For those out there who seem to live in an alternate pocket universe in which every day is September the 10th (and in which we're always in a weed-hazed unending Summer of Love), this slideshow of the actual universe might be a bracing and needed jolt of reality.
Thanks to Michele at ASV, who puts it all into context for us.
By the way-- wasn't she supposed to give up political blogging in favor of pop-culture and baseball blogging? I'm glad she didn't.