More restful than last night: Yo Yo Ma Plays Dvořák’s Cello Concerto

5 ish hours of sleep.

I am a grownup. 

I HAD to get out invitations to my holiday procrastination party.

Then I made the grownup decision to watch 3 videos about Russia, Ukraine and economic issues by people from Russia and the former SU and THEN to start an hour-long  video about a Stanford professor's theory about why Putin invaded Ukraine: Putin is afraid of democracy and there have been too many democratic uprisings over his terms in office. Nice theory. Good argument. And that's not all of it. 

I also made the grownup decision to look at Twitter, at the Twitter ID I specifically cultivate to receive such content, just about the time Russia launched this morning's missile and drone barrage. Estimates were all over the map about what percentage were intercepted by Ukrainian air defense.

I think it's entirely reasonable to pray that the invader's missiles malfunction or go astray and land in places they can do not harm. 

Assorted other "it's worthwhile to pray about..."  threads for another time.

IN the meantime enjoy the cello concerto ad interruptions notwithstanding.


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