STOLEN CREDIT CARD NUMBERS JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS.....JUST WHAT WE NEEDED!

Well, it seems this week was just full rants. Why should the last day of the week be any different? Today, I have no news story for you, but I do have a personal experience to share that really had the blood boiling this week. So, it's obviously the eve of Christmas Eve, and most people are either wrapping their gifts or finishing up their Christmas shopping. Most have done their shopping at a Mall and have been there since Black Friday. There's another population of you who have done your Christmas shopping online, which might be one of the most dangerous ways to shop.

This week, my girlfriend got a call from her bank suspending her bank card due to 'irregular activity'. At first, we thought that it might be from the day before when we finished up our Christmas shopping, and we spent more on that card than usual, but then she went online to take a look at the account and noticed that there was a $600 charge at Hugo Boss, a $700 charge from Piperlime (The Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic), a $50 charge from a dating sight called Chemistry.com, and a new profile on Amazon.com was created using that same credit card number. If you're keeping score, that's $1350 in charges on the account! Are you kidding me? Around Christmas time, someone is stealing money from us? I guess this would be the time to do it, those scumbag f**ks!

Anyway, we called the bank immediately to let them know that those charges were not ours, and they closed down the card immediately, but what an ordeal to file a claim with Bank of America! First of all, is it me or are those automated bank tellers annoying as hell? Secondly, when you finally get to someone real, do they even hire anyone who's not Indian anymore? What a nightmare! So, now we have to wait between ten to twenty days for that money to be put back into the account, and we're without a debit card for almost two weeks! Just what we needed around the holidays!

I needed to find these douchebags who did this to us, so I took it upon myself to call Hugo Boss to let them know that our credit card had been compromised. The snooty lady on the other end asked for the billing name and address, which I felt was irrelevant at the time, but I guess she needed it. So, when she finally came back, she said that the billing address did not match the shipping address, so I asked where it was being shipped and to whom? She said that by law, she can't give that information out. Okay, well, by law, our credit card shouldn't be compromised either, but that motherf**ker has all of our information including our address and she couldn't tell us where it was being shipped to? This was getting aggravating! Next, I called Piperlime, and went through the same motions, but the girl on that end showed us some sympathy, by at least, telling us that the shipment was going to Massachusetts! Probably to a bunch of dumb Red Sox fans! That shipment was stopped! Finally, we called the dating service and they were about as useless as the Hugo Boss lady, but they did say that the charges had already been reversed!

My only thought was that the card and information was hacked from an online store that we might've done our Christmas shopping at, though friends say that hackers sometimes get into the credit card readers at restaurants, like the one we ate at the night before this all happened. It could be anything and it could've happened at anytime, but why did it have to happen around Christmas? Luckily, we're getting everything back, and the thieves will be getting nothing shipped to them for Christmas except a knock on the door from the police because we filed a report with our police department, which subpoenas the stores in question to get the thieves information. Lesson learned, and I these a**holes get theirs for Christmas! Oh, by the way, Merry Christmas, everyone!!!!

DANNY CHEN, AMERICAN SOLDIER DIES FROM BULLYING....THAT'S B.S.

Okay, before the jokes come out, I am in no way related to Danny Chen in any way other than the fact that we're both of Chinese descent, and I guess that's why his story hits so close to home for me. It actually kind of pissed me off because I thought that we were beyond all of this racist crap! What Danny went through was way beyond racism, and not to mention just plain B.S.

For those who are unfamiliar with the story, 19-year-old Danny Chen was a kid from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, who was said to be quirky and brainy with an offbeat sense of humor. He had dreams of becoming an New York City Police officer, but first he wanted to fight for his country and was shipped off to Afghanistan this past summer. This son of a Chinese chef and seamstress wanted to make something of his life, much like many Chinese who come to this country. It was when he joined the military when his nightmares began.

Even before they shipped him overseas, his fellow soldiers at a base in Georgia began teasing him about his last name "Chen" and crying it out in a Chinese accent. They would also call him "Jackie Chen", and everyone would ask him if he was Chinese, even though he was born in the United States. Okay, this is where I start to rant! First of all, how old are we when we're in the army? Seriously, you ignorant assholes? I, too, grew up in an all-white suburb in New Jersey and often dealt with being called Bruce Lee or Bluce Ree. I was also often called a chink, gook, egg roll, pork-fried rice, zipperhead, etc. You get the idea. Then again, those were kids. As I got older, the teasing stopped and I was treated as an equal. My uncle always told me that if someone asked me if I was Chinese, my correct response should always be that "I'm an American of Chinese descent" because Chinese people are born in China! A black man born in China is Chinese, a white man born in China is Chinese. I was born in Paterson, NJ making me more American than most of you reading this right now! I believe the same went for Danny Chen.

Chen kept a diary when he was shipped overseas, and in the diary, there were examples that showed his bullying got even worse. For instance, soldiers would drag him across the floor while pelting him with stones. They would also force him to hold liquid in his mouth while hanging him upside down. From what it sounds like, Danny was being tortured in another country by our very own men, who are supposed to be defending our country and our rights! Because of all this torturing and bullying, Danny Chen took his own life back in October, as he was found dead in a guard house in Afghanistan with self-inflicted gun shot wounds. This didn't have to happen if people just grew up and focused more on what 's important, like defending this country rather than making fun of this American kid. Man, does this story anger me!

This past Wednesday, the Army announced that eight soldiers were being charged in Danny's death saying that he was the victim of illegal hazing. Five of the accused are being charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide. The alleged offenses also include maltreatment, assault, and threats. Good! These guys should all be tortured and threatened the way they made Chen feel. I can't say that I've ever felt that I was bullied to the point where I wanted to take my own life, but it does make you think about what kind of people they are enlisting in the Army. The way Chen was treated, you would think that those guys never saw someone of Chinese descent before, and in a melting pot like America, that really, really surprises me.

