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Special Thursday ES report, see man: We attended an out-of-town ES, attend we man. Nice stuff, OK prices, si man. Got nothing, no man. Total = $0

Thrilling Thursday-on-Saturday Mexico report, see man: We finally gave up on zzz and prepared ourself to go into Mexico, si man. We dressed in a rather heavy flannel shirt, perfect for the morning chill man. We got to the U.S.-side parking before half-past Many (2x2x2) a.m., timely we man. A space was found in the second non-handicapped row, Kojak we man. The pedestrian bridge toll of $1 was paid, $i man. Across the bridge, the vendors and "pharmacist dentist manicure pedicure" drummers were rife, aggressive they man. We went to our bloodwork laboratory, first stop man. "Sangre de gringo, si man!" we announced cheerily man. "Y sodio y A1c, si man!" we added man. "Gringo blood, si man! And sodium and A1c, si man!" Same-day sodium result wasn't possible, oh well man. We paid $Many ($2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2+2+2) for the usual and the A1c, pay we man. Two hours later, the results were available, whee man. Glucose is now just Many (2+1) points high, improvement man. Some lipids are below the low red line, if you have to be low on something this is what to be low on man. The usual travel-dehydration showed up, so what else is new man. If we interpret the A1c correctly, we are still on the low red line of prediabetic, not unexpected man. Everything else great, within normal ranges man. Went from there to dentist, appointment we man. Our long-time hygienist Ana G. had left, no one knew where man. We got Ana V., had her once before man. She ripped into that plaque like a chica possessed, attack she man. We have not experienced such mouth-pain in some time, ow ow ow OW OW man. The office was out of the Zoom laser-whitening kits, ran out man. We instead got some liquid applied with a light shone on it, don't know what this was man. It took longer than the Zoom, note we man. It had the same effect and cost $Many less, note we man. At the end, we inspected our bright teeth and exclaimed, "Oh, our eyes, blinded we man!", si man. Went from there to optician, hosed our last Rx man. We showed recent Rx from U.S., go for redo man. They called the boss-lady, known her for over a Manycade we man. In short, we have decided to get the new lenses made in the U.S., take too long for too many pesos man. We will return to this place nevertheless in the future, assuredly man. We walked to barbershop, good price & result last time man. Our guy from March wasn't there, young guy instead with no English man. We communicated our wishes and got a good cut, si man. During that, our guy from March came in with a different customer, timing is everything man. We paid $Many ($2x2x2 -1) and got a free back-massage, automatic vibrator-thingie man. We walked to where we thought our new favorite restaurant was, walk we man. Turned out it was on the very next block south, walk Many blocks too far and retrace we man. By this time (1 p.m.), the sun had come out and we were sweating, we man. Lunch was Many (2+2+1) little sweet enchiladas, rice/beans, lettuce salad, & a Joya cola, ingest we man. It was as excellent as last time, well worth it man. The charge was half a buck less than last time = $Many-&-a-half ($2+2+2 + half a buck), $uperb man. We went from there to our targeted pharmacies, shop we man. The main street had become very populated with gringos, note we man. We found our expensive Rx at 1/Many'th (1/[2x2x2 +2]th) of U.S. price, whee man. We got Many (2+2+2) of those, financially savvy we man. We got everything else for ourself and for everybody else, complete success man. All of our pharmacist amigos were glad to see us again, good dudes all man. We then proceeded north toward the bridge, end of our day man. Fortunately, we had brought a sweatband, definitely used it man. The CBP agents all seemed upbeat, perhaps consequent to election results man. A CBP chica checked us in, check she man we man. She rather thoroughly inspected our Rx purchases, thorough she man. We pointed out the one that we knew was of interest and noted our 2-box purchase, the allowance man. She was quite satisfied with this and waved us through, pass we man. We asked her if we could use our Global Entry card next time, ask we man she man. "Si, man; it's valid ID, si man," said she man to we man. The parking area was now exceptionally full, almost as far as one could see man, si man. We were quite fortunate to have arrived as early as we had, si man. We hastily changed into a lighter-weight shirt, not a moment too soon man. We A/C'd the inside and happily rental-T-B.-mobiled off, si man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday-on-Saturday Mexico saga, report we man.

Our agent obviously recognized a superior primate with command of P-Math, that explains it man. Fotos add weight, si man. Therefore, don't eat fotos, no man. You're right -- a real dilemma, si man. As disgusting as worms, both man.

