TBoneTX

Fully agreed, and glad that we're celebrating you today and not on Memorial Day.

Most of the world doesn't even have an Occasional-Cortex. Where's the 1,000-upvotes button?

Thrilling Saturday report, see man: Slept horribly overnight, alternately coughing and worrying we man. Got perhaps 2 hours of zzz, inadequate man. Thoroughly caffeinated ourself, acceptable functionality man. Got out early to buy non-skid shoes for Mama T-B. at Walmart, exert we man. Lunch was a packaged "All-American Sub" from Walmart, ingest we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. prepped a meat/potatoes stew for Mama T-B., generous ex-she man. We immediately took this and shoes to Mama T-B., expedition we man. Mama T-B.'s crib boiling-hot, sweat like we'd mow-lawned man. Mama T-B. had to try Many (2+2+1) or Many (2+2+2) times just to stand up, man. Mama T-B. had several casa-hold agenda items for us, si man. One was to change the toilet paper on the roller, comply and sweat we man. Another was to refill the pump soap bottles from refill bottles, comply and sweat we man. Another was to grab skirts from back of boiling-hot closet, comply and sweat we man. Gave Mama T-B. the Size Many shoes, usual size for senior she man man. Not even close to fitting, swollen feet/ankles senior she man. We exhorted Mama T-B. to eat and to take her Lasix, man. We went back to Walmart, expedition we man. We got Sizes Many-&-a-half, Many, and Many-&-a-half, might as well test all Many man. Upon our return, Mama T-B. claimed to have eaten, seemingly corroborative evidence man. We had her try on Size Many, see if it fit or was too large or small man. Not even close to fitting, swollen feet/ankles senior she man. We had her try on Size Many-&-a-half, see if it fit or was too large or small man. Not even close to fitting, swollen feet/ankles senior she man. Both we and Mama T-B. too exhausted to venture a Many'rd Walmart trip right then, zonked we and senior she man. After Many-&-a-half total hours, we left, zonked we man. Serviced demanding miu, treats/lunch for miu man man. Lay down for a siesta immediately thereafter, highly necessary man. Neighbor immediately began sawing/drilling/hammering, split-earing man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. called twice for Mama T-B. updates, honor our siesta please ex-she man man. Finally gave up on siesta and caucused with ex-Mrs.T-B., sympathetic/cooperative ex-she man man. Returned to Walmart, Many'rd time today man. Returned all ill-fitting shoes, no line or problem man. Got only remaining larger size, Size Many man. Got Mama T-B. an All-American Sub for tomorrow, hopefully ingest senior she man. Din-din was an All-American Sub for ourself, ingest again we man. Casa is a disaster, everything out of place man. Miu a month overdue for beauty salon, rip snot out of everything with miu-claws man. Our back in sore need (lit. & fig.) of fizzicle therapy, weeks overdue man. Must visit Mama T-B. at least briefly on Sunday, visit senior she man we man man. Exhausted, out-wiped we man. Shall postpone party with the rubias for a second straight night, no cavort we man.

We can't imagine not adhering to a medical regimen, no man.

Trump Swing-State Lead Expected To Hold Until 3 A.M. On Election Night NEW YORK, NY — Political analysts and media pundits alike were stunned by recent poll results showing former President Donald Trump taking a commanding lead over Joe Biden across several swing states. Experts predict Trump's lead will hold steady until approximately 3 A.M. on election night. "Though Trump has taken a significant lead, this is not an unexpected scenario," said pollster and political consultant Frank Luntz. "We anticipate President Trump maintaining this lead until several hours after polls close in all states, likely sometime around 3 A.M., if history is any indication." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-swing-state-lead-expected-to-hold-until-3-am-on-election-night

'Let it Burn': Fire Departments Ill-Prepared for EV Boom [...] There's going to be something close to 48 million EV's on the road by 2030 (if the Biden administration statistics are right) and fire departments across the country don't have a clue how to extinguish EV car fires. [...] https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/11/10/let-it-burn-fire-departments-ill-prepared-for-ev-boom-n4923794

Unsurprising. And, does anyone else think that her lips look like worms? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Canary Mission Report Ties Tlaib to *Six* Hamas Fundraisers Canary Mission has doubled down on Rashida Tlaib. Will the American media establishment double down on silence? [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2023/11/10/new-canary-mission-report-ties-tlaib-to-six-hamas-fundraisers-n591219

Intriguing, even amazing, that the NY Times did this. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The NY Times Publishes a Hamas' Tunnels Primer and Readers Get It [...] Yesterday the NY Times published a story about the tunnels which I would describe as a primer on the subject. It really feels like a children's book version of the story for people who know nothing about it. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/11/10/the-ny-times-publishes-a-hamas-tunnels-primer-and-readers-get-it-n591513

Be sure to play the <3-minute video at bottom here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Israeli Psyche and How It Got That Way https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/11/10/the-israeli-psyche-and-how-it-got-that-way-n591562

Hamas Shooting Civilians to Prevent Evacuation [...] Hamas representatives themselves have made clear that civilian casualties are not their concern, and even that they consider them a good thing since "martyrs" go to heaven. https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/11/10/hamas-shooting-civilians-to-prevent-evacuation-n591525

