People Get Ready, There's a Train A-coming . . .

Will this train be stopping at your station?

Eva Cassidy ~ live.
I love her version of this symbolic song.

Today's whistle stop train from Philadelphia to Washington retraces a portion of Abraham Lincoln's route in 1861.

Dear Sir President: Children advise and draw Obama . . .

Letters to Obama from a wonderful article in The New York Times.

Slideshow with 14 portraits.

Nutritional advice too.

Preparations in Washington for Obama's Inauguration . . .

One week and counting. The seating area for the presidential inauguration on the West side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 12, in Washington, D.C. AFP/ Getty Images / Karen Bleier

An invitation for the Inauguration of Barack Obama is shown on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12. AP / Susan Walsh

Buttons of Michelle Obama are for sale with US President-elect Barack Obama inauguration memorabilia at the Presidential Inaugural Committee store Jan. 12, in Washington, D.C. AFP/ Getty Images / Jim Watson

See many more images at my new favorite photo news site: The Frame

Tina Fey cover | Vanity Fair photographed by Annie Leibovitz . . .

Can't get enough of Tina Fey? Go out and buy the January 2009 issue of VANITY FAIR. She's on the cover and there is an in depth interview inside by Maureen Dowd.

Tina Fey has rules. They’ve guided the 38-year-old writer-comedian through marriage, motherhood, and a career that went into hyperdrive this fall, when her Sarah Palin impression convulsed the nation, boosting the ratings of both Saturday Night Live and her own NBC show, 30 Rock. Backstage at S.N.L., where “Palin” met Palin, and at the home Fey shares with her husband and daughter, the author reports on how a tweezer, cream rinse, a diet, and a Teutonic will transformed a mousy brain into a brainy glamour-puss.

Read more... WHAT TINA WANTS by Maureen Dowd

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Stamp 1809--2009 . . .

The U.S. Postal service will issue this stamp set on February 9, 2009 to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. It is very fitting that our first African American President will take his oath of office 3 weeks before the Lincoln bicentennial.

Ha Ha Ha -- Couldn't resist . . .

Baroque Obama 1708

History behind the Shepard Fairey HOPE posters . . .

I am so happy I found this on YouTube. I love this artist!

Free OBAMA Yes We Did VICTORY Sticker . . .

Get Your Free Obama Sticker!
These commemorative stickers mark Barack Obama's historic victory and were designed by groundbreaking artist Shepard Fairey—the same artist who designed the world-famous, iconic "Hope" poster for Obama.

You can get one sticker for free. For a $3+ donation, they'll send you 5 stickers. For a $20+ donation, they'll send 50 stickers. Stickers are 4.5" x 6" (about the size of a postcard) and may take 5-7 weeks to arrive.

Place your order here.

Good One! . . .

I love this, don't you?

via gapingvoid

Watch YES WE CAN again . . .

Watch this again...or for the first time...whatever applies.

Who's The Boss today? . . .

Bruce Springsteen, aka The Boss, spent some quality time with Barack Obama and his daughter Sasha last month in Ohio.

I love this photograph. Everyone looks so happy and so normal!

I can't wait to meet the "First Puppy" ~ the girls really earned this promised reward.

Congratulations to all of us.

Source: FameCrawler

Obama Wins . . .

Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States.

And the winner is . . .

Please vote today so this cover can become a reality.
This is an actual Time Magazine Cover for May 19, 2008. Read the cover story.

Photo by Callie Shell The Digital Journalist

Political signs on a fence in Mendham, NJ . . .

These signs are posted on a fence at a very busy spot near the Hilltop Presbyterian Church in Mendham, NJ.

I saw them when coming home from the dentist's office yesterday and went back today to photograph them.

AFTER I VOTED FOR OBAMA.

Rock the Vote | Take Part in Democracy . . .

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack Obama

We are almost there. Don't forget to vote!

Free Coffee for Voters at Starbucks 11/4 and More . . .

Tuesday (11/4) is a big day for our nation. We all have the chance to make a difference by choosing to take advantage of our democratic right to vote and now Starbucks has joined the slew of businesses offering up freebies for the election-conscious. Tell your barista that you voted and they'll serve you up a tall cup of brewed coffee on the house.

FREE ICE CREAM!
Ben & Jerry's is celebrating YOU, the voting population of the good 'ol USA for taking part in the election process. Stop by your nearest participating Ben & Jerry's between 5-8pm for a free scoop!

FREE DOUGHNUTS!
Not to be outdone Krispy Kreme is also showing some love for anyone with an "I voted" sticker. Stop by your nearest doughnut shop for a special star-shaped patriotic treat complete with red, white, and blue sprinkles.

Don't forget to get your "I Voted" sticker after you vote.

Thanks to: Daily Dose of Freebies

Vote True 2008 | Message from a 4 year old boy . . .

Simply wonderful advice from Truett.

Vote for Hope. Only one more day!