Link Dump

Then no more computer.It's gorgeous out.

• The history of Memorial Day.
• Quote of the Day from Chaz: "I wish I could just go to the medicine cabinet, pop open a bottle marked "Perspective," and drink deeply therefrom...."
• Kelley and PandAmanda on Robby Gordon's refusal to race against Danica Patrick. If it's really about the weight advantage, he should take his fat ass on a diet.
• I have mixed feelings on unions, especially coming from Detroit. Ezra's got a good point on the UAW's willingness to give things up (or not). "[T]the idea that workers no longer see the top rungs sacrificing even as concessions are demanded of them is, indeed, a powerful one for explaining why so few unions seem interested in pitching in during periods of hardship. After all, it's pretty hard to explain to your union why you agreed to chip away at their health care coverage while the shareholders were paid a dividend and the executives got a bonus and the company's afloat in cash (if not profits)."
• Forbidden Words, Phrases and Acronyms of 2006 Funny if you've read even one political blog entry in the last six months. (via)