Today I had the opportunity to interview Meg Wolitzer, Author, The Ten Year Nap.  Thanks for taking the time to talk today. Can you tell us why you wrote The Ten Year Nap?

Meg

If you missed last week's OnRamp article in the Wall Street Journal, check it out.

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by Christina Couch, ClassesUSA

Digg One thing Chad Brown doesn't stress about is his daily commute. Rolling out of bed, washing his face, and walking 10 paces to his computer, he's already at work. The CEO of Plus 1 Tickets, a home-based, ticket-brokering firm that sells sports, theater, and concert tickets throughout the nation, Brown is one of the more than 4.2 million Americans who are ditching the daily commute in favor of punching in at home.

My husband works for one of those Banks discussed in every newspaper this week (not Bear Stearns, but a close 2nd).  Dinner table conversation for our teenage kids has been focused on the economy and what it means for our family so I found this blog in the Juggle interesting.

When the Kids Worry About Layoffs, Your Finances
Posted by Jennifer Merritt
The Juggle

As the lucky parent of a child in the biggest high-school graduating class in history, I found this article very interesting.  Yes, the college application process is time consuming and stressful and nothing like the process I went through, but are people really quitting their jobs to help their kids?  Do employees need OffRamps and OnRamps to guide their 17 year olds?  Read on.

College Admissions: How Involved Should Parents Get?
By SUE SHELLENBARGER, WSJ

I was the guest blogger in today's OnBalance Blog in the Washington Post.  Check out my blog and the many comments.  I'm slowly learning that one has to be thick skinned to play in the blog sphere...

On Balance by Leslie Morgan Steiner

When I was in high school, I only knew one type of passion (hint: it had nothing to do with work).

Ski racing, mid-life crisis and risk taking

The best part about running a start-up is meeting other interesting entrepreneurs.  Last month the team from Proletar.com contacted me as we shared the same mission...finding great companies.  Proletar lets you ranks your workplace.   Here's the scoop from their site:

Proletar.com provides companies rating based on the "proletarians" opinions around the world.