Like Danny, when I was made fun of as a kid, I would use humor to get away from the racist taunts. I might still even use it today, but I also noticed that if you have fun with it, people don't really turn it into a harassing situation because they see that it doesn't bother you. Unfortunately for Danny, he was stuck with these guys and had to see them everyday, so I'm sure those jokes eventually ran out. Trust me, I'm proud of my Chinese heritage, and I'll always remember where I come from, but I am an American, and like I said, I might be way more American than some of you, and as an American, I have to say that a fellow American should never have been treated in this manner! It's absolutely disgusting and makes me embarrassed to be a proud American!

COME ON!!! MAN EATS COKE OUT OF OLDER BROTHER'S BUTT?

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I thought that I'd read this yesterday on Facebook, but thought it had to be a joke. Apparently, it's not because there's actual police video footage from the police car that this actually happened. Anyway, if you didn't see this story yesterday, brace yourself because I think that I threw up in my mouth twice after reading it.

So, in the case of brotherly love in North Carolina, a young man agreed to eat a balloon filled with cocaine hidden in his older brother's butt to avoid going to jail, but soon after, the young man died of a drug overdose. Deangelo Mitchell (pic to the right) is seen in the police car footage guilting his younger brother, Wayne Mitchell, into ingesting the illegal substance stating that he can't get anymore strikes against him. The two were originally pulled over for a busted tail light, but for some reason were handcuffed and place in the back of the police vehicle. The video shows Deangelo begin to panic over his arrest, begging Wayne to help him out, asking him to "eat that shit" so he can get out! Are you throwing up yet?

Deangelo proceeded to beg his younger brother, and I quote, "One of us gotta do it, you the only one that don't have any strikes. You my little brother. I'm gonna get life!" Wayne eventually gives in and the next thing you see is Deangelo pulling the coke-filled balloon from his butt, then Wayne leaning down and eating the drug. After eating the narcotic, Wayne sat up saying "I love you, bro!"  A short time later, Wayne was pronounced dead, after Deangelo finally admitted that his younger brother ate about an ounce of cocaine! WHAT? This guy Deangelo is a piece of crap and cares about nobody but himself! Your supposed to look after your younger brother, and not put him in harms way! Not to mention, the reason that he did this was to stay out of jail! Well, originally, Deangelo was charged with drug trafficking and posted a $50,000 bond, but after police reviewed the video footage and toxicology reports came back confirming Wayne died of acute cocaine toxicity. Deangelo was rearrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter.

It looks like you're going to jail for life now, Deangelo, and you lost your brother. So, now it looks like you have way more than two strikes against you, you piece of garbage. Was this story sickening or what? It was gross on so many levels from eating crap and cocaine to someone dying from it to an older brother guilting a younger sibling to do something so ridiculous! This story just made me sick! What do you think?

SHOPPING CART HORROR STORY

In another "what the hell is wrong with people?" moment, some shocking surveillance tapes have surfaced in a New York City court room showing two out-of-control boys shoving a shopping cart off of an elevated mall walkway and crushing a Manhattan mother 40-feet below. You have to wonder what goes through people's minds sometimes. What did these kids think was funny about pushing a shopping cart off of a 40-foot drop? I think that even when I was a kid with no common sense yet, I still had common sense enough to not pull a stunt like this!

One video clip showed the boys, who were identified as Jeovanni R. and Raymond H., struggling to lift the heavy red Target cart and push it over the rail. A second video clip showed the cart dropping rapidly and striking unsuspecting victim, Mary Hedges, who remains in a coma, and then breaking apart after it hit the asphalt. The videos, actually, show a third boy trying to stop these two imbeciles, but then showed him fleeing the scene before the cart dropped. The video showed stunned shoppers looking in horror at Hedges motionless body as security guards ran to her aid.

The Manhattan judge will use the video footage and other evidence when she rules on the boys' sentences. The boys, who are 12 and 13, pleaded guilty to felony assault charges and are being held at a group home in the Bronx pending the judge's sentencing. From what I read, the boys were unsupervised at the mall, and might only get probation or be sent to a juvenile detention center until they are 18. Because the video shows the boys running away just as the cart begins to tumble, their lawyer is trying to prove that it shows a 'sort of playfulness' and that their was no intent to harm anyone. Is that a joke? If you push something heavy down a 40-foot drop, that it not playful! It's just plain dangerous! Probation would be too light of a sentence for these kids. Personally, I would try them as adults, and I would also put their parents in jail for negligence of their kids. What if Hedges does not come out of her coma or if she takes a turn for the worse? This lady's life is ruined now and all these kids will get is probation or youth detention until they're 18? How is that even fair? If the judge doesn't put these kids and their parents in jail, something is wrong with the judicial system! How's that for a Christmas story? What the hell is wrong with people?

NO NO-SMOKING BANS IN PHILLY?

Today, instead of writing about a news story, like the death of Korean leader Kim Jong Il, which I could care less about, I need to rant about something that happened over the weekend. You see, this past weekend, I had to perform with my new band BlackOcean at a venue in Philadelphia. I won't name the venue, as I am not a rat, but as we were setting up on stage, I noticed that there were ash trays on the bar and on the tables. That can only mean one thing. Smoking was permitted in this bar, but after investigating further, it seems there's been a smoking ban in the city of Philadelphia since 2007. Now, why wasn't this club adhering to the non-smoking laws? Being a smoker of 20 years, I used to dislike the ban on smoking in establishments, but I have been smoke free for the last four years without even a puff, which kind of made me disgusted with even the smell of cigarette smoke. Now, to me, the ban is the best way to keep an establishment clean and the best way to keep people healthy.

 I have to say that being in a club that allowed smoking made me see many things differently. For instance, it made me feel like a piece of crap knowing that back when I did smoke, I had no regard for the people around me. I would smoke in front of them, without even thinking about their health or the way they felt about smoke being blown in their faces. In this club, it seemed nobody cared if you smoked or not. Not to mention, there were no windows open or any ventilation in this place, so the smoke was just trapped in there. It was absolutely disgusting!

