Before I get to the links (you can skip down below if you'd like) I want to tell a quick personal story.
I've been doing these links nearly five years now. While I've been doing Monday Links for a while, at times it has been two or three times a week. The first article I ever wrote for Sounder at Heart was this one, the first Links post, which was originally a once-a-week deal. Now we've got an entire crew working on them throughout the week. You all responded with your clicks and your valuable internet reading time, for which I'll always be thankful.