i am joined by robert whitcomb, one of the most distinguished journalists i know, the editorial editor"providence journal" in rhode island, where we are filming this edition of "white house chronicle." also by joe mathieu of wbz radio. an old friend of mine. his program can be heard every saturday. welcome to the show. and i'm very glad to have jeff giesea, one of the most entrepreneurial people i know. he started several companies, sold them profitably, and at any moment, i think, will show up in the society pages as the dashing is that possible? the real purpose of this show is to introduce you to aaron renn,, who is an expert on cities and has a dedicated web channel, maybe the most successful web channel devoted to cities. what is it called, aaron? >> the urbanophile -- lover of cities. >> you are a lover of cities? >> i love cities like only someone who grew up in a town of 29 people can. [laughter] >> i grew up in zimbabwe. a friend of mine would walk in