To the graduates of 2013: Congratulations and best of luck as you go forth.  You'll need it.  Please remember your manners and send thank you notes to those who grudgingly favored you with graduation presents.  You'll face trials & tribulations as you proceed down life's post-graduation road.  Tribulations are better than trials because legal bills are so darn  high in these litigious days.  Yes, who you know can be important, but what you know will ultimately pay the bills especially if you expect to buy a house before you're 45.  You are not bullet-proof.  If you ever find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time, well, good luck is all I can say.  Sneak out quietly and go home.  You'll muddle your way thru most things and learn as you go especially as you're on your 4th job in three years starting out.  Your parents love you but they're probably already thinking about redoing your room so don't even think about returning home.  A final word to the wise: stay off Facebook late at night.  Nothing good happens on Facebook after midnight or if you're in a drunken stupor.