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Translated: "Good evening. We are from Ukraine!" Pronounced: "Dobroho vechora. My z Ukrayiny!" Seen on T-shirt with Ukrainian tractor towing a captured Russian tank There are plenty of signs in the news these days that the Russian invasion of the Ukraine is not going all that well and that's not even considering the Ukrainian counter-offensive that is expected to start presently now that Spring has truly arrived. The Russian command and control apparatus seems anything…

Another birthday has come and gone and as the weekend turns to the usual Mad Hatter’s dance that is our usual week here in Greater Metropolitan East Raleigh, I’m once again struck by just how truly blessed I am with amazing loved ones and friends enough to fill Scrooge McDuck’s mightiest gold vault. I appreciate every one of the good wishes and positive vibes and will endeavour to respond personally when I can spend some…

Today's fun after giving Mistletoe a bit of a belly rub before totally betraying her and putting her into her crate is to head downtown and take the two oaths of office to be commissioned an Electronic Notary Public which took a little longer than I'd planned due to a lovely bit of reading non-comprehension. The journey to the Wake County Justice Centre was certainly interesting. A North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper was sitting on…