Just a day at the office

And it was dark by the time I left
And I’d spent two hours on hold trying to change travel flights
Only to have the phone disconnect

Phooey
so I called it quits and came “home”

“A newly established Estonian defense company announced it will start producing anti-drone missile systems in Ukraine…” Ukraine has signed five contracts with foreign arms companies to found joint enterprises in Ukraine. On the positive side this is local jobs and weapons for Ukraine. Also true is the sadness that thanks to this invasion we re-understand that we are not safe and must invest in war with money that many of us would rather invest in something more positive. 


“Russia has exhausted its Soviet-era energy reserves and the country's electric power industry is in need of funding, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev said.” 
“An attempt by Moscow's troops to storm Ukrainian positions in Russia's Kursk oblast failed, according to Ukraine's military, which released video it said showed the extent of the battle.”