Resolved to ???

Happy almost new year! Let’s close the books on 2011 and anticipate 2012 … both of those reactions seem to require lists.

The middle ground

Christmas is over, New Year’s is here in the blink of an eye … this is also a strange and strangely busy time of year. So much prep goes into Christmas … trees, cards, gifts, wrapping and oh the food. New Year’s is also all about food, but more of an evening than of a [...]

Happy holidays!

Take a moment from your holiday celebration – whatever it may be – and enjoy the skewed humor of Terry Gilliam, who takes holiday cards of yore and does Gilliam-like things with them! Wishing you, yours – and your favorite team – a wonderful holiday!

Beyond Graduation … Fun Fundraising

Beyond Graduation has probably been a ‘thing’ for almost a year now. Sprung from the combination of two men’s experiences – Mike’s with selling software to college, Tom with selling licensed sports-related goods – Beyond Graduation has been an actual store front for a good part of the year and affiliate stores have been opening [...]

The cost of no education

While I’m feeling a bit over numbered … you know, you’ve seen so many statistics that they begin to fail to mean anything, there was a good piece in the Trib on Monday. The editorial discusses the costs – both personal and societal – of dropping out of high school.

An issue of pride

Guess what sports and scandal fans? Both applications to and the alumni group at Penn State are bigger this year than they were last year. Really?? Really! I can see both sides and really dislike that. If I could just fully embrace one side of this issue, I’d be a better – or at least [...]

And now for something completely different ….

Have we met? I work for Beyond Graduation where I am known as ‘the token chick’. Sports – sports – sports – and …. me!

From Zero to LOTS

Thanksgiving refilled my house. Thanksgiving actually overfilled my house as I was suddenly joined by 4 college students (okay – one of ‘em is a grad student) and we all shared one shower. A little chaotic and crowded? Yes! Great fun? More than I can say!