An Unbelievably Cool Diversion

The magic of technology brings us something called GrandCentral. While I'm not sure what the use is for U Sphere, it sure is cool to post voice mail messages. Like this one.



This service was acquired by Google recently -- and one neato thing for protecting your privacy is that you can say "Call Me," put a link up to a number that goes to your phone -- but never have to give out your phone number. Cool? I think so...

Colleges With Undercoating

The saga continues.

When last we left our heroes, they were searching for the right minivan, and this reporter was seeing similarities between searching for the right college. (See full post below.)

We got a call yesterday -- liken it to the Dean of Admissions rendering a decision and asking a recruiter to give us a buzz. "We can't find the exact car, but we have something a little better. Color you want, style you want, but with leather. And a couple other things. We can make you the right price and we'll make it worth your while. Come in and see."

N.B. Before you say NO, and before we say no, too, remember that you can find some really stellar Honors College experiences in the college universe -- some of them from places you may not think would have phenomenal honors colleges.

More to come. We're touring the campus (dealer's vast lot) this morning. With kids in tow.