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Posted by: David M. Katz
« on: May 09, 2018, 12:43:35 am »

Congrats to all of your graduates. 

I am sure you will find a way to Arkansas.

I always find Pomp and Circumstance (Land of Hope and Glory for our UK friends) to be very moving. Maybe you'll get tired of hearing it but I never have.

The gift ideas sound great.  What is nice is the thought and time put in to each one.
Posted by: Adric
« on: May 08, 2018, 11:47:34 am »

Quote from: Jack on May 08, 2018, 11:11:16 am
I decided to get him a monogrammed dresser top valet, that doubles as a charging station, along with a new wallet, a personalized key chain, and I'm probably going to add either a money clip or a couple of bits of tie jewelry.

Good choices.  A neighbor gave me a dresser top valet when I graduated from HS.  It is the only HS graduation present I can think of that I still have and still use regularly.  I never would have guessed at the time that it would be such an enduring gift (even though it doesn't double as a charging station :D).
Posted by: Jack
« on: May 08, 2018, 11:11:16 am »

Quote from: kalico on May 08, 2018, 09:37:03 am
Omg I can’t believe they are graduating already... congratulations to them them all and I wish them all well on their new journey.....

I know - I've known Tyler and Trist for nearly 10 years now (next fall), and I still think of them as little kids, not the handsome young men they are.

Quote from: Journey on May 08, 2018, 09:01:15 am
This sounds fun! I think you'll have a much more eventful time with the College boys starting next year. Aren't Noah, Barry, and Mickey all graduating? Then, the rest of the gang follow in the years afterwards.

Have Ethan and Jeremy decided where they're going to go for college?

Second question first: Yes.  Jeremy is going to live here with his dad and little brothers for a couple of years.  His grades weren't horrible, but he wants to learn to do better.  Also, he hasn't decided what he wants to do, so he's going to spend a couple of years sampling, while living at home and going to school fairly cheap.

I haven't said where Ethan's attending, because it's a small, fairly exclusive, private college.  Unlike UT, the student body is too small for me to fill comfortable disclosing it.  On the other hand, considering that he's majoring in robotics, it wouldn't surprise me if Kat and Adric either one (or both) could figure it out.

First question - Noah is graduating next spring.  There is some question about Barry, because he ended up majoring in engineering, but there are a LOT of engineering fields, and he's still not dead set on which one he wants.  It's not a huge problem, since most of the classes - especially in the first two years - are the same, but he might end up having to stay longer to take some classes.  It just depends.  As for Mickey, he's basically triple majoring, and he and I are going to make a decision if he's going to graduate next year with a double, then go to work on a Masters, or if he's going to take another year to graduate with the triple.


There are always a lot of articles about best gifts for grads.  I was browsing a few of those this morning, and I solved the problem of what to get Tristan.

The little boy in the beat up old jeans and slightly outgrown t-shirt has been gone for a few years now, and in his place I've found a handsome peacock with a predilection for old school prep.  While he doesn't need me to buy him any clothes (and he has more shoes than Noah or my ex-wife), I decided to get him a monogrammed dresser top valet, that doubles as a charging station, along with a new wallet, a personalized key chain, and I'm probably going to add either a money clip or a couple of bits of tie jewelry.
Posted by: kalico
« on: May 08, 2018, 09:37:03 am »

Omg I can’t believe they are graduating already... congratulations to them them all and I wish them all well on their new journey.....

The gifts sound very nice.......


Hugs kal
Posted by: Journey
« on: May 08, 2018, 09:01:15 am »

This sounds fun! I think you'll have a much more eventful time with the College boys starting next year. Aren't Noah, Barry, and Mickey all graduating? Then, the rest of the gang follow in the years afterwards.

Have Ethan and Jeremy decided where they're going to go for college?
Posted by: Jack
« on: May 07, 2018, 04:51:38 pm »

College is pretty quiet this year.  As far as I can remember - have received invitations/announcements, KC is my only college graduate.  His parents are getting him a new car, to help him get off on his new life on the right foot, so I got him the watch that's traditional for my boys now, and I also got him a very nice, Dragon Chess Set, because it's KC.

High school is where it's fun this year. 

Ethan and Jeremy are both graduating.  So is Bruce.  So is Joe Mintz, Tyler Malone, Tristan  Black, Mike Reasoner, Ash Loomis, and Drake Russo.  That's not even all of them, but each of those boys has been a regular visitor, and I've spanked them more than once.  It's hard not to consider them family at that point.  It's sometimes hard, because I have to get parental permission for what I want to give them, and sometimes the parents feel I'm spending too much (or upstaging them?), so I have to go with alternatives.  At least I know Ethan, Bruce, and Joe are all getting new laptops, Jeremy is getting a Samsung Galaxy Note, Tyler is getting a new phone (pre-paid for a year).  Tristan is harder to buy for, since his mom is a lawyer, and the other three boys, I'm not quite as close to, and so am not allowed to spend quite as much.  Still, shopping is fun for me, and there's nothing like the thrill of finding that perfect gift.

Fortunately, BCA and BHS have their graduations on different dates, so it won't be a problem to make it to both.  It's getting to Arkansas that's going to be a challenge.