Miscellaneous and Fast

• The promo for "Parks and Recreation."
• Cultural Offering looks at the "Spengler" take on Susan Boyle.
• Slow Leadership gives the symptoms of Mad Manager Disease.
• Vermont Country Store: Purveyors of the Practical and Hard-to-Find.
• Eclecticity has an IKEA job interview.
• Thomas Ricks wants to close West Point.
• View From the Ledge gets his mower going.
• Be sure to read the comments: New Mazda or used Porsche Cayman? [HT: Instapundit]
• Wally Bock on the leadership concepts of Warren Bennis. Harsh letter to follow.
• Idea Anaconda gives a movie update.
• Political Calculations on the art of invisibility.
• New Group: Bloggers Against Painting Your Fingernails While Driving.
• Visualizing a $100 million budget cut.