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On 2017-05-20 16:16, John Larkin wrote:
>
>
> Yesterday we enjoyed but mostly endured The Brat's commencement, MBA
> from UC Berkeley. I work for her now. The commencement speech was,
> what we could make out of it, perfectly dreadful. The acoustics in the
> Greek Theater are blessedly awful.
>
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/SF/Greek_Grad.JPG
>
> Imagine sitting in the sun in a black robe, listening to drivel for
> two hours. Two people passed out. I cut my Tulane graduation, because
> it would have been even longer and way, way hotter.
>
> This is better:
>
> http://www.cua.edu/speeches-and-homilies/2017/commencement-2017.html
>
> If you are ever in Berkeley, no matter how you feel about the
> politics, stroll around the campus. It's stunningly beautiful. Have a
> beer at the Faculty Club (which is now a public bar and restaurant), a
> serene and beautiful place. The seasonal beer was Purple Haze on tap.
>

After I got my masters degree there was none of this celebration stuff. 
I received a simple post card in the mail, gray, post-consumer recycling 
paper, that my degree was ready to be picked up at room 121 at the 
so-and-so building. Not even a letter which would have cost 5c more in 
postage. Well, that way the mail man knew I had my degree.

Our "commencement" was self-organized. We rented a place called "Motor 
Bar", all of it, then had one wild party there. To this day I do not 
remember how I got home on my road bike but I did (even crossing a 
border that still existed back then).

-- 
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

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commencement John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-05-20 16:16 -0700
  Re: commencement edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-20 16:26 -0700
    Re: commencement John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-05-20 17:41 -0700
      Re: commencement edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-21 17:37 -0700
  Re: commencement Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-05-20 16:32 -0700
    Re: commencement John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-05-20 17:46 -0700
      Re: commencement Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-05-20 18:37 -0700
  Re: commencement Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> - 2017-05-20 16:32 -0700
    Re: commencement Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-20 17:27 -0700
      Re: commencement krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-20 23:00 -0400
        Re: commencement Bob Engelhardt <BobEngelhardt@comcast.net> - 2017-05-21 13:00 -0400
          Re: commencement krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-21 16:56 -0400
          Re: commencement John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-05-21 14:53 -0700
            Re: commencement Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-21 22:35 -0700
              Re: commencement John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-05-22 07:15 -0700
                Re: commencement Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-22 08:22 -0700
                Re: commencement krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-22 12:15 -0400
    Re: commencement Klaus Kragelund <klauskvik@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-22 00:55 -0700
      Re: commencement Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2017-05-22 17:33 +0800
  Re: commencement Martin Riddle <martin_rid@verizon.net> - 2017-05-20 22:00 -0400
  Re: commencement Retired <Retired@Retired.com> - 2017-05-21 08:22 -0700

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