So surgery was succesful, and I’m recovering. Let’s celebrate with some links. Science:

DIY statistical analysis: experience the thrill of touching real data (must-read)
Warm Weather Increases Hospital Infections, And What That Might Mean For Climate Change
Obama Witch Hunt Against Polar Bear Scientists Takes New Twist – 2nd Scientist Asked to Take Lie Detector Test
Return of an old foe

Other:

The Con (must-read: this has been the anti-Social Security strategy for the last two decades, distilled to its essence)
Out of Exile: On Visiting Occupy USA With Dr. John Carlos
The Costs of Wall Street Greed
Dave Ramsey
Matthew Yglesias cannot remember what he’s read
Shovel-Ready Clinics (a good way to pump $20 billion into the economy. Of course, the Republicans won’t do this…)
Occupy Boston: the privatizing of public spaces
How the 99 Percent Really Lost Out – in Far Greater Ways Than the Occupy Protesters Imagine
MOVE YOUR MONEY – Bank Of America Branch Manager Begs Customer Not To Close Accounts
‘Occupy Denver’ trade-name filing withdrawn (this is creepy)
Did You Hear the One About the Bankers? (Thomas Friedman gets it right for once)