Sorry I didn't have time yesterday (Thursday) to put anything together. I'll be on the road almost all day today. Leaving out before this publishes, might be able to check in this evening.

So this will be your open thread.

I'll leave you with just one thought. Go out and have some fun. Enjoy life while you still can. Take a walk. Visit some friends or family. Lift your spirits.

There you go man, keep as cool as you can.
Face piles
And piles
Of trials
With smiles.
It riles them to believe
That you perceive
The web they weave
And keep on thinking free. --Moody Blues

There are those that wish you nothing but despair. Those that want you to feel like there's no hope, docile, despondent. They're counting on it. That's why the doom and gloom is so persistent. Don't give them your mind.

Keep on thinking free.

Fun Cooking!

Several members here have posted about cooking and/or recipes recently (and in the past). I love those posts, so I decided to do one myself for the Open Thread today.

Crushing Russia's economy was supposed to be one of the top goals of the western agenda.
It looks like they lost that bet.

We keep hearing how divided the public is, as if we arrived in this situation in a normal and natural way. Why is no one considering that our own government is working hard to keep us divided?