the buzz log

The Obamas are really on a roll. First the president put his weekly radio address on YouTube. Then, Michelle Obama dug up the White House backyard to plant veggies. Now, the White House Easter Egg Roll is getting its makeover.

Instead of standing in line for free tickets to attend the annual event, they'll be available online, starting this Thursday. The idea is digital democracy: Parents around the country (or, for that matter, the world) can attempt to partake in the free activity. Just drop, click, and roll. Let's just hope the new site don't suffer the fate of the Jonas Brothers', which crashed from overwhelming demand for pre-sale tickets.

While the ticket experience may be virtual, the rolling part is very much real. The theme this year is "let's go play," a nod to the need for kids to be more active and spend less time in front of those computers where you can now order those tickets.

For the uninitiated, it's not really a roll: It is a grassy lawn, after all. Kids are handed eggs (in this case, hard-boiled ones) and attempt to fling them across the lawn. Airborne eggs are not an uncommon sight. The extreme Easter sport has been around since 1878. The tickets are available here. Jonas Brothers, eat your hearts out. And let the egging begin.