Worked on Portuguese. Cada dia. More interesting mistakes.


Lots of days in a row!

Went to FBC Jonesboro to speak to a Student Leader conference hosted by my good friend, Larry Lawrence.



Met some great folks, a few of which have already decided to at least come take a look at it. That’s a GREAT first step. Because like my Mama says, “One of your challenges, Tim, is that people don’t even have a frame of reference for what you’re doing.” It’s true! There’s no place like the International Village in the world!

I do love the skyline of Atlanta!

Allen will be coming to visit us next week.

Went to my office and picked up checks. Praise the Lord for that! Then deposited.

To the mission to work with the kids. They’re always good for a laugh. Beauty girls!

Jury duty was called off again!
GREAT to get this news! I ended up not having to serve the whole week.

Lots of things percolating right now.

Went to the ATT store to get my international rates for my iPhone squared away. WAY easier to have decent coms than try and limp along on some kind of European burner phone. I am completely spoiled by my iPhone.


Had a great talk with my friend John Cook on my way to Jonesboro. Blew right past my exit.

As I was driving to Jonesboro, I noticed this big plume of dark smoke in my rearview.

Kind of a big deal for me today. I’ve decided recently to go back to carrying my iPhone7+ AND my Canon Elph 350. I’ve been missing shots with my iPhone that I should be getting, but the iPhone just doesn’t have the optics. My Elph, which is a tiny camera, has 10x zoom. As compared to 2x with the iPhone 7+. And the iPHone doesn’t handle the right high contrast stuff very well. Not like the Canon.

BUT the iPhone is the future! So I figured out how to wifi connect and send pictures from the Canon directly to the iPhone! That’s so cool to me.

That also means a 2 camera shoot possibility.

Studied Portuguese. I thought these meta mistakes were interesting.



Recorded a new podcast! “Just Show UP!” is awesome! I went LIVE with a video of it after I recorded the podcast. For some reason there was a problem on Facebook’s end. No worries!

Got dressed out to go for a bike ride. It has been raining the last few days, but dried out. Except for our driveway! Had a bad crash. Bike just came completely out from under me. Landed on my shoulder and a terrific bang of the head. Thank God that I had my helmet on! Didn’t really hurt my head at all, but my shoulder is pretty sore.


Got gas.

Deposited checks for Whirlwind.

Did the shopping.

Enjoyed working with the kids at the mission.

Yeah she is!

Penelope has so many pals to play with!

I spent some good time holding Everly today. She is such a little blessing.
Of course the Magnificent Baby still has my #1 spot!
Every day at 7:35pm I get a text. This is actually really good news because I need to go to Jonesboro tomorrow morning.

Had about 3/4″ or rain yesterday. It’s been dry for a couple of weeks.

Got notice from my server at LibSyn that they were helping me with a little extra space so I could post material in November. I’ve been their client for over ten years, so I figured they’d help!

Studied Portuguese science terms.
Uploaded podcasts for release in November.



I make great use of calendars to keep me organized, especially when there is a lot to get done in a short time.

I like the look of this. Mission accomplished.

Studied Portuguese with Clozemaster this afternoon.

Letter in the mail to my friend who got the Roman coins for me.

This is a big deal to me.

I’ve shot with JUST my iPhone 7+ for about a year. Strapping the Canon back on. I got tired of missing shots. The iPhone has powerful processing, but can’t hold a candle to the optics of the Canon Elph.
Facebook made it official!

I enjoyed hanging out with Everly today!

Of course never too much Magnificent Baby.

Ashley is awesome!

Not one of his better looks.

Cuties!

Sweet toes!

Deposited money. Thank you, Jesus!

I have an assignment on Thursday. Hopefully, I won’t have to serve then.

Studied Portuguese! Cada dia!



Recorded “Right Sized Box” this morning. Also did a short live shot on Facebook.
There are future titles and some that I’ve already used.


Penelope came over today! What a blessing!



I usually play drums with her and then let her practice her mic technique.


Everly was hungry.
Love the Magnificent Baby!
I got a notice from KLM about my flight to the UK end of October. Checked on the measurements for my bags. 52 pounds. And the exact size of the carryon allowances.
Did research on when best to do Facebook LIVE.
Since I just started my Patreon page last night at 8pm, I decided to add more content. Includes, several podcasts, several live broadcasts and several videos. Also has text posts. First one has a link to my server with all the podcasts in one place!

Worked on wrapping up gifts last night. I’m using different foreign newspapers.




Half of my suitcase is gifts.

