Dear Folks,

Everybody and his brother, these days, seems to be talking about the progression of the Iran War Debacle. They watch in fear as leaders Climb the Escalation Ladder.

The vision brings to mind one of our favorite songs of all times: “Ladder to Heaven”

Do you recall this tune?

It goes like this….

Seems to me that the song originally spoke of some ladder to a figurative heaven.

Now, it seems, Yemen has joined the war.

And, are we now facing the closing of the Red Sea?

I hope that the WH will not tell us, once again, that this was something completely unexpected.

Here is a vid which addresses the question.

Strange how fast things seem to be spiraling out of control.

Did you ever think you would live to see chaos of this magnitude?

An excellent vid.

On the plus side, this certainly does put minor issues, such as AI Doom, and Global Warming,

Out of Mind. Such a silver lining, one must be thankful!

This is the best spin one can put on the Iran War, for now.

Perhaps we will become more optimistic about The War,

Tomorrow, if we can only become more delusional?

It won’t be long now, maybe, before we see a final conclusion.

Things cannot escalate forever, exponentially.

Sweet Dreams, and…

Best regards,

Gamma

Note: This climb really does feel like an inexorable climb......this time...

It’s quite something how a global geopolitical crisis, a seventies rock tune, a ladder metaphor, and a YouTube video all get woven together into one seamless narrative that takes us on a massive road to nowhere. One almost expects the next paragraph to include a recipe, a weather report, and a brief history of plumbing just to round it out. It’s less a topic and more a full season of No Reservations at this point.