For Your Further Enlightenment XI

• Slate: "Snow Shovels of Death: How to remove snow from your front walk without killing yourself"
• Slate: "Separate/Together: Do couples who share some but not all of their money have a lot of hassle or the perfect compromise?"
• Slate: "Reagan's Record: Sorry to spoil the birthday party, but …"
• The Onion: "Republicans Vote To Repeal Obama-Backed Bill That Would Destroy Asteroid Headed For Earth"
• Ezra Klein: "The case for Wyden/Brown gets stronger"
• The Lookout: "‘Tree octopus’ is latest evidence the internet is making kids dumb, says group"
• Think Progress: "Why Has Every Pro-Repeal GOP Lawmaker Given Their Congressional Staff Taxpayer-Funded, Gov Health Care?" ("If Republicans are eventually successful with their repeal campaign, data from Harvard Medical School estimates that about 32,000 people will die every year from lack of health insurance." So much for that pro-life stance.)
• FiveThirtyEight: "A Graphical Overview of the 2012 Republican Field"
• Think Progress: "Bush-Appointed Federal Judge Tosses Out Challenge To Health Reform" 
• Bitch, bitch, bitch. (You probably think this blog is about you, don't you? Actually only about 10% of it is. Your mistake is not surprising: you have said, after all, "I don’t like math. Icky. Oh, so icky." When you have a mature, substantive response to any of my criticisms, let me know.)