KNBC has a fascinating report on an escaped convict caught by police after three decades on the lam. Susan Lefevre got into drugs as a teenager and was caught participating in a $200 drug deal (there she is looking pretty cracked out in her mug shot). She received a sentence common at the time, but which seems unduly harsh now: 10 to 20 years in prison.

Thinking she wouldn't be out of jail before she was too old to have a family, and that it was impossible to appeal, she let her grandfather bust her out of prison.

Then she changed her name to Marie Day, got a job, and became a wife and mother of three. Now she's been caught and put back into jail more than 30 years later.

San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker married Eva Longoria ... because he could. My guess is she wasn't going to marry any old schlep, given that she is a very attractive and successful star these days. On the other hand, Tony Parker is no slouch either. As a professional basketball player who happens to be very good and fairly attractive, he can do alright for himself.

We discuss the ups and downs of his decision to marry Longoria in the video below:





What do you think you would have done in his position (or if you're a woman, would you be willing to get married to an NBA player who stands an excellent chance of cheating on you at some point)? Would you have kept playing the field or settle down with this hottie once you felt you found the right person?

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MSN today has an item on its homepage that appears to be vying for the Guinness World Record for Most Clichés in a Lifestyle Post. It's called the Wife's Bill of Rights, and here's a sample:

Amendment I
We have the right to dislike your buddies.
We know it's important for you to have your guy friends, but you should know by now that we're not turned on by your stories of the good old days at college, your sexual exploits, or which relief pitcher the Red Sox should trade. Disappear for a while and be boys-it's OK, go chug beer and high-five-but please don't expect us to be happy when your friends come over and put their feet on our coffee tables or leave their beer cans on the floor.

We have an article up today on Nerve.com about the Obamas' vs. the Clintons' marriages. Here's an excerpt:

The Clintons have an absolutely typical Boomer union, a rickety first-generation prototype of the modern marriage. They were early adopters of this "equal partnership" thing, so while they deserve all credit for having pioneered, their marriage is the romantic equivalent of the Apple IIe. The Boomer marriage has a lot of things that got phased out in later development: male entitlement, female determination, resentment on both sides. They're trying hard to be good at mutual respect and encouragement, but there's only so far you can upgrade an old machine.

So the Clintons proclaim and demonstrate their love, convincingly: "No one understands me better and no one can make me laugh the way Bill does," she wrote in her 2003 memoir. "He's so romantic!" she coos to Essence. He kisses her on the forehead. They hug. I totally buy it. And then, like clockwork, he screws her over. Most recently, he says the thing about Jesse Jackson that turns off who knows how many supporters. She seethes, re-asserts her independence. They make up. Rinse and repeat.

[...] Contrast that with the Obamas . . .

According to the New York Post, Hillary says Bill brings her presents from all his trips, like a giant wooden giraffe or, recently, a Chanel watch made of white cubes. "I had dental surgery and he said it reminded him of teeth." Sexy!

She also said she was happy she'd stuck with Bill despite their problems and that women should support each other in the decisions she made about their marriages. We support her decision, even if we're not sure we'd want to be reminded of our dental surgery every time we checked the time.

Craigslist has produced many internet classics in our time. Personally, I have seen friends have unbelievable sexual liaisons through people they met secretly on Craigslist. I knew a girl who just put an ad out for a man to buy her a microwave and someone appeared at her door the next day with a free microwave. I'm not kidding.

But this latest story might take the cake. An unabashed gold-digger in New York put an ad up on Craigslist asking to meet a man making over $500,000. She explained that men making just $250,000 wouldn't cut it:

"Okay, I'm tired of beating around the bush. I'm a beautiful (spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I'm articulate and classy. I'm not from New York. I'm looking to get married to a guy who makes at least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don't think I'm overreaching at all.

Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around 200-250. But that's where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250K won't get me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she's not as pretty as I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I get to her level?"

My favorite part is when she tells us how "classy" she is. Yes, this ad is nothing but classy.

So, someone responded. And they let her have it.

Earlier this morning I read a post by my colleague, Ben Greenman, here on AOL Newsbloggers. It was the story of a couple who were cheating on each other with ... each other. I loved it. Couldn't get enough of it. So, we did a segment on it this morning with more details of the story and what implications it has for all of our relationships.

Our main question is when do you fall out of love with each other and stop remembering what you loved about the person you're with?



I think this story has an even sadder ending because the couple decided to get divorced instead of realizing what they loved about each other in the first place. Think about it, out of all the people they could have found online they found each other. Shouldn't that mean that they have something that draws them together and that they have just forgotten what it was. Sadly, in this case, that's not what it meant at all. Instead, it meant divorce.

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I knew there was reason why I didn't want to get married. Charlie Sheen held out for so long and then he finally gave in and married Denise Richards. Terrible idea. She sounds like she's full blown crazy.

Now, mind you, I have an unjustifiable man crush on Charlie Sheen. I think it has a lot to do with how many women his character in Two and a Half Men sleeps with and how little he cares about what everyone else thinks about that. I know that's ridiculous, so save your breath. My mom thinks that if an actor plays an evil role really well, they probably really are evil. I'm not to that point, yet.

Anyway, my bias has colored my views on the Sheen-Richards marriage and divorce, which has gotten really ugly now. Watch the video below for details. If half the things Sheen says is true, then Denise Richards is borderline Dick Cheney crazy.



By the way, I once ran into Sheen and Richards when they were happily married -- at a casino in the Bahamas. They couldn't talk long because Charlie had to go put some bets down before some games started. I liked him even more after that. I have to confess Denise did a good job in shooing me away so that Charlie could get to his bets.

Yes, I realize that I'm the one that sounds full blown crazy now. Yes, it sounds like my man crush is more than just platonic. And yes, I understand they never wanted to speak to me in the first place.

If you tell my friend Steve Oh something that's embarrassing, he says with a straight face, "I really wish you hadn't told me that. No, I'm being serious, I really wish you hadn't told me that." I have a feeling that's what he'd say if he read this post.

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