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Thrilling (?) non-ES Friday report, see man: It was not a very Good Friday, no man. Zzz'd awfully, in fact almost not at all, splitting headache we man. Took total of Many (2x2x2 +2) -- si man, Many (2x2x2 +2) -- aysheep calls from Mama T-B. re almost certainly getting kicked off of hospice status, aysheeo senior she man man. We unsuccessfully argued that nothing is final yet, no man. Every time we let a call go to voicemail, she would call again while we were retrieving it, man. We are ordered to visit in person on Saturday, but see below man. We somehow attended the first ES, see above man. We then went to outlying hospital to get our scan result, curious we man. It sucked green donkey livers, everything and more really hosed man. We abandoned the #2 ES and all errands, return to crib & ChatGPT man. Latter suggested ASAP doc caucus, soonest time Monday and got one we man. Of course, hospitals & offices all closed for the holiday, man. Rain predicted all weekend, gully-warshers man. We decided to mow full lawn, high time man. We distractedly didn't eat anything first, see just below man. Finished mow-lawning without stopping, straight through we man. Job consumed Many (2+1) sweatbands, 2 job one recovery man. Sat under ceiling fan to recover, unsure of this wisdom today man. Took shower & didn't feel much better, curious man. Breakfast/lunch/din-din (at half-past Many [2+2+1] p.m.) was cold cereal, probably bad choice man. Soon began shivering & chatter-teething, uncontrollable man. Couldn't take good BP or get a decent heart rate, shaking badly tachy individual we man. Temperature was Many00 + 2 + .2 F., uh-oh man. ChatGPT told us to forget doing errands, drat it man. After much palaver, we agreed to take mega-Tylenol & bundle up warmly, OK with us man. Felt Tylenol kick in, no sleep but much sweat man. Fever dropped 1 degree, no longer shivering or tachy but maybe not far from it man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Going to try to eat something, Tylenol ourself again, and turn in, can't get sick like this we man. Must somehow do all erranding on Saturday, but can't overdo we man man. And that was/is our thrilling (?) Friday, report we man.

Super!

Friday ES report, see man: We attended just one, see Thrilling (?) non-ES Friday report man. This ES yielded the take, see man: -- college-ruled spiral notebook = half a buck, deal man Total = $half a buck

Don't bunt when you can take a full swing, baseball man.

Issue resolved, so this thread is now closed. Good luck!

Important clarifications in this article. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hegseth Orders an End to 'Gun Free' Military Installations ***UPDATED*** https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/04/02/hegseth-orders-an-end-to-gun-free-military-installations-n1232099

Even if there's no specific threat, the preparation is good.

Like the author says -- long, long overdue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No More Sitting Ducks: SecWar Hegseth Empowers Our Warriors to Defend Themselves on Base Our military members are in the profession of arms. Yet, for many years, they have been forcibly disarmed while in duty, in their own military bases, reducing them to moving targets. This idiotic policy has resulted in a number of mass-shooting events on military bases, where service members were shot with no means of self-defense, despite being trained and qualified in the use of arms. Not anymore. On Thursday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth changed that with the stroke of a pen. [...] https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/02/no-more-sitting-ducks-secwar-hegseth-now-empowers-warriors-to-defend-themselves-n2200914

Scintillating Thursday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Awoke before alarm, man. Miu completely aysheep, energetic demanding miu man. Finished taxes* and got to CPA before noon, man. *these are our non-POTS** personal taxes, see man **our POTS*** business has one CPA per month, bu$ine$$ that $uperb man ***buy your POTS today, $i man! Lunch was 2 turkey-&-Swiss sandwiches, ingest we man. A fairly decent siesta was then taken, zzz we man. Retrieved Mini-B. for Two Guys eve, retrieve we man wee man man. Went to a Passover Seder, ingest din-din we and wee man man. We consumed the prescribed number of glasses of wine, imbibe we man. We & Mini-B. conspired to pretend that he would be drunk upon return, upset ex-Mrs.-T-B. man. We have not heard how that went, no hear we man re wee man man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. We have itineraried 2 ESs for Friday, hopefully a Good Friday for ES-ing man. We have a wine-induced headache, ow but it distracts us from other bodily pains man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

Wonderful!

I'm fine with it here! Will defer to Charles. Gracias for asking. Pres. Trump is firing all the good-looking chicas. Was hoping it'd be Harmeet Dhillon, but Lee Zeldin should do well... is he even an attorney himself?

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man. ------- Thrilling Wednesday report, see and no foolin' man: Awoke before alarm again, man. Breakfast was nuked frozen fried eggs, ingest we man. Siesta #1 immediately thereafter was satisfactory, zzz we man. Mama T-B. aysheep for a visit, comply we man for an hour man. Watched TV for Artemis blast-off, a real blast man. Din-din was onecan of beef stew, ingest we man. Plowed into taxes, utterly disorganized we man. Couldn't find half of our medical receipts until late, man. Couldn't (and still can't) find some of our charitable-donation receipts, man. We are perhaps partially excused by having to do Mama T-B.'s & Uncle T-B.'s taxes, too, perhaps man. Nevertheless, we must change our (lack of) system, man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. We must itinerary GSs/ESs on Thursday, itinerary we man. We must complete these infernal taxes, possibly achievable man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

If he succeeds, then maybe one European country isn't lost after all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Germany's Friedrich Merz Plans to Repatriate Nearly One Million Syrian Migrants German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on March 30, and immediately coming out of that meeting, at a joint press conference, Merz said that a significant number of Syrian refugees who’ve made a home in Germany will be repatriated to Syria. How many are we talking, exactly? Try 80% of the Syrians in Deutschland, or 700,000 to 800,000. That's how many Syrian immigrants will be returned to Syria from Germany over the next three years. [...] https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/03/31/germanys-friedrich-merz-plans-to-repatriate-nearly-one-million-syrian-migrants-n4951310

Fascinating article! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What Are Iran's Centers of Gravity and How Are They Being Attacked? [...] Once the enemy's center of gravity is identified, Clausewitz advised that this source of power should be struck with concentration. He emphasized focusing strength against the decisive point, not spreading effort across every available target. Speed, mass, and concentration matter. But they only matter if applied against the thing that actually holds the system together. Modern U.S. joint doctrine takes that idea and makes it more usable for planners. It forces a level of discipline that is often missing in public commentary. First, identify the center of gravity. Then ask what it must be able to do. Those are its critical capabilities. Then ask what it needs in order to do those things. Those are its critical requirements. From there, the analysis gets practical. Which of those requirements are exposed, fragile, or difficult to replace? Those are the vulnerabilities worth attacking. That framework is essential for understanding Operation Epic Fury. [...] https://x.com/SpencerGuard/status/2039042881072300398

VDH is so right about the Administration's messaging failures. His points nail what has disturbed me all along. They'd better straighten it out long before the midterms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Two Wars for Iran: The War in a Historical Context The rare quick and total victory over an enemy at little cost often ensures unquestioned political support in modern consensual societies. In most cases, however, especially in the Western world, ongoing military success or failure is adjudicated through the lens of politics—in a way sometimes at odds with the reality of the battlefield. Politicians answer to the people. The best do not drift with the prevailing winds. On the other hand, all must face elections, secure legislative support, and ultimately explain to voters the human and financial costs of a war and whether it was existential or optional—and, in the latter case, whether it was worth the costs. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2026/03/31/the-two-wars-for-iran-the-war-in-a-historical-context/