Oh good, I really needed a drink...

Turns out that the Milky Way galaxy is not just a spiral galaxy, but it may be a spiral galaxy with a bar. (I know, this might not interest most of you, but this is a pretty big development in astronomical research).

EDIT 8/18/05 7:45 AM: I realized that I made the post name a joke (though the post itself is about a real topic), but didn't follow through at all with the punch line. That has been fixed.