Today In Speculative Fiction

Today at Wonkette I ask the eternal questions. Wait, no, that's not it. I only ask one question, and that question is "What If Michelle Obama Grew Fifty Feet Overnight?" So not only is the question NOT eternal, it's actually totally stupid. See what happens here!

In Case You Were Wondering...

I'm going to do a Jennifer Rubin! No no, I'm not going to talk incessantly about Israel and Iran, don't worry. I'm going to do the thing where I start each point with the same phrase, like a hack, like Jen does with her morning link roundups! Here goes...

In case you were wondering where I've been, I celebrated a nice long Labor Day weekend by coming down with a terrible cold from which I'm still recovering. Fun!

In case you were wondering about what's at the top of the frame of the adorable White House photo above, showing Barrack 'n' kids enjoying Michelle's convention speech, I can help! It's Susan Rothenberg's great 1976 painting Butterfly, on loan to the Obamas by the National Gallery of Art. Here's a better look:

In case you were wondering: I thought Michelle's dress was superb! And the speech was good, too!

Meanwhile...

First lady Michelle Obama dances with students at Alice Deal Middle School in northwest Washington, Tuesday, May 3, 2011, during a surprise visit for the school's Let's Move! event. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Seriously, how cute! I think Michelle Obama broke all the glass ceilings of First Lady adorableness yesterday. Good for her.

Gimme

Click for wondrously bigger.

I would hardly call myself a besotted fan of Michelle Obama, but OMG, do I want this bag? Yes, I want this bag.

UPDATE: Holy cow, here it is for sale.

Lemon Fresh

From left, Margarita Zavala, wife of Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Michelle Obama, and Filippa Reinfeldt, wife of Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, are seen during a visit at the Capitoline Museums in Rome, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. The wives of leaders attending the G8 (Group of Eight) Summit in L'Aquila visited the Capitoline Museums and on Thursday will travel to the quake-hit areas in Abruzzo. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

My One (1) Inauguration Post

President Barack Obama kisses first lady Michelle Obama after delivering his inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

My opinion? Michelle's green gloves (SO JEALOUS), perfectly matched to her Jimmy Choos, bode well for a stylish White House.