Hello again from London UK

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"I know not with what weapons World War 111 will be fought, but World War 1V will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein

Hello again everyone, from London UK

A reader, G M, has emailed to complain about yesterday's poem which drew particular attention to the fears of LGBT folks in Ukraine should Putin's armed forces take control. Sorry, no apologies for that.. I am a gay man, after all.

Apologies, though, for having no poem to offer today as I am very unwell with a bad cold; colds seem to last so much longer and be so much worse  now I am in my late 70's. Even so, I am working on one that I hope to post here sometime this week.

It has been a stressful weekend for everyone. It is bad enough that the world is not yet free of the coronavirus, but events unfolding in Ukraine have been very distressing to watch on various media, especially for those with family and friends there.  

It is all very well for Boris Johnson, our Prime Minister, to dismiss Putin's putting Russia's nuclear forces on high alert, but many if not most of us are deeply concerned; accidents will happen, after all...  My late grandfather served in WW1 and my father served in WW2; they rarely spoke of their experiences, but when they did, we young ones were shocked, to say the least.

I don't think even Putin would be stupid enough to deliberately unleash any nuclear capability on Ukraine, but can understand  anyone, especially WW2 veterans, waiting with baited breath for better news on that front. Let's hope Putin is familiar with the above quote attributed to Albert Einstein. 😉

Meanwhile, here and around the world, inflation is starting to bite, likely to worsen as sanctions against Russia increase their grip.; sanctions of any kind, against whomsoever for whatever reasons are never a one-way street.😒

No political animal here, so I have no more idea what to expect from the Russian invasion of Ukraine than anyone else. I can only repeat that I have always found any rising stress somewhat alleviated by a recalling a common saying to which my mother would always refer in a  crisis: 'If you worry, you'll die and if you don't worry, you'll die one day anyway, so... why worry?" Easier said than done, of course, but anything that helps relieve stress, has to be a good thing; we can be of little help or comfort to each other if we are stressed out to our limits.

Sorry, I need to rest now as I have a splitting headache from looking at and typing to a computer screen.

Take care everyone, stay safe and may all those folks in Ukraine at least take heart from knowing that the world is rooting for you; in Russia, too, where many people are opposed to the war against Ukraine, not least because they, too, have family and friends there.

Bye for now, back soon,

Hugs,

Roger