Humdrum speech so far, nothing startling. The President is carrying it off very well, though–he doesn’t look at all like a guy whose poll ratings are in the tank. I’m remembering why I voted for him.

Uh—what’s that about a foiled attack on “the tallest building on the West Coast? What **is** the tallest building on the West Coast?

My daughter’s hamster, Bernadette, just died.