Stay updated with breaking news from Racist subtext. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Commentary: Danny Tyree - Singing the college brochure blues Danny Tyree FacebookTwitterEmail It has been a bittersweet experience seeing the mailbox flooded with college recruiting brochures addressed to my son, Gideon. Bittersweet because, speaking as a science fiction fan, each “road not taken” represents an alternate timeline involving different friends, different instructors, a different spouse, a different career path, a different city, a different strategy for administrators to hound grads for alumni donations. It’s also bittersweet because I’m a little jealous. I don’t remember receiving that many invitations (with such alluring graphics) back in the day. It was more like “Hey, maybe you should think really hard about us here at Generic University. And pass this two-ply brochure on to your friends. You pay the postage.” ....
(Jeff Koterba cartoon / caglecartoons.com) It has been a bittersweet experience seeing the mailbox flooded with college recruiting brochures addressed to my son, Gideon. Bittersweet because, speaking as a science fiction fan, each “road not taken” represents an alternate timeline involving different friends, different instructors, a different spouse, a different career path, a different city, a different strategy for administrators to hound grads for alumni donations. (“Remember that colorful gluten-free parking sticker we generously provided you with back in ’24? With interest, you probably owe us a new parking garage now, Mr. But-My-Kids-All-Need-Braces.”) It’s also bittersweet because I’m a little jealous. I don’t remember receiving THAT many invitations (with such alluring graphics) back in the day. ....
Ever Sing the College Brochure Blues? cagle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cagle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.