Another thing that made me feel like crap was that back when I used to smoke, I could care less about the fact that the cigarette smoke just made your clothes smell really bad too! Well, this weekend I was a victim of that, as a non-smoker. I came home smelling like a Marlboro factory, and it totally disgusted me. As soon as I got home, I threw my clothes, all of them, into the wash to get the smell off of me. I never thought I'd say this, but I couldn't stand the cigarette smoke and smell, and it made me wonder what the hell I was thinking for the past 20 years. My one regret goes out to all of my non-smoking friends, whom I used to smoke around. What an asshole I was, and I need to say I am sorry! For those of my friends who still smoke, it doesn't make you a bad person, but please be mindful of the people around you because not everyone smokes, and not everyone likes to be around cigarette smoke.

Back to my rant about this club; so how did this club slip through the cracks as far as the smoking ban goes? How strict is the smoking ban in Philly? Apparently, health inspectors are imposing $300 fines on local eating and drinking establishments in violation. Has this place already been fined and could care less about it? Are there more clubs out there that are permitting smoking in their establishment like this place? If this were New York City, they would've been shut down already or fined more times they can imagine.



LAYAWAYS PAID OFF ANONYMOUSLY AT K-MART! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

My bro, Scotty O, posted this story on Facebook this morning, and I felt that this story was so amazing that I needed to steal it from his Facebook for my blog! So, apparently, a bunch of anonymous donors have been going to K-Mart stores, in particular, to pay off random layaway plans for families who are less fortunate, so that they have presents for their children this holiday season. How can that not bring you to tears?

One story that I read that really stuck out was one of a young father who was standing in line at the K-Mart Layaway counter, wearing dirty clothes and worn out boots, with his three small children in tow. When he got to the counter and asked to pay something on his bill because he knew that he wouldn't be able to afford it all before Christmas, a mysterious woman stepped in front of him and told him, "No, I'm paying for it!" The young man just stood there in disbelief looking at the person behind the counter and looking at the woman, who rudely stepped in front of him. He asked if this was some sort of joke, but the person behind the counter said that it wasn't and that the woman was paying for him. The young man then burst out into tears thanking the woman. Before she left the store, the woman, in her mid-40s, had paid the layaway orders for as many as 50 people. On the way out, she handed out $50 bills to people, and paid for two carts of toys for a woman in line at the cash register. The woman was said to be doing it in the memory of her husband who had just died. She said that she wasn't going to be able to spend it, and wanted to make people happy with it. The woman did not identify herself, and asked people to "rememeber Ben", obviously her late husband.  

At K-Mart stores across the country, it seems Santa is getting some help this year as anonymous donors are paying off stranger's layaway accounts, buying Christmas gifts other families couldn't afford, especially toys and children's clothing that's been put aside by impoverished parents. Most of these donors are doing it secretly, unlike the story I just shared with you. The phenomenon had begun at a Michigan store and has since spread to Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana, and Montana.

I can go on and on with the stories, but the bottom line is that this might be the most touching thing that I've seen in quite some time. Especially with the economy the way it is! Hearing stories like this, how can you not help being in the Christmas spirit? Now, who wants to donate and pay for my bills?

WALMART STAYS OPEN AFTER SLAYING

One of the more popular retail chains for the holiday shopping season is Walmart. Well, recently, shoppers at a Walmart in South Carolina witnessed a man stab his wife to death in the store during a heated argument, while the store remained open for business, even after the incident took place.

Holiday shoppers watched in horror as Avery Blandin, of Simpsonville, SC, brutally stabbed his wife, Lila, who was working at a bank located inside the Greenville store. One witness said that he was shopping for lights with his family when he heard chilling screams from the front of the store. He looked up and saw a couple of stabbing motions and when he ran towards the front, he saw Blandin making a stomping motion across the chest and neck area of his motionless wife. Blandin then fled the scene, but cops caught up with him after he wrecked his truck during his getaway attempt. Lila Blandin, however, died upon arrival at a local hospital.

Greenville Deputies said that it was the store's decision to stay open after police arrived and roped off the blood-splattered crime scene. Just some more evidence of corporate greed, I guess. I mean, really? Stay open during a crime scene investigation? Unbelievable! Walmart did, however, close their grocery checkout area to allow police to do their work and provide some level of privacy, given the circumstances.

Blandin was being held at a Greenville County Detention Center until he is sentenced. I am still blown away that Walmart wouldn't close down the whole store under the circumstances, and why would customers even want to shop in there after the incident? Does corporate greed go to far sometimes? What do you think?

ONE WORD.....OUCH!!!!

You've heard me use this phrase time and time again in this blog, and this time will be no different; "What is wrong with people?" The putrid face of evil above is the face of East Orange, New Jersey native, Kasia Rivera. Who is she? Well, I'm glad you asked! Miss Rivera is currently facing involuntary manslaughter charges after she allegedly administered a fatal penile injection to a 22-year-old man killing him.

As funny as this sounds, Rivera injected silicone into the penis of the late Justin Street when the 22-year-old visited her home looking to have his penis enlarged. The only problem was that Rivera's home was not authorized to practice medicine, and a day after the May 6 visit, Street died from silicone embolism.

The death was considered a homicide leading to an investigation, which led authorities to Kasia Rivera. Rivera was charged with unauthorized practice of medicine and manslaughter. Bail has been set for her at $75,000. Really? Is that what Justin Street's life was worth? $75,000? Rivera is a sicko and deserves more of a punishment than what she was given. She took a life! Then again, I guess she gets a pass for not injecting Street with Fix-A-Flat and mineral oil. Once again, I have to say, "What's wrong with people?"

WHAM-BAM-THANK YOU-DEREK JETER?

