George W. Bush: The Audit: A green-eyeshade accounting of the president's political capital, from Slate.

The Secret of George Mason: What its Final Four basketball team and its unusual economics department have in common, from Slate.

Tales From the Nursery: The health benefits of breast-feeding may not be what you think, from Slate/

Milk Me: Is the breast pump the new BlackBerry?, from Slate.

Are You a Thrillionaire or a Realionaire?: The five kinds of rich people, from Slate.

Legally Speaking - with Bob Mionske: Doored v. Nailed Part II, from VeloNews. The Door Zone Project.

Don't Do Unto Others: The difference between gay marriage and polygamy, from Slate.

The latest in yarn protection technology, from Stuff on My Cat.

An Insider's Guide to Trader Joe's: For curious New Yorkers, from Slate.

Is Whole Foods Wholesome?: The dark secrets of the organic-food movement, from Slate.

Walking is for suckers, from Stuff on My Cat.

Skoda, from Frazz. This one is for Mark A!

An Open Letter to Cannondale, from Fat Cyclist.

Legally Speaking - with Bob Mionske: Doored v. Nailed, from VeloNews. What are the driving laws in my state?, from Insurance Information Institute, courtesy of Edward. His frightening conclusion: "MA is no-fault, so you really shouldn't ride a bike without auto insurance (!)"

Am I the Next Jack Abramoff? In which I discover that any idiot—even me—can be a Washington lobbyist, from Slate.

Isaac Hayes quits 'South Park', from the Boston Globe.

Jon Stewart and the Night Visitor, from The New York Times.

Growing Old Together, in New Kind of Commune, from The New York Times.

Fresty Fresh, by Tom Boonen, from Cyclingnews. Euro-fabulous!

Pandora, created by the Music Genome Project.

Never Say Never: The arrogance of the partial-birth abortion ban, from Slate.

Secret Again: The absurd scheme to reclassify documents, from Slate.

Fast, Burnt Orange, and Out of Control: Why I love Texas skiers, from Slate.

The Perfect Winter Olympic Sport: Ski jumping is beautiful, breathtaking, and utterly deficient, from Slate.

TV's Aryan Sisterhood: They know only one hair color: blonder!, from Slate.

...and now Squeaky the cat for the weather, Squeaky?, from Stuff On My Cat.

2 e-mailers get testy, and hundreds read every word, from The Boston Globe, courtesy of Alison.

How to Kill a Mockingbird, courtesy of the Sheaglinator. Watch it!

Team Davitamon-Lotto Announces It Wishes It Were Dead, from Fat Cyclist.

District of Columbia Olympic Committee.

An artiste, flower, swan - Weir on his way to star, from the Miami Herald, courtesy of Rachel.

I Don't!: Why people in Connecticut have cold feet, from Slate.

Gunsmoke: Does the NRA really take safety seriously?, from Slate. Full of Holes: The gossip about Cheney's bad shot, from Slate.

I'll sleep when I want where I want, whateva, from Stuff On My Cat.

Bang for Your Buck: You have $1. How should you spend it to do the most good?, from Slate.

How To Watch the Winter Olympics, from Slate.

Cheney's Bad Aim: Shoot first; don't answer questions later, from Slate.

Brokeback Sock Monkeys, from web-goddess. Here's the movie poster.

Twelve Easy Pieces, from The New York Times.

Defending NBC's The Office: A British import the network didn't mangle, from Slate.

Nega-Coach, courtesy of Kerry.

Cool/creepy real estate site. zillow.com

Aging at Home: For a Lucky Few, a Wish Come True, from The New York Times.

Chocolate That Flashes Its Passport, from The New York Times.

Broke Mac Mountain, from Mighty McPilgrim, courtesy of Alison.

Making Varsity, With a Ball That Has Holes in It, from The New York Times.

2 Web Sites Push Further Into Services Real Estate Agents Offer, from The New York Times.

Super Bowl Special: The best and worst ads this year, from Slate, courtesy of Alison.

Penn Jillette: The magician-comedian-writer's secrets revealed!, from Slate.

Can Soldiers Buy Extra Gear? If it's boots, yes. Grenades, no., from Slate.

Pentagon forbids troops to buy better body armor, from Daily Kos.

Tinkerbelle rocking a tiara and clearly loving it, from Stuff on My Cat.

Yale to make a clean break from tradition, from The Boston Globe. Yale undergrads: the great unwashed.

For Surfers, All Waves Lead to Hawaii, from The New York Times. The article features a quote from Tamara's sister and the use of the word "howlie." Can they not afford fact-checkers at the NYT?

'Zero experience', from the Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), courtesy of Josh.

Students Are Leaving the Politics Out of Economics, from The New York Times.