All Grown Up And Through The Gantlet- May 30, 2004 We didn't know that Bill Cosby was speaking at our son's graduation. And we had no idea about the magna cum laude thing, either.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/05/30/AR2005032403854.html?nav=r... Feeling Good About Leaving Our Comfort Zone- May 21, 2004 When Francine Ward told me that self-esteem isn't achieved through contemplation or self-directed pep talks but by walking through our fears, I did what many people would do: reflected upon some things of which I'm proud.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/05/21/AR2005032403864.html?nav=r... Looking Away From War, and Our Own Hearts- May 14, 2004 The nation is at war. But you could almost forget it when the arrival of cicadas is hyped as being slightly less momentous than the Second Coming, and the finales of "Friends" and "Frasier" are treated like the deaths of beloved companions. As one who will miss "Frasier" and who's grossed out by the popeyed bugs on my screened porch, I understand.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/05/14/AR2005032403857.html?nav=r... Athena in Iraq: Women at War Air Evil Truth- May 7, 2004 Just in time for Mother's Day, the world has been treated to photos of a petite young woman in fashionably baggy pants holding a leash. Attached to it is neither a cute poodle nor a frisky terrier but a man lying naked on a prison floor. In another photo, the female soldier grins as she offers a thumbs-up with one hand while pointing the other at the genitals of a man wearing only a black hood.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/05/07/AR2005032403855.html?nav=r... |