Did I miss something?...

Did I miss something? Isn’t the title of this piece and its presence in an alumni magazine a clear statement of focus? Where else should a “P-centered” topic be discussed?

My only quibble is the didactic tone of the obscure references in the opening. They come across as “I know the answer, but don’t ask me, go look it up” — an approach that never works when I use it with my teenagers, and rarely does when someone else applies it to me.

Online articles tend to meander. And a question without a clear resolution invites a smorgasbord of possible answers. I think Gregg presented a fine set of solutions with admirable explanations.

Which would I prefer? In line with the subtly irreverent tone of the article and the dazzling array of possibilities, I propose that we rotate the informal motto each year. That will enable us to please ever more subsets of alums.

We can tweak the method even further: open up naming rights to our most influential alums in even-numbered years, and then entertain suggestions from non-famous alums in odd-numbered years.

Keep up the good work.