Bob Dylan receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

Bob Dylan, John Glenn, et al, received the highest civilian honor awarded by the United States today from President Obama.

The President Speaks: Hear Obama Describe What Happened When Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney Performed at the White House

President Obama visits here in Allentown

President Obama came to my local diner here in Allentown today. No pen sale :-), as I stopped by an hour after he left. However, they seated me at the same table that he used (I guess they just recognized royalty) :-), and I ended up having lunch with two Secret Service agents. They both got business cards, so maybe my pens will spread throughout the Secret Service!

In return, I was given a Secret Service lapel pin, which I believe entitles me to get into *almost* any Dunkin' Donuts' without a strip search.