The Most Badass Bird of All Time

This is pretty awesome. The bald eagle has been removed from the endangered species list. In the 1960's, there were only about 400 of them in the lower 48 states (there are 40,000 in Alaska, but none in Hawaii), and there are now about 10,000. The nation's symbol will continue to be protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Sweet. Read whatever article you like here to check up on my facts.

W2

I am astounded that there are people who spend their time making stuff like this, but it's pretty awesome. It's one of the best things about the Internet, I suppose, like funny t-shirt sites and compilations of great QVC clips like this.

Design to Die For

If you don't already have a set of Global knives and a pyramidal knife block like this -
Then you might consider this. It's pretty awesome.

You may have seen the Voodoo knife block before, but it was just featured in mental_floss.com's "Killer Home Decor" article.

C to the D

I don't know if this will ever come in handy, but it's still pretty awesome -



According to lifehacker, you can turn a C battery into a D, by stuffing the empty space with quarters, since they have the same voltage. Looks like 4 is the magic number.

Don't Waste Another Minute On Your Crying

Oh man. Please don't ask how I stumbled upon Kirk Cameron's website. It's pretty awesome how the theme song from Growing Pains just plays over and over, and also how many times he uses the phrase "full house of growing pains". Way to plug his sister's show, too.

On a related note, Joanna Kerns, Kirk's TV mom on Growing Pains, appears in the new movie Knocked Up. She's had some work.

kirkcameron.com

"Baby, you and me, we gotta be the luckiest dreamers who never quit dreaming."

Dahctah Jones, Dahctah Jones!

I am really surprised at how excited I was to read on WWTDD about production starting on the fourth Indiana Jones movie. There's even a photo of Harrison Ford in costume -

I think it's pretty awesome that you can see blood on his ear and pants. That's hardcore.

And I Ran

I hear that song every day on CNBC. It's contained in some commercial that I really can't remember. I suppose it's not selling the product very well, but I love hearing that distinctive guitar riff.

I can't believe there was a time in the world when this was an acceptable way to present oneself. You have to admit, it's pretty awesome that there was a guy who used to style his hair this way.

The lead singer's name is Mike Score. I think that might come in handy some day. According to a Wikipedia entry, he used to be a hairdresser. I was disappointed to see that on the band's MySpace page, members are unable to add their songs onto their own profiles.

First He Kills All Those People in Cambodia, And Now This

This is Paul Potts, the guy who just won "Britain's Got Talent". I heard him interviewed on NPR last week. He's a Welshman who, until recently, worked in a cell phone store. Clearly, he was the favorite from round one -



The reaction to his incredible voice is pretty awesome, except for when the one female judge calls him "a wittoo wump of coa". That's "a little lump of coal" in American.

iPhone, YouBuy?

The iPhone comes out in 10 days. It's very expensive ($499 and $599 for the 4 and 8GB models, respectively), and appears to be quite delicate. I don't see this as a practical smartphone for many people, but it's still pretty awesome.

I Have to Return Some Videotapes

This isn't pretty awesome. It's a good deed. It's extremely awesome. This guy transcribed my favorite movie here.

Here's a preview of what you have in store -

Our pasta this evening...
is squid ravioli in a lemon grass broth...
with goat cheese profiteroles, and I also have an arugula Caesar salad.
For entrees this evening, I have swordfish meatloaf with onion marmalade,
rare roasted partridge breast in raspberry coulis with a sorrel timbale.
...and grilled free-range rabbit with herbed french fries.

David Elsewhere

You might recognize this guy's signature moves (they're pretty awesome) from some Pepsi, Volkswagen, and iPod ads. You should know who he is and that it all began at Kollaboration -

Oh Solio Mio

Well, I don't own one yet, but that's the title that popped into my head. YOU try coming up with a clever one every time you post something to YOUR blog. Oh, you don't have a blog?

I just saw something about the Solio on CNBC, and it looks like a pretty awesome device. It's a compact hybrid solar charger for mobile phones, iPods, etc. It retails for $99.95 and you can buy one at solio.com. If you're planning on traveling somewhere remote, you might consider buying one.

This is Pretty Awesome

I have been thinking lately that I need a blog where I just talk about stuff that I think is cool. "This is Pretty Awesome" is born. It's an online diary of sorts, and I think it will be a good way to organize my Internet bookmarks. I don't really care if you read it, but it will probably be pretty awesome.