Friday's Food For Thought: All things "Awesome"

Welcome to our semi-regular, and ever popular, Friday's Food for Thought post. As many of our readers know, this post provides us with the opportunity to lighten things up a bit and let our hair down. Today, let's talk about everything "awesome."  The latest buzz and excitement has been around the GovDelivery/GovLoop partnership...which is awesome, by the way.  GovLoop founder, Steve Ressler, is a huge fan of the word "awesome." So, in honor of Steve, we are aiming to make this the most awesome post ever.

GovLoop is Awesome

Called the "Facebook for Government," GovLoop is THE place to go to for just about anything government-related.  It's an awesome place for anyone working in and around government to connect, socialize and get answers (one good example is Gov 2.0 University - Learn. Share. Succeed.)  My favorite, the GovDelivery User Group.

The Definition of Awesome

Here's the official definition from our friends at Wikipedia: that which is awesome inspires awe. And the etymology of the word is awe + some = awesome. In terms of usage, the word is also a common slang expression in English. In our case, we aim to bring the word awesome into the business lexicon. More to come on that.

1,000 Awesome Things

We stumbled upon this most awesome blog called 1,000 Awesome Things. Yes, it lists out 1,000 awesome things in life like suddenly remembering it's a long weekend, or when you drive from a rough road onto a smooth one (yes, we agree that is awesome). And, the blog author just signed a deal to write a book based on the blog called "The Other Side of the Pillow and 199 other awesome things in life." What an awesome title for a book, huh?

A Rock n' Roll Band Named "Awesome"

Besides naming a band "Free Beer," this has to go down as one of the best band names ever. That is right there is a band named "Awesome."  Not to be confused with "The Awesome," which is an '80s cover band. Check out their version of Duran Duran's "Hungry Like a Wolf" here. Truly awesome.

Reading Is For Awesome People

Naturally, we are proponents of education and find that reading is an awesome thing. And, fortunately, we found a T-shirt that says, "Reading is for Awesome People."  We could not agree more.  Click here to order the t-shirt.

"Hey, How'd They Do That?" Bringing Awesome Into Popular Culture

How could we do a Friday's Food for Thought post about the word "awesome" and not show you something cool...er...awesome from pop culture?  Enjoy and happy Friday.

Comments

[Sarah]

That was awesome! Seriously!