I’m a huge fan of The Big Picture, one of the best websites for experiencing photojournalism at its best. The inauguration album is breathtaking. What struck me the most was this juxtaposition of images 9 and 10, demonstrating the enormous advantages we have in this country:

While we have it pretty bad right now, and while Obama represents to many of us a sharp turn from what the previous administration has wrought, let us be mindful that in many parts of the world, they would love to have our problems. To them, President Obama may mean more than a privileged American such as myself may ever understand.

I hope the afterlife is a fantasy island upholstered in soft Corinthian Leather and nothing like Ceti Alpha V after the explosion of Ceti Alpha VI.

Moment of silence for the unmistakeable, irreplaceable Ricardo Montalban.