He’s obviously never been a victim and like many these days seems to lack empathy which is the major problem we face in this increasingly divided world, but that’s just my opinion.
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Zhukov was quite a general. Good one to name a dog after!
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I understand. I have no way of knowing if he’s been a victim or not; I have been in my very early years, and still find him regenerating. Our opinions, of course.
Best.
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Well, since the cat was called Ike, it seemed the fair thing to do.
Willy.
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We had a cat we called Bernard 
passed away this year but no regrets for the name.
Friend (ex Guards) who sometimes joins us on walks has a cat named Winston.
Not forgetting that, in a slight twist on the theme, our geese are Yamato and Musashi.
Willy.
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I think your naming may be a bit more sophisticated than ours! Latest kittens are Beans and Toast. Named by the farming daughter - she is very good at naming (one of her calves is called Janet, which is an excellent name for a cow. One of the hens was Steve) though I was unduly pleased at calling our first cows Erm and Trude
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Sounds like great fun 
Don’t spend it all at once – yesterday’s Lotto draw has generated £5 + Free Lucky Dip, a fair return for a £6 stake. Of great surprise though was that I asked for 2 x Lucky Dips and one of those had 3 numbers the same as against my standing single line.
“Sheep, the only animal known to have a flock meeting each morning to decide who is going to die for no apparent reason”.
Said one of our Vets
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Our Welsh sheep farmer neighbours would definitely concur
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A very simple thing but after 4 months of poor health I have resumed walking each day about a week ago. Yesterday I went out during a break in the clouds and decided to go for it. Having done 4 miles flat out at around 4.3 mph and without breaking sweat I think I can safely say I’ve sustained no lung damage from the pneumonia. Just the pulmonary embolisms to be discussed in January now.
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Great news Mike.
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That’s really good , not quite a run but a very brisk walk
best wishes for a healthier 2024
(and a good cup run for Wrexham)
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I’ll cheat slightly, what I’ve done for the last 365 * 24 hours is not be in hospital. 5.30pm last New Year’s Eve I was discharged from hospital after the third of three stays totalling 67 days from mid-August, and now a full year without being in hospital.
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& long may this continue.
Happy New Year to you.
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Thanks Cf.
I’m already paying for ours this morning. 
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