- 06:50 @MrPandaBehr : we used to walk out of classes that went seriously over time…you have great patience. #
- 06:52 @MrPandaBehr : i have fond memories of Friendly’s, but I thought they’d gone belly-up years ago. Glad to hear they’re still above ground… #
- 06:55 morning tweeters. off to seek legal advice this morning; this PM, settling down with a Manhattan to watch the Inauguration. #
- 16:21 watching the backwards bush counter now…lovely! #
- 16:23 oh, and watching the inauguration too. Bush I looks pretty infirm with cane, the other exes look OK. Cheney in a wheelchair. #
- 16:25 obama’s kids are so cute #
- 16:54 aretha franklin sings “America”–what a beautiful headdress she has. #
- 16:55 can’t help thinking Got Save the Queen as she’s singing #
- 17:01 the bush counter…just stopped. biden is sworn in, obama is president now as his term begins at noon on january 20th #
- 17:02 musical interlude yo yo ma seems to be having a good time. #
- 17:05 roberts fluffs oath #
- 17:07 obama speaks. the crowd goes wild #
- 17:20 speech started off kind of like a stump speech, but is getting better as he goes on… #
- 17:21 no ‘ask not…’ lines yet #
- 17:24 he is rallying the citizenry… #
- 17:26 the ending was good…bush looks a bit wan. #
- 17:27 a bit of poetry now to round off the day. #
- 17:35 very elderly Rev Joseph Lowry delivers Benediction… #
- 17:36 obama prays along with his eyes closed and face tilted toward heaven #
- 17:37 AMEN!!
\ # - 17:45 obama really dissed the Bush years in his speech. #
- 17:45 mc cain smiles gamely on the platform #
- 17:50 Former President George Bush…how sweet the sound. #
- 17:55 i am drained. #
- 18:03 and obama is a leftie–left-handed, that is. #
- 18:04 wolf blitzer thinks obama’s penmanship is excellent #
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