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Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man. ------- Thrilling Monday report, see man: We duly awoke at o'dark-Many to prepare for Landscape Mexican's promised arrival, no zzz we man. We caffeinated ourself heavily, only partial success man. At Many a.m., we texted to inquire as to his arrival time, text we man. "At Many pm," said he, text LM man. We groggily tried to occupy ourself, groggy we man. At an hour before noon, we consumed breakfast/lunch, consume we man. It was 2 ham-&-cheese sandwiches, indict all but the cheese and ingest we man. We were so sleepy afterward that we retired for a siesta, zzz we man. After an hour's zzz, we considered going to favorite large thrift store for half-price day, consider we man. We decided not, timing too short man. We almost returned for another siesta, need zzz we man. At half-of-half-past Many p.m., LM texted that he was here, finally man. He took one look at the job and said, "Pay me $Many*, not $Many*, si man," man. *in this instance, $Many was more than $Many, or maybe less, fluidity of P-Math man We reluctantly agreed, no choice man. LM and helper got to work, industrious LMs man. In under an hour, all was done, amazingly better man. We paid the LM $Many and bade him adios till next time, adios LM man. Many (2+2+1) -- si man, Many (2+2+1) -- gigantic leaf-bags are now curbsided, Tuesday collection man. Din-din was Modified Tuna Glop and the rest of the Costco chicken salad, ingest we man. Miu was intensely interested in the tuna and the chicken salad, involved miu man. After din-din, we went to favorite large thrift store, half-price day man. Almost no traffic, blessing of a holiday man. Place was still quite busy, must have been mobbed all day by the looks of the racks man. We got Mini-B. the following, see man: -- Many (2+2+1) long-sleeved shirts, si man -- Many (2+2 +1) long pants, si man -- Many (2+1) underwears, si man -- 1 T-shirt and 1 short pants, si man We saved $Many ($2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2 + 2+2+1), financially savvy we man. On the drive back, ex-Mrs.-T-B. called, call ex-she man we man man: Ex-Mrs.-T-B.: I got a notice for jury service, si man. T-B.: So, huh man? Ex-Mrs.-T-B.: It's dated July Many'th for August Many'th, and I just now opened it, si man. T-B.: You're going to jail, si and hee hee hee man! Ex-Mrs.-T-B.: But I was in Ecuador the whole time, si man! T-B.: Doesn't matter, no man; you're going to jail, and you must call the Rojo to bail you out, si man! Ex-Mrs.-T-B.: But I can prove that I was away, si man! T-B.: Call the number on the form and try to explain that, and then to the judge, si man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B.: Will they still throw me in jail, huh man? T-B.: Probably, and bail is $Many,000, si man. Call the Rojo now to start financing it, si man! The conversation went almost like the above, si man. At the casa, we cleaned the miu-box and curbsided the garbage and recycling, industrious we man. We also changed the A/C filter, pulmonarily savvy we man. We just found a box of Aldi graham crackers that "expired" Many (2x2x2x2 +2) months ago, si man. We are snacking on them now, indistinguishable from new and financially savvy we man. The casa's pavement hasn't been pressure-warshed for over Many (2+1) years, no man. We just wrote the guy who did it last time to come do it again, si man. Interestingly, vinegar that we'd used to kill pop-up weeds really lightened the pavement, interesting man. No major plans for Tuesday, perhaps grocery for Mama T-B. we man. Party with the rubias after late TV news, cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

You have a one-track mind, o inferior primate...

This is beginning to compare with the many-weeks-long saga of Mama T-B. and her new cell phone...

You just Finnished her off. I like the Spanish "Que Mala." Y'know, with both of the above, she'd be better off if her name was "Kommie."

Thread is moved from the CR-1 Progress subforum to the USCIS Service Centers forum -- topic is a feature offered by USCIS.

Congratulations on the speedy NOA1 -- how envious previous generations of VJ-ers are of you. I recommend gathering multiple copies of all documents that would be difficult or expensive to obtain after you leave your country: birth certificates, divorce or death certificate of previous spouse if applicable, school records for yourself (wait until closer to the interview to get those for the kids), and especially copies of vaccination records -- on official clinic letterhead or with a certifying stamp (wait until everyone gets what's needed). Think of other official records. Keep a copy for the interview, and keep the other copies safe where you can gain access to them. Before your interview, renew your country's passport and driver's license for the longest terms possible. If you plan to vote from overseas, renew your voter registration as may apply. Begin planning long-term for after U.S. arrival: "If my ___ approval takes X months to come in, I'll spend my time doing ___, ___, and ___" (have plans for various durations, short & long). Plan for what the kids will need. This is a good way to strengthen your relationship with your fiance. Before you visit the U.S. for your 2 weeks, contact your U.S. consulate (Stockholm?) to see what papers or approvals will be needed for the kids' passports. I don't know if your fiance will have to provide anything, but your ex-husband might need to write letters of consent for your taking the kids. That's all that I can think of for now. These suggestions may spur further ideas of your own.

