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Like every parent, I have a lot to ponder: Where should my son attend preschool? When should we start toilet training? Should I let him eat toothpaste? His wardrobe, on the other hand, just sort of evolved into a jumble of hand-me-downs and Old Navy separates. I wasn't concerned with my toddler's togs--until my brother announced that he was getting married and he wanted Conor, 2 1/2, to be one of the ring bearers. Suddenly I had to shop for real...
...with his boss and cousin, Saddam Hussein. A few miles up the road stood the ex-regime's garish presidential palaces, now occupied by soldiers of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division. And to the north Mahmud could survey the open desert plains just beyond the city and ponder how to make a great escape...
While individual schools ponder their plans, the University’s top administration has a big decision to make—even if they don’t stick to the original August deadline...
...social lives have been drastically curtailed. But those impositions--concerts canceled, dinner parties postponed, schools closed--long ago became the status quo. We now ponder more basic questions, such as how long should we continue living in a city the World Health Organization has advised against even visiting? For someone like me who has been fortunate enough to send my family away, I wonder when I can see my wife and children again. And perhaps most important, when will my life return to normal? Many of my friends and neighbors doubt that it ever will. My downstairs neighbor is moving...
...Back on the trail, we make a detour to ponder some mysterious ruins, perhaps an ancient monastery. Better known architectural gems include the remote Amarbayasgalant, a 275-year-old monastery north of Ulan Bator, and the 16th century Erdene Zuu Khiid, the oldest temple built in Genghis Khan's capital of Karakorum. We get lost, of course, then are rescued by a family that invites us into their ger-the traditional round Mongolian tent known to many as a yurt-for some homemade sourdough bread and yogurt. The family tolerates our photo requests, and we offer what we have-some...