The connection: When Ken met Emira, they changed each other's worlds, from The Boston Globe, courtesy of Robin. Great story.

Freakonomics: Payback Time, from The New York Times.

The Cat Blog... Pippy Style.

Rocky II, III, IV Decisions Overturned After Stallone Caught With Performance-Enhancing Drugs, from The Onion, courtesy of Brad M.

The Difference Between Boys and Girls, from Fat Cyclist.

Plastic Ocean: Our oceans are turning into plastic...are we?, from Best Life.

In Tennessee, Goats Eat the ‘Vine That Ate the South’, from The New York Time.