We got over 1″ of rain yesterday.

This morning Ashley, Penelope and I had fun briefing our team on Hinduism, Judaism and Islam.

I introduced them to “Bubbleation!”

Always a crowd favorite!

I went into full “Raja Mode.”

Plus “Rabbi Tim!”

The fashion show.

Rachel’s Tree of Love for the “Red Thread Ceremony.”

Our Lil’ Partner was tuckered out!

We took them on Safari to Global Mall. Enjoyed eating at Ashiana and seeing the Shiv Mandir.

Glad Kathy got to come!

Then to Al Madina to get a taste of the Middle East and Islam.

They’ve done a great job at the missions!

Never too much Penelope!

She enjoyed seeing the other little kids.

She wasn’t completely sure what to make of this attention!


I was good to see my friend Eduardo Zamora!

I dropped off a couple of packages in the mail to my friends Anthony and Freddy Jacquin! Can’t wait to see them in November!

Came home to ride 10.61 miles on my bike.

Cleaned my hummingbird feeders and refilled them.

Admin duties now. Included catching the blog up from yesterday since I got home so late.

Tuesday, Ashley, Penelope and I had fun briefing our team on how to round up the kids at the mission and how to interact with people at the markets.

We took them on Safari to the Buford Highway Farmers Market. Always a hoot!

I couldn’t get over Penelope eating those red hot Taki chips!

Then to the missions!

It was a rainy day. They still did a great job!

Later that evening, I went to see Todd Rundgren who is my favorite musician. This was the fifth time to see him in concert! He was better than ever. A terrific show with an incredible light show. I was right against the stage, as usual.

I didn’t get home until nearly midnight.

Released a new episode of my podcast! Check out Verbal Surgery -458- “Call of Beauty” and rewire your brain while you feel good, NOW! Just click on the title and GROOVE!

Happy Memorial Day!

I recorded TWO podcasts today.

One this morning and one this evening. I have 12 “in the can” ready for release during the Summer months. I had to splice two sections together using Audacity.

Ashley’s phone developed problems.

Upgraded her to my model, the iPhone 7+. Best phone I’ve ever used.

She’s happy!

Greg at AT&T helped me get it squared away.


Paid bills.

Vacuumed the house and cleaned garage.

Added washer fluid to K’s car.

Also hid her hide a key.

Ready for our team tomorrow!

No bike for me. Too wet.

Studied Portuguese.

Making transcriptions of some videos in Portuguese. Doesn’t work that great. But helpful!

Got my ticket ready for Todd Rundgren tomorrow evening. Yeah, baby!

Went to Westside this morning.

Our music director is retiring. He’ll be missed although John did a good job.

Pastor Ben spoke on dealing with hard times. We all have them!

Packaged up some gifts for my friends Anthony and Freddy Jacquin.

I think they’ll like them. Anthony once said, “Tim Cummins gives the best gifts.” I thought that was cool.
Had a good talk with Anthony.

Studied Portuguese.

I continue to make progress.

Posted new material to my Twitter feed. My version of sermon notes.

Did some research on flights to Birmingham, England in November and Belo Horizonte, Brazil in January. Two thrilling trips!

Went for a 15.41 mile bike ride. Perhaps my longest ever.

She doesn’t even look tired.

15 hours on a bike this month. I figured it was more!

Admin duties now.

Pushing along with Portuguese!

Ashley, Penelope and I had fun briefing our team from N. Gwinnett church on Hinduism.




Penelope’s teething. Poor sweet thing was really hurting.

I like the costume changes. I was so sweaty that I almost got stuck! Not telling what would have happened if I hadn’t lost 20 pounds!

Ashley explained the food to them!

We took them to the BAPS temple in Lawrenceville, which is the third largest Hindu temple in the world!

Beautiful place!

Global Mall is always cool!

Delicious food at Ashiana and interesting discussion at the Shiv Mandir.

They did a great job at the missions!

Came home and rode my bike 10.58 miles. It’s interesting to go back and do the route after a week or so and find it so much easier. I’m really getting stronger.

I’ve been riding with wash rags on my handles. I get really sweaty and lose my grip.

Gorgeous!

Beautiful moon!

I spotted the International Space Station for the 26th time this evening! It wasn’t very bright and was kind of hard to spot.

While I was out there I saw a bat flying around. Cool!

Portuguese! Tudo bem! It’s all good. My ears continue to tune into the language and hear separate words at higher speeds.

Recorded a new podcast and released “Doors,” a new favorite. Check it out! Just click on the title and GROOVE!

Uploaded to my server.

Link on Facebook.

This is how I feel serving up some piping hot new Verbal Surgery!

Spent time at Stone Mountain.

Did the shopping. Had to pick up a few more supplies for the team next week.

