The best news, BEST, I have, possibly ever heard!! Punny just sent me the email about it!! Rare baby pygmy hippo is size of puppy! I NEED ONE.

I admit these pics of tiny Obama supporters look a little contrived, and yet they are so sweet! Especially the dads at the end!

Now that the presidential election is over I can start obsessing over Tennessee politics. Which, damn it, already got really really screwed up while I wasn’t paying attention. I mean, not like I am going to do much to change it, but wow is it a clusterfuck and I guess I better start watch watching carefully in case there is anything I can do to help. TN poli links:

Aunt B. points out that the TN Dems don’t seem to be looking inward much.

R. Neal explains that the TN Dems don’t really know how to use the internet or understand why it’s important.

DailyKos has a lovely map showing which counties voted more Republican than in 2004. Yeah, see that huge red swatch? That’s us right in the middle of it.

Now I am going to turn off MSNBC and try and get back to my life.