over Friend!

So that was completely uncalled for on so many levels.

SAGAMORE HILLS, Ohio — An Ohio man fatally shot himself in the head moments after realizing he had run over a friend, who also died, police said.

Summit County Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Cottle said witnesses saw Erich Schultz and Stacy DiJulius arguing Saturday night in a parking lot after both had been drinking at a bar in Sagamore Hills, about 20 miles south of Cleveland.

Schultz, 38, tried to drive away in his Jeep, but DiJulius attempted to get into the vehicle as it moved and fell under one of the tires, Cottle said. He added that it appeared Schultz accidentally ran over DiJulius and that he felt so bad about it he then took out a gun and shot himself." [Source- Fox News]

The woman died at the hospital, and the "suicide victim" was pronounced dead later as well. What boggles my mind is how authorities just assume he killed himself because he accidentally ran her over. There are some missing pieces here, but from what I understand drinking + arguing in a parking lot ='s the recipe for some bad decisions.

Nevertheless, plotholes or not - you heard it from me. If he in fact did shoot himself in the head because of an immediate wave of guilt I know he is kicking himself looking down on this. . .or up at it. Whichever works.

"Obamas Philosophy on love"

Five Lessons we can learn from the Obamas

I'm all for entertaining news that allows us to sit back and be glad that we're not the ones featured on this blog, but every once and a while I like to throw in some optimism. I also have an unhealthy infatuation with the Obamas and thriving black love. So, for your reading enjoyment here's some dope philosophizing inspired by the one, the only. . .our President of the United States and his lady: Barack & Michelle Obama.

If I believe there's anyone out there who really is engaged in a healthy relationship while still being in the public eye, it's them. The Today show on MSNBC.com has a sex therapist who compiled a list that caught my eye and really made me sit back and admire them. I know we may not know a whole lot about their sex life/relationship, but there are some things you just can't fake when you've got America as a whole watching your every move.

Maintain a sense of surprise- “Sometimes, when we’re lying together, I look at her and I feel dizzy with the realization that here is another distinct person from me, who has memories, origins, thoughts, feelings that are different from my own. . .," says Obama, "Even if one builds a life together based on trust, attentiveness and mutual support, I think that’s it’s important that a partner continues to surprise the other." I think that's ridiculously adorable on so many levels and very true.

Show tenderness- Obama also spoke about how Michelle exhibits a certain level of vulnerability (Imagine that!). I never took Michelle for the vulnerable type, but I also don't think she wears the pants in the relationship. Not all the time, anyway.

Some other ones mentioned were opposites attracting, becoming friends and staying friends, and then my personal favorite: Being a relationship role model.

I honestly don't think they even realize how great of an example they're setting as a couple, color aside, by simply being themselves with each other at all times. They maintain eye contact with one another in interviews, joke like America's not watching, and their whole chemistry just flows naturally - whether the cameras are on or not. Check out videos/pictures where they were not prepped for the paparazzi to see what I mean.

Follow-up: "Cruelty to Elders."

Lady who got caught exercising husband to death finally getting sentenced!



Last month in Middlefield, Ohio I mentioned this 40 y/o transgendered woman trying to kill her 70-something-year-old husband by having him swim lap after lap in the pool for no particular reason. Now they believe that she was doing it so she could get his retirement benefits [of course].


Police say she forced James Mason, who had heart disease, to do stressful activity in an indoor pool for more than two hours. He collapsed and died the next day after Chris Mason authorized his removal from life support.

She is to be sentenced Friday and could get up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to reckless homicide."

Foxnews recently mentioned that after interviewing family members, their relationship didn't even seem to be romantic. From the history provided in the article I'm going to have to agree that they weren't exactly a match made in heaven.

The whole story is just kind of, well. . .cooky. For lack of a better word. Not that I don't cover other unusual stories, but this one just doesn't seem to be sitting well with me.

