Congratulations, President Obama!

Now... back to work.

(Related story of the week: a fellow blogger was commiserating on the Midwest's nasty winter weather, talking smack about passersby who didn't give him a push when his car battery conked, and he ran out of gas.

Best "Be Prepared" -- by winterizing your car, for example, and keeping the gas tank full when predictions of cold snaps come in. See, if you think like a Boy Scout, you'll be much less likely to find yourself ultimately in need of rescue ... just sayin')