But my first order of business from the - personally, from the mayor, Menino, and the governor, Patrick, get the money out the door by June 30, and we will do so.

NPR: Managing The $30 Million 'One Fund' To Aid Boston Victims

Over in Westminster Hall (from 9.30am) there are a series of debates led by backbenchers - and the first one on the batting order, led by the Conservative Simon Hart, has caught my eye.

BBC: Week ahead

In order to accept the nomination I needed to sign some papers, send a headshot, revise some pieces of my application, and get a lot of stuff in order and do it all before 11pm on the first day that Baby K was home.

FORBES: Daily Candy and a Newborn: The Balancing Act Has Begun

Back when I was a kid, growing up on the mean streets of Mahopac, New York, we returned home from a day at school and did (always in this order) three things: First, we had a snack (long story, but my mother hid the treats in the trunk of our '80 Datsun 510, leaving my brother and me a choice of plain graham crackers, carrots or -- dear God -- homemade yogurt).

CNN: Parents, why are you pushing your kids?