Agreement/disagreement with this interesting analysis? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Israel Must Destroy Hamas's Tunnels Demolishing the Group's Infrastructure Is More Important Than Eliminating Its Leaders [...] https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israel-must-destroy-hamas-tunnels

Thrilling Friday non-GS/ES report, see man: Brought stuff and lunch for Mama T-B., q.v. above man. Went GS-ing/ES-ing, q.v. above man. Finished grocerying for Two Guys week, all done man. Did Amazon return for Mama T-B. at Kohl's*, return we man. *consequently receiving a Many%-off store coupon, financially savvy we man Bought already-on-sale pants for Mini-B. WUOC, financially savvy we man. Breakfast/lunch/din-din was at the rip-off Chinese buffet, we man. Had half-hour phone caucus with Mama T-B., man. Din-dinned/brushed/played with demanding miu, service miu we man. Will probably put off uninhibited party with the rubias till tomorrow night, cavort later we man.

Friday GS/ES report, see man: We honored the itinerary as itineraried above, si man. The GS was a dud, oh well man. The first ES was a dud, oh well man. The second ES yielded the take, see man: -- hard bed-pillow (new), NIP box of Many (2+2) compression bags, NWT drawstring shorts, NIP box rug-grippers = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+1), deal man Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+1) No GSs/ESs itineraried for Saturday, no man.

Gracias, si man. We visited Mama T-B. again today, see we man senior she man man. Her flu or cold is better, but she can barely stand up or walk, sigh man. She's sleeping on her couch because she fears inability to get into/out of bed, sigh man. She also isn't eating, damn it man. She complains about weakness/shakiness/fear of falling, directly consequent to not eating, and man. She's terrified of falling again and getting kicked out "to a higher level of care," then EAT man. She can't bring a fork from plate to mouth, and refuses our temporary offer to feed her, man. She claims that she's "not hungry," intestinal excrement of bulls because she needs to man. She also doesn't want to take her Lasix because it sends her to the bathroom, man. Her feet and ankles are swollen again, causing walking issues man. Why, man -- WHY, man -- do old people refuse to follow their medication regimens, huh man? We honestly doubt that she'll last the month, sigh man. Her cause of death will be stubbornness, no other plausible choice man.

1. Mama T-B. ordered us to clean out stuff from her closet, see man. 2. She said to keep it, donate it, or find out whether ex-Mrs.-T-B. wanted it, si man. Many. We offered it to ex-Mrs.-T-B., who took it all, si and see man.

Great advice. If insurance against trip cancellation or interruption is offered, strongly consider buying that, too.

The consulate is right there "on the ground" and should be believed over more-remote sources. Still worth an e-mail to the consulate to confirm.

A hijack post has been removed, along with a reply to it.

Sickening! Video Purports to Show Palestinian Children Pretending to Kill Israeli Soldiers in School Play [...] This is an excellent time to remember that in many ways a lot of these Islamic cultures are still stuck in a very medieval mindset. [...] https://twitchy.com/coucy/2023/11/09/macabre-palestinian-childrens-play-n2389601

Netanyahu Demands Answers After Reports Reveal Liberal Media Embedded Hamas Photographers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came out swinging against liberal media networks whose journalists were caught embedded in photographs with Hamas terrorists during the October 7 attack. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/11/09/netanyahu-demands-answers-from-cnn-nyt-ap-reuters-on-embedded-hamas-photographers-n2631017

Michigan Town Votes Out Entire Local Government, Immediately Changes Locks [...] The residents took such drastic action in opposition to the construction in their town of a $2.3 billion EV plant by a company, Gotion, that has links to China. [...] https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2023/11/09/michigan-town-votes-out-entire-local-government-immediately-changes-locks-n2166107

What do we think about VDH's points? They seem to point to jihad as the destabilizing force in the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Squeezing the World's Vulnerable Peoples https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2023/11/10/squeezing-the-worlds-vulnerable-peoples-n2631042

'Shouts, Tears, Boos:' Illegal Immigrant Re-Settlement Meeting in Sanctuary City Doesn't Go As Planned [...] "Do you want a race war?" one woman shouted at the height of the vitriol. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2023/11/09/shouts-tears-boos-illegal-immigrant-re-settlement-meeting-in-sanctuary-city-doesnt-go-as-planned-n2630982

Celebs Start Cozying Up To Jews Again Now That Actors' Strike Is Over HOLLYWOOD — Actors are back to work Thursday following the end of a historic 188-day strike that prevented them from participating in film, television, and chasing helpless starlets around casting couches. Workers who participated in the strike, as well as in antisemitic pro-Hamas demonstrations, have begun cozying up to the Jews once again in hopes of finding work. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/celebs-start-cozying-up-to-jews-again-now-that-actors-strike-is-over

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gavin Newsom Quickly Bans High-Capacity Assault High Heels SACRAMENTO, CA — Shortly after watching the third GOP primary debate, California governor and dictator aficionado Gavin Newsom immediately called for a ban on high-capacity assault high heels from his remote office in The French Laundry. This new ban on high-capacity assault high heels comes in response to GOP primary candidate Nikki Haley's bold-and-not-weird-at-all claim that her high heels were, "Not for a fashion statement. They're for ammunition." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/gavin-newsom-quickly-bans-high-capacity-assault-high-heels