Clad in her robe and hood, our daughter received her degree. We got to relive that experience as our son followed in his big sister's foot steps... and I scored my second diploma! I say "I," because they are mine! I laid claim to them when the kids were young.

While some feel there is a serious issue of freedom of expression at play in Brian Coldin's nudity case, there is a time and place to express yourself. I'm no prude, but the sight of some dude with his 'pendulum' a-sway for all to behold, is something I can live without!

Once again the pictures of little children starving in Somalia break your heart. But this time there are other pictures that come to mind too: warlords, pirates, radical Islamists... Many will remember when the world was there to help and just how badly it turned out.