When you're in distress, urine distress.

(It's a pretty lame joke, I know — so why not repeat it?)

I'm scared of you because you're a dinosaur, but I like you anyway . . . .

She has to go 13-hours?!?

Will she make it?

That Depends . . . .

Context and circumstance matter, no question. Or at least I think they should, as you do.

I'd also be concerned about a strict and unyielding quota system, but you're right: That's not anywhere close to what we have.

What we have, rather, is a Court-made mess — and one that too many Justices seem to think is the…

One note in response to your ETA (which I didn't see until now): Isn't your premise *precisely* what the anti-AA folks refute? It's clearly what the Court has endorsed, somewhat clumsily. But isn't it the very heart of the anti-AA disagreement?

Oh. Thanks. And I think I agree.

But I'm not so sure it's that easy to hoist the anti-AA crowd on its own petard. (And believe me: I'm eager for the hoisting!) Wouldn't the anti-AA response go something like this? Well, sure, we put a lot of emphasis on objective academic markers — like grades and test scores —…

What's the source of your beef against athletes? And how far does it go? Are swimmers at, say, Amherst equivalent in your mind to quarterbacks at Notre Dame?

Amazing what an uninterrupted REM cycle can do, no?

And Little Cap is healthy and happy, I hope?

Any truth to the rumor that the remainder of his contract just got picked up by Fox News?

I'll send more! Just you wait!

Did the fog lift eventually?

(Is it painfully clear that I don't speak French? Most days, I barely speak English . . . .)

(Also: Does this count as fan mail from me? Hope so . . . .)

Of course you're not weak! Perish the thought.

But did the Navy Seals ever call?

And is LaComtesse Jr. smiling and thriving?

So they can entertain each other?

Or so they can entertain each other?

One or the other.

Point well taken . . . .

And the third?

You are not alone.

But I do think the fog eventually lifts, at least for many.

If it didn't, nobody would ever have a second kid . . .

Just curious: What are the symptoms of sleep deprivation?

Any chance they're similar to those of OCD?

Why not Belgium?

So you think Shea is as good as Suarez?