No, we haven’t been exiled to Arizona Island, nor have we suffered an “accident” at the hands of a poorly calibrated elliptical machine. Instead, the madness of two weeks ago was almost too much; and the only way to recover properly was on the beach, drunk and unplugged.

There’s a lot to catch up with, including (but not limited to): an overdue ASUA Senate report; an updated friendship endowment analysis (or: does the Storm Byrd Thesis hold?); reflections on the ABOR meeting; and a whole slew of miscellania that’s piled up. For now – links!

– Should professional sports teams be pursuing profits or championships?

– Great moments in local politics: the Battle for the Bench at Whitney, Texas.

– Song writing as evolutionary biology; be sure to check out the charts as well.

– If ASA wants more effective campaigns, they should be pushing for afternoon decisions on tuition.

– William Safire is irreplacable, but Ben Zimmer offers a subtle critique of the political duopoly through verbal history.

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Jerry Brown’s back – mellow out or you will pay.