"I'm having problems with my other wife"

Man allegedly kept 2 wives in same complex!

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Authorities said a 61-year-old man allegedly married to two women who lived in the same apartment complex faces bigamy and other felony charges.

The man was married his first wife 22 years ago. Court records said the second marriage occurred in January 2006. Both women are in their 50s.

Officials said police were called to the complex in November when the second wife went to the first wife's apartment to confront the man and found out he was married to someone else." [Source- MSN]

At 61-years-old you're awfully bold for marrying two women and keeping that mess going for 2 decades. The sad thing is that I don't even think this is an uncommon occurence. There are men out there with different families in different states - it's just that none of them were bold enough to use their deceased father's social security number.

I guess he was determined.

"Do-it-your-self Insemination"

Lesbian threatens to inseminate wife with brother’s sperm; faces charges

"An alleged Massachusetts lesbian has been charged with domestic assault and battery after she tried to artificially inseminate her wife with her brother’s semen.

Artificial insemination - Do not try this at home
Stephanie Lighten was “all liquored up” Tuesday, her wife, Jennifer Lighten, told Pittsfield police. Stephanie had been talking about trying to impregnate her for some time, she said.

When Stephanie came home around 4:30 p.m., she threw Jennifer on the couch and threatened to inseminate her with a large catheter-tipped syringe, according to the Berkshire Eagle.

A witness called police who arrested Stephanie at the scene. They retrieved the syringe in its original package and a container of semen. It was unclear how Stephanie obtained the semen from her brother. "[Source]

Obviously not one of their best ideas. I feel like she could have saved herself so much embarressment (whoever Stephanie Lighten is) by doing this the old-fashioned way. And no, I don't mean by actually finding a man to physically impregnant her wife. . .just by looking for a sperm donor.

Then again, with this recession I can't imagine paying for some extra test-tube-safe jizz being cheap, so doing if you feel like you can do it yourself - more power to ya.

"Oh, the irony"

Florida Man Wearing 'I Heart My Marriage' Shirt Arrested for Allegedly Choking Wife

Shirts are so misleading.

Bradley Gellert, 32, an Ameriprise financial consultant, was wearing a T-shirt bearing the phrase "I Heart My Marriage" when he was arrested on a charge of domestic battery by strangulation, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office." [Source- Foxified]

Gellert apparently threw a temper tantrum for reasons undisclosed before he tried to attack his wife. She's not dead, just really confused.

I have a shirt that I got last year saying "I love my boyfriend" around V-day, but since we broke up I wear it to clean/go to the gym. I clearly no longer love my boyfriend - but I do love the way that 100% cotton T-shirt feels. He might have been attached in the same kind of way. No?

"Blame it on the alcohol"

Floridian kills girlfriend over beer -- & then some!!

A Florida man confessed to killing his girlfriend during an argument over beer and then tried to have sex with her corpse.

Robert Conde, 41, told police he and Ruth Ann Trueblood were drinking together outdoors when she told him he couldn’t have more beer.

The Fort Lauderdale resident got so upset, he threw the defenseless 46-year-old woman on her back and punched her face until he knew she was dead.

Conde then took off her pants and tried to have sex with the body before covering it up and lying next to it." [Source- Miami Herald]

Ughhh.

Alrighty. I am sooo tired of the handful of alcholic songs T-Pain's technologically mixed voice has on every radio station, but the title seemed very fitting. Some man (aka Robert Conde) killed his girl over beer. . .because apparently it's so important. I bet he'll try to plead that he's an alcoholic and needs to get psychological treatment. He probably just threw in that necrophiliac move once he thought about how utterly stupid he would sound saying he killed the poor girl older lady over a Budweiser.

"When keeping it real goes wrong."

Extreme kinkyness leads to internal bleeding!!

Oh boy.

