I’ve only got one thing of value to give you and that’s my name.” He paused for a moment to let that sink in, then added, “Don’t take my name anywhere I wouldn’t take it, and don’t do anything with my name that I wouldn’t do with it. That’s my only request as you go off to college.” Need I tell you the consequences of that request? I had friends whose parents had laid down all the rules in a long list before they left for college. The only problem was that the rules couldn’t cover all the potential