GREAT to finally get to spend some time with Larry Anderson, the Director of Youth Outreach United. They’ve been partners of ours for many years.

Ashley and I checked on our team from Virginia Tech.

They’re doing a great job at Azalea and Huntington Terraces!

I love looking through antique stores. I’m drawn to the weird,funky stuff. I especially like old Yoda stuff, medical instruments, globes and Ben Franklin. But I find all kinds of things interesting!

I also found this.

Did you know I was in Playboy? The 1980 Bo Derek issue to be exact.

I was part of the Noble NoZe Brotherhood, a fraternity which is known for being super smart and funny. We dressed up in plastic noses because the Baylor administration didn’t like our satire.

It was an amusing part of my history. Can you tell which one I am? Clue: I liked white hats and flip flops then too.

Woke up this morning with some vertigo. I had that problem about a year ago. Hated it. Hopefully, it’ll go away soon. Still feel a bit woozy.

Today I went by Bristol Court apartments to check on whether we could host teams there during the Summer. They told me that they already had a Summer program. I was really surprised by that. We still may help them for a couple of hours for one week. I liked this sign outside the complex.

I went to Arby’s for lunch. The cash register was a little too familiar for my taste.

I read several articles on Steve Jobs in Wired magazine during lunch. I liked this excerpt the best.

Went by Goodwill to check on tshirts. This sign in the front window concerned me.

Met up with Ashley at Azalea to help the kids with their homework.

Enjoyed watching Big Bang Theory episodes with Kathy this evening!

Did you know I like windmills? I have about 25 of them in my back yard in different patterns. This one was near the book store. It’s about three foot wide. Excellent!

I’ve been doing some research on Peru. I like to visit there one day.

I thought this was interesting.

Just a reminder.

Last night I recorded a new podcast! It’s called
“US!” If you’ve ever had a person that really bugged you, listen to this one! It’ll help!

Ashley and I had fun working with our team from Virginia Tech!

I gave them a briefing this morning.

Then took them to the Buford Highway Farmers Market.

Don’t get no better than Groovy Coconuts!

One pepper makes you stop. The other makes you go!

And Plaza Fiesta.

Tiny little cowboy boots!

Love the puppies!

Ended up at CD Tower to show them something about Buddhism.

Fun to hang out with Pastor Bill Kelly!

Now THAT’S a smile!

They did a great job at Azalea Place.

The 3d chalk glasses were groovy!

As well as Huntington Terraces.

GREAT first day of the Summer Teams!

On the way home, I noticed that they were pulling out the old tanks at the Shell gas station they destroyed this week.

That’s a LOT of gas!
Admin duties now.

Kathy and I had a fun lunch with Ashley and Miles today!

We took them out to eat to Always Fresh. Excellent! Ashley bought K a little purse that she can put her iPhone in!

Then over to see Dark Shadows.

We’re big Johnny Depp fans. We really enjoyed the movie. I love Tim Burton’s style.

Had a GREAT time with my team from Roswell United Methodist Church today!

Met them at the church and gave them a briefing on how to do an Outreach Event.

Taught them how to do balloon animals!

Then off to Concept 21 Roswell and Frazier St. apartments.

Lots of residents came out to join in the fun!

After the event ended around 3pm, I went to Marietta to see the Mineral show. I love seeing stuff like that.


I especially like the fossils. Sorry Jesse wasn’t there to see them with me.

The minerals were fantastic!

The best news was I only spent $10! Bought some little meteorites from Siberia. Cool!

Came home and enjoyed watching Source Code with Kathy.

Admin duties now.

Had a restful day today!

Dropped off my comforters at the dry cleaner. Spilled sweet tea all over them last night. Bad luck.

While in that complex I noticed construction going on at the old Kroger building. Like to see building. Shows a growing economy.

Worked on getting the rest of the supplies for the two block parties in Roswell tomorrow.

