I wouldn’t be surprised if Vladimir Putin’s armies weren’t occupying large swaths of Eastern Europe by the end of this term.

And Russia will use, what? Tanks from the Cold War?! There have been many reports from professional defense intel groups and countries that report that Russia has been struggling to keep fighting the invasion of Ukraine. They’ve had to resort to asking North Korea to send thousands of troops to fight in Ukraine. With the weapons that the EU, Australia, Britain, and the US have been sending them, Russia is going to have a tremendously difficult time fighting back. Let alone, invading another country.

There’s a theory going around that China might take action and ‘take back’ what they claim to have been their territory from the early 1800s. Either they capture Serbia as a whole, southern Serbia, or a large portion of Eastern Russia. Which might look like the northern point of Lake Baikal to Uda Gulf or the push further and take Taul Bay. The southern part of the Kamchatka peninsula would be advantageous to them. The US and others would have a harder time “controlling” China’s fleet of ships if they had ports and bases up there as well.

I can only hold onto fool’s faith for so long, that the world doesn’t experience another major war.

I hope you’re right.

As if the majority had a fucking choice.

And move where?!

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Where would you place your ‘badassary’ on the scale today?

Oof! That’s alright. There’s always tomorrow or the next, to feel like a badass in some capacity.

Oh nice! What made you feel like a 6 on the badass scale?

What had you feeling like a 2 on the ‘badass scale’?

Oh dang. That’s an underwhelming experience. But I want to ask. Why did that affect you negatively?

Oh dang. Well life in the end, isn’t just about what others get out of it. It’s also what you get out of it. Don’t sell yourself short. Everyone deserves to feel badass at least once in their life imo.

Hell yeah brother! Taking care of animals is super badass!

My goodness! I’m glad things went well during the open heart surgery. How long is the recovery for such a thing?

Don’t forget the +1 for a badass scare and a story to go with it.

Oh that’s awesome! Social anxiety ain’t no joke. Glad to hear that you’re doing better. It’s really fun to play TTRPGs. Especially with a good group of people.

Are you running a pre-made or home-brew campaign? I’m interested to hear more.

ROFL. You can’t win them all champ. Keep going though. Greatness is achieved when you push further than what others are willing to do.

Hahaha. Putting yourself in another world (and one where you’re stronger or have special abilities,) is a nice way to escape the worries of the day.

Have you tried beating up some monsters with a spoon yet? haha

Take it or leave it insight: I have learned that procrastination can be chalked up to two things. 1. You don’t know where to start on said thing and perhaps feel overwhelmed by it. 2. You don’t know how to break down the objective into more manageable steps. And so you put it off ‘until you feel like you have a clue.’

An old saying that strongly applies here. “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”

Oh that’s rad! I figure since you’re in IT, you don’t get much appreciation. But I for one, am very thankful for all that the IT team(s) do. It’s all fun and games until you can’t access your server data that’s crucial to your job. o7

Rad! Did you do your own goth makeup?