I have a couple of links for you all this afternoon. But one link won’t be to a speech from a certain college president. For some reason, the college’s publist is promoting the president’s brand. Ew. College tuition at work.

The absolute best thing I read this weekend was Roger Angell’s essay about aging. It’s a must-read. It’s a must-reread.

I’ll settle into Hanna Rosin’s article about Asperger’s later tonight. Ah, another one in the club. Thanks to Jeremy S for this link. I checked out Temple Grandin’s new book, The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum, from the library this afternoon.

There are people with far-more romance novels creds than myself. I read a few once a year or so, when I’m feeling ill and need some word-candy. This time I stumbled onto a writer, Courtney Milan, who writes about average looking women who land handsome men, because the guys are mentally damaged. Refreshing!

I’m looking forward to reading Megan McArdle’s new book, The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success. Let’s talk about it next week.