Back in early May, Governor Mike Huckabee visited College of the Ozarks and gave the Commencement Address. One thing he said stuck with me. He told the graduates "Don't use all your water on too little of fire." That advice may be hard to follow through on, since most people (and when I say most I mean especially me!) tend to overreact as if the sky was falling when they are confronted with any little crook in the road. I hope that the graduates can remember that sound advice when fires come their way.

On a side note, Huckabee was quite impressed with the College and even told his ABC Huckabee Report audience about it the day after he returned from his visit. I briefly met him while taking pictures of him with some of the College dignitaries in the greenroom before he went on. He was extremely pleasant and down to earth. After I had taken his picture with the others, he stopped his conversation with the College President and offered to have his picture made with me. In my job, there have been several occasions where I have been able to meet well-known people, such as Huckabee. My two favorite, by far, are Governor Huckabee and the late Tony Snow.