- If this guy isn't pulling as much high-end, designer skirt
as a guy possibly can, something is wrong with the world. For starters, the
dude in question is Italian and for many women in the world, that gives him an
irresistible charm fueled by his accent and general smoothness when it comes to
romance. On top of that, he’s a sailor with the coast guard and again, many
women love a man in uniform. Thirdly, ladies often love animals and especially
cats, despite the animals’ unjustified aloofness and arrogance. So hearing that
the Italian coast guard rescued and revived a drowning kitten at a Sicilian
port after a group of panicked children begged the coast guard to
intervene….that’s the stuff that legendary sex appeal is made of. The hero of
the tale is a heroic sailor who jumped in the sea to rescue the cat, which was
floating apparently lifeless in the water, as the coast guard ship entered the
port Marsala after a patrol mission. Further enhancing the sailor’s rapidly
growing legend, a video released by the coast guard showed crew members
administering mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and massaging the kitten to remove
water from its lungs, encouraging it: "Breathe, breathe. Wake up." It
was a touching moment capped with more good news, as a veterinarian on shore
said the kitten is now in good health and has been given a home at the Marsala
maritime district office. The cat has been named Charlie and when the sailor
who saved its life scores a date with every hottie within sailing distance of
Marsala, here’s hoping he rewards Charlie with an extra ball of yarn and
top-end litter……..
- Wait….Superman died at the end of “Batman vs. Superman,”
right? If so, then how is it that Warners Bros. have reportedly green lit a
sequel to 2013 Superman movie “Man of Steel,” a film that was received with a
resounding, “Bleh, whatevs,” by virtually all fans and critics? The studio is
reportedly in the early stages of developing the follow-up to the Christopher
Nolan produced and Zack Snyder directed movie, a project in which Henry Cavill
donned the superhero’s cape for the first time. That film launched the DC
Cinematic Universe and went on to take $668 million in the global box office,
but it was hardly a great film begging for a sequel. Oh, and Superman died
fighting Doomsday at the end of “Batman vs. Superman,” so what gives? Batman,
a.k.a. the totally miscast Ben Affleck, makes an appearance the recently
released “Suicide Squad,” but Cavill as Superman has been on pause lately. Affleck’s
stink as Batman has apparently extended to “Suicide Squad,” which was widely
anticipated as one of the summer’s big blockbusters, only to debut over the
weekend to terrible reviews. “Suicide Squad” director David Ayer has heard the
heat on his movie and is trying to battle back. "I love reading stuff. I
love going on the Internet and I guess I'm a little bit dauntless in that
regard,” Ayer said. You love “reading stuff,” Dave? Very deep. Casting Affleck
in the Batman role for even a limited time is a recipe for disaster, but maybe
reviving Superman from the dead in a year or two will be a better decision for
DC………
- Ah, when Walter White meets the world of corrupt American
politics. Those worlds come together in the form of Richard "Scott"
Silverthorne who is - for the very short term - the mayor of Fairfax, Virginia,
a wealthy Washington suburb of 22,000 people. This is a guy who is both the
mayor and a substitute teacher in the county’s public schools, but he’s on
track to trade those jobs for a future at a medium security correctional facility
because of his side job as - wait for it - a meth dealer. This Walter White
wannabe has been arrested and charged with felony distribution of
methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, Fairfax
County police said after delivering him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention
Center. Silverthorne was later released on his own recognizance, but resigned
as mayor the following day. His downfall began when some narc called police and
tipped them off about the mayor’s alleged methamphetamine distribution
enterprise. Investigators were easily able to identify a person who was
allegedly distributing methamphetamine via a website used to arrange casual
sexual encounters between men, then launched an undercover operation in which
an officer was communicating via text message with a suspect, who offered
"methamphetamine for sexual encounters," according to a statement. They
were able to set up a group sex encounter with Silverthorne, who allegedly
agreed to bring drugs, along with other men, and when the parties rendezvoused
at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Tysons Corner, the mayor was arrested. As to the question
of why the mayor of a city has two side jobs and risks going to jail for one of
them, it’s pretty clear that being the mayor of a rich, small Virginian city doesn’t
pay quite as well as making the white trash drug of choice……..
- The only thing worse than being a top NFL draft pick
selected to play for a team in one of America’s best cities in which to live
only to be sidelined and kept from your millions of dollars by a prolonged
contract dispute is what happened over the weekend to San Diego Chargers
first-round pick Joey Bosa. Bosa, who is embroiled in a contract dispute with
the Chargers, had the same groan-inducing moment as nearly every elementary
school student has at some point, with his mother trying to make a difficult
situation better by sticking her nose in the middle of something her son should
really handle on his own. Bosa's mother, Cheryl, wrote a Facebook message
responding to a well-wisher who expressed hope that the third overall pick in
this year’s draft would get a deal done soon with his new team. The fan wrote
that he hoped "it turns out well for your son. Chargers are horrible at
stopping the running game." It was a relatively benign message and much
more measured than the average NFL fan’s input on a player’s contractual
issues, but Mama Bosa couldn’t stay in her shoes. “It bums me out for him so much.
Wish we pulled an Eli Manning on draft day,” she wrote in response. That was a
direct reference to Eli Manning, who diva-ishly refused to play for the
Chargers when San Diego drafted him No. 1 in 2004. Manning and his family
staged a power play that led to the Charges making an immediate trade with the
New York Giants in which they acquired quarterback Philip Rivers, whom New York
selected No. 4 as a condition of the trade, along with several other picks.
Manning has won two Super Bowls with the Giants, but could have done the same
in San Diego and done so with perfect weather on a daily basis, but he and his
pageant parent father Archie Manning deemed New York to be a better place to
place. It’s actually fitting that Bosa is holding out because his father, John,
also was a holdout as an NFL rookie after he was drafted No. 16 by the Dolphins
in 1987 and held out 41 days before signing his rookie contract. Selected No. 3
by San Diego in this year's draft, Bosa remains the only first-round pick who
has not signed with his team and at this point, haggling over what is likely a
relatively small gap in the two sides’ negotiating positions makes him look bad
while also putting him behind the pace in competing for a starting spot………
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