OK, so he hasn’t considered himself an Iron Ranger for a long time (if he ever really did) but Bob Dylan won a special Pulitzer Prize today “for his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.”

What better way to celebrate Dylan’s Pulitzer than by making plans to attend Dylan Days in Hibbing! (Shameless, I know).

Check out all the 2008 Pulitzer winners. You know, I’ve always had the dream of winning a Pulitzer for fiction but notice each year that the winning novel is always unknown to me. I hope that means I’m doing the right thing by remaining obscure. Yes, my plan is working ….