Doors opened at the Lincoln Memorial at 8 a.m. for Beyonce's biggest fans. TV reporters report people were sleeping in their cars at 3:30 a.m. to be the first in. The good news if you're going:

High today of 39 degrees, which is downright balmy compared to yesterday and the day before.
Tiger Woods is totally coming. [...]

Old news flash: The Federal Security Apparatus (FSA) won't allow anyone onto the parade route who's toting a bag that's 8-by-6-by-4 inches or larger. That is, the bag must be smaller than the iconic 8-by-6-by-4 inch standard.
More tests above, in the confines of City Desk's home bag-testing laboratory. We have some fine measuring devices [...]

Yesterday, we took a look at the very reasonable bag-size requirements imposed by the Federal Security Apparatus (FSA) on those looking to catch a glimpse of the inaugural parade. The skinny: Any bags that you'd like to take past security checkpoints must be smaller than 8-by-6-by-4 inches. Now, whether that means that a bag that's [...]

One of the resounding themes of Inauguration Day will be broken dreams and dashed hopes. People are going to be flooding the federal core, ready to celebrate an inspirational new president, only to be bummed out by the intense security surrounding the event. Hunger could be a problem as well.
If you are one of [...]