I saw this story, and just could not stop laughing. On the baseball field, Yankees legendary shortstop, Derek Jeter is as classy as they come. He's an amazing baseball player, and he is known for giving back to his community with all of the charities he works with. Well, it seems those charities also include those who benefit in his bedroom.

Jeter, who might be one of New York's most eligible bachelors since splitting up with actress and long-time girlfriend, Minka Kelly, has been bedding a bevy of beauties in his Trump World Tower bachelor pad. That doesn't sound so bad, right? Well, here's the funny part; once Jeter is done getting his groove on, he coldly, sends these women home alone with gift baskets of autographed memorabilia. How did Jete's classy move come to light? It turns out, he mistakenly pulled the same stunt twice on the same woman. A woman who had actually been an earlier conquest.

According to one friend, Jeter usually has the girls stay with him in his New York City apartment, and then he would get them a car to take home the next day. Waiting in the car would be a gift basket containing signed memorabilia from Jeter, which was usually a signed baseball.

Derek Jeter is the type of ball player who likes to keep his private life private. He doesn't go out much, and in fact, keeps his partying to a minimum, by having small parties at his apartment for a small circle of friends. He rarely goes out with girls. He chooses to have them come to his house instead for quiet dinners. When Jeter does take his female companions out, he'll take them to some hole in the wall bars that his friends own, and then he and the girl would head back to his apartment for some heavy hitting! The girls who visit Jeter usually come through the back-door entrance of Trump World Tour to avoid paparazzi.

Though, Jete's parting gifts might seem like a cold gesture, I guarantee those autographed baseballs are selling like hot cakes on eBay right now! In fact, if you look, they're probably going for a few thousand dollars. Does that make these women hookers since they're technically getting sort of a payment for sleeping with the shortstop? I'll tell you what; at least Christian Lopez didn't have to sleep with Jeter to get his Jeter memorabilia. He just had to catch his historic 3000th hit. How can you not love this story?

LOWE'S PULLS AD FROM TLC SHOW "ALL-AMERICAN MUSLIM"

I'm really not sure how I feel about this one, but I found this story pretty interesting, and thought I'd let you, the reader, decide how we feel about this. So, Lowe's, the home improvement warehouse, otherwise known as Home Depot's arch nemesis, has pulled their ads from the new TLC Reality TV show, All-American Muslim, which chronicles the lives of five families from  Dearborn, Michigan, a Detroit suburb with a large Muslim and Arab-American population.

It's turns out, a conservative group, known as the Florida Family Association, had a problem with the ads being aired on the show stating that the program was "propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values." I, personally, have never seen the show, but I can only assume that the producers are American and would never allow this to happen. I would think that the shows sole purpose was to show us, Americans, how hard it is to be a Muslim or Arab-American in a day where there is so much hatred for their culture because of terrorism. Like I said, I've never actually watched the show, so I do not know how these families are being depicted. Maybe they're being shown in the same light as the "Jersey Shore" kids for all I know. Bottom line is, Muslim and Arab Americans still live here, they watch this show, and they still do spend money here in America. It's just plain dumb to pull ads from a TV show where you will have potential customers.

A state senator from Southern California recently stated that he is considering calling for a boycott of the home improvement superstore, calling the move "un-American" and "naked religious bigotry". Senator Ted Lieu also went on to say that he would consider legislative action if Lowe's doesn't apologize to Muslims and reinstate their ads. The senator has even gone as far as sending a letter of his complaints to Lowe's CEO, Robert Niblock.

Senator Lieu explained that the show is, indeed, about what it's like to be a Muslim in America, and it touches on the discrimination they sometimes face being here, and that Lowe's actions is evidence of that very discrimination. The Senator also stated that he wants to raise awareness so that consumers will know during this holiday shopping season that Lowe's is engaging in religious discrimination. The cast of All-American Muslim are also said to be upset with Lowe's decision. Lowe's did, however, release an apology, but according to Senator Lieu, the apology does not go far enough since the ads are still pulled.

I have to say that I probably will not be boycotting Lowe's because I actually like shopping there, but I do have to say from a business angle, this looks pretty bad on their end to pull an ad because of a few small groups complaining about the show. They should be more concerned with the business they can stand to lose now because of this. This also might be a great opportunity for Home Depot to jump in and place ads in Lowe's place. Do I feel that it was "un-American" to advertise on a Muslim-American TV show? Absolutely, not! It is, however, in Lowe's right to advertise where and when they want to and that is the American way. They only ones they'll really end up hurting will be their business, not the Muslims.

FDA TO SHUT DOWN ONE-MAN SPERM BANK...

Do you know this man? He could be your father! I can't help it, people; sometimes these jokes write themselves. Here's the deal; the Food and Drug Administration is looking to shut down a one-man sperm bank in Fremont, California. Yes, I said one-man operation! Like I said, sometimes they write themselves.

36-year-old, Trent Arsenault, donates his semen to low-income and same-sex couples, who have a hard time acquiring semen on their own at licensed sperm banks. Arsenault looks at it as helping people in need. Better yet, helping childless couples have children. He makes no money from it because he doesn't actually charge them anything. Wait a minute, does this mean he masturbates into a cup for fun? Now, why should this be public knowledge?

Anyway, the FDA disagrees with Arsenault's non-profit business and had sent him a Cease Manufacturing letter last year stating that his business "recovers and distributes semen and therefore,  is a manufacturer of human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products. An inspection of Arsenault's house found, among other alleged health violations, that he didn't take the legally required precautions to prevent the spread of disease or provide sufficient documentation. The FDA ordered Arsenault to shut down his renegade operation until he followed the rules, but Arsenault contended that as a sole donor he should not have to comply with laws established for sperm banks that operate as a business.

The dispute has lingered for the past year, and Arsenault continues to donate his sperm while he waits for his hearing. He also seems to be meeting a demand, as he's received around 20,000 email inquiries, and has fathered 14 children since his first sperm donation to a teacher in 2004. The FDA has estimated that Arsenault has dealt out about 328 semen donations to 46 recipients between 2006 to 2010. To market his free sperm, Arsenault created a website, TrentDonor.org, which is loaded with information about sperm donation and his organization for those of you who might be interested.

