I saw Kathy’s W2 from work today and they took out nearly nothing from her paycheck all last year for her federal taxes! I changed her status last year and should have fixed the problem but it didn’t. I was pretty upset about it. We count on getting money back NOT paying. Hopefully, we won’t take too big a hit.
Added transmission fluid. Gassed up the car and checked the oil.
Helped the kids with their homework. Also played a sight word game with them. They enjoyed that.
Listened to Don Cheto on the way home.
Beautiful sunset.
Just keep going. This is the final week. Very stiff competition.
Worked hard and came in third this week in the tournament.
Starting to warm up a bit. Amen.
OYB!
Español!
Fun chat with Anthony about AI learning.
I talked with GPT and studied Español having a conversation. I used this as a prompt so Chat GPT knows how to talk with me. “Play the role of my motivational Spanish teacher. After I send a message, correct my Spanish if I make a grammatical error and explain what I said wrong. Then in the next paragraph continue the conversation. Keep your answers to fifty words or less. Follow the structure every time you respond. Use the Spanish that is commonly spoken in Mexico.”
Walked 2.06 miles. I only walked the steepest part of my hill. It’s the same area where I can still connect with my wifi so my connection is the best.
I talked to my car guys at Garmon and also called a transmission rebuilding place about my car slipping out of gear from time to time. Looks like between $2,500 and $4,000 to repair it. I doubt I would spend that much money on a car that’s 25 years old. She’s been my favorite!
Good talk with my Mom. Always makes me feel better.
Picked up the grandgirls. It was cold and their friends weren’t there so they went on home with their Dad after about half an hour. I enjoyed working with Everly reading a book.
I showed Miles the new audio version of Chat GPT. He tried it out for sales calls ideas.
Helped the kids with their homework.
I put this sign outside when we’re in the mission.
I helped one of the kids with his Government class. Can’t say I really understood the difference between Oligarchy and Autocracy and Dictatorship. You?
Listened to Don Cheto.
Beautiful sunset.
Just keep going. This is the finals week.
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Last night I started using Chat GPT as a language learning tool. With the audio turned on (as of the newest update!), now I have a teacher or conversation partner that can tell me what I’m doing wrong. Pretty amazing.
Listened to Don Cheto. I was really getting a lot of it today.
Cold.
OYB!
Español!
Went to Westside BC with K this morning.
I ordered this shirt for K once and it got lost in the mail. I ordered it again and they said they delivered it, but I can’t find it. Plus, they didn’t send me an email with the picture where they put it like they normally do. Bizarre.
Should come in third place this week. My goal accomplished.
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Frigid today. One of the few times I actually stayed inside to study Español.
Spanish!
OYB!
Kathy’s sister Ann’s phone wasn’t working. I tried charging it up to no avail. Today, I set up an appointment at the Apple Store for their techs to take a look at it. They hooked it up to two different laptops and the phone wouldn’t restore. So it’s time to get another one. We went to the ATT store to see if Ann had insurance but because I wasn’t on the registered user list I couldn’t do that. So we took it over to her daughter’s house to talk with the ATT. We did our best to get it working!
After dropping off the phone, we had a walk around Northlake Mall. When we first got back to the States, that mall was booming. Now it’s like a ghost town.
Released a new episode of Verbal Surgery called “Hocus Focus 2.”
Called my Mom on her birthday! Happy Birthday, Nana!
Ordered groceries.
Listened to Don Cheto.
Talked to the manager of Azalea about working on the lights in the living room. I got some new bulbs for the fluorescent lights, but the fan light doesn’t turn on.
Did my laundry.
Water bottle froze.
Picked up the grandgirls. Took them to eat at my office.
I thought this table might work for Everly’s room, but it’s a little too big.
Got the mail. I’ll deposit the checks tomorrow. Thank you, Lord.
Searched my storage room for the Nintendo 64’s but couldn’t find them.
Always great to spend time with the grandgirls.
I picked up a new jacket for Everly at Goodwill on Monday. Penelope was looking for a new jacket today, but we couldn’t find one. She finally settled on a nice vest that I had gotten her last year that she could wear with her hoody.
We spotted some icicles. I broke them off for the girls to crunch on.
Picked up the groceries on the way home. Beautiful sky while I was at Walmart.
This morning I noticed that my screen protector had a small crack. I changed it out this evening. My first try didn’t work. It happens when there is dust or something on the screen.
Tried to teach Kathy how to use the Kindle app on her iPhone today.
So cold and getting colder!
OYB!
Helped K get a personal hygiene tool.
Español!
With the super cold weather coming, I decided to turn on my space heater. It’ll probably be running for the next several days. It got down to 53 in my room last night.
Jessi’s desk chair broke. I took it apart and put it in the dumpster this morning.
Watered my upstairs plants.
Paid bills.
Connected with my buddy Manuel to see about getting a new kitchen faucet installed soon. The old one leaks when you’re running water.
There are five really good students this week. We’ll all have to work hard.
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Worked on K’s CPAP today. The filter was super clogged up. Bought a new one coming tomorrow. It already worked a lot better just be cleaning it off some!
Watered the plants in my green room.
Listened to Don Cheto.
Finished strong this week.
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