Links Galore

• What a great idea for a party. Must try this some time.
• Almost wish I'd been there (þ: Little Professor)
  
• The Rosa Parks of Blogs. (þ: Language Log)
  
• This I believe. (þ: LII)
  
• Wonder what happened December 25, 0000? Check the Baby Jesus live blog (þ: Shareski)
• Possibly too late to vote, but still fun to check out: Slate Examiner's "Questions We Never Answered in 2008" (þ: KenJen)
• TV Tropes. Great way to waste time on a snow day (þ: Little Professor)
  
• Signs of the times: how pawnshops work (þ: LII)