12 chairs. And 12 cheers for the humor capital. I read this crying And it's not about my lil flat in Berdyansk. Or my first son. Just the whole thing. Well done. - yep, got here from acx
Oh no, I was in Germany before the '22 invasion - actually I am German. My Ukrainian son and his mom got out later. His grandma stayed. - I am proud of Ukraine, did not expect this strong standing. And every day of this mad war saddens me. This are people. And usually very peaceful people.
Glad for you musings, your perspective and your ❤ heart. So important to remember what we have. So important to understand what others don't!
Ukraine, Russia, Afghanistan, etc...are full of people who do not want war and DO want the freedoms we fail to appreciate. We should pray, for God is our only hope even on good days BUT we should also give to support these people by supporting an aid program. Pick one people and give♡
Alex. You certainly have a unique perspective on the terror that those innocents are facing. We will continue to pray for the sovereign hand of God and His grace to abound. Thank you for sharing.
You are a Mensch who is a gift to his parents. These stories make our children unique. While they grow up in America their dna is from far away. Rooted in sacrifice. An honor to know you.
your (fairly astounding) humour comes from a place of depth care study: you predicted correctly as we see a year later... mere slices of a fully vibrant soul which here in its vulnerability touches the third rail briefly the escape we seek in laughter....keep following your instincts stash the guilt and keep pushing the politics angle as indeed we Americans have take for granted our freedoms but can't be blamed as they find each day as the wealth continues to be inequitably distributed the lobbyists still ruling all: this is truly a Democracy for the Few (a great book btw decades old written by a University of Vermont professor)
Joe showed balls taking out the Nordstream (see Sy Hersh article on substack last month) and since you wrote this you have seen his massive directed efforts to allow Ukraine its freedom....sometimes Americans rally to elect the right people at the right time...you have an instrument with your wild talent to influence without selling branded t-shirts or blue jeans ha and as your base grows regardless of numbers even if your stuff gives just one firebrand out here the incentive to keep fightin g HERE for justice, equality, sanity that is a contribution beyond value......thanks for this and good luck with the litigation over naming those animals on kid's wall! lol
no need for thanks here brother....we are all in this together....see my latest post....you and others' perceptions/ talent indeed help focus the intent and long dormant....btw since i wrote the above Sy has come out with a recent expose of Ukrainian govt corruption ie the diversion of US $ meant for arms and oil which is very interesting...its endemic to that area of world but fact the Biden admin. is out classed diplomatically borne out in NYTIMES stories as well.....not loving fact US has 2 battalions of 20, 000 and counting boots on ground amassed for possible direct action even as this fight for most part is being undertaken as usual by those whose motives are not pecuniary....there are so many levels of complexity there (Kiev, Moscow) which will require like the boring out of the Twitter cess pool recently a rebuild.....the people there who fight and die daily for freedoms we take for granted will be, like that melancholy Giant, THE THING we remember i trust.....
A couple resources I've found with reliable information on how to help Ukrainians: I will update here as I find more info:
https://uacrisis.org/en/help-ukraine
www.ukrainewar.carrd.co
Thank you for sharing your unique perspective and a reminder about what we have as Americans.
I am so proud of you! We see your soul.
12 chairs. And 12 cheers for the humor capital. I read this crying And it's not about my lil flat in Berdyansk. Or my first son. Just the whole thing. Well done. - yep, got here from acx
ah man thank you so so much....so you're in berdyansk still? How is it over there?? Sending you and ur fam lots of love
Oh no, I was in Germany before the '22 invasion - actually I am German. My Ukrainian son and his mom got out later. His grandma stayed. - I am proud of Ukraine, did not expect this strong standing. And every day of this mad war saddens me. This are people. And usually very peaceful people.
This is beautiful. Big hugs, Alex.
Very powerful and insightful. Thanks for sharing.
love
Glad for you musings, your perspective and your ❤ heart. So important to remember what we have. So important to understand what others don't!
Ukraine, Russia, Afghanistan, etc...are full of people who do not want war and DO want the freedoms we fail to appreciate. We should pray, for God is our only hope even on good days BUT we should also give to support these people by supporting an aid program. Pick one people and give♡
Alex. You certainly have a unique perspective on the terror that those innocents are facing. We will continue to pray for the sovereign hand of God and His grace to abound. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the perspective, my friend. Beautifully written
You are a Mensch who is a gift to his parents. These stories make our children unique. While they grow up in America their dna is from far away. Rooted in sacrifice. An honor to know you.
beautiful
you're a gem, Dobrenko. thank you for sharing this
My heart. Thank you.
Lovely writing. Great title. If there were one thing in the world I could change, it would be to encourage thinking and/and instead of either/or.
couldn't agree more thank you leneke!
"he will not win. he can't"
your (fairly astounding) humour comes from a place of depth care study: you predicted correctly as we see a year later... mere slices of a fully vibrant soul which here in its vulnerability touches the third rail briefly the escape we seek in laughter....keep following your instincts stash the guilt and keep pushing the politics angle as indeed we Americans have take for granted our freedoms but can't be blamed as they find each day as the wealth continues to be inequitably distributed the lobbyists still ruling all: this is truly a Democracy for the Few (a great book btw decades old written by a University of Vermont professor)
Joe showed balls taking out the Nordstream (see Sy Hersh article on substack last month) and since you wrote this you have seen his massive directed efforts to allow Ukraine its freedom....sometimes Americans rally to elect the right people at the right time...you have an instrument with your wild talent to influence without selling branded t-shirts or blue jeans ha and as your base grows regardless of numbers even if your stuff gives just one firebrand out here the incentive to keep fightin g HERE for justice, equality, sanity that is a contribution beyond value......thanks for this and good luck with the litigation over naming those animals on kid's wall! lol
damn it appleton king u continue to blow my mind thank you
no need for thanks here brother....we are all in this together....see my latest post....you and others' perceptions/ talent indeed help focus the intent and long dormant....btw since i wrote the above Sy has come out with a recent expose of Ukrainian govt corruption ie the diversion of US $ meant for arms and oil which is very interesting...its endemic to that area of world but fact the Biden admin. is out classed diplomatically borne out in NYTIMES stories as well.....not loving fact US has 2 battalions of 20, 000 and counting boots on ground amassed for possible direct action even as this fight for most part is being undertaken as usual by those whose motives are not pecuniary....there are so many levels of complexity there (Kiev, Moscow) which will require like the boring out of the Twitter cess pool recently a rebuild.....the people there who fight and die daily for freedoms we take for granted will be, like that melancholy Giant, THE THING we remember i trust.....