Saturday is a sleep day for us, and I took advantage of it, sleeping until 11:30 in the morning. It was easy to do because the night before, I had a conversation with our friend Mary in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and it lasted over an hour. Therefore, I went to bed rather late.
After a nice breakfast of Bulger rain with dried cranberries and bananas, we sat and watched a few football highlights. When we were done, I wrapped up Joan in warm clothing, and we went to Silver's for coffee and sweets.
I didn't really feel like cooking dinner tonight, so I asked John if she would mind having just ham and cheese sandwiches for dinner, and she agreed. There are some nights when I just don't feel like cooking. Probably, that's why I always keep two frozen pizzas on hand.
A friend of mine told me about a new movie, Song Sung Blue, starring Hugh Jackman. It is the story of how two musicians came together in Milwaukee and formed a band called Lightning and Thunder. It was a true story about these two when you decided to interpret the music of Neil Diamond. I was never a big fan of his during his lifetime or his career, but the movie gave me more interest in it when it was over. I could recommend it for you to see. Hugh Jackman sings all over the songs in it, and he does an excellent job.
When the movie was over, I asked John if she was a fan, and I discovered she was. Since we had at least an hour and a half left before she would go to bed, I searched on YouTube, and found one of the live concerts by Neil Diamond from some years ago, and we watched it. Joan was happy about that.
Meanwhile, Ukraine & Greenland.
French President Emmanuel Macron, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and other officials voiced support for Denmark, Greenland, and principles of international law in statements denouncing tariff threats on Jan. 17.
Their remarks came shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Washington would impose 10% tariffs on NATO allies — France, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands, and Finland — until the U.S. reaches a deal to buy Greenland.
Macron called the tariff threats "unacceptable" in a post on X, saying France's commitment to sovereignty and the United Nations Charter is the foundation of its ongoing support for Ukraine.
"France is committed to the sovereignty and independence of nations, in Europe and elsewhere. ... No intimidation or threat will influence us—neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations," he wrote.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Jan. 16 that Russia is preparing a new wave of large-scale attacks on Ukraine as the country grapples with a deepening energy crisis.
"Our intelligence reports that Russia is preparing new massive attacks," Zelensky said during his nightly address. He added that Ukraine is coordinating closely with its allies and urged continued military assistance, particularly air defense systems and missiles.
"We are speaking frankly to our partners — both about air defense missiles and the systems we need so much," Zelensky said. "Supplies are insufficient. We are trying to speed things up, and it's crucial that our partners hear us."
The warning comes as Ukraine faces a worsening energy crisis following repeated Russian missile and drone strikes on the country's power grid. Attacks on energy infrastructure have left millions of people across the country, including in the capital, without reliable heat and electricity amid freezing winter temperatures. Source Kyiv Independent.