I am still speechless over this whole ordeal. So, this guy fathered 14 children and he's donating his sperm for free. What? Either this guy is really dumb or he's absolutely brilliant! It will be pretty interesting to see how this whole thing turns out. I, of course, am rooting for the little guy!



IOWA DOG RESCUES KITTENS FROM DOOM!

I was never really an animal lover until I started dating my girlfriend, who is a huge lover of anything that is furry and breathes. At home, we are the parents to two cats and a dog, and I've come to adore these pets. Because of my new found love for animals, I need to share this amazing story with you, which pissed me off at first, but ended with a smile.

You see, a yellow Labrador from Iowa named Reagan saved the lives of two kittens that were left to die in a Meow Mix bag on the side of a road in Des Moines, Iowa. Reagan came across the bag on a country road near her home, dragged the bag to the front of her house, and waited for her owner to come home. Her owner, who shall remain nameless, said that she's used to Reagan bringing home "treasures"; so at first, she thought nothing of the bag and headed inside. Reagan wouldn't follow her inside and was visibly upset about what was in the tattered bag of trash lying in the yard. When the owner finally walked over to look in the bag, she was horrified at what Reagan had discovered. It was two tiny kittens screaming and covered in blood and guts from their crushed and maimed siblings. The kittens were thrashing around the bag trying to get free from the decimated carcasses.

Originally, there were four kittens stuffed in the Meow Mix bag that was left on the side of the country road. As cars would drive by, they would run over the bag clueless as to what was in it. It's absolutely amazing that any of the kittens survived. After the gruesome discovery, the owner spent the rest of the night cleaning the kittens up, keeping them warm, and feeding them. The next day, she called a few animal rescues and shelters to explain to them what happened, but five of them turned the kittens away. Unbelievable! Finally, the kittens were accepted by Raccoon Valley Animal Sanctuary and Rescue.

According to the Sanctuary, both kittens, now named Skipper and Tipper, are in great condition, have since been neutered, and are seeking a new home. They also said that since the news of the kittens leaked, they've been inundated with applications for them, but they don't want people to adopt on emotionally based decisions, and that they want to make sure that the kittens aren't put back into a neglect situation. Due to the nature of how these kittens were found, there will be a thorough interview process for their adoption and rightly so.

So, now for my take on this! Whomever it was that left these kittens to die on the side of the road, there is no death to good for you. In fact, I hope that someone finds you, ties you up, then wraps you up in a bunch of garbage bags, and leaves you on the side of the road to be run over by cars passing by. That would be justice for the two kittens that you killed you piece of crap! As for Reagan, the yellow lab and her owner, what a bunch of heroes they are! They should be rewarded in some way for their actions and I think the world should know about what they did. As for the animal rescues that turned these poor kittens down, shame on you! 

YOU MESSED WITH THE WRONG PERSON....

I can't get enough of these two stories. I mean, I'm not a violent person, but I love seeing people get the crap beaten out of them for some reason. The first story actually hits close to where I'm living these days down here in South Jersey. It turns out, the events occurred on a River Line Railroad train out of Pennsauken, New Jersey.  A woman started abusing her "ginger" boyfriend, whom she claims had been cheating on her, by punching him, kicking him, and spitting on him. The woman was arrested at the next stop as the drama continued, and best of all, it was all caught on video, which you can watch above.

Lisa Alyounes, a pint-sized wannabe actress from Westville, NJ, got her wish in becoming a media sensation after her eight-minute violent video went viral on YouTube. I'm sure not quite the media attention she was looking for, but hey, take what you can get at this point, right? The beatdown she gave her boyfriend took place on November 29th, and the video was filmed by a passenger, but you'll see that her situation only got worse after the beat down.

When Transit police arrived at the 36th Street Station in Pennsauken, Alyounes started fighting them too. One passenger stated that she even kneed one of the cops in the groin twice. The cops did fight back, however, pinning Alyounes down on a bench and then eventually putting her face down on the train's platform. According to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, Alyounes was charged with aggravated assault of a police officer and simple assault. Officials at the Camden County Jail said that Alyounes is being held on $15,000 bail, and is due in court this Friday. The best part of this story is that a "ginger" got the crap beaten out of him, and he got caught cheating! Seriously? A "ginger" who cheats? What nerve!

The second story that I can't get enough of is a story that's been all over Facebook and the Internet for the past few days. It's that story

of the 24-year-old Chicago kid who tried to mug and carjack a Mixed Martial Arts fighter, and paid a pretty hefty price of having his face pummeled, as you can see in the picture to your left.

Anthony Miranda, a convicted felon, was left bruised and beaten after he tried mugging and carjacking a man on Friday night in Chicago. The victim, however, was an unidentified Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) fighter, who was waiting for a friend in his car when Miranda approached and asked for a lighter. He then pulled a gun on the victim asking him for his valuables. Miranda then ordered the victim out of the car and pointed the gun at his chest, which the victim yanked away before disarming Miranda. The victim did say that a round went off before he put his attacker to the ground and pounded him. Miranda didn't want to give up as he fought and begged the victim to let him go. During the scuffle, Miranda did shoot himself in the ankle before police arrived and arrested him.

Miranda was charged with armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, and is being held on $350,000 bail. According to The Chicago Tribune, Miranda has "conducted burglaries before and was release from prison in March 2010". As for the unidentified UFC victim, he claims that he wasn't too shaken up over the incident because he's trained to survive. The look on Miranda's face on his mug shot says it all! How can you not love these stories that I shared with you today. Sometimes these stories write themselves!

YOUR HANGOVER PILL IS HERE JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

No, this is not an ad for some hangover medication. I actually found this story in the paper and with the holidays in our rear view mirror, this could be your best bet to get rid of that morning hangover. Yeah, aspirin might work, or drinking a glass of water before bed, but this newly FDA approved pill will surely do the trick.

