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I will admit, I did not have the occurrence of a conventional land war in Europe on my 2022 predictions bingo card. This is progressively becoming not only the darkest, but the most bizarre timeline. I hope you do what you need to do to keep your head above water, George.

Some more tunes for a developing anti-war playlist: “I Fought in a War” by Belle and Sebastian, “House at Pooneil Corners” by Jefferson Airplane, “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” by REM, “Universal Soldier” by Donovan, “Yes Sir No Sir” by the Kinks, “King Kong” (also) by the Kinks, “Butcher’s Tale” by the Zombies, “Hell Broke Luce” by Tom Waits, “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield, “Fortunate Son” by CCR, “Zombie” by the Cranberries, “Draft Morning” by the Byrds, “Games Without Frontiers” by Peter Gabriel, “War Sucks” by the Red Crayola, and “Some Mother’s Son” (again) by the Kinks. Mostly low-hanging fruit, of course, but they all work for me.

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Hey George, this is Rick from Germany

Whatever You do: Take care of Yourself and those closest to you. That is what counts.

In my neck of the woods, we do our darndest to gather as many resources as we possibly can

and get them to Ukraine and things are picking up speed. Fortunately we do have both ukrainian AND russian friends in France and Germany, so we can act on a somewhat broader base.

Know this: A great many people in western Europe are aware, that this is not a conflict with

"The Russians" but a volley in a battle against authoritarianism - the same enemy that wages war against us all over the fucking place. Crafty little bastard, too. And until we have successfully disposed of this threat, we need to keep our senses, our humor and our guile.

And we will. And so will you.

All the best to You George and all your relations. You are not alone.

Rick, his whole family, his friends and his dog.

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