It’s a day I won’t soon forget. With the rest of the world I was shocked by reports of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the news getting worse with each new update. There have been, over the past days or even weeks, reports of the massing of Russian troops, the drums of war getting louder, but the actual invasion was still a shock when it happened. The effects of all that crept closer to home as analysts spoke and wrote about the soaring price of oil ($112 a barrel!), the supply of wheat and other commodities that Ukraine exports and the impact on local prices of basic goods. It was not easy…