At Case Western Reserve for commencement

It's been around thirty two years since I graduated, lots has changed, all very surreal.

Looking at graduating students, I'd say they're getting admitted at fourteen. Youth is wasted on the young.

(Insert "get off my lawn" reference here.)

I feel a certain sadness and nostalgia, particularly seeing the Hessler Street fair, which I kinda recall...

Comments

[Dr. DR]

Well done. Sent from the audience.

[commencementwatcher]

I'm glad you mentioned that you were blogging at commencement! I'm watching from commencement - and we all had a laugh at your blog comments.

Cheers

[jim]

nice speech, I just got my degree!

[TC]

Wished I could have been there. Reem & I take Alexandra to the Cleveland Children's Museum which is right across the street from Case whenever we visit the my parental units, so I get to muse about my days at CWRU... I am old...

[Adam]

Hey Craig,

I graduated in January and moved out to the Bay Area for a programming job. I came back this weekend for Commencement and enjoyed your speech. I'm guessing your schedule is super busy, but if you could spare a half hour or something I'd really enjoy to meeting up with you in the city for coffee or something.

[Dana]

Hi Craig, I enjoyed seeing you speak at my graduation. I'm moving to san francisco in July for grad school at UCSF. Luckily there's craigslist to help me find an apartment :P (btw, one of my classmates a few seats down, 1st row middle left, actually did matriculate at 14...)

[Ronald]

UPDATE: I'll ask Ronald why he thinks that, since I don't feel I did... and I've gotten lots of feedback, no one else thinks this.

That speech was pretty disrespectful. Commencement is not a time for campaigning for Obama - keep it to yourself.

[njf]

Great speech. Was part of the platform party. Glad you enjoyed your time at CWRU.
Your comments were relevant for grads and old(er) alums.
Hope it's not another 30+ years between visits to campus!

[Joan]

Am writing rather late, but wanted to express appreciation for your remarks at Case. Was honored to be on the platform with you. For my 18th birthday I asked my parents for a slide rule with a carrying case. Girls didn't wear pocket protectors and that was the best I could do. Now I do Hawaiian chants, still love my inner nerd and am inspired by persons named Craig.