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Abdul Jabbar wants to die. Squatting beside his wife's unconscious body, his 12 children and grandchildren huddled around him in a tiny, open tent of sticks and stitched sacks, the 65-year-old brushes away tears as he describes his prospects in the coming Afghan winter. Freezing rain and snow will cover the Dehdadi camp on the southern outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif, home to 15,000 refugees. Temperatures will drop to 5[degrees]F, and the filthy roadside ditch from which the refugees fetch their gray fetid water will freeze...
Goodall, who is widowed, has an adult son Hugo, who lives in Dar es Salaam with her three grandchildren. "Unfortunately, he's not at all involved in anything I care about," she says. "He does fishing. He takes people out sports fishing, but he's also mixed up in commercial fishing." Don't look for fish or anything animal on Goodall's plate. She has been a vegetarian for nearly 30 years...
Menino finally made his appearance at about 9:45 p.m., 15 minutes later than planned. Taking the stage with friends and family , including three grandchildren carried in parents’ arms, the mayor was greeted by uproarious applause and cheering. Menino, seemingly enthused by the crowd, clapped his hands and pumped his fist repeatedly...
President Bush has used the S word, but when asked what "sacrifices" Americans would have to make in the war on terrorism, his example was enduring the hassle of increased airport security. As something to tell the grandchildren, this lacks a certain Stephen Ambrose quality. Of course, sacrifice should not become a fetish. Wars usually mean domestic austerity, but squeezing the civilian economy isn't necessary or helpful for this one. World War II required a universal male draft. The war on terror has no need or even use for most of those who are qualified to serve. So what...
...closer ties formed by traveling with grandchildren extend forward in time. Grandparent and grandchild may speak more often on the phone or simply have more to talk about when they do speak--sharing their memories of people and places. For both young and old, these trips are a way to make connections--between generations past, present and to come. When Hall and Saya made a scrapbook together of their trip to France, Hall told her, "You will have these things forever, and you'll be able to show them to your children when I'm long gone...