In addition, on this point: Call for help. Call church groups, social-support agencies, and others. Resources are out there. This includes marriage counseling, if you have your honest mutual airing of dissatisfaction and resentment still remains.

This sounds like a golden opportunity to learn and work together! Communicate, communicate, communicate! Assume things at your peril. It's never too late to begin communicating, so start now -- if there's yelling and crying, that's good! Marriage is "the two of you against the world" -- you've made the commitment, so renew it by expressing it to each other, and get going as a team. If you're determined, nothing can stop you.

Tim Walz's Motorcade Involved in an Accident, He Left Those Injured High and Dry Tim Walz's motorcade was involved in an accident on Monday, with two vehicles carrying press members hitting each other. Initial reports are that there are minor injuries, with one reporter breaking their arm. The incident occurred while Walz was on the way to Milwaukee, WI, for a campaign event. Video of the scene showed that one van ran into the back of another. Members of the press can be seen standing around on the side of the road. Where was Walz? He was nowhere to be found. Yeah, you read that right. Instead of stopping to check on members of his own motorcade, Walz just kept driving. [...] https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/09/02/tim-walzs-motorcade-involved-in-an-accident-he-reportedly-just-kept-driving-n2178845

Trump Recounts the Moments Barron, Melania Found Out He Had Been Shot—'Can You Imagine?' Donald Trump appeared on "Life, Liberty & Levin" with host Mark Levin Saturday and told the story of how his youngest son Barron found out that his father had been shot in an assassination attempt at a Butler, Pennsylvania rally in July. He also talked about his wife Melania watched the near tragedy unfold on live TV. Barron was playing tennis: [...] https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/09/02/trump-recounts-the-moments-barron-melania-found-out-he-had-been-shotcan-you-imagine-n2178844

I saw this issue right away! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BAHAHA! Lefty Kamala Harris Fanboys LOVE Her New 'MALA' Nickname, There's Just ONE HILARIOUS Problem Victor Shi loving Kamala Harris's new 'nickname' SO MUCH only makes this funnier. See, MALA can mean a couple of different things ... and it's not what he thinks. Oh sure, they can push the MALA (Make America Love Again) nonsense but those of us with brains in our heads know it's anything but that. But first, let's allow Vic to really make a fool of himself: [...] https://twitchy.com/samj/2024/09/02/victor-shi-mala-n2400425

Hoo Boy: U.S. Seizes Venezuelan President Maduro's Plane in Dominican Republic (WATCH) This seems important. CNN is reporting that the U.S. has seized the private plane of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro in the Dominican Republic. [...] https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/09/02/us-seizes-venezuelan-prez-plane-in-dominican-republic-n2400435

German Democracy: AfD Wins Regional Election, Will NOT Be 'Allowed' to Form Government UPDATE [...] Scholz and his buddies have been tightening the screws on opposition voices for years without having the first clue what the actual effects are. Democracy - pffft. Hardly. They're the first to squawk about "Nazis" and extremists - I can only assume that, like vampires, none of them own mirrors. [...] https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/09/02/german-democracy-afd-wins-regional-election-will-not-be-allowed-to-form-government-n3793960

I've always wondered: Why do we call it Labor Day if nobody labors on this day? --- How did we spend our day/weekend? I waited around ALL day for the landscapers to show up. They're finally here. I plan also to visit my favorite large thrift shop for half-price day.

This seems a quite excellent description of where, how, and whether "the buck stops." Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump Vs. The Interagency [...] "Time and again, the question I am hearing from members of the general public, and which I put to you here, Admiral, is: Who is running the country?" That is actually the key question in deciding for whom to vote this fall in the presidential race. For voting to matter, we have to have some sense that the people for whom we vote to make decisions are the people who make the decisions. If they aren't, our vote really doesn't matter. Harry Truman's famous sign gracing the desk in the Oval Office said, "The buck stops here." Whether voters agree with all of Donald Trump's policies or not, the evidence points to the conclusion that voting for him alone results in a visible place where the buck will stop. [...] https://amac.us/newsline/elections/trump-vs-the-interagency/

Thoughtful points by VDH. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Can They Really Reinvent Kamala Harris in 70 Days? In theory, it should be hard for Kamala Harris to win the presidency of the United States. Under pressure, Harris just completed her first "live interview"—a disastrous performance that was mysteriously taped, edited, and emotionally supported by her co-interviewed running mate. During the interview, she claimed that her values remain the same even though her manifestations of them have admittedly changed. Translated, that means for the next 70 days, she will advocate for popular policies antithetical to her own values, which will inevitably resurface after the election once the current façade fades away. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2024/09/02/can-they-really-reinvent-kamala-harris-in-70-days/

Free speech is dying in Britain My American friends are surprised to learn there's no equivalent to the First Amendment in Britain. They have forgotten a free press was one of the things their ancestors rebelled to establish in the US. Free speech is a much more recent thing in the UK. If it was born in the 1960s, it seems to be dying in the 2020s. After the recent riots, people were given prison sentences for posting words and images on social media. In some cases, the illegal incitement to violence was obvious. [...] https://archive.is/PDe3b#selection-721.83-721.145

If we successfully identify as members of the group that qualifies for reparations, wouldn't voting for her be worth it?