Thrilling Wednesday-on-Saturday report, see very belatedly man: Breakfast was a hurried turkey-&-cheese sandwich, ingest gulpingly we man. Bade farewell to dozing miu atop miu-tower, Daddy absent man. Made the airport in a second-best-ever time, Many (2x2x2x2x2 +2) minutes man. Flight was timely, glee man. Some drama procuring the rental T-B.-mobile, finally got a Toyota Sienna hybrid minivan man. Spent further precious minutes out-figuring some of the internal controls, and man. Went to airport in other city for Global Entry interview, conditionally approved we man. We made it precisely one minute early, amazing timing man. Very nice CBP agent, good rapport we and he man. We shall get our card in the mail soon, nice thing to have man. Drove back to destination city, retrace steps we man. Checked into motel, first stay there for we man man. We soon realized our mistake, uh-oh man. On bright side, room & fixtures had been very recently remodeled, faint smell of fresh paint still man. However, shower had NO shelves and NO caddy, test our back to pick up soap/toiletries man. Further, road noise completely precluded our desperately needed siesta, gave up on this we man. And right next door was our long-time Super Many, man. We showered with difficulty, pop mega-Tylenol beforehand to be able to shower we man. Confirmed rendezvous time with junior chica (JC), excitement on both sides man. Met JC at rendezvous restaurant, meet we JC man man. JC was a little less slim than her fotos, but still extremely lovely man. Our din-din was Cajun ribeye, mashed potatoes, and green beans, ingest we man. The JC's din-din was "alligator bites," apparently authentic man. The rapport, communication, and transparency were excellent throughout, si man. We charmed her with several of our restaurant-related jokes, laugh JC man. The distance between us doesn't daunt her, no man. She is receptive to dating us, admit JC to we man man. The only question is timing, difference in readiness man. We have fallen off the "we want a relationship" tree and hit every branch on the way down, si man. The JC is receptive but wants to take things slowly, sensible JC man. The distance does complicate matters, how to genuinely learn about someone else man. Much of her available free time is committed, too, have to expect that man. Advice is solicited, offer same you to we man man. We parted after a wonderful Many (2+1) hours that could have run much longer, oh well man. We got next-to-zero zzz from the road noise, and man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man. Thursday Mexico report pending, bate your breath without chewing worms man.

Isn't this much like saying, "as soon as you quit dying you'll get back to life in normal time," huh man?

Gracias despite your egregious P-Math error, si mam ma'am. We just got some possibilities from Aldi, of all places, for Mama T-B. to try, si man. We shall try the Dearfoams if these fail, but hope we man. ----- So many P-Math errors in others' messages above that we will allow the culprits to self-identify, si and man!

The reason that grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have an enemy in common, si man.

Ages of descendants precised, si and see and Bro G man!

You're still capable of having REGULAR babies, si and see and D ma'am! You and Hillbilly get busy this minute, si D ma'am! Lazy irresponsible Ontarklar! Lazy, LAZY irresponsible IRRESPONSIBLE Ontarklar!

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It is Wednesday -- time for our approval-evoking*, good-news-prompting* Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: *that is, if correlation = causation =========================================== HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE? Q: How many women with PMS does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: One. And do you know WHY it only takes ONE? Because no one else in this house knows HOW to change a light bulb. They don't even know the bulb is BURNED OUT. They would sit in this house in the dark for THREE DAYS before they figured it out. And once they figured it out they wouldn't be able to find the light bulbs despite the fact that they've been in the SAME CUPBOARD for the past 17 YEARS. But if they did, by some miracle, find the light bulbs, TWO DAYS LATER the chair that they dragged from two rooms over to stand on to change the STUPID lightbulb would STILL BE IN THE SAME SPOT! AND UNDERNEATH IT WOULD BE THE CRUMPLED WRAPPER THAT THE STUPID #)#(*(*^*&% LIGHT BULBS CAME IN. WHY??? BECAUSE NO ONE IN THIS HOUSE EVER CARRIES OUT THE GARBAGE!!!! IT'S A WONDER WE HAVEN'T ALL SUFFOCATED FROM THE PILES OF GARBAGE THAT ARE 12 FEET DEEP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE. THE HOUSE!! THE HOUSE!!! IT WOULD TAKE AN ARMY TO CLEAN THIS!!!

Typical for Politico in general, huh?

