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Partially Unthrilling Friday-on-Saturday report, see man: The plan was to arise earlyish, roust Mini-B. up, service Mama T-B., and go ES-ing, plan we man. The first Many (2+1) segments were accomplished, read on man. We went to Dollar Tree with excellent result, si man. We went to supermarket under ominously dark skies, take umbrella inside man. As we checked out, the skies monsooned, cloudburst deluxe man. We congratulated ourself on being the only prescient shopper, all others stranded waiting man. We got soaked regardless as we entered the T-B.-mobile, horizontal strong winds man. We had left our phone in the T-B.-mobile, good thing or it'd have been soaked too man. We had 2 messages from Mini-B. and one from Mama T-B., si man. As we started off, Mama T-B. called, aysheep senior she man. Mini-B. was aysheep about the power outage, q.v. above man. Mama T-B. yelled at us for "abandoning the baby," yell senior she man at we man man. We had frozen stuff for Mama T-B., explain we man. Mama T-B. yelled further at us, yell further senior she man at we man man. Mini-B. then called, call aysheep wee man we man man. Fortunately, ex-Mrs.-T-B. could retrieve him, good thing man. We delivered Mama T-B.'s stuff, drowned-rat we man. Mama T-B. yelled further at us, yell further senior she man at we man man. We confirmed Mini-B.'s successful bailing, confirm we man. We returned to the casa and soothingly called Mini-B., soothe we man aysheep wee man man. We saw no point in venturing into the monsoon when clocks would need to be reset again, no man. We therefore out-hung at the casa, out-hang we man. The casa remained acceptably comfortable during the entire Many-&-a-half hours, boon man. Miu was very quiescent, quiescent miu man. Lunch was several slices of bread, ingest we man. We read our heavy book first by flashlight then by sunlight, read we man. We retrieved Mini-B. after the power innage, retrieve we man wee man man. We gave Mini-B. several phone numbers for future such situations, Centerpointless and neighbors man. Din-din was the traditional Friday Costco angusburgers, ingest Two Guys man. We had no WiFi for much of the time, Mini-B. found a way around this man. Two Guys sat on the theater sofa, Mini-B. TikTokking we reading man. Mini-B. wanted to play mini-hoop, request wee man man. We suddenly felt massively sleepy, no siesta man. We asked Mini-B. to let us shut our eyes for "a few minutes," ask we man wee man man. An hour later -- just after the late TV news had ended -- we awoke, man. We asked Mini-B. why he hadn't awakened us, contiguous wee man to we man man. "I tried when you were mumbling about some true-crime detective work, si man, but you didn't wake up, no man," said wee man to we man man. Mini-B. seemed pleased with his evening regardless, boon man. We got him to bed not much disastrously later than usual, embed we man wee man man. We shall embark on our 2 ESs on Saturday, intend we man. No party with the rubias tonight, too late now man. And that was/is our partially unthrilling Friday, report we man.

Unbelievably successful Business Typhoons in the Pre-Owned Toilet Seat (POTS)* field do not stoop to manual labor beyond searching junkyards for the highest-quality POTSs for reclamation, no man. *buy yours today, si man! We have missing shingles totaling perhaps 2 + half of one, big deal man. Mini-B. would manage to wheedle funds for video games, air guns, et al. from every worker hired, convincing wee man man. He didn't even awaken us from our recliner-siesta in time to watch the late TV news, no and man.

After restoration, we had a more-than-hourlong outage consequent to a thunderstorm on Thursday, man. On Friday, we had a Many-&-a-half-hour ([2+2] + half an hour) -- si man, a Many-&-a-half-hour ([2+2] + half an hour) -- thunderstorm outage, man. Poor Mini-B. went aysheep regarding both and bailed to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s unaffected casa, poor wee man man. We had a years-old phone number for a contact at Centerpointless*, try it we man. *see PM for this, si and see mam ma'am About Many (2+1) hours into the outage, we decided to call it, decide we man. It led us to someone other than who the rep had been, that's OK man. He gave us the number to the rep for our 'burb, helpful he man. We left a polite message for our rep and added sympathy for his presumed stresses, si man. Within the hour, we were receiving recorded updates about our outage, affecting Many,000 man. Within 2 hours, the outage was resolved, si and whee man. We counseled Mini-B. afterward on how and why not to go aysheep during outages, poor wee man man.

Number of transmission companies precised, si and see and mam ma'am! Yours is excellent; ours is a sincere sort but essentially a DEI electee; the one between is a lightweight whiner who just held her first news conference Many (2+2) -- si man, Many (2+2) -- days after the 'cane, ufff man.

How thoughtful of you! Only a shared fence knocked down (was due for replacement anyway); power out for 62 uncomfortable hours; everyone safe. Will hopefully keep presenting semiweekly VAWA-Thread Jokes to help keep spirits up here.

