
From the presidential palace, downtown Helsinki:
And thus begins Conan's march on the Ukraine. Like Napoleon returned from Elba--only twice the size. Les Cent Jours, or maybe a week of late-nite. Cross the Baltic states, Whitey, and wake to immortality.
Congrats to homegirl Hannah Teter. That makes back-to-back gold medals for VT. 3 out of the last 4. Haters want to say that olympic snowboarding is a US sport. Nah, man; it's a Green Mountain specialty. (Kelly Clark, btw, put in the run of the year with her second final--despite the sit-down on the last 900.)

Of course, on a day like today, I've got to mention CO native Gretchen Bleiler as well. She's the cutie with the silver medal. Happy Valentine's, darling. Gimme a ring when you get back to the States and we'll celebrate on the Front Range.

Yeah, Shaun White. Ya done well too, kid. I'm guessing he was like 10 or 11 when I first saw him ride pipe at the US Open, fore-running the course for the OGs at Stratton. Look at him now.

In other news....

This might be the wrong Valentine's Day gift. Ain't the little dookie precious, though?

Speaking of excrement, Britney has been cast in Shallow Hal 2. Now KFed thinks he's even more black.
Also from Hollywood--Vice President Dick Cheney has been picked as the next James Bond:

(I might have to retire after this Photoshop mash-up.)