http://www.jkcp.com/blog JKCP tells it like it is... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:17:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So… I came home yesterday to find my three-year-old daughter, Annie, lounging on the couch and reading a J.Crew catalogue.  When I sat down to ask her how her day was, she told me, “Dad, please tell me I can have these shoes, because if you say ‘no,’ you’ll be in ... http://www.jkcp.com/blog/2010/03/jkcp-fashion-victory/ Does a champion make a sandwich or a sandwich make a champion?  Last weekend at the Honda Classic, the latter proved more accurate.  It was hard to miss Columbia’s Camilo Villegas eating his pre-packed sandwich on the 7th hole during the final round.  Perhaps, we can contribute the victory to ... http://www.jkcp.com/blog/2010/03/eat-hamburger-play-hamburger/ Every year, Julian Krinsky Camps & Programs calls Haverford College a summertime home for its High School Enrichment, Tennis, Golf and Yesh Shabbat Summer programs. We consider ourselves blessed to have this annual opportunity.  The “digs” are amazing.  From single room dorms to one of the area’s most idyllic nature ... http://www.jkcp.com/blog/2010/03/churchill-scholar-at-haverford-college/ This time of year, I’m usually busy prepping myself for a night of Clockwork Orange-like boredom.  Oscar fever has struck and usually engenders its symptomatic lethargy and nausea.  It’s not that I don’t enjoy the cinema, (on the contrary, I’m more than happy to sneak away from my kids for ... http://www.jkcp.com/blog/2010/03/jkcp-oscar-picks/ Who doesn’t love free stuff?  I know I do.  Who doesn’t love education?  Alright, not so many takers.  If you love both –however – Julian Krinsky Camps & Programs has got you covered.  Over the years, we’ve been working with Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions to build successes one student ... http://www.jkcp.com/blog/2010/03/students-score-higher-at-jkcp/ Every year, Julian Krinsky Camps & Programs boards students in its Tennis and Golf Programs at the prestigious Westtown School, a K-12 co-educational Quaker boarding school.  “Over the years, we’ve developed an exceptionally close relationship with the faculty, staff and student body,” says owner Julian Krinsky, “so it was with ... http://www.jkcp.com/blog/2010/03/westtown-students-safe-after-quake/ As the death toll rises above 700 people in the aftermath of the Chilean earthquake, our sincerest sympathies go out to those citizens struggling to survive.  Beginning in Haiti on January 12th, the most recent earthquake is the largest in a series of three that shook our world.  At 8.8 ... http://www.jkcp.com/blog/2010/03/jkcp-prompt-chilean-aid/ Annie Gowen’s recent article in the Washington Post outlines the new manner in which D.C. plans to raise revenue and cut back on wasteful shopping habits.  If you want paper or plastic in our nation’s capital, it will cost you.  On January 1st, a new tax that charges 5 cents ... http://www.jkcp.com/blog/2010/02/d-c-bags-bad-shopping-habits/ Tonight will mark the close of New York City’s Fashion Week presented by Mercedes Benz.  Workers will soon disassemble the runways, designers will pack away their fall collections and, perhaps most importantly, critics will evaluate the successes and failures of the collections.  This year, however, the critics aren’t who you ... http://www.jkcp.com/blog/2010/02/nyc-fashion-week-2010/ If you’ve been hanging around our office, you’re sure to have seen a new addition to our habitual décor.  Posted throughout the office are stickers reminding all of us that paper comes from trees.  In reality, I can’t conceive of an adult who does not understand this on a logical ... http://www.jkcp.com/blog/2010/02/these-come-from-trees/