I don’t know about you, but I spent most of yesterday glued to CNN, taking in Obamarama. (Oh… is that… not the official name for it? It seems like it ought to be.) Anyway, this phenomenon of Obama’s pop-culture popularity is something to behold, regardless of what you think of the man’s politics.
And so today I thought I’d point you at a great article about super-heroes who’ve ascended to the presidency.
Though he’s already met the Savage Dragon and Spider-Man, and will be playing a role in both Youngblood and Marvel’s Thunderbolts series, Obama is no superhero president.
While he may joke about being rocketed to earth from Krypton as a child, comic book readers know that there have been times when real super-heroes have been inaugurated as President. Often times these stories are used as springboards to explore larger topics, but more often than not, are funhouse mirrors on our own world.
It’s a must-read for any comics fan, not to mention that I’d had no idea that Obama had already been inserted into several comics, already. Fun!
Regardless of your political leanings, I think it’s impossible not to feel the excitement as we get ready for the Presidential Inauguration happening tomorrow. It’s a historic time in our country’s history, and kids have been fired up about this election in a way we’ve never seen before.
I think he doesn’t look a day over 8, myself, but 2009 marks the 10-year anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants, and Nickelodeon 
Every year I vow to do something special with the kids on New Year’s Eve, and every year I end up buying them a bottle of sparkling apple cider and threatening to send them to bed early by 8:00 or so.
The holidays are upon us, and hopefully you’re someplace warm and cozy with your family, and maybe even have a couple of days off work.
I’ll never forget the look on my oldest child’s face, the first time she found a Highlights magazine in the pediatrician’s waiting room and brought it to me to read to her. “You know,” I said, as she got settled on my lap, “I used to read this magazine when I was a little girl.”
Every year about this time, I wax rhapsodic about the brilliance that is 
It seems impossible to believe, but Halloween is just about a week away. If you’re like me, you’ve been assiduously preparing for the impending holiday by completely ignoring it and more or less pretending that it’s still September. (Why yes, I did win Mother of the Year, why do you ask?)
I love the concept of having a certain month designated for something like Fire Prevention. I mean, on the one hand: Yes! Good! Let’s raise awareness and make sure people have fire safety plans and all of those good things. On the other hand: Don’t you want to prevent fires all year ’round?