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   We got an interesting phone message on our Customer Service line this afternoon.  In addition to providing her name and phone numbers (both home and work - she really wanted someone to call her back), her is a transcript of the message... ...

The countdown is on...for many parents.  In the next few weeks, thousands of college freshmen will start their new lives.  And, thousands of parents will find themselves coping with their child being away from home for an extended period for the first time in their lives.Some parents have d...

I'm looking at a lot of College and University websites these days, particularly the Residence Life pages.  Here is a shameful excerpt from the Residence Life FAQ page of one school (which I won't name):Are the bed sizes twin or XL twin?...

Wall Street Journal ran a story on College rejection letters today.  My favorite:University of California, San Diego. Officials there rejected 29,000 candidates not once, but twice....

Looking through stats on how people come to us (and I'd like to welcome the frequent visitor from Wernersville, Pennsylvania - you know who you are and I know where you work).  Found an interesting site - Blackle.  Thinking about changing my home page.

I saw an article in today's Wall Street Journal that rekindled a thought that has been lingering for awhile.  The title - "Bad Parents and Proud of It: Moms and a Dad Confess".  It's also here on WSJ.com.You don't have to read the whole article to get the gist of the story - blogs, websites, etc. ...

On the way to the fitness center this afternoon, heard reference to this on the local sports talk station, ESPN 1000.  Haven't spent much time on CollegeHumor.com, but here's a pretty good prank.  Its long, and repetitive, but I think its real.Watch Prank War 7: The Half Million Dollar Shot on C...

Today I noticed that someone had "added your page to the University/College topic on StumbleUpon."  So I went to find out what the heck that was all about.  Well, now I'm a member, and there's a "Thumb This Up" button on this page - yeah, just scroll down and look on the right hand side.So, I...

This apparently has been making the rounds for a couple weeks.  I've never seen this guy before.  He is Louis C.K., and the Bio on his blog starts, "Louis is a standup comedian, actor, writer and director. ...

I spent much of the day yesterday putting together the finishing touches on FAFSA and the CollegeBoard profiles.  Thought I was pretty much done.  Then you get to discover IDOC!  That's CollegeBoard's Institutional Document Service.  CollegeBoard is causing global warming!  After gathering up 2...

Five years ago, when my older daughter was applying to college, late March was a very trying time.  We went skiing in Jackson Hole during spring break, in part to take her mind off all the upcoming news about where she got in and where she didn't get in.  For a lot of schools, April 1st is the f...

I created this website because I want to go to The University of Notre Dame, and I need to raise money to make that possible. Browse the website, learn about me, see the extra-curricular activities I have been involved in, read my teacher recommendations and more. ...