I’m eating almost entirely fruits and vegetables. Got some new knives.

Finished stamping and stuffing the newsletters.

Dropped them off at the Post Office.

Packed up a stand for a bird feeder that was too small. Took it to the UPS store for free shipping.

I was surprised to see this bass shipped like this!

Jesse and I worked on pressure washing our drive way. We are experimenting with different methods to see which is fastest and works best. We used Simple Green today which I thought was pretty useless.

I did it for about an hour with J.

Went for a 6.83 mile bike ride before it got dark.

I liked these paintings at Evergreen. They reminded me of neurons and dendrites.


Beauty!

Studied Portuguese this morning. 41 days straight. Go, brain!

Last of my big pine tree was ground up.

The grinder was a robot that was remote controlled. Cool.

Recorded a new podcast.

This one will be released in July. New Verbal Surgery tomorrow!

A new spot for recording due to the kids being out of school. I usually park the Mobile Studio near the swimming pool at Evergreen Lakes. Place was packed on the First Day of Summer!

Ashley and I talked to managers about teams coming next week.

Ashley cracks me up!

The meetings went great! Fantastic to see people look forward to us being there!

Tiling is finished at Azalea. Looking good!

I set up the set for the teams on Saturday and next week. Ashley got all the supplies we need. She did a fantastic job figuring all that out and getting it organized!

Before.

After.

Came home late.

Rode 4.89 miles. I was actually cold. Wow. Cut my ride short because it was getting dark.

My 25th sighting of the International Space Station this evening! Terrific viewing!

The ISS is 249 miles high, travels at 17,500 mph, has been in space for over 16 years and is the single most expensive object built by mankind at a price tag of $150 Billion!

Flowers are so beautiful!

Had fun studying Portuguese jobs this morning.


Recorded two episodes of Verbal Surgery that will be released in July. It’s been great to set goals and reach them!

Cleaned and refilled my hummingbird feeders.

Met up with Ashley to work on newsletters. We did almost all the labels. Penelope loves to help!

Got a notice from NASA that the ISS will pass overhead this evening. Pretty cloudy here in the ATL.

Had a meeting with a media representative about ads for businesses. Out of our price range but still very interesting. It’s the service that displays those little cards with information about what’s happening in that area.

Ashley and I moved my Ficus outside. It hasn’t been doing well. Shedding a lot of leaves.

We visited apartment complexes to tell them about the teams coming. Awesome!

Went to the bank to deposit money.

Got stamps for newsletters.

Biked 11.02 miles tonight.


Beautiful at the lake where I record Verbal Surgery.

I saw the song “Evie” on a playlist tonight on Apple Music. It’s the new baby’s name!

Incredible sky this evening.

WordPress just informed me that this week I released my 3,000th post! I have been consistently blogging since 2004. I have a nearly daily record of 25% of my life. And I’m 58!

Rained nearly 3/4″ yesterday.

I studied Portuguese this morning. Slow and steady!

I watched Penelope while Ashley and Kerri went to Stone Mountain to work out.

Always a blessing! She loves bubbles. Wonder where she gets that from?!

Did the shopping.

Jesse and I worked at the mission to get the stuff out of the two back rooms so Mr. Chin could get the new tile in.

LOT of work! We are getting rid of stuff that doesn’t work and was just taking up space.

I sure did appreciate Jesse’s help.

I like the new tile. We moved tables and put the stuff into the front room.

Biked 11.08 miles.

Released a new edition of Verbal Surgery! Do you find learning new things a challenge? Then you need Verbal Surgery -456- “DiffEASY!”

Just click on the title and GROOVE!

Uploaded to my server.

Link on Facebook.

I spotted the International Space Station for the 24th time tonight! It’s great to get back on schedule. For some reason, I dropped off of NASA’s list and didn’t receive notices when I could see it. Beautifully bright this evening at 9:17pm.

I wonder what you have to do to be an eye patch model?

I woke up and studied to keep my daily streak going!

Duolingo tracks when you need to review. It shows more or less strength bars. Interesting methodology.

This morning I recorded TWO new podcasts!

I love to hear myself talk. Yeah, baby!

These will be released in a couple of weeks. I’m on target for having 10-12 “in the can” for release during June and July.

I will release one new one Tuesday and Friday. Then probably only on Fridays during the Summer.

Rainy day today. I recorded in my car in the garage.

I wrote and produced my newsletter.

Spent some extra time studying Portuguese.

No exercise because of the rain. Can’t ride a bike when it’s wet!

Printed up the labels.

Talked with Jesse about getting stuff out of the mission for the team coming to live there for a week. They are currently taking out the carpet and putting down tile. That’ll be a LOT cleaner!

Admin duties now.