Worked on a new podcast this morning!

One of my favorite things! “Father Figure!” Our parents have a huge effect on us. Did you know that you could be someone’s Father Figure and not even be related? Dive into this edition with both feet!

Went for a 8.98 mile bike ride and a 5.02 mile run today. Rode from my house to Stone Mountain and then ran around the mountain.

It was nice and cool, actually a little too cool when I shot down the big hills!

Pretty tired when I got home, but nothing like when I’d run in the summer.

Kathy visited some of her Bengali friends from Eid this afternoon. When she got home I went to Azalea and celebrated Eid with the rest of the family at Mohosana’s house. The food was delicious.






Admin duties now.

I thought this was interesting. It was on the side of the church building.

Ashley and I had an overnight trip to Moultrie, GA!

That’s south on 75 headed to Florida.

Big farming country down there. Lots of cotton.

The trees have moss in them like in Savannah.

I took a trip there a couple of years ago which resulted in five different churches getting involved in our work here in Atlanta. That’s great!

I spoke at FBC Moultrie on Sunday night and Ashley spoke to the Women on Mission group on Monday morning. Actually, we shared the time both services. Many of the kids wore their “Yeah, Baby!” t-shirts. Awesome!

Some of our favorite people are down there including Pastor Wayne Woods and his wife June.

We spent the night at their house last night. Great time.

It was also great to see Pastor Deon at the Chicfila this morning. Another one of my favorites.

Glad to be back home!

The engine light went on Saturday the day before the trip started. I was kind of worried about that. Made the trip fine. In fact, the check engine light went out and hasn’t come back on. Thank you, Jesus!

Finished working on my Whirligig. More cutting then put it all together.

Admin duties now. Watched the Voice with Kathy.

My biggest WOW! moment of the weekend? I got the hiccups while we were at McDonalds. I read this hiccup cure where you swallow a packet of sugar. Something about the granules doing down your throat resets the diaphragm.

By golly it WORKED! I mean immediately stopped completely.

Scary warning.

Had some good exercise today.

It’s amazing how precise this GPS is.

Always something interesting to see.

Did the grocery shopping.

I’ve had fun today working on my whirligig. It’s just a prototype. I think the materials are cool.

Lots of cutting.

And sticking to the rods.

And painting.

I figured out how to make it spin: use a fishing swivel!

This afternoon we went to Roxy Kendall and Justin Rose’s wedding. It was a fun time. I shot video for them.

Didn’t shoot many still pictures.

We also took our family picture.

Admin duties now. Getting ready to speak at FBC Moultrie Sunday evening. Ashley has a women’s meeting there on Monday morning.

One of my favorite things: PODCAST. A terrific episode called “DangerER!” The terrors of constant comparison which result in no satisfaction.


Enjoyed a fun lunch Jesse and Kathy at Metro Diner.



They have the most beautiful cakes.

Then we went to the fair near Walmart. Nothing was moving but I still thought it was interesting visually. I’d like to go back at night.

Jesse and I siphoned off the last of the gas from the van and put it in the Altima.


We filled his car all the way up. Score!

Worked on my whirligig. It’s pretty complicated. Figuring out the math to make 24 different sticks in a 52 inch length. That wasn’t hard. The hard part was figuring out how much of an inch to turn it clockwise to keep the spiral pattern.

It turned out to be 2 3/8″ between each hole and 3/8″ turned clockwise to get two complete 360 degree turns in 52″.

My work area.

I need to get the swivels and other material before I put it together and glue the rods.

The rods I made from cutting off the ends of reflector poles.

Lots of hack sawing and drilling.

Believe it or not, I think that picture of me drilling was the first time I’ve ever used my left hand to shoot.

I think it’ll look cool. I’m still figuring out the color scheme. Had an engineering break through. Instead of trying to find a stand and a gear to rotate in, I’ll just hang it from a wire and use a swivel. Easy and super cheap.

Watched the new Elementary with Kathy. My favorite show. That and the Mentalist.

Admin duties now.

I liked the look of this mustang.

I thought these handcuffs were funny.

Ashley and I spoke at Providence Christian Academy today!

We were the featured speakers for Dr. Carl Barrington’s missions class.

We ate Chinese food for lunch. It was delicious! I thought this sounded good.

Came home and rested briefly before going on to Azalea to work with the kids at the mission. Always a hoot!

Ashley told the Bible story today. She’s very dramatic! She really makes it come alive.

They had an underground leak at the apartment complex.

They’ve also been working on the iron railings and balcony.

