http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/06/05/commencement-blues/ <em>City Paper</em> Writers on News, Politics, the Media, the Arts, and More Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:19:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/06/05/commencement-blues/#comment-167090 Emily W Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:38:21 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/06/05/commencement-blues/#comment-167090 I wish this column was longer, Ruth! I wanted so badly to read on; there's so much to say about commencement speeches that I don't think brevity here can be the true soul of wit. Your writing creates so many funny set-ups, but I feel like you've sold yourself short for their punchlines. Don't sell yourself short and give yourself more time in your next post! Until then, keep up the good work. I wish this column was longer, Ruth! I wanted so badly to read on; there’s so much to say about commencement speeches that I don’t think brevity here can be the true soul of wit. Your writing creates so many funny set-ups, but I feel like you’ve sold yourself short for their punchlines. Don’t sell yourself short and give yourself more time in your next post! Until then, keep up the good work.

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