*crosses legs. TIGHTLY*

This one is sufficiently worst than the d-ck kabob story and hurt my heart a little bit because I made the mistake of mentally picturing the hilarity. Just a heads up - this happened to a real person, in a real place, and it's really sad that such idiotic people walk the earth. Perhaps there were drugs involved? Idk, man. . .

LEXINGTON PARK, Md. (WUSA) - A Southern Maryland woman was seriously injured in a mishap involving a sex toy over the weekend. The case was first reported on TheBayNet.com, and Saint Mary’s county public safety sources confirmed the information to 9NEWS NOW.

The accident was reported to local fire and rescue personnel about 1:30 a.m. on March 7, from an address on Rogers Drive. The man who made the 911 call said he had placed a sex toy over a saber saw blade, and then used the power tool on his partner, but the blade cut through the plastic and injured the woman.

The victim, a 27-year-old woman, was reportedly injured and bleeding. She was later flown to Prince George’s hospital center by Maryland State Police helicopter." [Source of all sources- OHN]

This is what happens when something that seems like ingenuity is actually just a really eff'd up idea of fun. I'm begging you all to take lessons from these sob stories and please try to cut down on the stupid. If it seems like a bad idea, it probably is.

"One plus to texting"

When Texting, Eligible Women Express Themselves Better

Believe it or not, the ridick news has slowed down for today, but I did find this interesting article on ScienceDaily about texting. I know I said texting would lead to nothing but trouble but that was moreso for the youth of America - now I'm talking to you singles and couples out there.

Indiana researchers have found that when men and women text message each other in a public, interactive dating market, it is the women who use more non-standard, expressive language techniques. . .

The study found women used more non-standard language such as abbreviations or expressive insertions that represented characteristics including enthusiasm, sadness, emphasis and individuality. And while women were both more economical and expressive, they also came closer to maxing out, or did max out, on the 160-character message limit more often than their male counterparts." [Source - Science Daily]

This is something that comes as no surprise to me. From personally texting I'll admit that it doesn't matter to me what the limit is - I need to fully express myself. Abbreviations and symbols do help but at the end of the day keeping it concise doesn't really matter to me.

"He wanted the ring, she wanted revenge"

Girl clocks ex boyfriend in the face when he asks for his ring!!

*Kill Bill music plays*

I hope it was a nice ring. . .

PORTSMOUTH — When Britta Osberg’s ex-boyfriend asked her to return a ring, she punched him in the face twice, leaving the ring’s imprint on his cheek, police allege.

Based on those allegations, Osberg, 19, of 110 Perkins Road, Rye, is scheduled to be arraigned in Portsmouth District Court Monday on two class A misdemeanor counts of simple assault.

According to an affidavit by Officer Eric Kinsman, the alleged victim told police he went to a city gas station to retrieve the ring from Osberg, she refused to return it and they began to argue. During the argument, Osberg is alleged to have twice punched her ex in the face." [Source - Seacoast Online]

It always saddens me to see misunderstood women get arrested for assault charges. I don't know who started the argument, but Britta sure finished it. Now her ex is walkin' around with a nice little reminder of what once was - concaved face and all.

"Royals need love too"

Prince Charles' love letters on sale on eBay!!


A set of six love letters from Prince Charles has been put up for sale on eBay. To be clear: these aren't letters to either Camilla or Di, so who the heck are these love letters to?

While not named in the eBay auction itself, according to a report, the letters were written from Prince Charles to Montreal resident Janet Jenkins between 1976 and 1980.The letters have a starting bid of $30,000 and a Buy It Now price of $30,001. So far no takers."

I'm not surprised that there are no takers. According to this blog the starting bid is about $30,000. Who the heck has money like that to just be throwing away on some freakin' love letter? And who is Prince Charles, anyway??

. . .Okay, I take that last part back. I know who Prince Charles is, but these love letters still aren't worth my school's tuition.

The woman who actually gave up the love letters is 'embarressed', but I think she's just sour about not thinking of this get rich quick scheme herself.