Time to involve your Congressman's office, if you haven't already. The immigration liaison may have connections with the Bureau of Consular Affairs.

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Thrilling rest-of-Thursday report, see man: Din-din was beef pot pies, ingest Two Guys man. The Many (2x2x2 +2) lbs. that we've lost during these days will partially return, gluttonous we man. We did promise Mini-B. that several Two Guys din-dins will be consumed for lunch, make up for lost time man. Movie night was Many (2+1) Everybody Hates Chris episodes, watch Two Guys man. Many (2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. Unsure if we will achieve the minimum Many (2x2x2 +2) popcorns this week, perhaps apply a Hurricane Exemption man. Miu has demanded 2 exceptionally thorough full-miu brushings, insistent miu man. Miu found an empty toilet-paper roll and attacked it ferociously, fierce-hunter miu man. Miu then carried it in her mouth and deposited it at our feet, praise fierce miu we man. Only Many (2+1) ESs and no GSs are available for Friday, hurricane hangover man. We shall itinerary 2 of the Many ESs, itinerary we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling rest-of-Thursday, report we man.

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Hillary is lurking, and don't underestimate her.

I was gonna say...

R.I.P.

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Thanks very much for returning with your update and findings. Some folks may be lucky enough to find an attorney who practices both immigration and family law. They're out there. Sorry to hear it, brother. Let's hope that she marries or whatever. Sincere sympathies, and all the best to you.

Delayed by Hurricane Beryl power-outages, here is our Wednesday Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: ================================================================ FORGOT HIS PRAYERS A husband and wife were dining at a 5-star restaurant. When their food arrived, the husband said, "Our food has arrived! Let's eat!" His wife reminded him, "Honey, you always say your prayers at home before your dinner!" Her husband replied, "That's at home, my dear. HERE, the chef knows how to cook!"

Yee-HAAAAA! [Note to T-B.'s self: Jokes worked again... jokes worked again... ]

