Current events

The day the music died:

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer caused a major freakout this week when it was reported she was barring employees from working at home. In a time when the trend is for more workplace flexibility, this seems like a major step backward.

This move will either 1) reinvigorate the company by fostering greater collaboration and "serendipitous encounters" that bring out the best ideas or, 2) Doom the company by crashing employee morale.

For the economy to recover, we need a lot of entrepreneurs out there taking a chance and starting up lots and lots of small companies. Well, good luck with that:

President and founder of Subway Fred Deluca described some of the challenges payroll tax increases and Obamacare have presented small business franchisee owners Wednesday on CNBC.

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Oh, for Pete's  sake:

Any of you trembling in fear because of the Big Bad Sequester? For a little perspective, consider this chart:

Aw, hell:

Never mind all that President's Day nonsense. This is Washington's Birthday, the holiday we really should be celebrating:

It is sad that rather than celebrating George Washington’s Birthday, we have President’s Day.  By recognizing a group of political office holders rather than one man, we miss the chance to reflect on the impact of one person on the development of three centuries of democracy.

This is certainly the oddest story I've seen all week:

By passing a bill last week that allows motorists to eat their roadkill, the Montana House of Representatives may be on their way to legalizing the ultimate drive-through experience.

Why she can't shut up:

You know all the times that men complain about women talking too much? Apparently there's a biological explanation for the reason why women are chattier than men. Scientists have discovered that women possess higher levels of a "language protein" in their brains, which could explain why females are so talkative.

Today's entry for the "Why bother?" file:

Birthday girl Clara Cowell has proved that it's never too late to change bad habits. At 102 years old, she finally quit smoking after picking up the habit in 1931.

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