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: At our new all-time lowest adult weight in the morning, starvation diet man. Didn't leave the casa till necessary to, see below man. Breakfast/lunch/din-din was onecan of fat-free Progresso chicken noodle soup* with onecan of drained Costco chicken breast dumped in it, ingest we man. *bought at a previous ES, financially savvy we man Mini-B.'s Band concert was this eve, si man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. had reminded us Many times about it, si man. Ex-she man had even forwarded us the e-mail about it, forward ex-she man to we man man. An hour before, an aysheep ex-she man called we man, si man. "I scheduled a Zoom conference for Many p.m. -- can you take Mini-B. to pre-concert, huh man?" man. We reminded ex-Mrs-T-B. about her Many reminders, si man. "But I forgot what day it was, si man!" said ex-she man to we man man. We retrieved Mini-B. and took him to warm-ups at the skool, chauffeur we man wee man man. We then had to go back for the concert, si man. As we T-B.-mobiled there, ex-Mrs.-T-B. texted us, text ex-she man we man man. "T-B. -- where is" was the highly precise content of the text, typical man. We stopped and patiently texted where to park, where to enter, etc., thorough we man. When we got inside the skool, there was ex-Mrs.-T-B. waiting for us, man. "I didn't know where the concert was, but I found it, si man," said ex-she man to we man man. We told ex-Mrs.-T-B. that she has gotten quite fat, truth man. The concert was wonderful, si man. We took fotos afterward, picturesque wee man man. We returned to the casa and began packing, pack we man. We were assisted by a highly participatory miu, climb into suitcase miu man. Miu closely inspected every suitcased item, curious miu man. Miu then demanded miu-food and miu-brushing, comply we man. Mius can be as bad as wives sometimes, man. It took at least an hour longer than it should have, but we are packed, packed we man. We hope that travel goes uneventfully, hope we man. We are looking forward to meeting the Many-year-old chica, junior she man man. We shall try to report on Wednesday, try we man. However, if we do not, then all must remain on pins & needles, Where's Our Thrilling Report man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Who -- the incompetents, huh man? Did you visit without telling us, huh man? "The jawbone's connected to the... T-Bone," si man.

I was wondering where she'd end up! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With Harmeet Dhillon, Trump Adds Another Stellar Pick to His Administration President-elect Donald Trump keeps rolling out solid picks for his incoming administration, indicating he's much more attuned to the need for installing quality candidates in order to help him achieve his stated goals – and the sweet revenge of success — this time around. On Monday evening, Trump announced another stellar pick in attorney Harmeet Dhillon, CEO of the Center for American Liberty and managing partner of the Dhillon Law Group, who he's tapped to serve as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. Trump shared the announcement on Truth Social: [...] https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/12/09/trump-adds-another-stellar-pick-to-his-administration-in-harmeet-dhillon-n2183001

Pathetic Corporate Media Targets Tulsi Gabbard [...] Having smeared Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, the horde is now going after Tulsi Gabbard, his pick for director of national intelligence (DNI). Gabbard was a four-term Democrat House member who served on the Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence. She served in the Army National Guard for two decades, deployed to Iraq and Kuwait and is now a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. According to a report in Politico, "Gabbard does have one of the highest levels of security clearance, known as a TS/SCI, due to her time in the military." Yet, the media circulate a letter from "former national security officials" who say she isn't up to the job. Sound Familiar? As Yogi Berra would have put it, "It's like deja vu all over again." [...] https://spectator.org/pathetic-corporate-media-targets-tulsi-gabbard/

I worked with Kash Patel to expose the Russia hoax and know he's the best pick to reform the FBI [...] You can imagine how intimidating it would be for a staffer to be directly threatened by top-level Department of Justice officials. But Kash could not be bullied. He was fearless, methodical, and intelligent, and ultimately played a decisive role in exposing the most consequential and damaging hoax in American history. [...] https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/i-worked-kash-patel-expose-russia-hoax-know-hes-best-pick-reform-fbi

I agree with every word of this. The only question is who's worse. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jimmy Carter 2.0: Yet another Democratic presidency ends in disaster The Biden administration is less than two months from its end, which cannot come soon enough. As a final insult to his staunchest defenders, those who long insisted he was a paragon of decency, President Joe Biden pardoned his convicted felon and all-around wastrel son Hunter. A more appropriate final chapter to his tenure, one cannot imagine. The "official" rankings of professional historians will likely be kinder to Biden than he deserves. But that merely reflects the prejudices of the academic guild — it is partial to presidents who expand executive authority and grow the federal government, both of which Biden did. And look for post-presidential encomia to Biden from the usual midwits in the press and opinion magazines, who will dutifully explain that the man did his level best and that it was the country that let him down. These people have been trying to gaslight the public about Biden since the 2020 election. But it does not work anymore. We have all seen enough to judge Biden, and though Vice President Kamala Harris was technically on the ballot in November, the United States found him and his administration wanting. If Biden compares to any modern president, it is most likely Jimmy Carter. Indeed, the similarities are striking. On a surface level, inflation helped sink the Carter presidency, just as it did Biden. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was a foreign policy problem for Carter, as the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan damaged Biden. [...] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-features/3249809/jimmy-carter-yet-another-democratic-presidency-ends-disaster/

