And the Winner Is?

Well, time for the update on my beloved Little Brother, "Mr. Bill." As many of you know, he is a great football player, and an excellent student (with the grades and SAT's to prove it!). Thus, he had been in high demand as colleges and universities try to recruit him.

It appears his great college search has come to an end. Before I announce the winner, let's review the schools he has turned down:

* University of Notre Dame
* University of Pennsylvania
* Oregon State University
* University of Michigan
* Princeton University
* Dartmouth College
* Johns Hopkins University
* Washington & Jefferson College (ahem, alma mater of his big sister and brother-in-law)
* Columbia University
* Bucknell University
* Carnegie-Mellon University
* Georgetown University

And the winner is . . .

Duquesne University

Yes, my Presbyterian-raised little brother (I'm from the Catholic sect of the family) will be attending a local Catholic university. Mr. Bill will be able to play as a freshman, and is receiving an excellent aid package. Perhaps Aunt Lee's bribe to do his laundry put his decision to stay local over the edge?

So . . . Dr. J and I can "look forward" to four more years of freezing our asses off at Mr. Bill's games!

Tell me which school YOU would have selected, given the chance?

03/005/05 update . . . THIS JUST IN . . . Family chatter reveals that the "Mother of Mr. Bill " had Bucknell as her first choice, while "Big Bill" was all over Notre Dame, baby! Big Bill remains concerned that his own father (deceased since 1985), may be in fact rolling in his grave!

"Girls Gone Rural County?"

First there was "Girls Gone Wild." Then "Girls Gone Wild" started going on location. Then they added Snoop Dogg to the mix. Now, rural counties may be submitting a bid for consideration.

Let me explain . . .

My baby brother, "Chaddycakes", has developed an interest in taking photos. Nothing high-tech here, basically just give him a camera of any kind (Polaroid, disposable, his mother's), and he suddenly thinks he's a world-class photographer. He's only 8, so let 'em dream, right? Not so fast.

My other brother, "Mr. Bill," recently gave Chaddycakes an instant camera that had 12 exposures left on it. Mr. Bill either didn't know or didn't remember what photos had already been snapped, so he gave to to Chaddycakes and said "have fun!" Let me point out that Mr. Bill is 18 years old. So Chaddycakes happily snaps 12 other photos and asks his grandmother to take the film to Wal-Mart to be developed.

And boy oh boy, did something ever DEVELOP!

When Chaddycakes receives his package of photos, he eagerly begins looking through them with all the excitement of a typical kid. Suddenly, he exclaims, "who are these girls, and why are they all showing their bras?"

Apparently, Mr. Bill has given Chaddycakes a camera that contained at least a dozen photos of girls who had flashed their bras as a group for the lens! This included bra-baring girls who pretended to be making out with each other, and girls who were in suggestive cheerleading poses showing their bras and undies!!! You get the picture. My baby brother sure did!

Follwing the grandmother's near heart attack, my stepmother and "Big Bill" were informed as to what has, uh, developed. Thankfully, none of these photos were taken at their home. Some were taken at a football field though -- Touchdown, eh?! It comes out that that Mr. Bill did NOT take these photos, and thus the girls must have played a joke on him! When asked by Big Bill to accept responsibility and account for this development, Mr. Bill replies . . .

"IT WASN'T MY CAMERA!"

Those girls must have slipped in his gym bag when he wasn't looking, huh? Poor Mr. Bill, hee-hee!

I really don't think my brother was the photographer of these artistic shots . . . he's not quite that bold. But one of his guy friends? Certainly. However, today's young girls are so bold, that I wouldn't be surprised at all if they did these all on their own, without any male encouragement!