Other than watching sports and my daily dose of Rachel Maddow, I don't get too watch too much television. I have been DVRing (yes, I just used DVR as a verb) It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia all season, and finally got to watch a few episodes this weekend. I give you...Day Bow Bow!

And then, of course, Charlie explains why we all love YouTube. jmj

I've always liked Don Rickles, and listening to him on Fresh Air last night made me like him even more. jmj

Need some color in your life? How about the WebUrbanist's collection of monochromatic photography. "I'm terribly partial to periwinkle blue." ($1 for the person that can name that movie quote.) tjc

You think the economy is bad? Ask a squirrel; they have it much worse than us. jmj ... In my opinion, Tim Rowland comes off as a jackass. You would be much better served reading all about it from the source, The Washington Post. Plus much more interesting are the possible causes like the following: eab

Last spring was so wet, he reasoned, perhaps the pollen was washed out of the air and down storm drains before it had time to do its work... Last May, when the oak trees would have been busy flowering, coating cars and sidewalks with a thick dusting of golden pollen, the National Weather Service logged 10.6 inches of rain at Reagan National Airport -- three times the normal amount, making it the third wettest month on record since 1871.

Can salt water really be burned as a fuel? An Erie, PA man may have stumbled upon something amazing. And speaking on the topic Tim addressed yesterday: eab

That's the true American innovator. Someone that is not looking for something and just finds it.

Jessica graphs the seven 'wonders' of the modern world. DF = Insane deadline. Nice! tjc

Digitally created instruments. eab