+1 Dan
Sent from my iPad > On Jul 17, 2015, at 1:59 PM, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Absolutely! What one gets out of an education is directly proportional to > what one puts into it, and I'm NOT talking 'bout money. > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Thomas via Mercedes" > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: "Rich Thomas" <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> > Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 1:52 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] S500 Ouchies > > >> One of my wife's colleagues at MDAnderson in Houston went to college in some >> little nothing place in Texas or Oklahoma or somewhere, worked hard to LEARN >> and did well. Got into med school and worked HARD to become an excellent >> doc, and worked his butt off as a fellow at MDACC too. His wife was totally >> supportive of him, they had I think 5 kids right quick at a young age, and >> they made it all work through all that. He was talking about all this one >> day and reflected that your education is what you make of it no matter where >> you go (or not). >> >> So, there's that... >> >> --R >> >> >> >>> On 7/17/15 1:41 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >>> I've known this family very well since our kids were in kindergarten. >>> >>> Mom and Dad were so focused on the academic achievements of daughter that >>> nothing the son did could eclipse big sister. Therefore, I'm convinced he >>> got wise after beating his head against the wall and getting nothing for it >>> that he tossed in the towel and just said "Screw it." >>> >>> Too bad, as he's a smart kid. Mom and Dad can't seem to figure out "Where >>> they went wrong with him." >>> >>> Mom's Facebook page is like an altar to the achievements of the daughter. >>> No mention of sonny. Daughter just received the "Lex" award for freshmen at >>> U of Houston Law. This must be a big deal, as she's been spouting off about >>> it for almost a week on FB. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>>> On Jul 17, 2015, at 1:30 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm thinking he got overshadowed by big sister and got the short end of >>>>> the stick.... >>>> My boss has BA and MA from CMU (Central Michigan, not Carnie Mellon) >>>> because his older brother dropped out of an overpriced smaller private >>>> school and their father decided it's cheaper to have your kids flunk out >>>> of a public school than a private school. (in other words, the smart kid >>>> flunked out of college, so why expect the hard working kid to do any >>>> better?) >>>> >>>> Mitch. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
