Monday Links For Thee

Dammit, the snow is melting and I can see the leaves again.

Baghdad blasts kill 19 as parliament mulls US troops pact

Millions vote in Venezuela test for Chavez

A letter from a 'lonely' Princess Diana on her honeymoon up for sale

Mystery piano in woods perplexes police

Washington Post: Much to His Chagrin, 'Plain Old Barack Is Gone'
A familiar number showed up on Terry Link's cellphone last week, the one that belonged to the friend he tutored in politics, dominated in golf and sometimes referred to playfully as "Ears."

You too can be a genius (if you can spare 10,000 hours)

God is eclipsed by supernatural believers and tales of UFO sightings

'08 Thanksgiving Meal Costs 6 Percent More

Firefighters Smiling After Hare Rescue

Washington Post: Who Are the Better Managers — Political Appointees or Career Bureaucrats?
Every time the White House changes hands between the Democrats and the Republicans, the outgoing party quickly sees the virtues of staffing government departments with competent managers.