The Sweets // Living the Sweet life in Central Illinois.
I need to watch this.

I think it is safe to say that many of the folks who thought Obama's innovative campaign practices would carry over to his administration feel let down. I do. Here's one analysis of how it happened.
About one in five people can train all they want but, because of their genetic makeup, are not likely to see much improvement in their endurance levels, an international team of researchers reported Thursday.Still, the authors caution, their findings shouldn't be an excuse to throw away the running shoes. [...]
Even if you're genetically predisposed to see little improvement in endurance, "it doesn't mean that you don't get any benefit from exercise," Rankinen says. "That's an important public health message."

For a good laugh. Oh, and I remember how controversial the earring was at the time.
A joyous, beautiful look at the snow storm in DC last week. Looks like these folks turned it into a massive block party.