If the Rubric is Your Friend Then You Can't be Very Cool

I'm finally back from my extended vacation at the plush Hotel d'Advanced Placement. Although the old Vandy crowd was all gone, the rubric still lives on. All things considered, a good reading this year, despite un-air-conditioned dorms, 100 degree days, conflicts with World Cup times, and yet another mid-week retraining onto a more wicked question and rubric. Much thanks to Chicago Dan & Andy, Oregon Jim, the Carbondale Scotts, the Pittsburg/Glasgow Chrises, Pittsburg David, and St. Louis Tobias (who, incidentally, could pass for a Hasidic Hell's Angel) for keeping the week entertaining.

The big news: goodbye Colorado, hello Daytona Beach. A hotel and conference center will replace the now familiar collegiate venue. The rubric is currently shopping for a thong.