I agree with every word of this. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pete Hegseth's Nomination Is A Hill Trump Should Die On The Washington GOP establishment's opposition to Pete Hegseth serving as President Trump's secretary of defense has nothing to do with the unsubstantiated allegations against Hegseth and everything to do with resistance to Trump's plans to reform the Department of Defense and end America's involvement in endless foreign wars that are so beloved by the establishment. That's why Hegseth's nomination is a hill Trump should die on. If a handful of Senate Republicans can sink Hegseth, they will spend the next four years undermining and obstructing Trump's entire agenda. Trump needs to send them a message that such obstruction won’t be tolerated in his second term. Now is the time for the president-elect to make them understand that if they oppose his nominees, they'll be putting their political careers in jeopardy. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/09/pete-hegseths-nomination-is-a-hill-trump-should-die-on/

This is an outrage and miscarriage of justice. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nearly 4 Years Later, No Letup in Jan. 6 Prosecutions, Possible Pardons or Not [...] In what Attorney General Merrick Garland describes as the biggest criminal investigation in Department of Justice history, more than 1,560 people have been charged for federal crimes never before used against political protesters, including under a post-Enron obstruction statute overturned by the Supreme Court in June. At least 1,000 of these defendants have been convicted – either at trial or by accepting plea offers – with some 650 defendants ordered to serve time in a federal prison. Sentences range from a few days in jail to up to 22 years as the DOJ seeks "terror enhancements" to tack on additional time. Activity in the J6 investigation accelerated the month before the election. At least 16 individuals were arrested; home security camera footage obtained by RCI shows the heavily-armed pre-dawn FBI raid of a subject in California on October 17. Shortly after the election, DOJ officials instructed attorneys working on J6 cases to carry on regardless of the pending change in leadership. [...] https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2024/12/09/nearly_4_years_later_no_letup_in_jan_6_prosecutions_possible_pardons_or_not_1077077.html

Nation's Violent Psychos Protest Daniel Penny Acquittal By Refusing To Ride NYC Subway U.S. — Public transportation in the nation's most populous city appeared to be on the brink of a new era of safety and security, as the nation's violent psychos protested Daniel Penny's acquittal by refusing to ride the New York City subway. A spokesman for Violent Psychos of America, the nation's largest organized group of deranged criminals, issued a statement condemning Penny's acquittal and announcing the organization's plan to boycott the New York City subway system in protest. "This jury's verdict will have serious consequences," said violent psycho Tommy Jacobs. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/violent-psychos-protest-daniel-penny--acquittal-by-refusing-to-ride-nyc-subway

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man. ------- Thrilling Monday report, see man: Spent morning herding alligators released by incompetents, man. Breakfast/lunch was 2 turkey-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man. Took ourself and Mama T-B. to ENT doc, half-past 1 p.m. man. Outstanding experience, best specialty doc ever man. Our first nasal endoscopy ever, up your nose with a rubber hose man. From there, took Mama T-B. to Walmart Optical, get new glasses senior she man. Shopped for her Many (2+2) items during this process, shop we man. Stupid place was out of 2 of those Many (2+2) items, man. We hate Walmart, we man. From there, retrieved 2 prescriptions from CVS, retrieve we man for senior she man man. Returned to casa at nearly Many (2+2+1) p.m., another odyssey man. Serviced demanding miu, Feed and Treat Me Daddy miu man. Din-din was Modified Tuna Glop, ingest we man. A siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man. Jawboned on phone with Many-year-old in south Texas, jawbone we with junior she man man. Will finally meet her on Wednesday eve, meet we man junior she man man. Although not a rubia, she has potential, hopeful we man. She leaves town Thursday on business, go to Mexico without her we man. No party with the rubias tonight, forgo cavorting in favor of trip prep we man. Mini-B. has Band concert Tuesday eve, attend we and ex-Mrs.-T-B. man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

Scintillating Sunday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Sunday report, see man: Visited Mama T-B., visit senior she man Two Guys man. Mama T-B. kept us for Many-&-a-half hours ([2+1] + half an hour) but supplied lunch, amends man. Mini-B. had a single-serve 'roni 'za from the bistro, ingest wee man. We had 2 saved salads, ingest we man. Mini-B.'s dessert was 2 slices of different cakes, ingest wee man. Our dessert was a slice of cherry pie that was past its desired life, ingest anyway we man. We conquered the Many (2+1) LLs, victorious we man. Mini-B. played V.R. while we siesta'd, play wee and zzz we man man. Din-din for Mini-B. was onecan of S+Ms, ingest wee man. Din-din for us was some remaining Costco beef jerky slices, ingest we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. came during AFV but couldn't stay, bye wee man man. We dished the warsher and ran an errand, si man. While we were out, the new box of miu-food was delivered, Chewy.com is the best man. We pulled it in, and miu promptly sat atop it, would make a great foto man. Ear appointments for us and Mama T-B. Monday afternoon, nothing else man. Should probably party with the rubias tonight, probably cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

No, no, and no. If anything, legal immigration should improve in policy and practice after competent people are installed as leaders. This won't happen right away, but I bet it will.