Happy Birthday, Chuck!

Today people around the world celebrated the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth. The most unusual celebration I found was this evolutionary dinner in Melbourne. For AUD $150 each, guests first enjoy a "primeval soup," "crustaceans," "rise of plants on land," (mysteriously) "the dinosaur period," and finally a "meteoric impact surprise" - which I think is dessert.

Lincoln: Celebrating 200 years of greatness

You'll hear a lot about Abraham Lincoln this week. His 200th birthday is coming up on February 12th. To commemorate the day, four new postal stamps will go on sale starting this morning.

I knew three (Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana) states have been fighting over Lincoln's legacy, but I recently learned it's now 5 states (add Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.) They all have events scheduled to celebrate the man who has been used by both Republicans and Democrats in recent memory to bolster their arguments.

Speaking of politicians using Abe's name, President Barack Obama invoked Lincoln's name many times. So many times that the Chicago Tribune asked the question, 'does Obama have Abe envy?' They called it a 'man-crush.'
After reading Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals, I can understand why someone would have a man-crush on Lincoln. Who is your presidential man-crush? Jefferson, FDR, George Washington?