Coalition of Awesomeness | Where bloggers of awesomeness come together to be awesome

I’ve probably rambled on about the Blue öyster Cult (BOC) on almost any social medium known to man, so why not here too… The topic was not about an awesome…

John Matrix: He Eats Green Berets For Breakfast!

When this topic came up, there were a lot of names that came to mind, but there was only one character that to me exemplifies what it means to be…

Ron Swanson – man of awesomeness

Ron Swanson is a simple man. He hates the Government that he works for and everything they stand for. He has two ex wives named Tammy. He likes nothing more…

Theme: Someone Who Is Pure Awesome

Well, this one is really self-explanatory. The members of the Coalition are going to talk about an individual that they think is awesome and explain why. Since we’ve been slowing…

Taste the awesomeness

3May 2, 2011
Here’s One I Didn’t Prepare Earlier (With Hovercrafts!)

For the non-Australians amongst you I apologise, as this is a man you have most likely never heard of.
4January 20, 2011
The Colour of Magic: Oh, The Misfortune

I first became aware of the work of Terry Pratchett when I was in the seventh grade and happened to find a copy of Mort in a local library. Until…
3January 18, 2011
The Great Ghost Rescue

Humphrey the Horrible was a ghost. Actually his name was simply Humphrey but he had added ‘The Horrible’ because he thought it would help him to become horrible, which at present he was not.
8January 8, 2011
Myths, Magic, and Legends – From Atlantis to Camelot

There are a couple of book series that owned me, to be honest. But only one time was I ever compelled to read a series cover-to-cover twice in a row….
0January 4, 2011
Theme: The Book That Owned Us

I think in every person’s life, there is at least one book that totally overwhelms the reader and figuratively owns real estate in our very soul. This topic is going…
2December 29, 2010
Larry

My childhood was filled with many toys. Lego, Star Wars figures, and die-cast cars all graced my bedroom shelves. But one stood out above all the rest. Larry the stuffed…
2December 26, 2010
Sight beyond sight!

I’ve still got most of the toys I used to play with, all neatly stored at my parents’ place. One series of toys that I played with until they broke…
2December 19, 2010
Catch Me, I’m Falling….!

Received as a Christmas present in my early teens, this is a toy that meant a lot to me – so much so that I still have it, and it still works!
5December 16, 2010
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane… *crash* It’s Supergrover

There are a few toys from my youth that I wish I still had… like all my old Ghostbusters toys, including the Ecto-1 (I am sure Lee is weeping at…
0December 13, 2010
Theme: One toy I’ve kept from my childhood (or wish I had)

Since we are heading into the holiday season, the Coalition members thought it would be fitting to explore a toy-related topic. I think we all have at least one beloved…
0December 9, 2010
Nevermind what my first album was!

Ok, so I guess I might’ve given it away… The story started when my sister got copies of the MTV Unplugged and The Muddy Banks of Wishkah on tape. Especially…
9December 6, 2010
The gift of music

It wasn’t my birthday, or Christmas, or any of the typical gift giving occasions. It was just a day. I was probably 7 or 8 years old, laying on my…