Members of the Class of 2009: I was sorry to hear that the children's TV show host who was to have been your commencement speaker today had to bow out at the last minute due to an attack of terminal cuteness. I was delighted, however, when the trustees called me about an hour ago and asked me to fill in.

Now, I've never done this before, and I wasn't given a whole lot of guidance, except that I was told to tell you to "follow your dreams" and "reach for the stars," ...

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