This over-the-counter drug cocktail combines 1000 milligrams of aspirin, 120 milligrams of caffeine and a stomach soothing agent into two effervescent tablets taken the morning after a night heavy drinking. Once it's dissolved in water, the remedy claims to knock out multiple hangover symptoms in just 15 to 30 minutes. Wait, is this the same thing as The Morning After pill for women? The magic of this effervescent tablet is that it hits your system much faster than getting a cup of coffee, taking an antacid, or taking some aspirin.

This quick-fix remedy is not supposed to give someone free reign to binge drink and get obliterated. The product is simply to help those who have had a couple too many during a happy hour or a holiday party, and they wake up feeling terrible. The pill is said to get you functioning again quickly.

The Blowfish pill, which was created by Brenna Haysom, comes from personal experiences of Haysom's. She recalled one time, in particular, a boozy business dinner the night before she had a major presentation. She remembered suffering a headache, fatigue, and an upset stomach, which was a moment where she thought, "There has to be a better way."

Blowfish runs about $2.99 for a single dose, or $11.99 for a six-pack of pills, and is currently available in Ricky's NYC stores or online at ForHangovers.com, which offers free shipping and 24-hour courier service in NYC. The hangover remedy is set to hit the shelves of Duane Reade this January. If you hate that hangover feeling, your prayers have been answered!

McSMACKDOWN!

Let's start this week off on the right foot with a very nice and heroic story about a former McDonald's cook, who was recently cleared of whacking two unruly female patrons with a metal pole. Rayon McIntosh, who served 11 years behind bars for manslaughter, says that he feared for his life when two menacing women jumped over the counter of the West Village fast-food joint back in October. McIntosh stated, "Women do kill men too, and I was in fear for my life!"

A cell phone video actually caught the melee at the West Third Street franchise, and shows McIntosh striking the women with a 3-foot steel pole, fracturing one woman's skull. Oops! McIntosh would be arrested on felony assault charges and thrown into Riker's Island for seven weeks. A Manhattan grand jury refused to indict McIntosh, who clearly acted on self-defense, forcing prosecutors to drop the charges. He was released last Friday.

McDonald's was McIntosh's first job since being paroled from prison back in March, and he was working the 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift on this October night. McIntosh questioned the validity of a $50 bill, and that's when the two women became instant witches. They berated him with F-words and the N-word, they spit on him and slapped him, and even insulted his mother. They then proceeded to jump over the counter to attack him some more, as you'll see in the video below. McIntosh said that he grabbed the closest weapon that he can find, which was a steel pole that is used to scrape food from the gutters of the grill. The funny thing is, when you watch the video, you'll notice that he just doesn't stop hitting them, even after the camera pans away from him, you can see his co-worker trying to get him to stop.

McIntosh blames McDonald's for putting him in this hazardous position because he said that staffers had warned the franchise of owner of fights, drunken customers, and even guns in the eatery. In fact, he plans on suing the franchise owner for putting his life in danger and for not hiring enough security to handle the situation. McIntosh said that he only took the job at McDonald's to help support his daughter.

Okay, here's my take on this. McDonald's needs to wake up and hire security at all of their restaurants because the truth is, this was not the only violent incident this year at one of their establishments, and it certainly won't be the last. When I searched YouTube for this particular video, many other McDonald's attacks showed up. Doesn't that say something? Hire security! As for McIntosh, I'm happy that he was cleared of all charges because this was obviously self-defense. As for the two women who provoked the violence, McIntosh says that he forgives them. You have to see this video, though! Click it below:

BABY SALE.....ONLY $25!!!

If it was legal for me to literally kill someone, I think that I would find these two in the picture above, torture them first, and then just drop their bodies in a barrel of acid so that they couldn't be identified! What would make me feel this way about people I don't even know?

Well, this California couple was arrested back in June 2010 for allegedly trying to sell their 8-month-old baby for $25 outside of a Wal-Mart! Now, am I wrong for wanting to torture these two?

It turns out, Patrick Fousek and Samantha Tomasini, from Salinas, California, are a couple of meth heads who were looking for a few extra dollars to keep up with their addiction. According to witnesses, Fousek, who apparently appeared high, was standing outside of a Wal-Mart offering his 8-month-old daughter for $25 to anyone who would stop and listen to him. Witnesses called police almost immediately.

Fousek's lawyer argued that the incident was a misunderstanding, and that his client was never serious about selling his baby. Yeah, sure he wasn't! They say this now that this moron is standing trial. I could easily say, "It was a misunderstanding! I didn't seriously want to kill this couple. It just happened!" Will that get me out of a prison term?

Back in October, Fousek was convicted of child endangerment and possessing drug paraphernalia, and this past Wednesday, a judge gave him a maximum sentence of six years. WHAT? Six years for trying to sell your baby? Am I overreacting? I think the judge was way too lenient on him. Maybe it was because the baby was never really sold, but still, I would've put him away for good for even intending to sell the baby. If you don't want to have a baby, then put it up for adoption. They're not pets, you idiot!

The baby's mom, Tomasini, previously pleaded 'no contest' to the child endangerment charge, and was sentenced to four years probation and placed in a drug treatment program. The only upside to this story is that since the incident, the baby has been adopted by a loving family. Once again, people really suck!

REVENGE TAT-POO?

Most of you have probably seen this story already, but I can't seem to get enough of it because of my fascination with tattoos and my love of poop. In case you didn't already know, I write a monthly tattoo column for a weekly publication called The Aquarian Weekly, and I've also published my own book called S**T Happens, which by the way is still available on Amazon.com for The Kindle and soft cover, and is about pooping accidents. So, you see, this little news story was right up my alley! And the bonus is that it's a story about revenge on a cheating girlfriend!

