While Awaiting the Obama Vulcan Mindmeld

I know the concert was a Hollywood production but couldn't someone have found jazz musicians and bluesmen? When I went to the University of Chicago, you could always hear Junior Wells. As for jazz, we will have The Duke's Centenary coming up. And where was WILCO?

Is it just me or do Shepard Fairey's iconic images of Obama remind you of socialist realism without the irony of Warhol's Maos? My son believes I should give him a break since he started as a graffiti artist.

The Greatest of All Time is in town--Muhammed Ali was 67 on Saturday and came in for the festivities.

And how can one not mention the death of Patrick McGoohan at the age of 80? In the prophetic series "The Prisoner", he uttered the call of the modern age," I am not a number, I am a free man."

Conservatives are urging you to boycott Krispy Kreme because it has the audacity of giving away free donuts on the inauguration.

The Bush staffers promise to leave the "o" on the word processors when they leave.

If the Mumbai scenario happens on inauguration day, Bob Gates has been left in charge. Boy, that inspires confidence. Did Obama know this when he said yesterday," I have confidence that this nation will endure."?