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Hangover remedy, plus ideas for the cooks here (search for recipes). Trivia: In Honduras and perhaps elsewhere, gringos are called "bolillo" (white bread). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ El Bolillo: The bread that changed menudo traditions along the border EL PASO — For many Mexicans, few dishes evoke memories of home more than a steaming bowl of menudo. The hearty red-chile tripe stew, often served with lime, oregano and freshly chopped onion, provides a deep sense of place. How you eat it, with tortillas, or bolillos, is a grand debate, especially when a hangover cries for relief. Like most things, menudo is far from monolithic. Nearly every cook has their own small innovation. And, like the kind of beans — black or pinto — or the choice of flour or corn tortillas, regional differences abide. Here in El Paso and other Texas border towns, one detail sets it apart from the rest of Mexico: bolillo, better known as pan frances. This crusty, buttery bread, brought in the mid-19th century by an invading French army, sets the borderlands apart from the rest of Mexico, particularly when it comes to bolillos. In Chihuahua state, which borders west Texas and New Mexico, menudo is all-too often served with bread. In Sonora state, further west, tortillas are common. "In Chihuahua, they're accustomed to eating it with bread, and that's why here in El Paso we’re accustomed to having it with bread too," said Lorena Rubio, a baker at Model Bakery in the lower Valley of El Paso, explaining that proximity to Chihuahua explains the border preference for bolillos. [...] https://myrgv.com/local-news/2025/12/31/el-bolillo-the-bread-that-changed-menudo-traditions-along-the-border/

Wait until your prostate acts up and you can turn your underwear yellow for free.

Thrilling Wednesday-on-Thursday report, see man: Mini-B. breakfasted on >2 bowls of cereal, ingest wee man. We did some crucial admin stuff and erranded for Many (2+1) hours, industrious we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. called to thank us for letting her go on the cruise, si man. She needed that for her mental state, conclude we man and ex-she man man. Din-din (breakfast/lunch/din-din for us) was gigantic Italian meatballs from Costco + loaded potato skins, ingest Two Guys man. A decent siesta was then taken, zzz we man. Movie night was We're The Millers, watch Two Guys man. Many (2+2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This tallies to Many (2x2x2 +1) for the week, one more needed for quota man. Happy New Year to all, si man. Newpy Hap Year to Bro G or anyone who imbibed, hic man. We hear but can't see the neighborhood illegal fireworks, what's the point of them man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Thursday, we shall itinerary our weekend GSs/ESs, itinerary we man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

Watched movie with Mini-B. that ended 6 minutes before midnight. Perfect timing.

Billibeters are official fractions of millimeters.

No idiots blowing deafening fireworks several billibeters from your house, as is happening here?

It is Wednesday, and time for our Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== THE FORGOTTEN PILLOWCASES A stingy old lawyer was determined to prove wrong the old saying, "You can't take it with you when you die." After much thought, he finally figured out how to take at least some of his money with him when he died. He instructed his wife to go to the bank and withdraw enough money to fill two pillowcases. He then directed her to take the pillowcases full of money to the attic and leave them directly above his bed. His plan was to reach out and grab them on his way to Heaven. Several weeks after the lawyer's funeral, his widow was cleaning the attic. She discovered the two forgotten pillowcases stuffed with cash. "Oh, that old fool!" she exclaimed. "I knew he should have had me put the money in the basement."

The current thread is now locked -- the most recent contributor has opened a fresh thread.

Your success throughout this process relies on your ability to read carefully, interpret literally, and answer completely & honestly. What do the instructions that you attached say to do? What do the instructions on page 12 say to do? --- Thread is moved from the K-1 Case Progress subforum to the K-1 Process forum.

Party-animal!

Thanks. The same to you!

I want to wish everyone here a Happy New Year and happy 2026. Although I never went through the VAWA process, I sympathize. Whatever your experience, have faith that things will get better. I look forward to celebrating many approvals during the coming year -- hopefully yours.

In Ecuador, they eat 12 grapes and throw a handful of pennies into the air. I'm sneaking out during the wee hours to collect a certain Ecu's thrown pennies. Pure profit.

What do you plan/did you do on New Year's Eve, otherwise known as Amateur Night because of idiots? What are/were your activities on New Year's Day? Any beneficiaries doing stuff consistent with home-country customs?

We almost never pay full retail for ANYTHING, cheap we man. Well, if the temperature is Many, then (depending on the definition of Many) why are you complaining, huh man? Sounds like a Many'rd-world problem, si man. We have it on good authority that plenty of L-S shirts are available in thrift stores, si man. Ignore last comment on last quote, LPoP and unread man.

A man poked his head into a lawyer's office and inquired about the lawyer's rates. "$900 for three questions," said the lawyer, without looking up. "$900?! Isn't that awfully steep?" asked the man. "I don't think so," the lawyer said. "And what was your third question?"

Yee-HAAAAA! (That's Texan for "Congratulations!")

That's a nice New Year's present. More will come.

5 Years Too Late, Fulton County Proves Trump's Call To Raffensperger Right If nothing comes of Fulton County's admission, the implication will be that election laws can be treated as optional rather than binding. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2025/12/23/if-georgia-doesnt-fix-fulton-county-illegal-voting-it-will-spread/

Wish you would return regularly! You're missed.

Great news! Let us know.

The OP may have hit the limit of posts for a brand-new member.

All else equal, a good travel history can be a plus. Have her visit another country (or two) and return home. Wait appropriately, then try again for a B-2.

Wonderful! Congratulations, and thanks for your positive update.

The OP hasn't logged on to VJ since June but is following the thread; let's hope that a response comes. Perhaps someone else can offer input.