The View from Lady Lake: May you live in interesting times is a curse...

Friday, February 25, 2022

May you live in interesting times is a curse...

It ends with 'And come to the attention of important people' or some shit like that.

Never knew that...

And it's from a Chinese proverb. I'da swore it was

an old Jewish saying. WTF do I know?

This picture is about as Florida as it gets.

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Ukraine's president has admitted he is 'target number one' for Russian assassins in his capital, as it was claimed Chechen spec op 'hunters' have been given a list of Ukrainian officials to capture or kill. Volodymyr Zelensky, 44, addressed the nation on Thursday night, at the end of the first day of the Russian invasion of his country. The former comedian insisted he had remained in Kyiv as he urged his fellow citizens to stay strong. He said he was speaking from Kyiv but the elegance of the presidential palace was long gone: Zelensky, in his olive green t-shirt, appeared to be speaking from a bunker.

'I know that a lot of misinformation and rumors are being spread now,' he said. 'In particular, it is claimed that I have left Kyiv. 'I remain in the capital, I am staying with my people,' he said. Zelensky said his family also remained in the country - his wife Oleana, a 44-year-old architect and screenwriter, and their two children: daughter Aleksandra, 17, and son Kiril, nine. 'My family is not a traitor, but a citizen of Ukraine,' he said, adding that he would not reveal their location. 'According to our information, the enemy marked me as the number one target. 'My family is the number two goal. 'They want to destroy Ukraine politically by destroying the Head of State.'

And he said they believed Russian special forces were already in the capital. 'We also have information that sabotage groups of the enemy have entered Kyiv,' he said.

I had never seen a picture of the guy or heard him speak. Why did I assume he was a much older gent who'da looked like a character out of 'Fiddler on the roof'? I've never seen a President of any country ever appear on TV in a T-shirt, either. I hope the guy makes it through all of this shit. He seems like a nice-enough kinda fella.

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My wife said an interesting thing last night. 'This covid shit

must be over and done with. I haven't seen Fauci on TV in over a week'.

It's crazy - I hadn't given it much thought but it's true.

He, along with the milkdud fuckers at the CDC, will be fighting for relevancy now that the news channels aren't 24/7 covid bullshit nonstop.

I, for one, hope to never have to see that pipsqueak flip-flop fuckwad ever again. Juss' sayin'...

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I owe ya a 'My bad' on the this call I made. I thought this rag -

The Star (from England) - was an actual, real newspaper. Fuck no - it's MUCH better than that. It's a scandal sheet that features mostly salacious stories about marginal people, sensationalist bullshit and celebrity gossip, kinda like a cross between TMZ and the National Enquirer.

Fuckin' brilliant stuff, too. ya gotta check it out...
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Need a gift for a loved one? My wife's

handmade jewelry is a great idea, and

St. Patrick's Day is not far off.

Click on the picture for information on this bracelet.

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Didja ever hear this guy speak? He sounds like a fuckin' squeaky toy or

a pimply 13-year-old. And he is the face of our country to the rest of the world? Yikes.

On Thursday’s broadcast of “CBS Evening News,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken responded to a question on whether the United States will cut off purchases of oil and gas from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine by stating that we’re trying to ensure “that we inflict maximum pain on Russia” while at the same time, “minimizing any of the pain to us.”

Host Norah O’Donnell asked, “Russia’s economy’s fueled by gas, and the U.S. is a consumer. So, would the U.S. consider cutting off oil and gas purchases from Russia?”

Blinken responded, “Well, what we’re doing, Norah, across the board, is making sure that we inflict maximum pain on Russia for what President Putin has done, while minimizing any of the pain to us.”

He also stated, “We’re in full coordination with other countries, both consumers and producers alike, to minimize any impact that this may have on energy prices and on gasoline.”

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Ukrainian troops tasked with defending the capital took to the streets this morning as Russian forces arrived in the city, with explosions and gunfire ringing through the streets by mid-morning. Putin's men are today launched an all-out offensive on Kyiv, pushing down from Chernobyl in the north - which was captured late Monday - and Konotop - in the east - which was captured earlier today.

US intelligence warns the plan is to track down President Zelensky and his ministers and force them to sign a peace deal that would hand control of the country back to Russia or a Russian puppet regime. That is likely to be accomplished by Russian forces seizing an airfield - either Sikorsky or Boryspil - and then flying in 10,000 paratroopers who would carry out the main thrust of the attack. It came after the city was pounded by air and missile strikes overnight, destroying civilian buildings and leaving a number of people injured.
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A book we could all get our heads around...
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$ 6.15 a gallon and ya gotta pump your own gas?

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Special occasion coming up soon? My

wife's handmade jewelry is a great idea.

Click on the picture for information on this bracelet.

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Yeah - I'd like to have that in my driveway...

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In our lanai at sunset last night having a coupla sunset cocktails.

The lighting and atmosphere - and the company - were pretty insane. This really is my second living room. I spent half the day yesterday re-doing the lights and It really is cozy now. By the way - it was 80 degrees at 6:30 last night. Looks pretty cool now, huh?

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