Another day, another military escalation between Russia and Turkey , this time not in the air, but on the war in the northern part of the Aegean sea, where as Sputnik reports the crew of the Russian "Smetlivy" destroyer was forced to use firearms on Sunday to prevent a collision with a Turkish seiner vessel according to Russia's Ministry of Defense.

Turkey's version of events is comparable, with Hurriyet reporting that "a Russian warship had to fire warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea to avoid collision. 

In the "Wizard of Oz" it is the cowardly Lion that stood up for the sake of Dorothy (Soul). It is also the Tin Man that is so passionate that he rusts from tears she for a dead roach. It is the brainless Scarecrow that always comes through with intelligent ideas. What do you have within you? ARe you like the lion and think you have no courage yet you speak up? Isn't it time we reclaim our power just like Dorothy"

We continue our conversation about Gregg's book, the Nature and Nurture of passion. We discuss taking risks, freelancing, writing, the NEED for failure, reframing for deepening passion.

Jim Fetzer's new book on Sandy Hook is not only an obscene defamation to the memory of those slain but is also an insult to the intelligence of anyone capable of conducting the most basic online research.

Following Friday's further freefall in crude oil prices, The Middle East is opening down notably. Abu Dhabi, Saudi, and Kuwait are lower; Israel is weak and UAE and Qatar are tumbling, but Dubai is worst for now.  Dubai is down for the 6th day in a row (dropping over 3% - the most in a month) extending the opening losses to 2-year lows. The 11% drop in the last 6 days is the largest since the post-China-devaluation global stock collapse. Leading the losses are financial and property firms.