As part of your ongoing effort to ensure that they are balancing their time as you probably told them before that last hug back in August, please consider purchasing the 2nd Edition of “Lom’s Words of Wisdom to the College-Bound Male (and Interested Females)” for the most reasonable price of $8.95 (Plus S&H charges). In this economy, that’s a heckuva deal!! And for that price, that youngster is going to receive more relevant information on issues they’ll be facing in the next 4 or 5 years of their life, along with eye-opening advice from your humble author, than they would ever think possible.

I expounded on several issues from the 1st Edition, such as the consequences of DUIs, binge-drinking, date-rape drugs and tanning; addressed some new issues and advice on gambling, tattoos, getting credit and maintaining good hygiene (believe it or not, that was one subject that a couple of students passed on to me from their personal experiences with new roommates); and even threw in some stories from my days at the University of Tennessee, which are not only true, but somewhat hilarious, as well.

I also added a Blog Page, which is probably the one area which I need to address more fervently, especially in getting feedback on the readers' thoughts on the book, including their personal experiences in some of the situations I addressed. For instance, I met one young lady, a recent graduate of Nothern Illinois, who was the unintended victim of a date-rape drug experience. She went to the hospital to find out exactly what she had imbibed the night before, and found that one of the "ingredients" in her drink was a horse tranquilizer drug. I'm still simply astounded that guys would resort to such antics to take advantage of a young lady.

Now that you've read this far, I hope you'll buy the book if you haven't already, and please provide me with some feedback for the 3rd Edition, which I am aiming to have available for purchase on April 1, 2010.