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When I first saw Susan, I thought – Mimi from the Drew Carrey Show. Add a little eye shadow, a multi-colored dress and a bad attitude – you have the Administrative Assistant to Craig Ferguson.

When she walked on the stage, most people just wrote her off. Expected her to croon, Simon to scoff and her to walk off stage in tears. But this 47 year old did something no nobody expected.

What did she do? Let’s just say, she sang better than expected.

There is no embeddable video on this – most likely these YouTube videos will go down later. But in the meantime, check out Susan Boyle – the 47 Year old that has never been kissed.

This was such a great video, I watched it a few times.

Check here for Susan Boyle singing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables.

Kelly Coffman Lee loves Tofu. The “Bean-Curd” that is consumed by many and is usually associated in vegetarian living is something she wants to tell people about. Therefore when it was time to get a new license plate, she figured – Why not get a plate that really shows my love for this product.

She went to the Colorado DMV and signed up for ILUVTOFU. The DMV looked at that – and came back and said no. Not because they are against Tofu, but because of the alternate meaning to the plate. I LUV to FUnk.

OK, it might not be Funk. But you can make the change. Actually – before you chastise this – it was probably a good idea for the DMV to make this decision. Think about it. You’re driving down the street with your ILUVTOFU plate and you get all these cars come up and honk at you. If you are a pretty good lookin person, you might get someone to come up and make some lude comments.

Maybe TOFUILUV would be a better choice. When I signed up for my custom plates, I had to write down 4 choices just in case my first choice is already taken. I wonder if she got another version of the plate name.

For now, if you love Tofu, you might want to think about how to say things when you get your license plate.

I remember when the CableCuffs showed up – being able to wrap a cable and hold it down with the cuff was a great invention. It was like Velcro, but it’s locking mechanism made it more useful in some situations. So now, picture a cuff on a hanger…

That is the Claw by Lidwig, a company that creates quick clamp technology. The Quick Clamps are great for woodworking, but the Claw is something for the everyday household.

Got a Garden hose, rope, air hose or other cable? Well, just wrap it up, put it on the Claw and hang it in the garage. Running an extension cord and want to keep it out of the way? Run it through the Claw and hang it on a nail.

The Claw is made with a Reinforced Glass Composite. That means it’s a glass fiber weaved by plastic, therefore stronger than plastic. I talked to one of their team members and they say it can hold 30 kg, or 66 lbs. If that is the case, you might even be able to hold up something like a Bicycle by using 2 clamps.

At first the site says it’s coming soon, however their Lidwig team member said I can get it through their American Distributor (EagleAmerica.com) and it says the Claw is available for order. If you are looking for a useful item that can also act as an organizer, then the Claw may be for you.

OK, not as stimulating as the Monkey 911 call, but apparently according to TCPalm, Latreasa Goodman was not happy about the fact they didn’t have any more McNuggets. So she did the one thing any sane person would. Call 911.

“This is an emergency, If I would have known they didn’t have McNuggets, I wouldn’t have given my money, and now she wants to give me a McDouble, but I don’t want one,” Latreasa L. Goodman told police. “This is an emergency.”

It wouldn’t be much if she called just once. But she called 3 times on 3 different occasions.

Oh well, chalk that one up to another misuse of the 911 system.

I remember seeing him on the casting calls and thinking: “Yeah. He’s not going to last”. Boy was I wrong. William Hung, move over. It’s time for Norman Gentle.

According to Nick Michell’s admission, he was only doing it as a comedy routine. However, when the group thought he had a great voice, he was going to Hollywood.

Now it’s time to change.

Nick does have that look of the washed up 80′s lounge singer. No offense to Huey Lewis – I could have easily said Greg Kihn or a host of other 80′s Pop singers. But he does have that look and feel – along with the Will Farrell “Over the top” acting.

Without the outfit and by taking a more serious run to it, he might just go a little farther than he expects. Even with the outfit, if Nick tunes down the comedy, his voice can take him farther.