He feels trapped, like a cornered animal perhaps being slowly neutered, and he perceives that you're not acting. You've said it, in your own words. He perceives this. How exactly do you expect him to respond? Again, stated in your own words. When a situation is unacceptable, we have two choices: change the situation, or get out of it. Your posts are laden with "I can't" and "I don't," which adds up to "I won't." Quit making excuses! Where there's a will, there's a way. You need to take all these bulls by the horns and act, with determination and resolve. Show some resolve and some fire! You must look him in the eye (grab him by the shirt front if necessary) and tell him that you're frustrated, too, and you intend to make positive changes starting now, and you expect his contributory input or at least cooperation. Tell him that progress will be stepwise, because Rome wasn't built in a day. And when you tell him all this, you mean it, and you act on it. Tell your parents what you intend, and get their help. Get on the phone with your Congressman's immigration liaison and concisely explain the need to expedite EAD. Get on the phone with real estate agents who specialize in rentals, and find out about decent houses in shopping-convenient neighborhoods where you can split rent with other couples. Get on NextDoor or similar neighbor programs and ask who has a garage apartment with kitchen access. Call church and synagogue offices to learn of resources. Network with your parents' friends and your neighbors. Muster your resourcefulness and apply it. Edited to add: And keep him apprised of every action and every step! It's your choice -- correct a set of correctable problems, or throw away months/years of effort and thousands of dollars to get him here.

This needs to be front-page news, but of course it ain't. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Independent Candidate Reveals Harris Campaign Bribed Him to Drop Out of Race Independent far-left presidential candidate Cornel West revealed a shocking admission about how far the Democratic Party will go to win the 2024 election. During an interview on the Status Coup News podcast, West claimed that the Harris campaign offered him a deal that resulted in him dropping out of the race. He said they bribed him by offering him a cushy job in Harris' administration should she be elected and a promise to pay off his campaign debts. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/09/01/independent-candidate-reveals-harris-campaign-bribed-him-to-drop-out-of-race-n2644191

Incentives Matter: Britain Is Raising Taxes, and the Productive Are Fleeing One unshakable law of economics is this: What you reward, you get more of, and what you tax, you get less of. The government of the formerly Great Britain doesn't seem to understand this fundamental law. They are proposing to hike taxes and fees, and high-income and wealthy (which are not always the same thing) Brits are looking to the exits. We can hardly blame them. [...] https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/09/01/incentives-matter-britain-is-raising-taxes-and-the-productive-are-fleeing-n2178808

Our Asian cousin once again proves simian superiority. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meanwhile, Orangutan Bolts Zoo Enclosure by Swinging in 'Cartwheel-Like Motion' in Ingenious Escape [...] I ran across this story about an ingenious orangutan that cartwheeled, tight-rope-walked, and put on a short trapeze show to escape from its enclosure at the Toronto Zoo on Thursday. Kembali — one of the zoo's seven Sumatran orangutans — was caught outside of the zoo's new outdoor orangutan exhibit, leaving staff scratching their heads over how he escaped the otherwise secure perimeter. [...] https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2024/09/01/meanwhile-orangutan-escapes-toronto-zoo-by-swinging-in-cartwheel-like-motion-in-ingenious-plan-n2178817

Good News: The People Responsible for the Afghanistan Debacle Will Now Help Guard Candidates The Secret Service, with its abject incompetence (at best) thoroughly exposed in the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, is now going to get some help. The Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, has announced that his department will be providing those charged with guarding the presidential and vice presidential candidates with "additional military support capabilities." Hey, that’s a relief. We can all rest easy knowing that the people responsible for the Biden regime's catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan in Aug. 2021 will now be making sure that some young ideologue doesn't try again to make the left's Trump problem go away for good. What could possibly go wrong? [...] https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2024/08/31/good-news-the-people-responsible-for-the-afghanistan-debacle-will-now-help-guard-candidates-n4932153

Keffiyeh-Clad Man Injures Jewish Students with Glass Bottle at University of Pittsburgh [...] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Saturday that a man named Jarrett Buba, who at 52 years old is unlikely to be a student at the university, "attacked two Jewish University of Pittsburgh students with a glass bottle as they walked through campus Friday evening near the Cathedral of Learning." Buba "had been sitting at a table across Forbes Avenue from where the students were walking when he ran across the street and attacked them about 6 p.m." The attack was as bloody as it was gratuitous: "One of the students had cuts on his face and the other was bleeding from cuts on his neck." This was no random incident; the headgear that each party was wearing indicates what was really going on. Buba's victims were wearing yarmulkes; Buba himself, however, was sporting a keffiyeh, the checkered scarf that is closely associated with the Palestinian Arab jihad against Israel. The simple fact that he was wearing this scarf indicated that he was fanatically committed to the Palestinian cause, even to the point of thinking himself righteous when attacking random Jewish students. [...] https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2024/09/01/keffiyeh-clad-man-injures-jewish-students-with-glass-bottle-at-university-of-pittsburgh-n4932171