Aaron Karo has made his mark on today's college-age kids by writing a column he
started on a whim. Dashing off his freshman year thoughts to a group of 20
friends via email, his Ruminations newsletters quickly became more and more
popular, now reaching 40,000 readers via email and Karo's website. The column
features his often short, stream-of-consciousness thoughts on everything from
roommates to dating to a topic near and dear to his heart-drinking, which is
featured prominently throughout both collections of his work, Ruminations on
College Life and his latest, Ruminations on Twentysomething Life. Since
graduating from The University of Pennsylvania, Karo has spent his time in New
York, trying his hand at Wall Street before leaving that tucked-in-shirt world
for the comforts of working from home, as a writer and comedian, appearing at
various comedy clubs and on VH1's I Love the 90's, as well as signing a deal
with Twentieth Century Fox for his own sitcom, The Whatever Years. The
self-proclaimed "recovering frat boy" seems to have almost turned over a new
leaf, even tearing up slightly at his book party when thanking his friends,
girlfriend and mom. Aw. But lest you think Karo's gone soft on you, read on for
his take on fans, friends, and women in wife-beaters.
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