My wake-up ritual includes browsing the headlines of the various blogs linked to the right. Cosmic Variance never disappoints. Sean, in a recent post, pointed us to a discussion forum at the Chronical for Higher Education. There’s a veritable frenzy over whether coffee with an colleague is just coffee with a colleague or the makings of a salacious, extra-marital scandal.

Academics, like third graders, are cute, funny, and give me hope.