To echo that other committee's sentiments, it has truly been an exceptional week. In fact, our committee held a Behind the Scenes meeting Under the Jellicle Moon to formally register exception to what has happened to our university, our Dearly Beloved One, this week under the direction of that Nitwit. As a Depression-Era Baby, Miss Information cares deeply about the education of all young people in this beautiful Magnolia state, so In the Vernacular, we would say she is Spittin' Fire. Our consensus is that this is More Deja Vu and The Time is Now for the head of The Ultimate Pyramid Scheme, that evil little Grown Man, who (probably still) reads your e-mail and makes you E-mail Shy, to Deep Fry for his Specious actions.

You might want to grab a cup of Too Much Coffee and plan to Linger Longer this morning, because it's a Safe Bet that this Underground Communication Among Faculty (and Friends) will be worth Watchin' and Waitin' for.

We may have a Provost in Hand, but there are also two in the bush and those Cattle are Lowing. Are any decisions by those with internal aspirations really Independent? This is no time to be a Jealous Dog. The 5-Minute Managers, some Who Might be an A-Dean are among those who will who find themselves doing a great deal of Busy Work if, Like Lemmings, they don't pay attention to the Ticking Clock in lieu of Naively Dreaming that this president will be a Survivor. To do otherwise would be Deja Voodoo.

It's going to be a Long Haul to take us Back to the Future and Timing is Everything as is Pressure from the Outside. Don't be An Ostrich With Head in the Sand, Maintaining 6 Degrees of Separation from The Jigsaw Puzzle this has become. Be Intrepid, show that You ain't Scared (even if you are) and get your message out there like Milkweed where it will stick to some important Flypaper.

The committee wants to assure our friend Dr. Jameela Lares that before we sat down to prepare this week's award, our letters went out. Can the rest of you, Dear Readers, say the same? Did you enlist the services of a Proofreader first? Have you spoken out to your neighbors, friends, business associates, colleagues, legislators? From The Man who specializes in Actuarial Science to Nurse Cratchett in your doctor's office, the Personnel Manager in your company, the World War II Buff in your Home and Garden Club, to the one and only Mayor of Nitchampville and Anna Graham, the message about this Judas has to get out. If you're going to New Orleans this week, tell the Street Walker if you must (Vic, how did we get that one past Miss I?) 4Posterity, capitalize on the Confounding Interest in this situation and ask have you done these things? If not, please do so today (right now, before you forget). Miss I thinks she has a calling as a Fully Accredited Motivational Speaker!

There were so many great pseudonyms this week that our committee also decided to award recognition to the runner-ups. In the fourth runner-up slot, we have Minnow in a Raindrop, which is how many of us feel when we are not safely ensconced behind the computer . Third runner-up is Potemkin Village Dweller, because this is not reality in the Land of Oz as so many of our friends from far away remind us. Second runner-up is Hardy Street Think Tank, who is one of the committtee's all-time favorites. And the first runner-up, in the number two slot is our favorite of the two names where the medium was the message, Let the Academics Govern (the other was Accreditation is the Minimum, not the Aspiration which even Mal thought was far too wordy).

Finally, we're sure you will all agree that it was wonderful, and oh so appropriate, to see a very dear friend back and active this week - the one who brought us all together in the first place, FireShelby. Once again, the simple sentiment in the very first "nom d'aplomb" ever used on this board is the basic expression of what must be done. FS, we love you, we miss you and we want you to enjoy your very special award found here.