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And missing almost all daylight hours, given that you embed yourself at noon or before.

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Lunch was onecan of beef stew*, ingest we man. *bought on liquidation discount from Big Lots, financially savvy we man An attempted siesta failed, no zzz for we man man. Date with FNSJJC per above, man. Din-din was chicken enchiladas + rice + beans + cheaps, ingest we man. Half-hearted party with the rubias tonight, half-cavort we man. No plans at all for Wednesday except Two Guys eve, probably for the best man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

What an unmitigated disaster, ouch man. We T-B.-mobiled to the FNSJJC's area, nothing in between man. She was Many minutes late coming down to us, typical chica man. She was pretty enough but had no makeup and nails were ratty, OK man. She told us that we were handsomer than our site profile, OK man. After that, nonstop yammer blather blather yammer yak yak yak YAK YAK man. We couldn't get a word in edgewise or even answer any of her questions to us, no and no man. This continued at the restaurant, nonstop yammer blather blather yammer yak yak yak YAK YAK man. She ended up taking nearly Many00% of her food in a doggie-box, that much yakking man. At the end, she pulled out an eviction notice for her apartment, show she man to we man man. She asked for a donation toward it, unbelievable man! We of course declined and she turned ice-cold, cold she man. She even called a friend right then to complain about us, what the dickens man. She muttered all the way back and had us drop her off on her streetcorner, no escorting to building entrance man. This wonderful evening cost us $Many ($2x2x2x2x2x2x2 - 2x2x2), completely thrilled we man.

Oh, really now...

Taking the FNSJJC to din-din this eve, si man.

Already bedtime!

You're welcome. Relax and enjoy the forums.

Welcome to the forum! Confirmation is rare, if it ever happens. You've done your part, except for stopping your worrying.

This. Always better to bring too much and not end up needing it than the converse.

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

Aldi is consistently cheaper than Walmart. Mostly their private labels, though.

Send it to me, D ma'am!

OK! Yes, and he has and surely will again.

Blessings toward your happy new life together.

The political nature of this thread warrants its being moved from the US Immigration News forum to the Current Events forum.

Thanks for your update. If you're satisfied with your decision, best wishes and blessings to you both!

51 Former Intelligence Officials Insist Biden Never Once Used An Autopen WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a stunning blow to Trump's dubious claim that former president Joe Biden signed his last-minute pardons with an autopen, 51 former intelligence officials have come forward to testify that Biden never once used an autopen and that all his signatures are legitimate. "Oh yeah, they're all totally legit. I personally witnessed Biden signing the pardons with my own two eyes," said former CIA Director John Brennan to reporters. "You have to believe what former intelligence officials say. That's in the Constitution." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/51-former-intelligence-officials-insist-biden-never-once-used-an-autopen

Trump Declares Biden Pardons 'Void' Over Autopen Signatures In a shock move Sunday night, Donald Trump declared that the pardons Joe Biden issued to the accused J6 Committee criminals and other leftist crooks are void because the previous president didn't actually sign them. While Biden wasn't the first president to use an Autopen, allegations have flown thick and fast that senile Old Joe often didn't decide to sign — and possibly didn't always know what was being signed. Evidently Trump believes the evidence is strong enough on those counts to justify volcanic action. [...] https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/03/17/trump-declares-biden-pardons-void-over-autopen-signatures-n4937979

A karma ran over her dogma. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judge Slaps Fani Willis With Huge Fine Talk about karma! Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been slapped with a $54,000 penalty for blatantly violating Georgia's open records laws in her politically motivated prosecution of President Donald Trump. "The county's Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause formalized her ruling Friday and ordered Willis to pay $54,264 in attorneys' fees and litigation costs after 'intentionally' failing to provide records requested by Ashleigh Merchant, the attorney who filed the motion to disqualify Willis from prosecuting Trump on charges of allegedly interfering with the 2020 presidential election," reports Fox News Digital. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/03/17/corrupt-district-attorney-fani-willis-slapped-with-huge-fine-in-trump-case-n4937998

This all sounds accurate. I think that the approach is refreshing as well as successful. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump Revolutionizes Political Communication Donald Trump has broken so much crockery so fast that one thing he's doing is underappreciated. No administration has communicated with voters as often or as directly as his. Not only are top officials on TV and social media constantly; they are bypassing all the usual media filters to do it. They do live interviews, podcasts and social-media posts and videos. Every day, many senior officials appear on camera, controlling their message by doing live spots that can't be edited. Their presentations are as blunt as their policies. A recent example was Vice President JD Vance's speech to a shocked Munich audience. Mr. Vance's approach, and that of the entire Trump staff, matches that of the boss, who clearly emphasized media savvy in choosing his cabinet and White House aides. That criterion was second only to loyalty to Mr. Trump and his agenda. The administration's strategy takes full advantage of new communications channels while playing down older outlets that routinely oppose Mr. Trump. The biggest advantages of this approach are greater control over the message and increased effectiveness. The word comes directly from policymakers, not their spokesmen or anonymous sources. [...] https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-is-giving-a-master-class-in-political-communication-media-speaking-messaging-5829e1d1?st=2u5uK4

To return to the topic, I admit that I buy quite a bit of canned and packaged food from estate sales. If it's not in-date, it's usually only lightly expired, and canned stuff is normally good for years*. *I've eaten canned stuff 7 years old without ill effect If I pay 50 cents for a can of name-brand corn or green beans, it's cheaper than in stores. Just like with bed sheets, the temptation is to over-buy.

True of course, but perhaps we can partially excuse it because of how objectively lame the N-400 proficiency test is. Agree fully.

So did I, but it's real. By the way, I'll begin posting fewer BB articles overall, and more will go into Off Topic than here in CEHST.

Forgive a temporary hijacking of this thread, but I have firm opinions about bed linens: 1. All pillowcases should be long enough and wide enough to fit the thickest pillows readily. 2. All twin sheet sets should include TWO pillowcases, not just one. 3. Without exception, all sheets should have deep pockets. 4. All full, queen, & king sets should have the name of the size* tagged or printed in TWO places on both sheets**. *not merely the measurement in inches or centimeters **thus making it easier to pick the correct size at estate sales 5. All full-&-larger sheets should have something in the print or the fabric to indicate which way they fit on the bed. 6. There's probably something else for which I'll edit this to add. 7. Next, I'll tell you how I really feel about bed linens. 8. Now back to our regularly scheduled post topic.

This is one thing that we share, except that I look for sheets at estate sales and selectively upgrade my holdings. When Mini-Bone outgrew his twin bed and I sold it, the linen closet held 9 sets of twin sheets to include in the sale (!). That was instructive in terms of not hoarding linens, whether bed or bath. Regardless, I still have too many full and queen sheet sets, but all are too good to donate or get rid of. I typically rotate them onto the bed when the ones in use get washed.