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Scintillating Thursday repartee, yawn man. ------- Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Awakened by text from project manager wanting to know paint choices, choose we man. We chose bright yellow for siding, pop eyes man. We chose dark green for trim, pop eyes man. Casa crew sided east side of casa + chimney, intricate work man. They sided part of north side, last segment man. Original insulation in remarkably good shape, boon man. Miu wanted reassurance during banging, assure miu we man. They power-warshed west, south, & east sides, powerful stuff man. Saturday completion optimal but optimistic, Monday more realistic but who knows man. We hope that it doesn't rain, currently predicted Friday overnight with possible Saturday man. Lunch was onebag of nuked frozen mixed vegetables, ingest we man. Visited Mama T-B., needy senior she man. She got upset when unable to express herself, man. We finally pursued some calls/e-mails for her, mollified senior she man. Din-din was onecan of Dinty Moore beef stew, ingest we man. A wonderful after-dark siesta was taken, zzz we man. Meat-tenderized shoulder painful but probably consequent to injection, hopeful we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. We have itineraried Many (2+1) ESs, nothing within 2 Manyzen miles of us man. However, an Aldi and a legacy supermarket are proximal to that area, kill two birds we man. And it's a different ES-ing area than where we have been before, to our memory man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

That's because of all the, uh, ICE agents. Again, he's an ICE agent.

"May the fleas of a thousand chimpanzees infest your armpits."

I'm a Central Chimpanzee originally from Africa, but I got to Texas as fast as I could. Back to topic: The RGV has grown incredibly, and such things as medical care (hospitals, etc.) have improved markedly over the years.

Charles afflicted with NB Disease! Reported!!!!!

This can be a danger in some cultures, including in Africa. Please take great care, however you proceed. A common and heartbreaking verdict is "too married for a I-129F / K-1." Pulling for you in every regard.

Of course, but you're a Yankee and have been for years.

Congratulations! The end is in sight... "Road trip, du-u-de!" It's been 12 years, but I'm still palpably grateful that Mrs. T-B. was only 6 miles from our biometrics place.

Welcome to Texas, pardner!

Congratulations on the interview! And this is a perfect place to post. In general, it's wiser to "bring all that you can and not need it" than to be asked for something that you don't have (gulp). Reprint the important (financial) documents, with updates if any For other evidence like photos, bring new ones. Tax RETURN transcripts are preferred and are more wieldy than tax forms + attachments. Bring photos of your toddler, but arrange for babysitting unless you have no other option. Other idea: If you haven't drafted or revised your estate documents (wills, durable & medical powers of attorney, HIPAA releases, and more) since you had your child -- or at all -- these make outstanding evidence for ROC. They're even more important to have in "life." Strongly consider this.

It does get hot, but "too hot" is relative. No need to stay in the Midwest and be cold.

Yee-HAAAAA!

Welcome to the forum! In addition to what Dashinka says, remember that key people might have been on vacation during the holidays, and they're catching up now.

The lower Rio Grande Valley isn't a bad place to live, at all. I love visiting. See some surprises in the article. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valley named 10th-most moved-to region in U-Haul rankings The Brownsville-McAllen metro region is ranked 10th in the latest U-Haul Growth Index migration data, which tracks one-way moves by its customers over the prior calendar year. Brownsville-McAllen was the 10th most moved-to region out of 25 top metro areas analyzed in the Growth Index — much better than its previous showing, according to U-Haul. "While the two cities are 60 miles apart, U-Haul groups them as one area along with neighboring communities near the Texas southern border for metro data and migration trends purposes," the company said. "The Brownsville-McAllen metro climbs 11 spots from its ranking on the U-Haul Growth Index in 2024." Texas accounts for six of the top 25 U.S. metro growth areas, including the top three: Dallas, Houston and Austin. Dallas was also in the number-one spot for 2024, according to U-Haul. Charlotte, North Carolina and Phoenix, Arizona, are ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, for 2025. [...] https://myrgv.com/publications/the-monitor/2026/01/07/valley-named-10th-most-moved-to-region-in-u-haul-rankings/

In addition to what Crazy Cat says, the holidays interfered.

