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- Jan 15, 2012
- 3 min
A lament for the lost children
January 15, 2012 To the unparented son: I am so sorry your mother failed you. I’m sorry she had you so young, that she didn't go to...
- Nov 27, 2011
- 3 min
What did we do in Kathmandu, after all
November 27, 2011 Traveling to Nepal has been a joy. Meeting our friend Chet’s wonderful family — and living with them like part of the...
- Nov 13, 2011
- 3 min
Awful global sex trade is growing worse
November 13, 2011 Sumitra is tall and model-thin with waist-length black hair and large, almond eyes. She’s 16, a beautiful, studious...
- Nov 6, 2011
- 3 min
Home ground: Meet the goat you will eat
November 26, 2011 We are in Bhaktapur, Nepal, an ancient town near Kathmandu, with our friends Chet and Annie. Chet is from Nepal and...
- Oct 30, 2011
- 3 min
Road to Nepal: One bad thing after another
October 30, 2011 I shouldn’t tempt fate by saying this, but 2011 has been the worst year Chris and I have faced in our 25 years together....
- Aug 14, 2011
- 3 min
People who replaced my knee are just that:— People
August 14, 2011 Grasping a morphine pump in my hand, child of the 60s that I am, I imagine recreational drug use might get my mind off...
- Jun 26, 2011
- 3 min
Why did we turn our lives over to a puppy?
June 26, 2011 Ever accident prone, Chris and I have accidentally adopted a puppy. This began as the idea of one of the teenagers we...
- May 15, 2011
- 3 min
Keys to marriage found in a Coke can
May 15, 2011 Chris and I placed our world on temporary hold to visit his parents, ages 91 and 87. Chris’s folks are amazing people. But...
- Mar 20, 2011
- 3 min
Personal crisis overwhelms even news from Japan
March 20, 2011 As a global-scale tragedy plays out on the world’s stage, I am aware of the colossal loss, but only barely. This is the...
- Jan 16, 2011
- 3 min
Taking on teens changes life in many ways
January 16, 2011 Over the holidays Chris and I accidentally adopted teenagers. This is not another column about stray kittens under the...
- Nov 28, 2010
- 3 min
Outsider confusing anti-affirmative action with civil rights
November 28, 2010 “No Child Left Behind is the most ironically named piece of legislation since the 1942 Japanese Family Leave Act.” — Al...
- Oct 10, 2010
- 3 min
Gays can choose — to put trust in themselves
October 10, 2010 You are the only you that there will ever be. You are unique and irreplaceable. You are beautiful and rare and...
- Aug 22, 2010
- 3 min
U.S. truly became a democracy on Aug. 26, 1920
August 22, 2010 1920 was a big year for my grandma. In March she gave birth to her first child, my dad. In August, she won the basic...
- Jul 18, 2010
- 3 min
We don't need vigilantes sitting in judgment, making lists
July 18, 2010 I’m an enthusiastic list-maker: “Things to Accomplish Before the In-Laws Arrive,” “Books to Read,” “Summer Salad Recipes...