Armless Pianist

Is that even possible?! I have arms and I can barely play the piano! Look at this dude go, rockin' with his feet!

The newest winner of China's Got Talent is an armless 22-year-old named Liu Wei from Beijing. This amazing guy lost his arms in an accident whent he was 10 and didn't even start playing the piano until he was 19. Although I don't think that his piano playing or his singing was the greatest, I think the reason he won this competition was because of his inspirational spirit. I think the best part of the video was the power and inspiration of the way he lived his life after a tragically horrible accident. Liu's motto is,"I have two options, I can die as fast as possible, or I can live a brilliant life. And I chose the latter." Congratulations to Liu Wei! What an awesome attitude!

Trapped Miners

In case you've been living under a rock and you haven't heard about it, there are 33 miners trapped underground in a mine in Chile. You heard right, two months. TWO WHOLE MONTHS, people! Imagine being trapped miles underground in a tiny little space for TWO MONTHS. If they didn't have claustrophobia before, I bet they do now!

The amazing thing about these miners is their wonderful, positive attitude! Yes, they are still positive even after being down there since August 5th! From the moment the rescuers made contact with them 17 days after the mine collapsed, they were upbeat, smiling, and just thrilled to be alive! I would have been screaming "GET ME OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!"

But now, the end is near! The rescue shaft is complete and the rescue pod is ready to be deployed. There's only one problem. The miners are arguing! About what you ask? I thought they were upbeat, smiling and thrilled! But what they're bickering about is who should get to go up first, and who should be the last to be rescued. No, they don't all want to go first. They all want to be the last! They're willing to wait so that their fellow miners can be reunited with their families first. WOW! Trapped down there for months and all they're thinking about is their friends. What a great bunch of guys! I would have been saying "See you later, guys! My ride's here! I'm out!"

SCI-FI JACK-O-LANTERNS!

I loved this display of pumpkins! They are truly an artistic job!!!!! WELL DONE!!! was the first thought that came to my mind when I saw these pumpkins! CONGRATULATIONS to all those people that worked hard on the pumpkins. The were very cool... all of them! I mean, just look at this one!
I really think that these Sci-Fi Jack-O-Lanterns are fantastic!!!! I just can't imagine how long it took them to do these! And what if they messed up on the last slice! I would have been infuriated!! These are some of the raddest pumpkins I've ever seen! If only there was someone that lived around me that was artistic enough to do one for Halloween! They're pure genious! Just imagine how much work it took to do that! Watch, one year I'll do one, but for the mean time I'm stuck doing ones like this!

If you want to see more amazing pumpkins just click right here, on this link!

WOW! SPAGHETTI TACOS!

Fans from the new Nickelodeon’s hit show iCarly are requesting spaghetti tacos for dinner! I can't believe parents everywhere are making them as well! This all started when Dan Schneider, the creator of iCarly, started it as a joke and made Spencer, Carly's big foolish brother, cook them for dinner. He said, “It was just a little joke I came up with for one episode. Then it turned into a running joke. And now it’s this thing people actually do!” The dish became so popular there are even whole Facebook pages devoted to it! LOL. Hey, I like tacos, and I like spaghetti, but together? Ummmmm, I don't think so. I guess I'll have to wait until I try it. You never know. Who ever thought combining M&Ms and pretzels would make the best food on the planet?

Expensive Painting!

In Paris, an apartment was locked up and untouched for 70 years. It wasn't abandoned or empty though - don't think that! The rent was being paid, and the smelly place was filled with furniture, books, and a lot of art. One of those paintings, it turns out, was worth a lot of money! And when I say a lot, I mean A LOT!

The valuable work of art is by Italian artist Giovanni Boldini and recently sold for 2.1 million pounds (around US $2.9 million) at auction. The painting's subject was a woman in a pink muslin evening dress. I don't know much about Boldini so I didn't really see why it was so important but it sure was expensiveeeeeee!

I've never heard of someone paying rent on an apartment for 70 years and never going there! 70 years, people! What's amazing too - the 70 years of dust didn't damage the painting! Whoa!

Fireeeee!

That's just disappointing. I think my opinion of the heroism of firefighters just went down a little bit. So here's the short version of what happened: In Tennessee homeowners must pay $75 annually for fire protection. If they don't pay the fee and their home catches fire, you better know it's just tough luck - even if firefighters are positioned just outside the home with hoses at the ready. That's just harsh! A man named Gene found this out the hard way.

Gene's house caught on fire last week, he couldn't put out the fire with his garden hoses and fire extinguishers so he called 911. During the emergency call, he offered to pay all expenses to the Fire Department's defense of his home, but the firefighters refused to do anything.

They did, however, come out when Gene's neighbor who had already paid the fee called 911 because he was worried the fire might spread to his property. Once they arrived, members of the fire department stood by and watched Gene's home burn. I think that was extremely cruel of them. Even if it was breaking the rules I would have helped the man. The stupid, ignorant firefighters only went into action when the fire reached the neighbor's property! Can you believe that? Firefighters standing around and watching a family's home burn to the ground! For shame!

"I hadn't paid my $75 and that's what they want, $75, and they don't care how much it burned down," Gene Cranick told WPSD, an NBC affiliate in Kentucky. "I thought they'd come out and put it out, even if you hadn't paid your $75, but I was wrong."

Michael Jackson's Mansion!

Wha?!? MJ's home is for sale?!? He rehearsed "This is It" (the movie he made) in that house! I wonder how many MJ freaks are gonna go for that house!

The "French chateau" is located in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles. This awesomely amazing house of royalty (as I like to call it) includes a theater room, wine cellar, elevator, gym, guest house, a pool, and gardens on the 1.26 acre property... That's just madness. I want that house! The home also features an indoor spa and 12 fireplaces. That's 12, people! TWELVE!!!

In order to even view the home, interested buyers must go through a "pre-buying" check, to avoid rubberneckers and any paparazzi. I don't know who's going to buy that house though... Bill Gates is probably the one that can afford it! And Oprah!