Well, as of yesterday, it's all over but the shouting.

For too many years, I've had to live with the stigma of being a "college dropout". It never matters the reason, once you have the tag, there are some individuals who feel it makes you substandard or somehow less of a person, or worse yet, that having a degree makes you a more substantial individual.

Well, as of yesterday, the issue is, if you'll pardon the pun, academic. I am officially a college graduate. Yes, it's just an Associates, but it's an accredited degree. And it makes the long hours and short nights of the past year and a half completely worth it.

I have another announcement, but I'll save that for the more tech savvy crowd!