R-E-S-P-E-C-T (The Hat)

Cat in the Hat #1 (Bob) and ... #2 (Ray) (c) 2009 by Tina M. Harris

Don't Bob and Ray look gorgeous?? Not everyone can pull this look off, but they can!

There is a GREAT fan page on Facebook for -- you guessed it -- Aretha Franklin's Inauguration Hat, and I just had to get in on the fun as well.

Speaking of the hat, it seems the internet is ablaze with articles about Ms. Franklin's chapeau. Here are just a couple -- for all you HAT fans!

January 23, 2009; "Lasting Buzz Over Aretha Franklin’s Hat" By Katharine Q. Seelye for The New York Times

Flickr: Aretha Franklin's Hat