And, once again, my winter holiday leaves me in serious need of a vacation.

But it's the good kind of tired, the kind you get after eating lots of wicked food and piling up lots of awesome loot. Plus, the weather in DC is marginally better than when I left and the new take-out place stuffing menus under my door makes some yummy lasagna. Life is good.

For just a tidbit of something fun, the Guardian has a Top 10 list of scientific breakthroughs in 2005. My favorite? "British scientists found that, all else being equal, putting on a red shirt means you are more likely to win a football game."