TDB March 5: Office Jackpot and Honeymooners

So let's drop some of the heaviness that sometimes haunts The Daily Brief. You're closing in on Friday, getting stir-crazy, ready for some light laughs and hopeful stories. Check out what's on the roster today: An office full of insurance workers hit the jackpot ... literally! How's that for a job perk? Or turn your tattered honeymoon dreams, courtesy of a sinking economy, into a dream vacay. Then read up on social entrepreneurship and discover who has the moxy to talk smack to Barack. Finish it off with a little monster a*s-kicking. Enjoy the brief. Over and out.

Oh no! Thank goodness this purty eagle is so headstrong. Happy healing, birdie! B-ball fan has no plans to change his cheering routine — even if it means heckling Obama in the process. And speaking of the First Family: Puppy pending — but Malia and Sasha still have some new quality playtime ahead. You need to nip a monster from your life? This little girl may be your hero. Harsh times put the kibosh on your dream honeymoon? Worst story wins a luxe trip to Jamaica to make up for it! The Blue Sweater — a little winter reading for the social entrepreneur in you. Nick Shuyler's survival, miraculous indeed. A Barcelona renovation bringing green-chic to España. Move over Guitar Hero. Gamers get to play Beatles in new Nintendo unveiling. Talk about insurance! Lotto payout changes office morale — to say the least.