Re: advice re university

John Cowan wrote:
> Interesting.  U of T(exas?)  No doubt Tom Wier will weigh in there.  My
>> impression is, it's one of the better depts., though that probably can be
>> said of every major univ. these days.
>
>Um, this sounds a tad Lake-Wobegonish.  Every major university has one
>of the better departments?

Hmm, well, yes, they're all above average......Tom Wier gave a good run-down
of depts., without saying one was necesssarily BEST.
Sorry about the tangled thought.  It's true, I'm an occasional fan of Mr.
Keillor, whose Wobegonish musings describe the lost world of my youth with
considerable accuracy.