If you haven't heard this story yet, it turns out, tattoo artist Ryan Fitzgerald from Dayton, Ohio, is being sued by his ex-girlfriend, Rossie Brovent, for $100,000 in damages. What were the damages? Well, Brovent claims that Fitzgerald was supposed to tattoo a scene from Narnia on her back, but instead, he tattooed a steaming pile of dung with flies buzzing around it. Are you on the floor laughing yet?

Allegedly, Fitzgerald discovered that Brovent had been cheating on him with one of his long-time friends, but instead of confronting her about it, he just went about life like everything was okay while he plotted his revenge. At first, Miss Brovent was going to charge her ex-boyfriend with assault, but the tattoo artist outsmarted his cheating ex by covering up all of his bases in this revenge plot. He loaded her up with wine and tequila shots, and got her to sign a consent form stating that the design was "at the artist's discretion." This guy was brilliant! To be honest, with this consent form, I'm not even sure that she has a leg to stand on in court except if she can prove that he got her drunk before she signed that form. Most tattoo places have a rule that their customers are not supposed to be under the influence when they get tattooed. If she can prove this, she might have a case.

I have to say, though, I hope that her cheating ways were worth it because now she has one crappy tattoo that will last her a lifetime! The bottom line is that if you're dating a tattoo artist, don't piss them off. Looks like Kat Von Dee missed her window of opportunity to get back at Jesse James, who apparently cheated on her with 19 different women! I say this and am still laughing at that crappy tattoo! Just look at it!

SAD DAY IN COMEDY.....PATRICE O'NEAL DIES AT 41

Yesterday afternoon, while I was shopping at Lowes, I received a text from a friend informing me that comedian Patrice O'Neal had passed away. WHAT? But he was so young! I was in shock! My friend told me that he'd heard it on the "Opie and Anthony" radio show on Sirius XM Satellite radio. Not that I didn't believe my friend, but I needed confirmation, so I quickly text a friend who handles the publicity at Carolines on Broadway, and I also hit up my friend and "That Metal Show" co-host, comedian Don Jamieson. Don replied with a single word, "Yes," which told me that he might've been broken up about it or he just didn't want to talk about it, but that was confirmation enough for me. My friend from Carolines on Broadway never answered, which was weird because all of my meetings with Patrice took place at the premiere comedy club.

For those who don't know Patrice, he was brilliant comedian who brought many fans to tears with laughter as he would joke about his weight and race. He's even appeared in movies like "Scary Movie 4" and "Furry Vengeance", and TV shows like "The Office" and "Arrested Development". His last TV appearance was as a roaster on the Charlie Sheen Roast. Well, Patrice, who was suffering from diabetes, had a stroke back in October, and a little bit more than a month later, the funnyman died.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the 6-foot-4, 300-pound Patrice suffered from diabetes for much of his adult life. He lived in Jersey City, NJ and was a longtime fixture on the New York and Los Angeles comedy scenes. Patrice is survived by his wife, Vondecarlo, stepdaughter, Aymilyon, and his sister, Ziner.

Normally, I could care less about a celebrity death, but like I said earlier, I actually got to hang out with Patrice a few times down at Carolines On Broadway, and he really was a gentle giant, and a hilarious one at that. I remember, my friend, Greg from Carolines, and I were headed to a WWE event at Madison Square Garden and Patrice was sitting at the bar at Carolines and we talked for a little while before we headed to the event. I told Patrice that I was interested in writing for the WWE, and he told me that he was a writer for them on two different occasions. He told me that I wouldn't like it because the McMahon family was a little too controlling and that he didn't have the freedom to write whatever he wanted. Another time, I remembered hanging out at Carolines for drinks, and it was a night Patrice was actually hosting, so after he did a 15-minute routine, he came out by the bar to hang out with us, and a white couple, from like Iowa or something, came out and asked for their money back because they were offended by Patrice's racist remarks. Patrice actually said to them, "What did you guys expect to hear when you came to a comedy club, and the club was filled with black people? Jokes about black people?" At that point, the couple just left while we just sat their and laughed!

Patrice was a very funny guy, and I am happy to have, at least, known him for a little while. I only wished that I had the chance to see him again before he passed away. His moments on the "Opie and Anthony Show" were priceless and like Opie tweeted on his Twitter account, "Patrice was the funniest and best thinker I've ever known PERIOD!" And with that we say, good-bye, Patrice O'Neal, Rest In Peace.



REVENGE KIDNAPPING FOR NO SEX? UNREAL!

I know that the whole 'Herman Cain 13-year love affair' fiasco might be today's top news story, but did you really want me to waste my blog space writing about another smear campaign? Plus, the story about about the idiot on the left is much more compelling. You see, the imbecile to the left, Carlos Rivera, a 23-year-old from from Florida, kidnapped the baby daughter of a prostitute that he hired because he was angry that the woman stopped having sex with him. Are you kidding me? Some people have some real cojones!

Over the weekend, cops from Florida's Volusia County and their bloodhounds found 1-year-old, Lupita Gonzalez, in a field two miles from the house where her mom, Leah Wiley, and Rivera were shacked up during a drug-fueled binge.

It turns out, Rivera paid Wiley for sex, but he got mad when she ditched him and went into another room of the house. Rivera then grabbed little Lupita and ran out of the house, but after taking the baby, Rivera got nervous that Wiley would call the cops (duh!), so he tossed Lupita into the nearby field. He then called the police to report the baby missing, but initially claimed he had no knowledge about what happened to her. A spokesman for the sheriff's office said that they knew something was up because Rivera's call made absolutely no sense whatsoever.

Little Lupita was taken to a hospital immediately after being found, though her condition wasn't clear, as of now. Rivera was arrested and is being held without bail at county lockup for child abuse and kidnapping, as well as other outstanding charges. I'm thinking illegal immigration, maybe? Mom Wiley is at the same jail facing child endangerment charges. Okay, I'm sorry, but I have to say this! Just look at Leah Wiley's picture on the right. She's a prostitute? And this Rivera guy deemed it okay to steal her baby and put himself in legal disarray because she wouldn't have sex with him? After looking at this picture, first, I wouldn't have paid for sex with this hideous wreck, and secondly, if she wanted to stop having sex with me, I would have been ecstatic! I wouldn't have committed a crime to get back at her. Then again, that's just me.