Took longer than I thought. Lot of stuff! I pulled one cart and pushed the other.

Then I went shopping again for our house.

Looks like we won’t have quite as many teams in June as we thought. That’s fairly typical that each team loses a few people before the final count is done.

Sometimes it’s adding people. I usually wait till about two weeks before the event before I talk with managers.

Came home to rest.

Enjoying the evening with Kathy!

I thought these were beautiful!

Enjoyed a restful morning at Evergreen at Stone Mountain. Beautiful, peaceful and SO cool it was unbelievable! Low 60s!

My suitcase zipper busted on my last expedition. Looked for some new ones today. Haven’t settled on one yet. I had a Wegner. It was really good. I called the factory to see if they could repair my old one, turns out to be cheaper to buy a new one. Welcome to America.

I saw this sticker at a children’s clothing store this morning. What is this kid doing?

Any of y’all Thundercat fans? I used to love that show.

Ashley and I went in to Chamblee early this afternoon to work on setting up new locations for the teams coming into town in June.

Looks like we got it all organized!

We still have to call all the locations to give them a heads up, but generally, once we’ve worked at a location it’s not a problem to come back the next year.

Went to Azalea to help the kids with their homework.

I hope most people can say this.

Bad traffic coming home tonight. ;(

Admin duties now. Kathy just left to go visit her brother Paul. It’s his birthday!

Tell us what you really think!

About a 1/2″ of rain last night and this morning. Excellent!

Still working on Team Assignments. Had the pastor from Westside Baptist Church, Ben Lehmann, call me this morning. His team will be working with us in July doing sports camps. Excellent!

Had a fun day today with two of my favorite people: Ashley and Todd Harrison!

Todd is one of the smartest business people I know. He is full of great ideas. He talked to us about making t-shirts today for the summer teams. Sounds like a plan! I’m glad that Ashley is here to help make that a reality!.

We talked with Cindy and Pure Fun. She’s in charge of the apparel section of their business.

This is one of the colors we like.

Ash and I then went to talk to new properties along the Buford Highway corridor. We made some good contacts, but still haven’t confirmed everything. More tomorrow! We see a lot of things like this.

Then to Azalea to help the kids with their homework. Still busy!

We’ve done a LOT of state facts. Know these?

Came home and ran 2.25 miles. Been a while since I’ve run. I’ve been trying to heal up with all the congestion I’ve had. Feeling better, but pretty tired.

Admin duties now!

Kathy’s not at home. She’s probably riding her bike around Stone Mountain! Go get ’em!

I thought this sign was funny!

This morning we cleaned our carpets! We needed it.

See a difference?


Ashley and Kathy went to a missions group at Smokerise Baptist Church. We saw one of the members later at Golden Corral.

Ashley and I spent most of the afternoon working on the Team Assignments page of our web site. We have to determine how many teams will be working in the area and where/when they’ll be working. It’s a big job when you factor in the transportation.

I got a dry erase board just for the job. Lots of changes!

Then over to Azalea to help the kids with their homework.

We still have over 20 kids that come in every day. And only 12 days left of school!

Stopped back to my office at FBC Doraville to pick up more supplies for the two block parties this coming Saturday!

I actually have my first Summer Team coming in on Monday! Group from Virginia Tech.

Looking forward to a restful evening after I finish my admin duties.

Really looking forward to seeing my friend Todd Harrison tomorrow. One of my favorite people!

This put a smile on my face! Yeah, baby!

This morning I had fun! I recorded a podcast.

That’s always groovy! Take “Let GO!” for a test ride! Just don’t use heavy machinery while you do it!

Went to Azalea to help the kids with their homework. Not too much since it’s nearly the end of school!

My brother in law, Paul, dropped off some material to be scanned from the Baptist Tabernacle. Bill Doverspike, Paul and Kathy’s Dad, pastored there!

Enjoyed watching episodes of Castle with Kathy tonight. Love that show!