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"If you were a president, you would be Babe-raham Lincoln." Yes, these exact words have been said to me on numerous occasions. Yes, I am well aware that this is not the most original thing to say to a woman (although the guys who said this to me most likely thought they were being really original ... just like the burly Irish construction workers who use my tattoos to try to pick me up in line at Dunkin Donuts - try again, pal!). However, every time I hear it, I am always extremely flattered. Why? Well, for one thing, Honest Abe had to be the COOLEST president ever. I mean, come on - the beard, the hat, the sensitivity, the huge feet (because you know what they say about a man with huge feet - huge socks!) ... the man had it all. He still stands, in my mind, as the most easily recognizable and memorable president in our nation's history. The man had it all. On top of his rockin personal style, he was a self-made man, who taught himself to read and write and who spent most of his young adulthood seeking educate himself while toiling on a farm, working as a shopkeep and splitting rails for fences, before becoming a well-respected lawyer and politician. And did you know that he is the only U.S. president to hold a patent? Color me impressed. Abe was the kind of president we could be proud of (as opposed to some of the yahoos we have had in office over the last few decades). His birthday was a few weeks ago, and, no disrespect to George Washington (because you know I can't very well disrespect a man with fabulous wigs!), I am going to spend this President's Day dreaming of my bearded fantasy man. Oh, Abe ... how I love thee so! So, enjoy these pictures, Abe, you inspire me to mimic your personal style and to ever-so-slowly remove articles of clothing in front of a roaring fire. And remember, girls and boys, be excellent to each other and ... PARTY ON, DUDES! xoxo - Tara