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Finally, some scintillating repartee, whee and glee man. ------- Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: We zzz'd poorly overnight, man. Breakfast (!?) was precooked fried-egg patties*, ingest we man. *Many (2+2) boxes thereof stumbled upon in a supermarket's freezer at closeout price, F$WM Visited Mama T-B. in early afternoon, nearly a 2-hour visit man. Mama T-B. almost didn't yell at us, mirabile dictu man. Returned to casa and up-signed Uncle T-B. on a cheap Medicare Part D plan for next year, F$WM. Din-din was 2 precooked frozen-chicken patties** recently rediscovered in our freezer, ingest we man. **unexpired and quite tasty, si man Dessert was onecan of baked beans***, ingest we man. ***bought at an earlier ES, F$WM A late siesta was a frustrating failure, no zzz and we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Thursday = time to itinerary the weekend's GSs/ESs, itinerary we man. We should probably up-clean the kitchen from Mama T-B.'s apartment detritus, prep for eventual maid visit man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

Bad profane seafaring mam ma'am! Bad, BAD profane PROFANE seafaring SEAFARING mam ma'am!

Are you a highly evolved primate like we are, huh D ma'am? We may denaturalize you, si and eh D ma'am. Everyone should have a will, definitely man. Powers of Attorney at minimum, si man. Sounds very much like seasons 1, 2, & Many of Better Call Saul, si man. For $Many*, si and whee man. *depending on the definition of Many, si man You have extra room in the chicken house, si D ma'am?

Oof... good thing that the critter didn't catch fire, or he'd have been a hot dog.

True, but sometimes there's an Appeals Board. In general, but reason suggests that increases shouldn't be extreme.

Thank you very much for this. Wonderful news! Happy for both of you.

It looks like a boilerplate letter. Others here can comment.

Wonderful! Thanks for telling us.

Wow -- glad that you made it to the ceremony under the wire! Amidst the general happiness and relief, perhaps you'll also agree that it's uniquely satisfying to fill in that final box in your VJ timeline.

Congratulations! And how fortunate to be scheduled for Monday.

Aeth, welcome to the forum! Neither of the earlier members has logged on to VJ since Feb. 2024, but they were both "following" the thread, so if they get a private e-mail notice about it, maybe they'll return to answer.

It is Wednesday already, and already time for our highly effective, always-hilarious Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== THE PSYCHIATRIST AND THE ANGRY HUSBAND A woman went to a psychiatrist because she was having severe problems with her love life. The psychiatrist asked her a lot of questions, but he couldn't get a clear picture of the problems. Finally, he asked, "Do you ever watch your husband's face while you're having relations?" "Well, yes; I did once." "And how did he look?" "Oh, boy -- he looked angry!" At this point, the psychiatrist thought that he was making progress. "Well, that's very interesting; let's discuss this further. So tell me: you say that you have seen your husband's face only 'once' during lovemaking. That seems somewhat unusual. How did it occur that you saw his face that time?" "He was watching us through the window."

This thread, whether the question is hypothetical or not, has provided enough ideas that need not be repeated. The thread is therefore closed to further comment. Do not reopen or revisit the topic.

Thread is moved to the "What Visa?" forum. ------- See the comparison, as compiled by our fine member Crazy Cat: K-1 More expensive than CR-1 Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork) Spouse cannot leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (up to 9 months) Spouse cannot work until she/he receives EAD (up to 9 months) Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, and bank accounts during this period Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed A K-1 might be a better choice when 18-21 year old children are immigrating also In some situations, marriage can affect certain home-country benefits, making a K-1 a better choice A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire K-1 entrant cannot file for citizenship until after having Green Card for 3 years Once an I-129F has been approved, delaying the case is difficult to impossible if the need arises If US spouse declines to participate in Adjustment of Status, the foreign spouse will have a very difficult avenue to legally remain in the US Current Presidential executive order (travel bans) don't allow K-1 visa holders from some countries to enter the US CR-1/IR-1 Less expensive than K-1 No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required Spouse can immediately travel outside the US Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US Opening a bank account, getting a driver license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US The clock for citizenship filing starts immediately upon entry to the US A CR-1/IR-1 case can be delayed indefinitely at NVC if the need arises Current Presidential executive order (travel bans) exempt immediate relatives of US citizens ------- Whether you think that the processing-time of the CR-1 is slower, the benefits of it are faster.

It's Amazing How Overweight the Famine Victims of Gaza Are a Day or Two After Ceasefire Look, there never was a genocide in Gaza, and food was never in short supply. That's not to say there was no suffering--there was a vicious war in the Gaza Strip, and no doubt some people at some times had restricted access to food when they were trapped in the midst of active fighting, but as even The New York Times editors admitted (in internal communications) when photos were printed in their newspaper of children with genetic diseases were passed off as children who were starving, they had no photos of otherwise healthy children who were malnourished. Now that we are seeing videos of celebrations in the Gaza Strip after the ceasefire negotiations succeeded, there are a lot of fat Gazans with power, expensive smartphones, open shops, and very happy people. It's not exactly what we saw when the concentration camps were liberated. [...] https://hotair.com/david-strom/2025/10/13/its-amazing-how-overweight-the-genocide-victims-of-gaza-are-a-day-or-two-after-ceasefire-n3807746

