Our favorite bits of brilliance from around the web this week include some great food for thought - and some just for fun:

The Prayer of an Unconventional Family- Always entertaining, Anne Lamott describes what it was like growing up surrounded by books. We’d like to be a part of her family!

In the Idea Kitchen, Too Many Cooks Can Spoil the Broth- Death by PowerPoint and other things that can stifle innovation.

Mac and Siri becoming popular as baby names - Will the next Brilliant Babies be called after favorite technologies: Coffee-Machine?  Spellcheck?!

And speaking of Brilliant Babies, we had a special visitor in the office on Tuesday… CEO-in-training, Claire Kelly!

Do you need to attend your company holiday party-  While the free food and alcohol is nice, this article reminds us that a holiday party is also a great opportunity to make connections with senior leaders and other areas of your company.

Rivers, Not Trees: The Challenge to Organizational IA- Great blog post about the importance of the news function on intranets from a techy's perspective.

Look at this Instagram- We love Instagram and this awesome parody hits embarrassingly close to home, especially the end. Warning, potentially NSFW.