If it's Tuesday, it must be Moscow

A Joint Communique: We're gearing up for the cold front moving in on Thursday. It's supposed to drop into the low digits, negative territory, that kind of thing...In the spirit of Herb Caen, we're doing short news flashes today...We got lost again, this time walking to a potential school for Sasha...We found out that perogies are one thing, and pilenyi are another. In other food news, you can get a mean roasted chicken here from a streetside stand for $4...Uzbecki bread rocks...Monday, we went to visit a friend at the U.S. Embassy compound. We got lost going there, too. In other food news, we stocked up on Teddy Grahams, Honey Nut Cheerios and Annie's Organics at the embassy store. Sasha managed to charm the ambassador's wife in conversation in the checkout line, discussing the merits of the American educational system or something like that...Speaking of getting lost, we successfully navigated the metro for a fourth straight day...Larry got invited to speak at a law school on Friday on libel and invasion of privacy.