The War Grinds on

I have done a bit of reading, trying to understand the significance of Russian advances near Kharkiv, and the military situation as a whole; different reporters and armchair generals have different takes on the matter. Only two points are clear to me, that the news is not very good, and that Ukraine continues to fight. I have just chipped in financially to aid Ukraine, and I invite others to do so.

This does not apply to you if you have business before the Patent Office, if you are a fellow federal employee, or if it would otherwise be improper for me to suggest that you make a donation.

Slava Ukraini, heroiam slava!

Cider and Fruit to Come

At the farmers’ market this morning, Twin Springs Fruit Farm had apple cider for the last time until late September or so, and their cider spoils me for the supermarket version. I bought a half gallon to fit into the freezer somehow (after I pour some into jar for short-term consumption, since I don’t want to destroy the container when the liquid expands into ice). Except for occasional defrosted cider, I will have to do without the good stuff for a few months, but I look forward to blueberries, melons, peaches, farmers’ market plums, and cherries, in the months to come. The authentic versions of the last two, especially, are way better than the supermarket versions.