10:30. Quite a few people on the main street. The smaller mom and pop store was open. We bought potatoes. No buses in sight. Just now some explosions to our east. That would probably be around Brovary, a suburb on the northernmost of the two main roads leading west to bridges across the Dnieper. The road passes about 3 miles to our south.
I encourage the use of adages. Поговорки in Russian. I offered Eddie these three over the past couple of days. Applicable to the war as well as home.
First rule of holes: when you find yourself in one, stop digging. When Eddie tries to make excuses about who started the fight with Zoriana. Applicable elsewhere.
He who rides the back of a tiger has a hard time getting off. Context: Putin, how you going to undo this mess?
Colin Powell's Pottery Barn rule: You broke it, you bought it. Context: Putin, how are you going to put this back together? What's the plan?
Putin has used shock and awe just like the US did in Iraq. And by the way, how did that work out?
There are many different prognostications but no clear answers at the moment. We will see.
I love your writing. Very sorry for what is going on in your homeland. I do not look at mainstream media but read your blog for news of what is happening. We will be praying for your family.
11:10 It seems odd that there are no airplanes in the sky. One would expect Russia to be using both fixed-wing fighters and helicopters if they have air superiority. Maybe they don't? Reports are that they are using Backfire bombers. Those fly so high we wouldn't readily spot them from the ground.
10:30. Quite a few people on the main street. The smaller mom and pop store was open. We bought potatoes. No buses in sight. Just now some explosions to our east. That would probably be around Brovary, a suburb on the northernmost of the two main roads leading west to bridges across the Dnieper. The road passes about 3 miles to our south.
I encourage the use of adages. Поговорки in Russian. I offered Eddie these three over the past couple of days. Applicable to the war as well as home.
First rule of holes: when you find yourself in one, stop digging. When Eddie tries to make excuses about who started the fight with Zoriana. Applicable elsewhere.
He who rides the back of a tiger has a hard time getting off. Context: Putin, how you going to undo this mess?
Colin Powell's Pottery Barn rule: You broke it, you bought it. Context: Putin, how are you going to put this back together? What's the plan?
Putin has used shock and awe just like the US did in Iraq. And by the way, how did that work out?
There are many different prognostications but no clear answers at the moment. We will see.
I love your writing. Very sorry for what is going on in your homeland. I do not look at mainstream media but read your blog for news of what is happening. We will be praying for your family.
Good to know.
11:10 It seems odd that there are no airplanes in the sky. One would expect Russia to be using both fixed-wing fighters and helicopters if they have air superiority. Maybe they don't? Reports are that they are using Backfire bombers. Those fly so high we wouldn't readily spot them from the ground.