Just an aside comment here. A few weeks ago I went to pick up my 5-year-old son's birth certificate for kindergarten. I also had to get his shot records and proof of residency. I then had to fill out some paperwork and turn it all in. As I was picking up his birth certificate, I noticed that it said "Certification of Live Birth" at the top. I burst into laughter, and then said to the cashier, "I hope this''ll be good enough in 40 years if he runs for President."

Yesterday my 10-year-old stepdaughter called me from school to ask permission to "watch Mr. Barack Obama's speech." I responded, somewhat startled, "Of course you can! Why wouldn't you?" She replied that her teacher was just asking students to call and ask their parents if it was okay.