"Oh, does he like it in Austin?" To which I say, "No, not that Austin college. I'm talking about the small liberal arts college up in Sherman." And they typically say, "Oh." Now the college has landed a new president,...
A kind and curious reader asked me to give an update on my son, Alex, who's a junior in college. All I can say is that if you read Alex's blog, you're likely to know as much about what's going...
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones isn't the only one who lost something yesterday. It was a big day in my household, too. My oldest boy, Alex, turned 20!! As I've mentioned, he's out of the country and unvailable for native...
Two Austin College gents dropped by today and reminded me of just how great the school is. I didn't just take their word for it, of course. I've been paying attention to the school for a spell, especially since my...
I got a tremendous response -- lots of phone calls, emails and in-person acknowledgments -- from folks about my son Alex's study-abroad adventure, which he starts today. He left town a few days ago but returned to take off from...
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