Just As We Always Suspected...

Time Has Come Today...

Aretha Franklin sings "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at the swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2009. (AP) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7c2lC9JlJo
"This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring."
--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” Speech, Washington, DC, August 28, 1963.

I Guess I'll Never Be Able To Get In There Again

Out-of-town visitors stand in line at Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street on Monday 1/19. President-elect Barack Obama stopped by the historic eatery last Saturday 1/10.
ASTRID RIECKEN/THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Sweet...

Then on to one of the Balls.

My Next Office?

Temp Job in Paradise Pays $100,000
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Position: island caretaker. Duties: lazing around the Great Barrier Reef for six months. Salary: $100,000.
It sounds too good to be true, but the position is real. Calling it the “best job in the world,” Australian tourism officials say they are seeking someone to spend six months relaxing on Hamilton Island, part of the country’s Whitsunday Islands, while promoting the destination on a blog.
Within 24 hours, more than 200,000 prospective applicants had visited the Web site advertising the job, islandreefjob.com, a local tourism official said. Applicants must submit a 60-second video application, and 11 finalists will be flown from their home countries to the island in May for the final selection process. The application deadline is Feb. 22.
In exchange for the pay, a free stay in an oceanfront villa and airfare from the winner’s home country, the employee will be required to stroll the island’s white sand beaches, snorkel, maybe take a dip in the pool — and post photographs and videos of the experience on a weekly blog.

January 2009 Anniversaries...

Motown Records celebrates 50th anniversary.

Gideons mark 100 years of giving out the Bible.

I've About Had It Up To Here...

Scott Eklund/Seattle Post-Intelligencer

First Things First In D.C.

President Elect Obama visited the famed Washington, D.C. landmark, "Ben's Chili Bowl" restaurant, located on U Street on Saturday. And, like Bill Cosby, he was granted a lifetime pass to eat there for free. Good thing he works out every day.