This is why I don't play Monopoly.

Have you ever played a game of Monopoly where everybody was as happy at the end as they were at the beginning? Many times, Monopoly sounds like a fantastic way to spend an evening, but it almost always ends with hurt feelings, animosity, and in this case, repeated stab wounds.

"Laura Chavez, 60, and her boyfriend were playing the popular board game at her Santa Fe apartment when the dispute occurred. Chavez, pictured in the mug shot at right, allegedly admitted stabbing her beau, Clyde "Butch" Smith, with a kitchen knife."

I get a couple of 60-somethings enjoying a board game, but really? Chavez had blood on her when the police came, and when questioned if it was Smith's, Chavez replied with "Yes, I f$%&ed him up.”

No word on whether or not Chavez had a 'Get out of Jail Free' card handy.

Brotherly love?

There can often be some jealousy when a younger brother has success, and the older brother can be the first to rain on the parade. But this might be a little much.

"It’s brother vs. brother to be mayor of a small Ohio town - and the mudslinging has already started. The all-in-the-family negative campaigning is underway in Elmore, Ohio, (pop. 1,500), where longtime Mayor Lowell Krumnow is facing a surprise - and unwelcome - challenge from his older brother, Councilman James Krumnow."

I wonder which way Mom is going to vote?

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/66983.html#ixzz1bzUohos7

Mustache of the Year

It's obviously that time of year again - time for voting for the American Mustache Institute's Robert Goulet "Mustached American of the Year" award. There are some great nominees, such as Mike Ditka, John Axford, or Herman Cain, but one mustache reigns supreme over all (in my opinion).

This is kind of incredible

I've seen mosaics made of little pictures, which admittedly is pretty cool. But I've never seen a mosaic like this. Steve Jobs made out of apples? Pretty incredible. Wonder how long it took.


Photo courtesy of http://freshome.com/2011/10/25/real-apples-shaping-a-tribute-steve-jobs-portrait/

Need costume inspiration?

Need a Halloween costume idea? Check out this gallery of the greatest athlete costumes for some inspiration.

Like this one...Dennis Rodman channeling his inner KISS

Know Your Customers

So I was frequenting a local establishment last evening, when I went up to the bar to order a beverage. I asked the kind bartender if she could perhaps change the channel to the World Series game, and she replied with "Oh, are the Brewers playing tonight?"
I was dumbfounded by the question, responding simply with "Uh, no". I mean, come on, if you are working at a bar that has many televisions and to which people come to drink and watch sports, the bartenders should have a basic knowledge of what's going on, at least with the local teams. I was actually kind of offended. She didn't get a tip.

If a lion, bear and monkey are the animals still missing, which ones did they catch?

So a bunch of animals escaped from a zoo in Zanesville, Ohio, and all but three have been recovered. That's not too reassuring. Still missing are a lion, a grizzly bear and a monkey. If I'm anywhere near Ohio, I'm getting the hell out of there.

Police have shot and killed dozens of exotic animals that escaped from a private zoo in Zanesville, Ohio.
Sheriff Matt Lutz said he personally gave the order to shoot the escaped animals, including grizzly bears, black bears, wolves, tigers and lions.Continue reading the main story