Derb: The G-File’s first paragraph reminds me of a joke I think you’d

appreciate. A college dean with budget problems is talking to the head of

the physics department. “You always want this expensive lab equipment,” he

complains. “Why can’t you be more like the math department? They just

request pens, paper, and waste-paper baskets. Better yet, the philosophy

department — they just request pens and paper.”