4:28 PM
Sorry to be so quiet after such a wordy relaunch yesterday. Today seems to have been eaten up by company meetings and work on a new site I hope will be launching in the coming week or so. More news on that when it happens.

But I was digging through some boxes last night and came across what has to be my favorite news photo of all time. My folks have always had a subscription to the St. Pioneer Press, so that must be the source. As to the date, I remember it hanging on the wall of my bedroom before I went off to college, so it must have been published sometime in the 1989-1991 period, though a cursory Google search couldn't nail down specifics. Just another of the times I really wish I had a NEXIS/LEXIS account.

Anyway, here's the picture:



(Click here for a larger 70K version.)

First, know that I did no Photoshoppery to this picture other than tweaking the color balance to cover for age-yellowing, and adjusting the contrast to hide the ads on the other side of the newsprint that bled through in scanning.

Second, despite sitting on the liberal side of the fence, let me say that I don't post this picture because it's embarrassing for Reagan. Far from it. I think it's great that he was self-confident enough to take off his hat and wave to the crowd, grinning like it was just another day and not one where his head had just been popped open for a while. Good for him.

No, the reason I post the picture is Nancy. The look on her face alone--"Ronnie! NO! The hat was supposed to COVER your head!--is enough to make me laugh, but seeing that she's reaching forward to try and cover up his head with her hand? Priceless.