This is nice, satisfying reading. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Well-Deserved, Utter Humiliation of Palestinian Terrorists and Their Friends There is a lot of rejoicing in America, Israel, and among normal people around the world about the peace deal in Gaza, but the Palestinian terrorist-huggers are heartbroken. And, of course, they should be. This isn't really a peace deal. This is an utter capitulation, a total surrender by the losers of Hamas who have completely and utterly failed. [...] https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2025/10/13/the-well-deserved-utter-humiliation-of-palestinian-terrorists-and-their-friends-n2664808

First-hand insights from hostages on what they went through. A sobering read. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Freed hostage's dad: 'Of course' we wanted him back earlier but gov't also has security concerns JTA — Hours before Monday's expected hostage handover, Tal Shoham, who spent more than 500 days in Hamas captivity, and Ilan Dalal, father of hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal — with whom Shoham was held — expressed gratitude to both President Donald Trump and, in a rare moment for hostage families, to the Israeli government. "Thanks to President Trump for making the impossible possible," Shoham said, alongside Gilboa-Dalal on a Zoom call with reporters. Shoham said he was "allowing himself to hope" for the release of his fellow captives on Monday, but was also trying to block those feelings, "so I won’t break if it does not happen." https://www.timesofisrael.com/freed-hostages-dad-of-course-we-wanted-him-back-earlier-but-govt-also-has-security-concerns/

Points to consider, and a link to a chilling video. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No, the War In Gaza Is NOT Over. So What Is Next? President Donald Trump has demonstrated himself to be a truly great peacemaker in multiple conflicts throughout the world. But his statement to the Israeli Knesset that "This was not only the end of the war, but of the age of terrorism and of the beginning of the age of peace and of God" is wishful thinking and far from being true… yet. Hamas was and is the modern incarnation of Amalek, and must ultimately be not only defeated, but destroyed; and while we need to be grateful for the return of the 20 hostages (in exchange for the release of almost 2,000 mass murderers, criminals, and terrorists), Trump's words are ambitious and hopeful, but not yet accurate. Hamas has already started back down its path of terror and death within hours of the hostages' release. Seven thousand Hamas militants were called up from their homes; Hamas has now attacked clans that were trying to save Gaza by going against Hamas, and public executions have started up again since Sunday night. (It is important to realize that, supposedly, no public execution can take place without the express approval of Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority.) These executions were public in front of cheering crowds, some of whom filmed the debacle and have posted images on social media sites of these executions. [...] https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2025/10/14/no-the-war-in-gaza-is-not-over-so-what-is-next-n4944865

Paul Sperry, the greatest active investigative reporter by a mile, has an easy time barbecuing Pocahontas. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elizabeth Warren: Leftism For Thee But Not Me [...] As Warren's attacks on Wall Street and the wealthy are gaining even wider traction among liberals – a recent Gallup poll found 66% of Democrats have a positive view of socialism – the apparent contradictions between her public economic positions and private financial decisions are receiving new scrutiny, particularly as the one-time presidential candidate appears to be testing those waters again. [...] https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/10/14/elizabeth_warren_socialism_for_thee_but_not_me_1140775.html

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Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: We opened our bedroom door this morn to see TWO feather-rollers outside, obvious miu man. We found a Many'rd one on the stairs, blatantly obvious miu man. Got Mini-B. ready for ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s arrival at noon, ready we man wee man for ex-she man man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. was lively and ebullient, cruise precisely the necessary tonic for her blah mood man. She said that mini-miu was thoroughly delighted to see her, Grandma's home man. She did not complain about or mention all the new miu-toys on her floor, good miu-Grandma man. She appreciated our spray-dooring and trim-treeing, appreciate ex-she man we man man. And thus Two Guys week ended, good Two Guys week man. Lunch was toucans of Chef B. Beefaroni, ingest we man. A siesta was awakened from prematurely, man. It's just as well, because Mama T-B. called before the alarm would have rung, snakebitten we man. Mama T-B. had multiple orders for us, just like the old days man. She yelled at us for not having done her agenda Many (2+2+2) months ahead of schedule and need, man. She beefed that we didn't phone Social Security on Monday (can we spell "shutdown" and "Columbus Day*" man?). *St. Patrick's Day in Poland, oj tak We mandatorily must see her on Wednesday, sense-of-doom we man. Had she not sapped our energy, we might have decluttered the kitchen from her apartment detritus, reflect we man. Instead, we ran errands and warshed the dusty T-B.-mobile, productive we man. We saved Many% at CVS WUOCs, F$WM. We saved Many% at Walgreens WUOC + loyalty credits, F$WM. Din-din was at BK WUOC, F$WM. Thoroughly brushed miu, brush miu thoroughly we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. No plans other than for Mama T-B. to dominate our day, already off-written man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Well, bring 'em both. Far better to bring stuff that isn't asked for than the converse situation.

Or a married one, either.

Rant, see and grrrr man: The incipient Costco sales flyer for Manyober/Manyvember came today, see we man. For the second consecutive month, no quick foods are on sale, no and grrrr and we man. We dimly hope for better luck in the Costco Business Center flyer, must pick one up in person man. There's a lot of, but not complete, overlap, two divisions of the same corporation with different supplier agreements man.

She sounded like the shoe was on the other foot and she still had one leg left to stand on, see Bro C man. You should have chased the EzeeFiber clowns away completely for being incompetent and continuously incurring lawsuits, si mam ma'am. Or, better, flung poo at them, whee mam ma'am. Are you a red-blooded American chica, huh mam ma'am? If you were an advanced primate (as only one of us here, moi, is), you could have swung through the trees instead of endangering yourself on the ground, si mam ma'am.