Decidedly Unthrilling Hurricane Report, see man: First, gracias to all wish-wellers, and special gracias to Ontarklar for intrepid reporting, si man. As a one-time exception, we are overlooking all blatant P-Math errors by everyone, blinded we man. We went to bed at half-past 2 a.m. Monday having taken HSM, wanted to zzz soundly we man. Power went off at half-past Many (2+2+1) a.m. Monday, darkness man. This was before the trop-storm-force winds really began, suspicious man. People theorize that the public utility intentionally cut everyone early to protect their lines, man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B., also powerless, phoned us in fright twice, terrified ex-she man. We told her to CTR (call the Rojo), his problem now man. Mini-B. came to bed with us, rattled wee man. Had this socialization not happened, we'd have slept till daylight, oh well man. Temperature inside casa rose from that point, maxxed out at Many (Many00 - [2x2x2x2] +1) F. downstairs man. Upstairs temp was certainly Many (2x2x2 +2) degrees hotter, oppressive man. We managed to shower/shave without sweating too badly, last time for a while man. Mini-B. managed to shower, unpalatable for wee man man. Wind/rain quit a bit before noon, go out to inspect we man. Front of casa OK, mild surprise man. Neighbors' casas apparently OK, mild surprise man. Street and others' yards filled with twigs, sprigs, branches, tree debris man. Little park across street had many branches down, many oak trees man. We are fortunate to have rid ourself of all yard-trees over the years, who needs them man. Inspected back yard, inspect we man. Shared side fence mostly blown down, due for replacement this year anyway man. Saw a couple of shingles, probably ours from very top of casa man. Mini-B.'s basketball hoop blown over, fortunately intact onto grass man. No other damage, no man. We skipped breakfast, usual man. Mini-B. had bananas, ingest we man. Lunch was PB&J sandwiches, ingest Two Guys man. The tech-less Mini-B. was pacing around like a zoo animal, bored wee man. Miu was torpid, year-round fur coat worn by miu man. By flashlight, we made good progress with a heavy-reading book, Sword and Scimitar man. A NIP portable radio* gave us news, informed we man. *bought at an ES last year for $Many ($2+1), prescient we man Later, we & Mini-B. played tabletop shuffleboard** in lively fashion, entertained Two Guys man. **bought at a GS last year for $Many ($2x2x2 +2), prescient we man For din-din, ex-Mrs.-T-B. and the Rojo came with very cold BK, ingest Two Guys man. (The Rojo's casa was unaffected, kept power man.) The Rojo also brought a hand-carried generator, phone ports + outlets man. We plugged in Mini-B.'s corn-dog fan, quite a difference just from that man. Nothing much to do after sundown, bored Two Guys man. Finally went to bed before midnight with use of Mini-B.'s corn-dog fan, circulate air man. Got maybe Many (2+1) or Many (2+2) hours of zzz, well OK man. Casa oppressively warm in morning, agree Two Guys man. We attempted a quick shower in coolest water possible, sweat regardless we man. Mini-B. breakfasted on bananas, ingest wee man man. Before noon, ex-Mrs.-T-B. and the Rojo showed up with very cold McDonalds, ingest soon Two Guys man. The Rojo brought and set up a portable gasoline generator, generative Rojo man. He brought extension cords with multiple outlets, enable fridge/fans/phone chargers man. He brought an extra can of gas, prepared Rojo man. Temp inside fridge was Many F. (2x2x2x2x2x2 +2 F.), not propitious man. (However, canned root beer inside was still cool, surprising man.) Temp inside unopened freezer was Many F. (2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2x2 -1), not propitious man. We consulted with the knowledgeable Ontarklar about what to keep or throw, informative Ontarklar man. We decided to wait until restored power and perform the smell/touch tests, patient we man. We continued with our flashlight-aided reading, continue we man. Mini-B. could get TikTok on his phone, partially mollified wee man. More tabletop shuffleboard was energetically played, distract Two Guys man. Lethargic miu did not demand treats or brushing, fully fur-coated miu man. We and ex-Mrs.-T-B. tried to find motels for we & Mini-B., zero available or even answering phones man. This was within an hour's radius, waited far too long to try we man. We & Mini-B. resigned ourself to a horrid night, sleep downstairs Two Guys man. We were not Many00% uncomfortable in recliner with large floor-fan blowing, zzz Many (2+2) hours we man. Mini-B. beefed some but got Many (2+1) hours of zzz, calculate wee man. We awoke at half-past Many (2+2) a.m. Wednesday, ungodly hour unless one hasn't gone to bed yet man. Miu was excited to see Daddy and Big Bruddah up at a reasonable miu-hour, perked-up miu man. We decided to shower/shave before sunrise, minimize inevitable sweating man. Mini-B. observed that this was quite a different Two Guys week but still a Two Guys week, bond Two Guys man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B., staying with the Rojo, offered her casa for overnight if power still off, si man. We thought of waiting till nearly sundown to bail, restoration promised by end of Wednesday man. Mini-B. lobbied to bail at around Many (2+2+2) p.m., probably not a bad idea man. We therefore bailed then, bail Two Guys man. Not 2 hours later, we were informed that we had a power innage, restoration man. We and Mini-B. returned to the casa, lights and A/C man. We hurt ourself moving the fridge, disconnect generator cord man. Miu perked up and demanded thorough brushing as temp fell, cool miu man. New miu-box, which had stopped mid-cycle, continued operating perfectly, we man. We were restored after Many-&-a-half (2x2x2x2x2x2 - 2 hours + half an hour), finally man. Lunch was pasta + meatballs, ingest Two Guys man. After Many (2x2x2x2 +2) power-hours Wed-Thurs, power went off consequent to lightning at around 2 p.m., egad man. Mini-B. immediately lobbied to bail to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa, bail wee man man. We decided to stay, betting on temporary situation we man. A power innage occurred in about an hour, relief we man. Mini-B. gladly returned, return wee man man. Stay tuned for Thrilling part-Thursday report coming later assuming a power innage, see later man.

Gracias, Bro G, si man. We must credit the Rojo with selfless contributions, too, si man. Report being composed, wait with bated breath man.

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Thrilling Sunday & Pre-Hurricane report, see man: Did not leave the casa all day, optimal Sunday man. Finished all chores, de-chored we man. Breakfast/lunch/din-din (at Many [2+1] p.m.) was modified* Tuna Glop, ingest we man. *onebag microwave rice, onecan tuna, onecan Cream of 'Shroom soup instead of peas man A wonderful siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man. Got several rounds of outer-band rain, but literally the calm before the storm man. Hurricane to be at least a Cat 1 at landfall, could be worse but still sucks man. Landfall supposed to be 1 a.m., hitting us thereafter man. We are on the dirty side, yuck man. Many -- si man, Many -- inches of rain are forecast, build an Ark man. Many-mph -- si man, Many-mph -- winds are forecast, hope for no projectiles through casa windows man. Had we not told ex-Mrs.-T-B. of the impending hurricane, she'd not have paid attention, no and man. In the past, ex-she man has walked by us precisely when the TV weather report was on and asked, "Is it going to rain, huh man?" man. Weather-forecasting in Ecu = stick your hand outside, and if it gets wet, it's raining, si and man. Ex-she man has never overcome this, no man. Mini-B. is here, Two Guys week man. We are certain of power-outages but unsure for how long, si and no man. Happy Columbus Day (again) in Poland, oj tak! No party with the rubias tonight, no man. And this was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

"Do as I say, not as I do."

A general caution to all: It's safest to wait a day or two, such as sending your N-400 on the 87th day. People who have applied on what they thought was exactly the 90th day have had their materials returned because they were postmarked or received "too early."

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