Hey Adam: Thanks for reading. I hope to go through some of yours in the coming days. BTW, the beginning of the film "New Jack City" always kinda caught the transition from weed to crack. Things just escalated after that back in the day. My wife is Belarusian so we have visited Russia as well along with Belarus a number of times. We chose Ukraine because it is free. There is a bleakness to some areas in all those countries but also an immeasurable brightness here in Ukraine. Many beautiful souls in all three places in my experience as well. Just went to church after 4 months away from our home church. Have to be careful where we go to church these days because of Russian infiltration in some churches. Anyway, take care and God bless.