"Doggie Delights"

That title is so inappropriate for this post, yet so true.

Jealous wife cuts if off -- and feeds it to the dogs!!

Raging Kailasben Vyshali, from Mehsana, India, drugged her man with sleeping pills, served in a cup of tea, after he came home from seeing his mistress.

Then while he slept she chopped off his penis with a razor sharp blade and threw it into the street where it was snapped up by a pack of stray dogs.

“The hospital managed to save his life but the rest of him was never found. He’s certainly never going to cheat again,” said one doctor." [Source- OHN]

She REALLY went in! Why is the ultimate resolution to dealing with a cheating husband always, ALWAYS to go after his member in some flagrant way? My solution would be more along the lines of white collar crime. Ie: attacking his bank account like a leech sucking all of his finances dry.

Then again, if he's not working with much (in his account, I mean) and your emotions are all out of wack, I guess sleeping pills and razor blades can do the trick too.

"Knitting catastrophe"

What's the word for doing something and making it seem like an accident when it really isn't? I'm sure there's a word for it. . Oh, right. Being stupid. I understand that's a phrase, and I don't care.

Woman puts knitting needles to work by stabbing ex's jimmy!

ATHENS - A man who fell asleep while drinking with his ex-girlfriend woke up a few hours later to find a six-inch crochet needle in his penis.

The 45-year-old man told authorities that dozed off at his Holt Road home about 8 p.m. and woke up at 11 p.m. Wednesday and discovered the problem, said Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely.

He drove himself to Athens-Limestone Hospital, where a doctor removed the needle.

The man told deputies that he couldn’t remember his ex-girlfriend’s last name and that he didn’t wake up when the needle was inserted, Blakely said." [Source- Blog AL]

What a way to wake up from a nap, huh? One minute you're downing beers and the next you're trying to explain to some qualified specialist why your manhood looks like shish kabob.

Nasty. *shivers*

"Abused and Misused"

Man beats his cousin in the head with a VCR because she refused sex!!

But with a VCR though?

DAYTON - A 51-year-old woman’s condition has been upgraded to stable after she beaten in the head with a VCR by a cousin Saturday, Feb. 28, days after the suspect was released from prison.

Police said the woman was beaten by Percy S. Cochran, 28 and a convicted felon, at about 2 a.m. on Saturday before Cochran broke into the homes of two other relatives.

Investigators said Cochran intended to have sex with his cousin, but when she refused, he choked her and then beat her with the VCR. The woman, whose name has not been released, suffered severe brain injuries but was talking, according to police." [Source- OHN]

That Cochran character has officially earned himself a one-way-ticket to ruthless jail treatment city. If that's a place, that is. Beating aged women with dead technology, breaking into homes, attempting forced incest, repeat offending. You must not like your life.

"Designer Grandkids"

Court Denies Couple Use of Dead Son's Sperm to Make Grandchild =[

Why anyone would want to create a miniature financial burden during these hard economic times without their parents around is beyond me.

A New York appeals court says a couple is not entitled to their dead son's frozen sperm so they can have a grandchild.

Mark Speranza left semen samples at a lab in 1997 but ordered them destroyed if he died. He wanted to father a child if he survived his battle with cancer. He died in January 1998.

Speranza's parents sought custody of the frozen sperm so a surrogate mother could be artificially inseminated." [Source- Foxified]

It turned out that you actually needed the father's blood for this whole "procedure" to be possible. And with him dead it's kind of, well, impossible.

I think it's adorable that they tried though. Just the kind of things I would want my grand ones to do for me if it ever came to that. . .lol. . .came *smh*

"Diamond is my favorite flavor"

Woman swallows engangement ring when boyfriend hides it in a MILKSHAKE --- Ouch!!

I don't think that was a wise decision at ALL on his part.

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Why not hide it in a cupcake or something? Everyone loves cupcakes. I probably would have done the same thing and just downed the milkshake. Ring and allllll.