Tim A. Cummins @ 10:31 pm
Saturday I worked on my yard.
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I mowed almost the whole 1/2 acre.
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Also took the bricks out from around the mail box. I’m going with to large pots with hibiscus in them instead. Those bricks were too hard to mow around.
Two years ago Jesse and I drilled holes and put mushroom spore into this oak tree that had died.
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I finally seeing something that looks like mushroom growth.
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Went to see Expendables III. What a disappointment.
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K and I watched All is Lost. Pretty good.
Sunday morning I worked on cleaning the house. Mopped and vacuumed.
We enjoyed lunch with Jesse.
Then took him to Walmart to get groceries.
Got gas. Glad to see the prices going down.
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Admin duties now.
I know people who could use some extra relaxer.
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Tim A. Cummins @ 11:43 pm
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Tim A. Cummins @ 10:44 pm
Unbelievable cool today. Awesome!
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Still burning DVDs for the promo project. If all goes well I’ll finish burning them all this evening.
In fact, one just popped out then. Had to load up another one.
Had a good talk with my partner Olga this morning. I’m walking her through the process of getting established with the North American Mission Board.
Went for a 3.55 mile bike ride and ran 3.37 miles. Always something interesting to see!
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Tiny mushrooms.
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Dirty money I found.
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Lightning strike.
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VIC.
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I hope this guy doesn’t use his shotgun on real people.
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I found this disturbing too.
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Worked at the mission with Jesse. Sure has been busy, especially for the first week!
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Admin duties now.
Enjoyed watching Suits and Royal Pains with Kathy.
I liked this quote from an article I read in Wired magazine.
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Tim A. Cummins @ 9:52 pm
Had fun recording a new podcast this morning! That’s the first Verbal Surgery I’ve put out in nearly two months. My voice is just shot during the Summer. Leave it on the field, baby!
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I like this edition called “Bells and Labels.” How to get things done. Just click on “Bells and Labels!”
I enjoyed this quote. It reminds me why I do things.
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The mushrooms are fruiting at my house!
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Talked at length with two partners this afternoon. Good to hear from them! Paul and Matt are two of my favorites!
Enjoyed working with the kids at the mission.
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Ashley got some more school supplies. Way to go Team Ashley!
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Admin duties now.
Enjoyed watching Defiance with Kathy. Pretty good scifi.
I don’t often see my chipmunks climb trees.
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Tim A. Cummins @ 9:09 pm
Over 2″ of rain this weekend. Wow!
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Started early this morning burning DVDs of our promotional video that Ashley and I did last year. Thankfully, the content is still current!
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We’ll be going to a youth pastors conference in Jonesboro in a couple of weeks. We’re getting 75 packets together for each of the leaders.
It’s not hard burning the disks, but it takes a lot of babysitting. Every five minutes, I have to click a few buttons and load a fresh dvd.
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Posted some creative writing to my twitter feed.
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Downloaded a new book on Audible.
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Went for a 5.05 mile run. I didn’t expect to go nearly that far since my foot is still hurt. Weirdly, it was more comfortable to run than to walk. Different pressure on the balls of my feet. Beautiful outside. Not too hot.
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I liked what they did to protect the river from eroding the land.
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Enjoyed seeing the kids at the mission this afternoon! Ashley did a ID project with them. She’s always so creative!
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Had a group from Global Frontiers come by to visit with me today. Fun to meet others interested in the International population.
Ate supper with Jesse. Always good!
Came home to work on admin duties.
Enjoyed watching American Ninja Warrior with K. Never too much K!
Back to working on burning dvds.
I saw this beetle this afternoon. It was as long as my index finger. Haven’t seen a beetle this big since living in Kenya.
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Tim A. Cummins @ 9:55 am
Kathy and I had a restful weekend after our trip to Madison this week.
I’m trying to let my voice recuperate from the Summer and my foot still hurts. I can walk pretty normally now, but every so often I’ll bump it or step on it wrong and WOW! It can really get my attention. Looking forward to recording and to running. BOTH I’m not able to do right now.
Did the shopping on Saturday. Always something interesting to see.
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Sunday, Kathy and I went to FBC Mountain Park. What a great service! Music and and Pastor Paul were both terrific.
Hung out at the house and rested.
Getting ready to start a big promo project for a conference later this month. I’m burning 75 dvds. That’ll take some time.
I wear this around during the day, just to slow me down.
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Tim A. Cummins @ 5:05 pm
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Tim A. Cummins @ 9:43 pm
Got the DVDs to the churches in the mail.
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K and I went to Clarkston International Bible Church this morning.
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Pastor Phil preached on the conversion of Saul to Paul. Always an interesting subject. As my friend in Zimbabwe, Baba Midian once said, “It was a complete turn about.”
Ate at Picadilly with K. We saw the Mayfield family while we were there. They’re some of our favorites from FBC Mtn Park.
Came home to rest.
Admin duties now.
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Tim A. Cummins @ 8:45 pm
Edited the two videos of the teams from last week. Started on the job on Friday.
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Did some creative writing and posted to Twitter. Over 80,000 followers.
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Cut my hair.
Cleaned the fish tank.
Cleaned and filled the hummingbird feeders.
After lunch, Jesse, Kathy and I went to see Guardians of the Galaxy. What a great movie.
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Ate Firehouse subs for supper.
Saturday morning I continued editing video. Got both uploaded and burned discs for both teams and got the packages ready to go.
This evening, K and I watched the Hunger Games–Catching Fire and The Impossible movies. Both were pretty good.
Admin duties now.
I liked the clouds.
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Tim A. Cummins @ 10:23 pm
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