Talking to my friend graduating from Cal, he expressed a little disappointment by the name recognition of the speaker at commencement this year. Last year, if you recall, it was Ted Koppel. And they've gotten Bill Cosby, Madeline Albright, and Janet Reno before. Yet this year, the nation's #1 public university has turned to Benjamin Barber to handle the speaking duties this year. Gee, I think even Jonny Moseley is more popular than he is. About 10 to 15 speakers turned Cal down before choosing Barber in what's bound to be one of the least-attended commencements in history. With no diplomas given out, there really isn't a reason to attend except to have a place for all of your friends to celebrate together.

Work's fine. I met the CEO yesterday. Boy, does he have a mouth. In our few minutes of conversation, he cursed quite a few times.

Spaceballs: The Collector's Edition came out Tuesday in the continuing search for more money.

Wanna see something freaky? Go to zabasearch.com and enter your name. From property tax records and other databases that can be easily accessed, it can find where you live. Luckily, I'm not in there, but who would have thought there would be 26 people with my name in California?