I hope Europe is clear-eyed. Putin’s desire to destroy Western unity rages on —The Economist. As an American living in Paris, it’s clear to me. Europe is the actual “land of the free”. Photo, left, late afternoon sun on The Seine River in Paris.

Here’s to the brave, wherever you are. 🇺🇦🇫🇷

Here’s to friends, old and new. And here’s to a small step out if the Meta Sewer.