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Missus and I made some Choc-chip muffins the other day

halloumi is delicious what did the cheese say in the mirror?

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So far there's been no indication that Russia is willing to concede Donbass, let alone Crimea, will ever be recognised as Ukraine again by them. So I don't think that's a likely scenario at all, unless Putin is suddenly out of power - but short of someone protecting him putting a bullet in his head, I don't think the likelihood of Putin not being in power is very high. Ukraine's got no incentive to negotiate with a Russia unwilling to recognize all Ukranian territories as Ukrainian (including Crimea). Nor should the rest of the world encourage them to appease Russia in this way. We know appeasement of expansionist authoritarians does not dissuade them. I'm not even sure why Ukraine would trust any peace treaty signed by Russia, considering Russia tore up the 1994 agreement that gave USSR nuclear weapons stored in Ukraine back to Russia. And I'm sure everyone involved in that from Ukraine's perspective is really regretting that agreement now. If Russia is desperate enough to use nuclear weapons, it means they're desperate and stupid enough to kill us all. Because we all know how the world will respond to those nuclear launches. But I don't think Russia will launch nuclear weapons for the same reason the US and Russia don't invade countries with nuclear weapons - it guarantees their own demise.

I don't want to find out

To make matters more difficult, an ICBM can only be intercepted at certain points on its journey: when it launches, when it is out in space, and when it re-enters the atmosphere. Each of these phases “has its limitations”, said LiveScience.10 Jun 2022 https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/defence/957033/can-anything-stop-a-nuclear-bomb#:~:text=To make matters more difficult,its limitations”%2C said LiveScience.

Is this actually a realistic likelihood though? Putin craves on having power and being the authority. Russia won't just hand anything back. That's quite a simplistic view in my opinion. It won't just stop and then everyone's happy again.

You make it sound like Russia wasn't bombing the shit out of Ukraine in the first place.

is anyone finding it funny how nobody is interested in finding a peaceful ceasefire? obviously it's due to everyone wanting a war so they can get their fingers in the pie. war is bad business unless you are in the business of selling war.

They tasted perfect. Anything freshly baked always tastes good.

Presentation is always spot on!!!

Cakes when just out of the oven are unreal.

Universe 25 was an experiment on a rat colony which was given abundant food and water. The population density of rats increased leading to violence. The majority females became aggressive to protect themselves from the violence not caring about the young ones and the majority males developed abnormal habits. The study is seminal in studying urban human population behaviours.

Another goal. 4 in 4 for Santos @El Profesor

This guy was so shit

Well, the wee fella Avocado is with our daughter now around her flat and has been introduced to his big brother and sister (Pudidn & Banana), a couple of growls and hisses and Avocado putting his back up but all quiet on the western front now.

Don't think that's even a common symptom anymore. Get well soon!

Not sure if this feels inappropriate or not but I was taken away on a surprise weekend away to Krakow. Really great time. Would recommend. I've got to say though, Auschwitz...wow. That will stick with me for life now. Never seen anything like that before, and whilst it was incredibly harrowing, I felt completely vindicated in going. On a side note, I would actually say that it would be amazing if all middle schools could arrange to take their students over and see something like this. Too many kids are entirely influenced by Social Media, at an age (13-16) where they are thinking their little gangsta's, and show little respect for those around them and have no concept as to what these people went through. You can read all the books in the world and see videos but when you go there in the flesh, it's a different kettle of fish. Sorry, completely digressed. Here's a few I took from Auschwitz anyway. If anyone's ever thought of going and had doubts, I'd just go. In a weird way, you'll be glad you did.

How’s it ‘working out’ for him?

The Onion's most famous headline is one that pops up a lot... https://www.theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-r-1850024424 "'No way to prevent this' says only nation where this happens regularly."