Loose links, in no particular order:

Baby porcupines hedgehogs. (Thanks, Nancy!) Happy almost Earth Day.

Jonesing no more: Cox mail is back. That was unpleasant. I'm obviously addicted to email.

Nibble-all-weekend recipe: peanut sesame noodles. I'm even lazier than she is -- I'm going with whatever pasta I have in the pantry.

Fireworks at McCoy Saturday; game against Buffalo; starts at 6:05. Via email, "First Fireworks Show of the Season at McCoy Stadium!"

You're so vain: Men who explain things - Los Angeles Times by Rebecca Solnit.

Fast forward: YOUNGME - NOWME: Recreating the snapshots of your childhood.

Tall order: Ken Hamwey's Celtics Quiz.. Ken is the Journal's night sports editor. He's put together 41 questions -- one for every year he's been a newspaperman -- about the Boston Celtics.

Nestbuilding: Birds' Nests: How on Earth Do They Do It?

Parallel Web: Coming soon: superfast internet

Gimme carrot: The Language of Lagomorphs: What Your Rabbit is Saying and How to Speak Back