A lotta talk about the 35 czars in the new administration, and after all is said and done I only have one question: if Obama creates a special council for Quality of Water And Sewage, would that be (are you ready?) the QWA-CZAR? I know what your saying..."Frylock, you reached awfully hard for such a third rate pun"...but I just don't hear the word "quasar" enough anymore...or "perfunctory", thats another excellent word. I attended a wonderful dinner party last night, and some surprising political speak developed at the table...I respectfully declined my option to weigh in, as I recognized any contribution I could make would probably incite a riot. Anyway, the dinner conversation was truly enlightening, I learned how to prepare a delicious corn arepa...and that this year's ballooning federal budget deficit were in fact caused by the two Bush administrations. First I re-examined the constitution to see if a President could pass a spending bill, then I analyzed a historical timeline of our US national debt, unfortunately the evidence still seemed virtually invisible to me... but then I realized the reason: a low-brow shnook like myself just can't comprehend the advanced mechanics of government the way an avid New York Times reader can. Anyway, Aunt Marie has succesfully passed through that imaginary porthole of the Facebook Realm. Im really excited about this: not that I can communicate better, I can just drive the 7 miles to Spumoni for that...but because of the faces I'm hoping will show up on her Friends List: Mrs. Sussman, Mary Malloy, Sister Genevieve, Eddie the Ice Cream Man, and of course Rita Bueti and Joe Gagalia. Time for me to get back to work.