Delay

First major paper for my students is due this week, which means I'll be commuting down to Irvine (1 to 1 1/2 hours each way) twice as much, spending much much time in office hours, reviewing drafts, and then, starting Friday, wading into a stack of grading about 50 papers deep. (And for this they pay me the kind of remuneration that used to be called wage-slavery--shouldn't we bring back that term, especially in this age of WalMart?) Anyway, this will leave me no time to think, much less write, so please have patience...Next week, maybe. Maybe.