When walking through life, always carry a pocketknife

I had intended to write this as a potential graduation commencement speech for Wolf Point High School, similar to Mary Schmich’s essay she wrote for The Chicago Tribune back in 1997 where she recommended that young folks wear sunscreen — among other things.

Mind you, I probably wasn’t going to speak at graduation, but I’m sure my words would have at least made print in The Wolf Point Herald News’ back pages.

However, before I could divulge my words of wisdom on the Wolf Point graduates, I came home to Cheney.

Although Cheney and Medical Lake high school grads have received their diplomas and a...