Well, I don't need to tell you this is an extremely dangerous vocation we find ourselves in; we need to be perfect 100% of the time while our enemies only need to get lucky once. Probably the third best thing you can do in this line of work is to never go it alone. Now, 99.999% of the time I work by myself because I don't want to endanger others but that is the chance I'm willing to take and it has almost killed me on several occasions.

Robin is the one who worries me. He's just a kid, without much experience at this. Kolya from what's on these boards can handle himself. In fact I'd be scared for anything that faced him.

Bowie wrote:Robin is the one who worries me. He's just a kid, without much experience at this. Kolya from what's on these boards can handle himself. In fact I'd be scared for anything that faced him.

I don’t disagree with you there, Bowie. But experience can only take a person so far. I grow concerned about any who don’t post in several months. I think we can safely presume to be dead some posters, if that is ever a presumption we can safely make. It is never a presumption I like to make, but nevertheless, hope cannot always take precedence over ignorance; we cannot turn our backs on reality.

Let us hope those who have not posted for a while have only moved to safer pastures.

But perhaps we can include more eulogies. Just as much as we hope those who have not raised their voices are not dead, let us not forget those who may truly be.

Well, in response to this post, I am alive and well. Well... alive. The government facility I am in currently has something barely palatiable that vaguely resembles food here. Keeps my stomach in knots.

Maybe soon I can start actually doing some work besides my day-job again....

I am here again, and glad to be back.

I have been unable to access this site for some time for a couple of reasons - none of which I can tell you about.

I remember the last time I was here, I promised something "soon". Well, I forgot what that was and at this point I am sure it is no longer relevant. I will try to keep those promises though...

...but things are about to get busy again with the unexpected heart attack of "Turkmenbashi". The conspiracy theorists are in high gear, but there are some leads requiring serious attention--not to mention the potential for geopolitical chaos in the energy-rich state between us the Iranians.

Finally, I would like to echo the concern for long-running silences. I try to report as often as possible. And thanks for the concern for my personal well-being; the comraderie in this group is truly one of the brightest lights in the darkness.

Ron Caliburn wrote:"Something found by russian soldiers"

A strange critter has washed ashore in Eastern russia. It's not fish, it's not reptle. I'm sure Debunker will say it's a whale or something like that.

I am asking around trying to get a handle on some of the prevailing theories. At this point I have only heard a handful of rumours from people that really would not know one way or another.

When scientists discovered the hobit in Indonesia, the scientific community entered into a debate about the find. The discovery happened. Many feel that when the scientific community does not get to study the specimens and cannot start a debate, then it never happened.

They are wrong. It happened. Now twice.

A creature almost exactly as this one was recovered earlier this year and in fairly close proximity, only it was in much better condition. Sakhalin has been in the news a lot lately with an approaching cyclone with a 2000 km diameter and the much more widely reported struggle for control over energy resources there.

But the media never reported the discovery earlier this year of this creature.

This leak was a fluke, and the official line will be denial if pressed. Unofficially... if there are any marine cryptozoologists out there, I know someone who would like to speak with you.

I was given a "personal" theory on this.

In Earth's oceans, several of these things have been found. But they are not Earth natives... yea, aquatic aliens. Unfortunately none have been found alive to have the opportunity to ask it anything. The theory continues that something in the ocean is toxic for these creatures, sort of like throwing a fresh water fish into a salt water sea.

Does not get us any further, but thought I would share it. I just ran into the guy and he was telling me about it so I thought I would share.

Which made me recall this topic from a while back.

Ha ha, Galina is going to hate me until the end of days.

I will see her on Friday.

But no.

Ron Caliburn wrote:Koyla, you sniffing around after a she-bear?

Oi, that is funny!

Honestly speaking, better chance you get with Celeste than Kolya with Galya. Seriously.

It is truly unnatural how much she hates me.

I wish it were an interesting story. I try to keep it brief.

So a long story short: I told her I thought her dear pet fish was ugly and that she has horrible taste in women. Both of which were true.

She decided I am not only a worthless villager class pile of crap, but also that I am hostile towards homosexuals.

Five years on she still hates me.

*facepalms*

Bert_the_Turtle wrote::shock: *facepalms*

Exactly the same here.

Now I am trying to control the laughter.

<-- speechless.

<-- still laughing.

Falling down laughing.