Poor Ole Beaker
I love the non-understandable ramblings of the Muppets’ Beaker. This lab tech always cracks me up. Watch as he tries to sing the blues online.
Pulp
Strangely Fascinated by Scott Fujita
Whoa, double take. The New Orleans Saints have a linebacker named Scott Fujita? That’s an Asian brother of another color. He got the name, Fujita. But blonde hair? And kids with even blonder hair? That ain’t no Fujita.
Ah I get it. Adopted son. Grandmother in a WWII internment camp. Grandfather fighting with the 442nd. Named the Saints’ Man of the Year and now Superbowl champion. Strangely fascinating.
Limited Time: Free iPhone Game
Remember that hand-held football game from back in the day? Little red lights represented the players and you were the bright red one?
 For Superbowl weekend, an iPhone app recreating this classic is available for free. Of course you must download!
Nothing Says Lunch Like Victoria’s Secret
Nothing says lunch like Victoria’s Secret! From carrying the Good Book to being a popular Christmas gift (albeit ill-fitting) to toting a loaf of bread, who knew the versatility of this distinctive bag.
Reuse, reduce, recycle!
Somewhere Kanye West Is Smiling
Somewhere out there, Kanye West is quietly smiling. If you don’t remember, go back and read my conspiracy theory about Jay-Z masterminding the Kanye West-Taylor Swift fiasco.
Jay-Z’s strategic acumen is unreal, and Kanye played his villainous part to perfection. Oh sure, Taylor Swift has the talent and would have been successful without the extra attention. But being talented in the ultra-talented music industry sometimes just isn’t enough, right Susan Boyle? To really standout, you need that break, that moment in the spotlight. And that was the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2009.
Look what culminated five months later in the 52nd Grammys. Beyonce aka Mrs. Jay-Z with 6 Grammys, 20-year old country music crossover Taylor Swift with 4 Grammys including Album of the Year, Best Rap Song going to Run This Town by Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye, and the biggest Grammy-watching audience in six years. Talk about a win-win situation all around.
But what about the instigating bad boy Mr. West? How did he win in this situation? He hasn’t yet. You know he’s quietly smiling somewhere out there with his return already preordained. He has the talent (did you notice Kanye was three of the five nominations for the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Grammy?), and now the spotlight is waiting for his revival.
And Kanye is rising, performing on the charity anthem “We Are the World — 25 for Haiti.” When a smiling smirking Kanye does re-emerge, the millions of haters and fans will be waiting. Can you feel Kanye smiling now?
Here Comes Kanye
Now that Taylor Swift’s incredible musical year culminated at Grammys, Kanye West can reappear and start his re-ascent. His first showing? A remake of We Are the World for Haiti victims.
Good timing, good cause, and here comes Kanye.
Inventively Protecting Your Ride
So maybe you got a distinctive car in Hawaii or maybe you just love your ride pimped out with pink headlights, and you want to protect it. Check out this inventive way of stopping dings and dents in the parking lot.
Now there’s some ingenuity and smarts at play! Cost of this? $1.52 for a bungee cord
Then there are those who say they’d purposely go after cars decked out like this. 😉
Are Pink Headlights Legal?
Have you seen the latest trend of pink hued headlights on cars?
I’ve seen a few on the road. Are these legal? The pink lights are distinctive but kinda irritating (or maybe I’m just old).
If you really want this look, you can pick up this strobe kit to give your headlights that pink glow.
Help Humanity. Bid for Evangeline Lilly
LOST actress and humanitarian, Evangeline Lilly, is putting herself up for auction to raise funds to support the GO Campaign. Winning bidders will have lunch with Evangeline in Hawaii, Los Angeles, or Canada (there are three auctions, one for each locale).
The auctions end on February 4, 2010 and the leading bids are around $2500. Go to http://tiny.cc/evangeline for more info.
If these luncheon auctions are price prohibitive, Evangeline is also raising funds with her own intimate collections line to support Task Brazil which provides for street children of Brazil. Costs for these auctioned items start at $10.
Banned from the Bowl
As usual, the Superbowl is a time for make-it-or-break-it commercials. But before airing, all the commercials must be screened and approved. Usually, it’s the good ones that don’t make the cut for the big game.
GoDaddy.com is no stranger to controversy for its Superbowl ads. This year, their commercial once again won’t air, but if you watch it, it’s not as racy as previous spots.
But then again, I guess it does communicate a sensitive subject for the NFL.
What Does Pee Wee Herman Think of the iPad?
Pee Wee Herman is back and look what happens when he supposedly gets an iPad from Steve Jobs himself.
That multitasking globe is a hoot!
Don’t Fear the Semicolon
I admit that the semicolon baffles me. What’s it for, when do I use it? Because of my semicolon ignorance, I never use it.
But check this out; here’s a great illustrated tutorial explaining the semicolon and uses for this feared punctuation mark.
You can even buy it in a poster format.