Circle back to James Packer

Yes so I did pack those sails in the last post. As I don't have a furler. Returning from Australia's humble little Hunter valley wineries today for the first time, I note they have very stiff competition from the locale of my last week spent in Europe in Languedoc Rousellon which has an extremely strong history of grape growing.

Here's the Packer interview with Robbie Williams on Australia's 69 minutes, discussing mental health. Mr Packer has a nurse that travels with him everywhere:

https://youtu.be/2IOqjZ97g3E?si=0qL0R7pkLW4UG9eb

Let's pivot to the Ukrainian war theatre. There's a guy in Estonia who has crowd sourced from his YouTube viewers for funding for very specific types of small, viewer drones. Say when I was fourteen or so I'd just play stealth bomber flight simulator games nonstop in my free time and you're seeing there the principle of aerial surveillance. Well for all students of modern warfare, no-one has seen a war like this with so many drones flying around just filming the landscape. This Estonian chap went on to say he's in contact with Ukrainian military intelligence and the drones his viewers sourced were well received. They actually work in tandem with much heavier drones that carry grenades, bombs or thermite. Unfortunately Russian soldiers are getting fifth degree burns from thermite. Another upshot of this war is whichever new tactics the Ukrainians start up, the Russians typically emulate in two weeks.

If we pivot to Trump lecturing NATO. Man he needs an adviser to bring him up to speed. Denmark and Holland are digging deep for F16s and Sweden is digging deep financially for Ukraine and even paying immigrants to leave the country. Trump's one size fits all take on NATO needs an upgrade because the situation has evolved since his last presidency. Also if he ends up stopping aid to Ukraine, there's no telling how other European nations like France might respond by filling the vacuum. Circling around back to aforementioned Ukrainian military intelligence, I saw some French journalists trying to just get a camera past the Ukrainian military police and no way Jose, they are keeping a tight wrap on operational security and are on their A game fighting fit.

 

It's definitely an exciting and challenging battle space and tragic for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who will be hurting deeply. On top of all that, some of these Russian one ton bombs will give you brain damage when dropped half a mile away, thanks shockwave, it's like suddenly you're an NFL wide receiver with brain damage. It's real!

Lee Shore

 'sup, went sailing on Red Herring.... 16 knot winds. This time I was well aware of the forecast and even chose these conditions, wishing to actually sail, not just motor. It had been a long time since I'd raised sail on Red Herring.

With the main up I breezed swiftly in the southerly winds heading southwest to Scotland island's lee shore from Avalon. Then a Ben goofy move, I kept trying to raise the main higher with one reefing line near the cunningham still in place, ripping the main near the top with the pressure and the wind. It was an old sail and now I'll have to try to get her fixed. 

Obviously in the lee shore of a small island you get a respite from the wind. I dropped the main after photographing the damage and raised for foresail and sailed back, motoring out of the lee shore area first. A pleasure to sail. Listened to Central Coast country music channel. It's beautiful this time of year on Pittwater harbour.

Lee Majors...

https://youtu.be/0CPJ-AbCsT8?si=uXS-DHzks2bg94zH

The Pope celebrates Catholic rite in Dili (my favorite word); working for a Sagittarius, the most philosophical of all the signs

 

Philosophical?

https://youtu.be/YSlXjrxqDOE?si=mCbBHVVY3FN0XnXE

So yeah, Dili, it's not just my favourite nonsensical word but somewhere the Pope can celebrate a Catholic rite. Dili East Timor. I tgrew a big party when I was fifteen, the only big party I ever threw. And tongue kissed a girl from East Timor on my couch. Smoochy smoochy.

Working for a Sagittarius once this week. Twice last week and twice next week. She's a lawyer.

Oh yeah Donald and Kamala sitting in a tree by the world trade centre, formerly plural.

Their Royal Highnesses Charles and Camilla visiting Sydney and Canberra next month

 

I shouldn't imagine their highnesses would be listening to NWA niggaz 4 life to get into the right frame of mind....

https://youtu.be/Qvuomz5FQ6A?si=msnSGaOfp9ZVhFrg

Issuing an apology to Kerry Packer

 

I recall when I was a bus driver at Burwood bus depot making some derisive comment about Kerry Packer. I now wish to withdraw those comments and issue an apology. After driving a taxi five years full time and then becoming a bus driver I have spouted plenty of talk and heard probably even more as a taxi driver. While I do not approve of gambling, I have to admit I once worked for some Israelis managing they [sic] database for they [sic] online gamblers, including many uber wealthy Russians. The files I managed were a treasure trove of information on all kinds of rich Russians and others. Probably a great way to plan robberies now that I think about it. I note Kerry Packer was good neighbours with Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel and most likely was heartbroken by his foxy American girlfriend leaving him. I also went through this disillusionment with American girlfriends.

The main thing is around two years ago I went through a transitional phase of my life, retiring from full time driving to place my own gardening business as top priority, timewise. It was a big shift for me, alongside getting into the sailing community, most especially enrolling my kid(s) in sailing. As I went through these changes and tried to heal from the Shakespearean catastrophe of my immediate family's demise, the only family I knew, coming up as a kid. During this transformational period I was befriended by many wealthy and well to do people, most notably by one chap who is good friends with a major CEO such as folks like Mr Packer would rub shoulders with.

I had to put aside my blue collar prejudices and ignorance and accept that even billionaires like Kerry Packer are people with feelings and no-one likes to be mocked or bullied, least of all when they're feeling low.

Ok so having said that, either:

A) watch Dr Phil talk to bucking bull rider Cody Haysus...

https://youtu.be/ed_RkCFeRUk?si=S9y83RLu13Whl1yA

or

B) watch George's drive:

https://youtu.be/TCm9788Tb5g?si=cm6vvSTI-b0dy-xe

In conclusion, I'm sure my First Australian brothers and sisters will not mind me re-appropriating their spirited and colorful expression: 'fuggen shluts' (and 'fugg off yer farken shluts') now and then as I react to various elements of humanity, and the various Easter bunnys.

Also worth noting the Spanish word for sand is arena.

En Francais, 20 heure tv news, depuis les jeus Olympique

 

Monday 9/9, Lundi

Visto

soupçons ... Suspicious 

Soupçonne .... Suspected 

Sounds like soup son (as in song)

Soupçonne the final 'e' is an aspirated phoneme

Il parait que quelqun important ce trouve dans les endroits de Philadelphia aux Etats Unis.

The Ukrainian military don't let much media coverage of they business, keeping their cards close to they [sic] chests!

Ian McKellen: won't let the Balrog pass, uncharitable to British Royals

 Why are the latter even still calling him?

https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/ian-mckellen-on-queen-elizabeth-rude-prince-harry-side-royal-family-feud/f566db40-ac90-4793-a9c0-bc61a4401b31

You don't see Lachlan Murdoch calling this guy just so he can trash talk him later in the media.

Are you a Balrog? Don't try going through McKellen....

https://youtu.be/mJZZNHekEQw?si=e1tUCLhrjs_VXv8Y

In other news, Anglo Saxons persecute a Scot, is it incompetence

https://youtu.be/T7h1-IEwP84?si=zYP4dQho68jWjHhw