Dear Art,

I think you malign yourself by calling yourself lazy; rather resting on your laurels! Well-deserved at that, my friend. Thanks for your support and the info posted. I couldn't agree more.

And, Aine, I am glad somebody, somewhere, in this "great" country is talking about it.

When I heard the pronouncement by the Russians, earlier this week, I wondered at the complacency and lack of outrage which seems to hang like a pall over this land. What the hell is up with people anyway? How can we sit idly by when they threaten people in their homes like that? I know there are no easy answers and I do not want us to go to war, but in this day and age, they should NOT be pulling that kind of shit anywhere, on anyone, and the world leaders need to be a bit more vociferous about it not being okay!