In a few short months, I'll be graduating. So begins three months of buying overpriced invitations, paying cap and gown fees, or contributing to some "class gift' which will inevtably be something like an ugly fountain or yet another bust of Thomas Jefferson that will be placed in some out-of the way corner of a courtyard looking misplaced just so that they can say 92% of highly indebted students indebted themselves even further because they loved this place so much, so you too should give us money.

The one boon has always been the graduation speaker. Usually some high profile alum, the past three years included Janet Napolitano, (Governor of AZ) David Baldacci (Bestselling Author) and Senator Evan Bayh of Illinois. I would have been excited had any of those people spoke at my graduation- not only would it have been interesting, but it's kind of cool to show off to the grandparents. Ok, I'm shallow and pretentious. But it's MY day and I've paid enough to get here! I even had to take some tests and read some books along the way, too. I deserve to feel important.

So this week they announced the graduation speakers for this year's law graduation. They wanted a dynamic speaker. Someone who wouldn't polarize the students. Prefereably, someone outside of political office, but that could still testify to the power of the UVA law degree and all that could be achieved with it. So naturally, a great fit would be the PGA Tour Commissioner.

My first thought, of course, was "PGA? That's GOLF, right?" Well, I do go to UVA. I shouldn't be surprised if our caps and gowns are navy blue with orange argyle. Geez. And of course, we ARE going to be lawyers. And what lawyer DOESN'T love golf? Right? I'll be honest. The only golf club I've ever swung was the kind you use on astroturf, and prior to today, I didn't know that there was a PGA tour Commissioner. I'm not even really sure I know what the PGA tour is. I'll admit it, I was a bit disappointed.

The Law Weekly featured an article about Commissioner Finchem, a distinguished-looking white male member of the class of '73. He's got quite a resume, actually. He was chosen for the position of commission from a short list that included Dan Quayle, and is best known for rescinding professoinal golf's ban on Bill Murray (no, seriously.). He had run unsuccessfully for commonwealth attorney in '77. He was staff director for Carter's '80 campaign, and finance director for Mondale's campaign in '84. Ok, so he's not who I would have chosen, but maybe I could at a least learn a thing or two from him about getting over disappointment.