But if he doesn’t make it to the top 12, will we see him on the set of Saturday Night Live? He does have the comedy face – I first thought of Bob Rivers, from the Twisted Christmas albums. No matter what, Nick has just vaulted his career into a new direction.

That’s the Power of Love…

The ultimate handymans’ tool – Duct Tape. But what do you do when even Duct Tape fails? Well, you put on more Duct Tape. And not just any Duct Tape, but Nuclear Grade Duct Tape.

3M has come out with this Nuclear Grade miracle. This 0.33mm thick tape will hold 36 lbs. per inch. It will also stand up to temperatures of 200 degrees F. Isn’t a Nuclear explosion hotter than that? I believe we get into 10 million on the Kelvin scale.

The tape is also UL723, HUD and BOCA compliant. And before you start substituting hamburgers with Duct Tape, this version of BOCA stands for “Building Officials Code Administrators International“. It just means you can use the Duct Tape in construction. No, it doesn’t mean you can substitute all your Nails for Duct Tape, either.

The Backing is Polyethylene film over cloth scrim and the adhesive is Natural and synthetic rubber. You can get 48, 72, and 144mm roll widths in Slate Blue and Red. You can use it for sealing, masking, joining, marking, holding, splicing, protecting, reinforcing, moisture proofing, hanging poly (oh, we won’t go there….), patching and temporary conduit capping.

So go ahead – Duct Tape away!

Batman! My favorite hero in the DC universe! No special powers, just well honed skills, and lotsa cool toys! He’s the everyman hero, so to speak. A real strip down guy!

So, I decided to make this portrait as simple as possible.

After the hours spent on Superman, I knew that the most demanding part of this picture would be the Bat Symbol. I had done test strips of the ‘S’ shield, but not so with the bat. I was going at this one without practice. Also, there are a number of Bat symbols that have been used. The only one for my money is the Yellow symbol with the black Bat!

Drawing from the style of Bruce Timm, I started with a black background. Timm’s art in The Animated Series was all done on black first, to give the grim dark look it deserved. This seemed a good start, and proved to be a very helpful tool.

I began with the eyes! Then, the reflection of the cowl. From there, It just began to take shape. As the great sculptors, I found the picture inside the dark blank slate.

The symbol, which I said was done with no practice, was next. It proved to be easier than I thought, but did not happen the way I planned it to.

Speaking of which, the rain was an afterthought. I was making the cityscape, and felt that it wasn’t enough for him to be in the dark. This was a challenge, however, as it was almost impossible to add the rain over what I had already created. I had to improvise. The results are not as good as I would have liked, but they do make it more dreary.

I hoped this portrait would look and feel like the Bruce Timm version. In the end, it resembled a cross between that, and the comics.

One of the things I have been most happy with in all my portraits is that the style is far removed from the sample artwork I start with. The Dark Knight had no sample art, save for the symbol. It was pure creation, and the results were great!

When I start looking at starting a company, I try to put some thought into the name. Research it, make sure it isn’t associated to anything bad.

I think this company should have thought about their name a little bit. While at the consumer Electronics show (#CES09), I saw this company. They make security cameras, E-books readers, digital picture frames and soo much more.

But will you buy from Astak?

Welcome to Scott Wade’s Dirty Car Art Gallery. He’s taken the sidewalk chalk medium, the etch-o-sketch medium and the fun world of ‘wash me’ art, and blended them into a fantastic voyage into the beauty of dirty automobiles!

Got a filthy window? Wanna make it look really fun and exciting? Scott Wade has raised the bar! With brushes in tow, he’ll paint a masterpiece onto something only the rain can put down.

Scott’s website offers a photo gallery of his work, as well as a synopsis of him and his talent. There is also contact information about appearance and advertising opportunities because, hey, he’s gotta make a living too, ya know!

Now this is seriously silly art, indeed!