I’m in the final push of editing my dissertation, so please don’t e-mail me — until, say, Monday, May 4th — unless you have a darn good reason for doing so.

Darn good reasons include:

• “NoodleFood was just mentioned on CNN.”
• “Hey Diana, your house is on fire. Bummer.”
• “I’ve decided to give you a million dollars as a graduation present.”
• “Wow, did you hear that Yaron Brook has become a Catholic nun?”
• “Giant tortoises have invaded New York City.”

You get the idea, I hope!