Parmesan

 A neat thing about having your groceries delivered is that sometimes there is a goof and you wind up with something you would never try otherwise, such as plant-based parmesan. It was good. It also meant exploring parmesan and tortilla which led to some interesting combinations. I discovered I've been saying the word wrong - but I think the correct way to say it is dull. The way I say it is a mix between the proper way and Italian. Correct is par-meh-sahn. I say par-meh-zian. 

Millionaires are leaving Russia! 15,000 millionaires in 2022. This is 15% of Russian millionaires, the largest outflow of rich people in the world. 

The US will send more multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine. 

Russia banned what it calls fake news about the military as a way to imprison people for protests. This includes calling it a war. Wikipedia has Russian language articles including "The Russian Invasion of Ukraine" and "War Crimes during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine." A court in Moscow has demanded that they remove this and fined them 5 million rubles. 

Warren Buffett's son is donating $2.7 million for Ukraine aid. It is donated to the nonprofit Spirit of America which is bringing nine 50-passenger buses to the defense forces and buying 375 advanced trauma kits. 

Igor Volobuyev is the former VP of Gazprombank. When Russia invaded, he left Russia for Ukraine and spent weeks trying to sign up for military service on behalf of Ukraine. He finally joined a special military unit that is fully part of the Ukrainian armed forces and is made up of Russian nationals. His public defection shocked Russia given that he had a senior role in an important Russian company. He could not be part of the crime of Russia's invasion. Most of the members want a regime change in Russia.