Welcome to the forum, and congratulations on your genuine success! We had to remove your outside contact information, for multiple reasons. Thanks for understanding.

One can't litigate or argue anything on the scene, for multiple reasons. Be as nice as pie, cooperate fully, then sic a really nasty lawyer on them afterward.

I suspect that the "wife" (perhaps a radical leftist) dragged the victim (perhaps nice, per her mother) to the scene to participate in filming, for social media et al. The "wife" all but admitted it on the scene.

Sounds as though this was intended to be a social-media stunt (bold type added]: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Video appears to show hysterical, blood-covered wife of Renee Nicole Good, woman killed by ICE, crying out 'it's my fault' A blood-covered woman who identified herself as the wife of Renee Nicole Good hysterically blamed herself for her partner's killing at the hands of ICE agents, gut-wrenching footage shows. The woman was filmed distraught and sobbing just steps from Good's wrecked car in Minneapolis Wednesday morning, as a neighbor who heard the commotion asked her what happened. "I made her come down here, it's my fault," the woman said through sobs. "They just shot my wife." [...] The woman who stated she was Good's wife was seen in numerous other clips from before and after the deadly incident. Just before the gunshots rang out, she was seen closely following federal agents and filming them. [...] https://nypost.com/2026/01/07/us-news/video-appears-to-show-hysterical-blood-covered-wife-of-renee-nicole-good-woman-killed-by-ice-crying-out-its-my-fault/

Perhaps if the politicians and talking heads would stop promoting the antagonism of ICE, and the civil disobedience that goes along with it, people wouldn't put themselves in these situations. It was bound to happen at some point, and everyone knew it, especially those pushing for these antagonistic actions. Condolences to her family, but had she followed orders, this would not have happened. Like Boiler says, FAFO.

Yet another related thread has been merged into the original thread. KuyaREIN, again: Restrict all further questions about your case to THIS thread.

What do you think of these proposed solutions? Do you see any drawbacks? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ U.S. Has Many Options on Greenland--Now Is the Time To Act [...] Since the Maduro operation, speculation has abounded as to whether the president will pursue further action under the rubric of "hemispheric defense," the traditional American strategic concept of fortifying key defensive nodes across the hemisphere. Greenland, which the president has long expressed interest in bringing closer to the United States, represents the most important and strategically necessary step in furthering America's hemispheric defense umbrella. And while President Trump has greatly advanced the conversation on Greenland's criticality to U.S. national security, he is not the first commander in chief to actively seek to acquire Greenland: Presidents from Andrew Johnson to Woodrow Wilson to Franklin Roosevelt to Dwight Eisenhower have all pursued acquisition of the world's largest island. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/01/07/us_has_many_options_on_greenland--now_is_the_time_to_act.html

The Venezuela Effect: America's enemies won't be sleeping well for quite some time I can't stop laughing at all the Democrats hyperventilating about President Trump's Venezuela operation. I wish I could be more nuanced about this (and perhaps describe the potential pitfalls that lie ahead now that we have taken some "ownership" over the future welfare of the Venezuelan people), but when Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries (the so-called Democrat "leaders" in Congress) are fuming mad that America's Delta Force dropped into the most heavily fortified compound in Venezuela like invisible ninjas and plucked murderous thug Nicolás Maduro from his slumberous solitude in a matter of minutes, I can barely resist the urge to stand on top of a chair positioned atop my desk and applaud all the remarkable warriors who accomplished this mission. Consider how many tens of thousands [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/the_venezuela_effect.html

A post has been edited to amend scatological terms.

Certainly interesting, even fascinating. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Who really owns Greenland? With President Trump's renewed push to obtain Greenland from Denmark back in the news, it's worth looking into the history of the place to understand who really owns it, given the unusual move from Washington. I live in Denmark, and know the place, so consider this backstory: Prior to the year 985 A.D., the Inuit peoples inhabited the island of Greenland and had done so for about 2,500 years. Then, in 985, the famous Norse Viking Erik the Red [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/who_really_owns_greenland.html