"Hello there Monsters, Mothers, and Machines—that was a reference to the faculty meeting which occurred this preceding Friday for those of you who were not here—attached, you will find the most up-to-date list of required texts and publisher contact information for Spring 2012. Wow. It’s going to be pontoon season before we know it."
— Out at the suburban technical-college campus where I sometimes teach, they seem to be getting a little cabin fever.
