* Heard on the Hill: Dan Turton, staff director for the Democratic majority on the House Rules Committee, skips most of the mandatory ethics training session organized by his committee... Some members of congress are pretending to live on food stamps for a week! Fun! ... "Senate offices have the choice of four different musical options: country, patriotic, light classical and 'contemporary instrumental versions of popular songs.'" No one picks the Muzak. [Roll Call]

* Reliable Source: The Westin is maybe reopening the Jockey Club. [WP]

* Yeas and Nays: Comedy Central to start showing a cartoon about Bush as a child, or something... John Edwards seeks advice from John Mayer on how to talk to the kids. [Examiner]

* Under the Dome: In honor of mothers' day, Rep. Ted Poe told a story about his grandmother beheading a chicken in front of five-year-old him... Cap Police officer loses a finger on a vehicle barricade. [The Hill]

* Shenanigans:Rick Schroder: Mormon mormon mormon... PETA VP's party at James Carville's house seemed to go well. [Politico]

* The Sleuth: Reports of nude man wandering the Hart building sadly exaggerated. [WP]