We spent a few days at Wellesley helping Alexis get settled in. The campus was beautiful. The school is full of beautiful and smart women. We were very impressed. Alexis is blessed with a phenomenal roommate, who is a champion swimmer, champion tennis player and incredibly intelligent. Alexis is very happy in Wellesley land with her new friends and classmates. 

We were on the New Jersey Turnpike when the earthquake hit. We did not feel a thing. We did not find out about the earthquake until we saw the woman in the tollbooth. She was very scared. I paid the toll and continued without worry looking up and not down. 

Fortunately, we made it back home just before Hurricane Irene hit. I am still exhausted from the trip, but it was worth every mile to leave Alexis at that wonderful school. If you have a daughter or granddaughter, I highly recommend Wellesley College. It is an amazing place. I met one young African-American woman from Chicago who turned Harvard down this year so that she could attend Wellesley College. She said that when Harvard called her to ask why she turned them down, she told them that she only had one chance to attend Wellesley College, but could attend Harvard University for graduate or professional school. Wellesley College is the number one liberal arts college in America for women.

 In the words of my dad, “You must honor the chair whether it is sitting, walking or lying down.”