I have a lot of sympathy with teachers (my father was one, and in a way, I am too) and they most certainly should earn a decent living and pension. But that is simply a ridiculous comment. If you wan… (View Post)

Where is Ave_it these days? I miss his cheery posts. (View Post)

Not how negotiations work. If their 'top' line meets the Russian's 'bottom' line, they get screwed as the Russians know they have a deal, whereas the Ukrainians don't, so can play hardball while the … (View Post)

And if it's really cold, wear your face mask. That warms you up, too. (View Post)

Well, agreed. NATO's decision-making process in this will be different from the Ukrainians' will be different from the Russians' as we all have different BATNAs. (View Post)