I can hear you saying, “OK, Dweeb, quit being so star-struck.” However, I have one more item to mention. The Citizen-Times is asking people if they are doing something special to welcome the Obamas to Asheville.

Are you putting up a flag, painting a special sign, rolling out a welcome mat for the first couple coming to town this weekend?

  1. I saw two special flags. One guy was driving around with an Israeli car flag. I’ve only seen American flags on sky cranes before, but the one by the hospital looks like it’s flying either a Canadian or a Ralston-Purina flag.
  2. “What’s this Chairman Mao stuff?” asked I as I saw a big Obama face painted on a window in West Asheville. I drove back for a second look before blogging to make sure I wasn’t mistaking the identity.
  3. The last time Obama came to town, I was outside spray-painting a roll of textured wallpaper hot pink for my bathroom. “Is that for Obama?” asked a passerby.