<p>I think that a lot of us have benefitted from tremendously great advice from D’yer and I think his knowledge should be shared. We all have a WHOLE LOTTA LOVE (pun intended) for you, D’yer Ma’ker, so please consider putting all your advice, knowledge, etc. into some sort of book/manual.</p>
<p>Anyone else second this?</p>
<p>second!!!:]</p>
<p>Third!!! :)</p>
<p>Fourth!!! :)</p>
<p>fifthhh :)</p>
<p>sixth : ]]</p>
<p>In Search of Lost Time</p>
<p>eighth!!! :)</p>
<p>The D’yer (who is a close personal friend of mine), is much too busy eating quiche and denigrating everything American, to respond. He asked me to thank you for for thoughts, and suggests that you refer your questions to the Bunkel Index (available online) or to the WBTY Indices.</p>
<p>Fif, I was counting on you to edit the masterpiece.</p>
<p>Come on D’yer Maker, living the life in a bucolic village in France is no excuse to shirk your responsibilities :). Your CC friends need you!</p>
<p>:-)</p>
<p>Wow. Very flattered. Maybe even embarrassed too. </p>
<p>I just wrote a note to someone pointing out that what may seem like great advice now may not ring so true later…as, most of what I share here is based on lessons learned from my own mistakes and screw-ups. And with the exception of sbergman and the poster formerly known as **edconsultant22<a href=“I%20forget%20her%20current%20name%20except%20that%20it%20also%20ends%20in%2022”>/B</a>, we’re all just engaged in a blind-leading-the-blind exercise.</p>
<p>My son’s no longer in BS…as we’ve moved abroad and took him with us. The knowledge base here has passed me by and lapped me. I’m here for two reasons: 1) to repay the wisdom shared by others here that I’ve profited from; and 2) to spy on skibum4 from across the Atlantic since she refuses to sign up for a social networking site.</p>
<p>There are a lot of great posters still posting here that I’ve used as my pillars of wisdom. I will forget several, for sure. Some of them I remember but I have to see their user names to recall them by name. Ex: ops has one of those nondistinctive names that I had to look up and I would have omitted if I didn’t just now try to make a point of finding an example of a poster who I would otherwise omit. The ones that spring to mind that I’ve leaned on here (no particular order):</p>
<p>**Periwinkle
drnancie
hazmat
Burb Parent
Karate Dad
Goalie Dad<a href=“ugh…there%20are%20MANY%20others…but%20it’s%20after%202%20a.m.%20here%20and%20I’ve%20got%20a%20brain%20cloud.”>/B</a></p>
<p>PLUS…there are other contributors here who I’ve seen in the past months who I haven’t actually relied upon but have admired from afar. (Ex: BrooklynGuy joined after I was planning to move abroad, so I haven’t relied on his advice but I’ve found it to be quite sensible.)</p>
<p>Basically I don’t think there’s any shortage of great advice here and, with all the terrific people who are still here (and joining all the time) it’s sort of embarrassing to be singled out, especially since I am so far out of touch – literally and figuratively.</p>
<p>I still visit the Parents board every few days, if only to lurk. I don’t like giving out “advice” via private mail (unless it’s a very sensitive, specific situation I suppose) because I think the confidence level of shared information here is much higher when it’s a collaborative process subject to the scrutiny and fine-tuning of others here. Do feel free to send a PM and point out a thread I might have something to add to. I might not have anything worthwhile to contribute, but the odds are pretty good that I’ll probably write a few paragraphs anyway.</p>
<p>And, lastly, please ignore everything fun is fun has to say. His advice has been known to give people the shingles and generate crises in world financial markets. A quick look at the DJIA tells me he’s been posting here too much lately. And the rash I’m getting…pretty much confirms it.</p>
<p>EDIT: Up above I was trying to think of newyorker22! DOH!</p>
<p>Dyer maker,</p>
<p>Wow, I’m flattered that you remember my posts and found them useful! I hardly go on here anymore since I’ve been very busy, but I check in every once in a while. I logged on today to post about the financial situation and to see if people are seeing any effect on boarding schools. I am seeing a HUGE early impact—in my business, the full pay, US family inquiries have plummented. I still get plenty of financial aid and international requests though, so it is very curious for one part to drop off like that. I was wondering if there was any talk on here about that. But I suppose that is for another post. </p>
<p>I too agree that you had the best posts and you seem like a person with a good head on his shoulders, or a voice of reason. Now maybe you can knock some sense into the French!</p>
<p>OMG!
D’yer has Facebook!
Im pretty sure I’m not the only one trying to find him on every possible website. lol
J/K It would be embarrassing to have a 60 year old as a friend… lol j/K
Some of my friend’s parents have FB…which really scares me… lol
I think student input is necessary on these things. I know many seniors on here who are very well experienced at the topic at hand.
No parent could have told me what goes on in New England boarding schools until you experience it yourself.</p>
<p>I deny the shingles thing (pretty much impossible to do), but I take full responsibility for screwing up the world financial markets. Those jerks had it coming and fif will continue to yell tripe whenever tripe is served!</p>
<p>D’yer, we miss you boy, but I’m sure the Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys are enjoying your wit and wisdom…</p>
<p>
We are some of those “stalker parents” as my son calls them. But most of my son’s friends who we have as friend freinded us first. (OMG, that sounds SOOOO childish! LOL). Actually, one of his good friends is at your school Aussie, I should friend him and see if I can find you! LOL (Actually, you’d have a better shot at finding me if I did that based on screen names I think…)</p>
<p>Yes, LOTS of people over 35 have facebook, including me. I have my niece (our family’s student at BS) as friend, so I can get updates from school, and do occasional chats. But, I don’t think of myself as a “stalker” since I haven’t requested to be friends with any of her classmates.</p>
<p>And, I blush that D’yer mentions me! I really have to thank so many of the parents, students, and applicants who provided advice and encouragement to our family during this process…so many have been helpful.</p>
<p>D’yer,</p>
<p>Thanks for the mention. I worry sometimes that my occasional plugs for the home team earns me a “■■■■■” distinction. Hopefully, I have something to offer despite being on the payroll.</p>
<p>I’m embarrassed to admit that I woke up this weekend with “you don’t have to go oh oh oh oh” stuck in my head and only for the first time made the connection. Doh! Or as you probably say now, “d’eau!” Glad to hear that life is treating you well.</p>
<p>I have to say, at the risk of sounding soooo ignorant, I never did “get” the meaning of the name “D’Yer Maker”. Can anyone help me??? BTW, I found so many posts helpful…</p>
<p>Led Zeppelin song?</p>
<p>(Funny pronunciation of Jamaica)</p>
<p>That’s the association I have with the name…</p>