Yesterday, we brought you the 10 States (and D.C.) with the lowest percentage of obese adults in the country. The #1 thinnest state – Colorado – still boasted an adult obesity rate of 19.8%… Which means almost a fifth of Colorado’s adult population is overweight. So you can imagine how scary the numbers on this list are. Flip through and see if your home state earned the dubious distinction of “Fattest State In The Country.”
Shannon Stone received a hero’s send off at his funeral today. Hundreds of friends, family and well-wishers have gathered in Brownwood, Texas, for the funeral of 39-year-old Shannon Stone, who fell to his death trying to catch a souvenir baseball at a Texas Rangers game. More than three dozen Patriot Guard Riders stood quietly across from the First United Methodist Church, holding American flags while the private memorial got under way Monday. The program called for 10 fellow firefighters to carry Stone’s casket to a lone fire engine parked in front of the church. Hundreds of law enforcement personnel, black tape covering their badges, were expected to join the procession to a cemetery. Stone took his 6-year-old son, Cooper, to a Rangers game in Arlington on Thursday night. They stopped to buy the boy a glove, and sat in left field. Cooper’s favorite player, Josh Hamilton, tossed a foul ball into the stands but Stone fell about 20 feet onto concrete as he caught the ball. He died a short time later. Ladies and gentlemen please be careful at the ball park when trying to catch a foul ball or homerun. A little memorabilia isn’t worth your life… Source
Nine lives couldn’t stop this kitty killer. Cat lovers, let this be a warning to all of you — keep your pets far away from your roommates’ junkie girlfriends!!! Danielle Blankenship, 21, of Boulder, Colo., was arrested Tuesday after cops arrived at her home on a domestic dispute call and found the cat, Muffin, passed out cold at the bottom of the stairs, the Daily Camera reported. Blankenship’s boyfriend told police that the woman had been smoking heroin and blowing it in the tabby’s face. The woman denied using the drug, cops said. After failing to wake the cat, cops called animal control, and the sick kitty was taken to the Humane Society of Boulder Valley, where she was treated for poisoning. Veterinarians were able to briefly revive Muffin, but her condition worsened and she died at an emergency pet clinic on Tuesday night. Blankenship was charged with third-degree assault and misdemeanor animal cruelty. She pleaded not guilty to both charges. She was freed on $1,500 bond and due in court in August. Muffin belonged to a roommate of Blankenship’s boyfriend. That’s it? This b*tch is free already? Where are Dr. Drew and PETA when you really need them??? R.I.P. Muffin. Source