I’m working on a new art project. I want to make a vertical wind mill with this PVC pipe and the plastic rods.

I’ll add metal to the ends to catch the wind. I want it to be in the shape of a spiral staircase. We’ll see what happens! I’m basing it on something I saw in a video game. Does that mean it was real?

Jesse and I ate supper together. Great food at Simply Thai.

Admin duties now. Watched Downton Abbey with K. That show is kind of a downer.

Not hard to figure out what happened here.

Clear, blue sky day today!

Kind of boring, actually.

Went to the dentist.

Had one tiny cavity that he filled. Great that I don’t have to come back. I went in because one of my crowns had come loose. I put it back in and it was pretty tight, but sometimes when I flossed it would come out.

He took it out, put new cement and refit the top. Good to have that figured out!

Checked on the mail and the plants at the office.

Went to the bank to deposit money. Saw these Tibetan Monks in line ahead of me.

Had some time before the mission started, so I went by an antique store in Chamblee. I’d never been there. Fascinating stuff, including a real tiger skull!

Picked up some decongestants for Kathy.

Enjoyed working with the kids at the mission.

I’m playing a video game called “Far Cry 3.” The graphics on the island are amazing. Here’s a weather vane I thought was cool looking.

The trees at Northlake Mall pushed up large sections of asphalt. Nearly half the car space!

This morning I cleaned up the tree that fell in my back yard. Big trees choke out little trees.


I had to put my wind sculpture back up.

Bleached and cleaned out nectar for my hummingbirds for the last time of the year.

The feeder by my bedroom is my favorite.

I’m not sure if they’re still around. Sometimes migrants come through. Did you know they winter in Texas and as far south as Costa Rica?

This is my “Raptor Blind.” I built it for the kids when they were in elementary school. It was about 20 feet high and had a zip line that you rode down to the ground. Ashley broke her arm on it.

I’ve taken the platforms down, not safe.

When I think about the stuff we’ve done together, I guess I’ve been a pretty cool Dad.

Enjoyed working with the kids at the mission.

They were welding part of the landing above the mission.

I had to make sure the kids came through the back door so they didn’t get a shard of molten metal in their scalp. That’s not zesty.

Did some shopping at Walmart.

Working on getting some extra keys made for the Chrysler.

Now I have to program them.

I liked these flowers.

Admin duties now. K and I watched Criminal Minds. I don’t really like that show.

I liked these rolling stratus clouds.

Recorded a new podcast this morning!

One of my favorite things to do.

This episode of Verbal Surgery is called “Fire TWO!” Click on the title and listen to this one TWICE!

Went for a 6.4 mile bike ride with a 4.24 mile run sandwiched in the middle.

Always something cool and beautiful to see.

The Yellow River was swollen and muddy from the rain last night.

Geese taking it easy.

I thought the clouds were especially beautiful today.

Worked with the kids at the mission.

Mango candy. Never seen this before.

Paper thin.

Admin duties now. Watched the new Mentalist with Kathy.

Welcome to America!

Early morning for me today! Met up with Ashley in Clarkston and we drove up to the Atlanta Chinese Christian Church in Duluth.


Doesn’t Ashley look like Jasmin? We wore our Indian outfits today.

We spoke to the Mandarin speaking congregation, everything that we said was translated. Reminded me of back home in Kenya.

The numbers correspond to a eight note octave scale.

It was interesting to see the similarities across cultures.

They were a great crowd.

Ash and I enjoyed pizza at Cicis on the way home. We also picked up some fresh bandages for her booboo on her arm. And a cone for her dog Moogs.

I thought this picture at Pet Smart was funny.

I will admit, we do dress Sugar up from time to time. Why? Because it’s dad gum hilarious.

A nail salon was nearby. Honestly, this kind of freaked me out.

Who would buy this?

I only slept about five hours last night. Came home for a good nap.

Admin duties now.

I loved these cirrus clouds.

Means rain in 24-48 hours. Indicates upper level moisture.

Had a fun day today! Rode my bike 4.01 miles and ran 3.54. Warmer than it’s been lately. Always beautiful!

Mushrooms!

I saw this in the concrete.

Rested at the house then went to Cafe Istanbul to celebrate Ashley’s husband Miles’ birthday! Quarter century!

I wonderful time was had by all.

Great company, delicious food and belly dancing! Woot!

Home now for admin duties.

I’ll be getting up tomorrow at 7:30am to get all the way to Duluth to preach at the Atlanta Chinese Christian Church tomorrow morning. I’m actually speaking to the Mandarin congregation so it’ll be translated. Should be interesting!