From msbelle's link:

Number Of Rounds Of Golf Played As President: 24 (The last one on Oct. 13, 2003. President Bush has since explained that he stopped playing golf out of respect for the families of Americans killed in the war in Iraq.)

Huh? I know that the "now watch this drive" clip looked horrible, but he stopped playing golf entirely?

“Celebrating his inauguration with ‘Freedom of Choice’ doughnuts - only two days before the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to decriminalize abortion - is not only extremely tacky, it’s disrespectful and insensitive and makes a mockery of a national tragedy."

I went through this looking glass and no matter what I do, I can't seem escape back to Not Crazy World. They're playing croquet with flamingos. It's always jam yesterday and jam tomorrow, but never jam today. Free doughnuts make a political statement. There are people Sarah Palin considers white trash. It's disappointing to not find weapons of mass destruction. GWB made the hard decisions and the only ones he regrets are poor photo-op decisions.

Keith Olbermann called donut lady a "loon", iirc. I expected to be old before there was a black President.

In terms of Freedom of Choice, Ezra Klein suggests that if you live or work near anyplace the sells Krispy Kremes you buy one or more on the 22nd, the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. His point is that while this may not be a tremendously effective way to support a woman's right to choose, it is probably the only opportunity many of us will have in our lifetime to make a political statement by eating donuts.

When I went back to the laundromat, I realized that the white guy was even more of a tool, because the other customer said "I don't speak Spanish" because the TV was playing Primer Impacto, not because she couldn't understand the owner (who was speaking English). Good times.

ION, I just threw random frozen green vegetables into a pot to turn into soup, and I'm not so sure it's going to be something I want to eat.

other superheroes Obama should meet.

Ethan is awesome. I love the Aquaman one:

After Aquaman exits the building, Obama turns to the other foreign dignitaries and says what everyone’s thinking: “Man is that guy lame or what?”

Tom and I are on the ferry at Sausalito. We decided not to actually get off the boat before heading back, but the trip over was great.

There was an event on DuPont Circle today with a giant inflatable George W. Bush, at which people threw shoes. No, really: [link]

I have printed out maps and directions and phone numbers. I have put a new memory card in the camera and rounded up batteries. I have ascertained that we probably will walk through the 395 tunnel. I found my beltloop money carrier. I set the alarm and lights to go at 5 am. I know what I'm wearing.

Now to just get up at 5 am and for 29 to not be a parking lot. Or ice rink.