2022.03.22 07:00 - Wars and Songs

The Guardian for this meeting was Riddle Sideways. The comments are by Riddle Sideways.

Riddle Sideways: Good Morning Adams ㋡
Adams Dubrovna: Good morning Riddle :)
Riddle Sideways: computer is slow today
Riddle Sideways: had to update
Riddle Sideways: and now feels laggy, slow, tired,
Adams Dubrovna: sorry about the lag

Adams Dubrovna: you look like you came from the Ukranian ball :)
Riddle Sideways: was not time enough to change
Riddle Sideways: got fancied up for San's gallery party
Riddle Sideways: plus been carrying this Ukraine flag around for days
Riddle Sideways: wish the war would stop
Riddle Sideways: so I could stop carrying it around
Adams Dubrovna: that may be a long time
Adams Dubrovna: sadly
Riddle Sideways: and am a bit bothered that so many people are bothered by This war
Riddle Sideways: more bothered by it then the last couple
Riddle Sideways: Is it just Big Bad Russia
Riddle Sideways: or a White people war
Adams Dubrovna: well, this one goes back to fall of Soviet Union
Adams Dubrovna: Mistakes on both sides
Riddle Sideways: Cold War revisited
Riddle Sideways: Nukes all around?
Adams Dubrovna: Nukes are concerning
Adams Dubrovna: Russia has been getting more isolated partly because of US/Nato and partly because of some of their own actions
Adams Dubrovna: Putin may have miscalculated
Riddle Sideways: and he Never wants to or can be wrong
Adams Dubrovna: if Russia fails, he probably will lose power in a year or two after
   --BELL--

Riddle Sideways: couple days ago, saw Yaku logged on and chatted for a while
Riddle Sideways: he has been reading Russian News sources as much as can find
Riddle Sideways: says the people really are not being told the truth
Adams Dubrovna nods
Riddle Sideways: well different afformation than hearing it from any US broadcast news
Adams Dubrovna: young people are getting outside news but the young people also are getting vitriole from western sources

Riddle Sideways: oh those Young People!
Riddle Sideways: Whoops. Was one of those young people once
Riddle Sideways: and did not quite stay in my place
Adams Dubrovna: we knew we were right then
Riddle Sideways: right
Riddle Sideways: "was so much older then, I'm younger than that now" - bob
   --BELL--
Riddle Sideways: paused a lot longer this time ㋡
Riddle Sideways: went back to last night song
Riddle Sideways: Eric Clapton's "Let it Grow"
Riddle Sideways: was almost going to bed last night and a song pops into brain

Adams Dubrovna: Have you seen or heard this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McCkhNiwnLs
Riddle Sideways: had not. thanks

      The above video of "Endless Love" supposedly being sung by Ukrainian president Volodmyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska has been taken off Youtube as being False/Fake.  It is actually Connie Talbot and Alejandro Manzano (of the band Boyce Avenue), whom look very much like the president and first lady.

Riddle Sideways: Did hear Sting re-doing his Russia song?
Riddle Sideways: have not listened to the Arnold Schwarzenegger youtube yet
Riddle Sideways: for completeness Eric's is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIP961nxobQ
   --BELL--

Riddle Sideways: in other News; it was cold and rainy Saturday, so did not go to Holi celebration that was invited to.
Adams Dubrovna: awww
Adams Dubrovna: good that you got some rain
Riddle Sideways: started to tell daughter about it and she brings up a photo of a few years back of her completely brightly painted at Berkeley
Adams Dubrovna: :)

Riddle Sideways: in even more News; Got a 90th birthday party invite from a man who volunteers every week at our soup kitchen.
Adams Dubrovna: :)
Riddle Sideways: he always is the greeter of each car as they drive up and he passes out how many meals each car wants
Riddle Sideways: in the cold and rain too
Riddle Sideways: very quick with jokes
Riddle Sideways: drives his wife and neighbor there.
Adams Dubrovna: :)
Adams Dubrovna: happy birthday to him
Riddle Sideways: he said he was that age, but thought he was joking because he is so fit and active
Adams Dubrovna: some people are inspiring
Riddle Sideways: yes
   --BELL--

Riddle Sideways: Looking out the window at the new bright day available
Riddle Sideways: is inspiring too
Riddle Sideways: cat is just looking at it
Adams Dubrovna: Spring is coming quickly
Riddle Sideways: you've had enough Winter?
Adams Dubrovna: I have been more than satiated

Riddle Sideways: There are songs about the summertime Blues, but can't think of any Winter blues songs
Adams Dubrovna: people's hands were too cold to write
Adams Dubrovna: too busy holding the front door shut against the howling winds to write
Riddle Sideways: Dun gotz da blues so bad, can't even sing it now

Riddle Sideways: also hard to type with a face cat right in, well face
Adams Dubrovna: thank you for hosting today
Riddle Sideways: would have been better to have brought a topic
Riddle Sideways: and/or cookies
Adams Dubrovna sings "Nooooobody knows the topics we missed.."
Riddle Sideways: remembering the Boxy/Alfred topic ring around the cushions
Riddle Sideways: click to get a random topic
Adams Dubrovna: May boxy be free from pain and suffering and fear and anxiety
   --BELL--
Riddle Sideways: the bunnies look so peaceful over there
Adams Dubrovna: I hope you have a good week
Adams Dubrovna: is the birthday party this week?
Riddle Sideways: thank you for your time today
Riddle Sideways: no in May,
Adams Dubrovna: ohh
Adams Dubrovna: thank you again :)
Riddle Sideways: guess he was sending save the date cards
Adams Dubrovna: :)
Riddle Sideways: hope you have your best week too
Riddle Sideways: by All
Adams Dubrovna: thank you
Adams Dubrovna: bye for now