I’m back from the swearing in and the parade.  I’ve taken a warm shower, but I’m still thawing out-I was standing in the cold from 4:45 am ’til 2, with only a 10 minute sit in the warming tent.  At one point, before the sun came up, I was contemplating how the PIC would compensate me if I had to have my frostbitten toes amputated.  It was all worth it, though.
The excitement in the air on the mall was palpable.  Early estimates are around 2 million people-they were stretched the …

Buh-Bye!

Hey, you guys remember Shawn? Yeah, neither do I, really, but he’s back from London and at the crack of dawn this morning he jimmied the lock on my patio door (especially impressive since I live on the second floor), plopped himself down on the couch and started watching the inauguration coverage. So meh, when in Rome…
Seriously, we would’ve used the liveblog room, but my technological wizardry is such that I can’t blog and watch cable at the same time. I could watch the streaming coverage online, but that would …

I had to check our archives to make sure we hadn’t already featured K. Zukowski’s art because it is right up our metaphorical alley (which, if you’re curious, is behind our metaphorical Thai restaurant). K. Zukowski’s art prints are created using original designs and vintage images. The prints are compatible in size and design- and super cheap- so they would work well framed and hung as a set. 

Old Fashioned Gramophone and Wallpaper Print,  6″ x 6″ for $10.00

It’s 3:30 in the morning, and I’m drinking coffee before I head down to the Lincoln Memorial.  In approximately eight hours, Barack Obama will take the oath of office and America will have our first black president.  It is nearly impossible not to feel a thrill as I write those words.  How fitting and how beautiful that the Inauguration is part of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend, where we can be reminded of how far we’ve come.  The work is not done yet, but there is still a great …