Child welfare officials took custody of little Lupita, along with Wiley's two other kids. Another thing that bothers me about this story is that this hooker actually has children and she was raising them in that type of environment. I feel that arresting both Wiley and Rivera was the right thing to do, but now what happens to the kids? The more I read about people in the news, the more they just piss me off. Some people should just not have children!

ROBBED OF LIFE.....TWICE!!!

I read this story over the weekend and am still sick over it! In a nutshell, this young Bronx man, David Clarke, spent the past four years in prison at Riker's Island for a murder that he didn't commit, and he spent the past four years desperately trying to prove that he was, indeed, innocent.

The unique thing about this story was that David was a National Honor Society Student, who was a sure bet for a full academic scholarship through college before his 2007 arrest. To prove his innocence, David would send these really well-written letters to endless recipients in hopes to be freed. Some of the letters would read: “I feel like I am trapped in a system that was designed to try to keep me in jail rather than find justice. I am not looking for sympathy from anyone, nor am I looking for any favors. All I want is a fair trial to prove that I am innocent.”

In March of this year, the clean-cut, soft-spoken 23-year-old, left his Riker's cell for a Bronx courtroom, where a jury of his peers needed only 20 minutes to acquit him after a monthlong trial. The jury felt so badly about Clarke's case that they didn't even break for lunch because they didn't want him to spend another minute in jail. The words "Not Guilty" rang through Clarke's ears for the next eight months until last week when he was gunned down and killed by an unknown gunman in front of his Bronx home.

That's right! The ex-murder suspect became a murder victim, in a 'penne-ante' neighborhood beef that was unrelated to the prior murder case. It turns out, David Clarke won a fist fight last week, and the loser vowed to come back with a gun for revenge. According to Clarke's friend, they thought that it was a joke since the kid was around 16 or 17, but he apparently came back five minutes later and started shooting. Clarke was shot in the neck and would bleed to death while the shooter fled and is still at large.

Clarke's mother and family were devastated as she cried, "Four years in Rikers, to come here and die in eight months? It's not even fair!" She's right! This was not fair! This kid had a bright future before the judicial system wrongfully accused him of murder. He was on track to make a good life for himself and his single mother, as an honor student who almost got a free ride through college. Clarke worked every day to help his mother pay her bills. When he was identified by witnesses as the one who stabbed 20-year-old, Jonathan Diaz, in February 2007, months after the slaying, Clarke would falsely admit to the murder, which he would claim was 'under duress'. The arrest would put his college dreams on hold. He was even forced to get his GED in jail, as opposed to receiving an actual high school diploma. His mother said that he was even searching for Universities online days before his untimely death.

This story just kills me because first of all, you never want to see someone die, but secondly, you never want to see someone die who is trying to make something of themselves. The person who took David's life should be found and tortured for taking this poor kid's life!

Read the full story here:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/a-life-stolen-david-clarke-killed-freed-rikers-island-bum-slay-rap-article-1.983009

REDSKINS WIDE RECEIVER JABAR GAFFNEY IS A TWITTER BULLY?

I was just talking to somebody about this the other day. Isn't  funny how people seem to be tougher when their behind a computer keyboard? Seriously, it seems that people you wouldn't expect to pick a fight with you, are doing so from their smartphones or computer keyboards because they know that you can't get to them to kick their asses. In my case, I'll sit on what you said, and wait till the next time I see you! But what if you never get that chance to see the person making fun of you from behind the computer keyboard? That was the case for Washington Redskins wide out, Jabar Gaffney, after his teams heartbreaking loss to my Dallas Cowboys in overtime.

Everyone knows that each Sunday tempers flare along losing sidelines throughout the NFL. Afterall, these players spend all week preparing for one game, a loss can be pretty devastating to a team. It can take players hours, maybe even days to get over. Sometimes, the frustration might even go home with the players, and finds them venting on their social media accounts. In Jabar Gaffney's case, after suffering the overtime loss to my Cowboys, the Redskins receiver was in no mood for a mocking tweet from a Cowboys fan that read: "lmao 3 and 9." Gaffney was not only unamused by the Tweet. He actually pointed out that the fan was incorrect, tweeting back, "We 3 and 7, dumb fuck!" Technically, Gaffney could've let it go right there, but he then tweeted at the fan, "3 and 7 ain't a record to be proud of I’m just proud I ain't you. get a life or kill urself!" Although, Gaffney decided to delete the tweet after, it continued to circulate around Twitter via retweets.

The retweets created unwanted attention for Gaffney, especially from the NFL Commissioner, causing him to backtrack with: "They say I can't tell people to kill themselves. didn't know freedom of speech had limitations." He then went on to tweet, "sorry for the neg attention NFL I didn't mean what I said literally I should've chosen better words. I do not encourage suicide." The funny thing about this whole incident is that Gaffney only joined Twitter last week at the urging of teammates. It only took a few days for the star receiver to learn that everything he writes on Twitter is open to public scrutiny.

Gaffney ended his tweeting with "Hahahaha I see twitter give a lot of people courage. I wonder what would happen for real? I'm done wit this twitter shit!" I have to agree with him! Although, I too am a Cowboys fan, would this fan have taunted Jabar Gaffney to his face? I highly doubt it! These people have 'keystroke muscles' and they're unbelievable!

No word on whether Gaffney will be fined for the incident, but considering that Jets head coach Rex Ryan was docked $75,000 by the league for yelling derrogatory words at a fan that was videotaped and went viral, it's a safe bet that the Redskins wide receiver should expect a call from Goodell in the near future, and that's B.S.!