Did anybody watch the Miss America pageant a couple of weekends ago? (*blush* I admit it; I did) They instituted a new competition this year: a game-show-styled multiple-choice quiz for the five finalists. One of the questions, I recall, was: "What famous document begins with the words 'When in the course of human events'?" Only one or two out of the five women knew the answer (and, if I remember correctly, one of the incorrect answers came from Miss Washington DC). Miss AMERICA, no less. Goodwill ambassador for the nation. Eek.

And just last summer, Mel Gibson and several other famous actors and actresses performed a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. You'd think the girls would've noticed that going by, but I guess not. Too busy practicing walking down a runway with a crown, I suppose.