Dear President Obama

826 Valencia - you know, Dave Egger's after-school tutoring project - has asked kids to write letters to Obama. Some of them are in the NY Times this morning. My favourite one is this one:

Here is a list of the first 10 things you should do as president:

1. Fly to the White House in a helicopter.
2. Walk in.
3. Wipe feet.
4. Walk to the Oval Office.
5. Sit down in a chair.
6. Put hand-sanitizer on hands.
7. Enjoy moment.
8. Get up.
9. Get in car.
10. Go to the dog pound.

— Chandler Browne, age 12, Chicago

Some actual political help in there, too.