Studied Portuguese science terms this morning.
Watered my plants.
Had to tie another wire to support my San Pedro cactus.
My carniverous plants.
Cacti, orchids and African Violets.
Went to Westside. I’ve been playing djembe for the music. I sang in the choir for the first time this morning. Fortunately, I’m still pretty good at sight reading.” alt=”” />
Pastor spoke to the kids.
He preached on bringing a friend to church.
Went to the coin show held at the Hilton in Marietta. One of the coin dealers gave me a great deal on some old Roman Coins.

I ate at Sabor do Brazil for lunch after seeing the coins. I did get to hear a little Portuguse!

I hit 5,000 friends on FaceBook this evening!
Mr. 5,000!
I also started the FaceBook page for Verbal Surgery!
Look forward to going live with my Patreon page this evening at 8pm. I hope there will be MANY patrons and that this will help our family financially as well as helping my patrons!

Studied Portuguese. It’s a way of life.

Recorded new Verbal Surgery “Waves of Light.” An enlightening edition!
Also went live for the first time!

My first attempt was landscape mode instead of portrait. Ooops! I did a second live take about two minutes later. I deleted the first try. I kind of feel bad about that now.
I just watched the recorded live stuff, which I thought was pretty funny. Cool to see little emojis flying around! I literally couldn’t see them when it was live! Wasn’t wearing my glasses.
Came home to edit the four videos I shot a few days ago. It’s a slow process because of having to wait for the processing and the uploading of the video each time.

Dropped off the financial report to our Treasurer.

Started packing and wrapping all the gifts. I kind of go crazy with the wrapping thing.

Went by Walmart to get bubble wrap. I have breakables I need to wrap to get to the UK. Working on wrapping presents.

Called my jury duty line.

I do not have to show up on Monday. I just hope I have Thursday off. There’s a conference in Jonesboro I want to go to.

After editing for a few hours, I went for a 10.94 mile bike ride.
Interesting mushrooms.


Released my First Secret of Life video for Patreon on FaceBook.

Friday, I almost missed studying Portugese! Remembered I hadn’t worked on language until 10pm! Yow! Working on science terms.

I added a new podcast! WOOT! I recorded Verbal Surgery -494- “Fresh Pressure” when I was going through some really hard times. Powerful stuff!

This was a special release for me, because it was the first time it was scheduled ahead of time and then published on Facebook with a link. All through my phone!
I’ll be doing the same protocol when I’m in Europe. Unfortunately, I ran out of my space for October since I’m trying to upload things for November. Called my server company for help with an extra 200mb of storage.

Recorded “Boat Trailer.” Good stuff. Also figured out how to shot videos in my car with my phone. I shot four for the Patreon page!

I took Jesse to see Blade Runner 2049.
The original may be my favorite movie ever. This one was really good, but too dark in spots and kind of long.
When looking for gifts for my friends in the UK, I found this crystal skull shot glass. I think it’s a thing of beauty.
Beautiful sunset while I was riding my bike Friday!


Love this shot of the girls!

Studied Portuguese science terms this morning. Nearly to the end of the DuoLingo language tree for Portuguese!


Worked on the Best of Verbal Surgery 2017 today. Printed the covers and cut them out.

Started burning the 20 podcasts, 10 videos and over 1,000 proverbs onto the USB drives.

While files were copying, I continued to work on the packaging. Glued the covers on the envelopes.

Got it done in record time!

Also recorded, edited and uploaded a video promo for Rockbridge Baptist church. Hopefully, many people will go on Safari with us.

Went to Global Mall to eat and shop for gifts for my friends in the UK.

Also went to the Buford Highway Farmers Market, CD Tower, Hoa DA, and an antique place to get some small things. Saw the cobra in a jar!

Stopped by Azlaea to pick up the girls and take them for some frozen yogurt.

Penlope found a train set to play with.
Did the banking.

Came home and rode my bike 4.89 miles.

Had to cut it short because it was starting to get dark.

Started working on scheduling release dates of my podcast when I’m out of town and on Jury Duty next week.

Studied, want to guess?

I saw this on a Tshirt while I was looking for gifts for my friends. It’s Ashley’s birthday!

These are the titles of the four I got.
My friend Anthony always says, “Tim always gives the best gifts!” Hope they like them!
If you want to get a lot done, it’s important to organize. I need dates to keep focused if there is a real time crunch.

I’ll create more stuff in a couple of weeks than most people could produce in a year. And I just added a new video project this afternoon!

I recorded my 500th episode of Verbal Surgery this morning! WoW! It’ll release early next month. What a blessing that show has been to me. A terrific outlet.

The TimCoins have been a big project. I enjoy making things for friends. Of course it’s all marketing!


I really like the look of these!

I’m also creating a package to sell. It’ll include ten videos, twenty podcasts and more than a thousand proverbs.
I organized the files and will copy them onto USB drives. I’ll be putting the whole package together soon in gold envelopes. Costs me hardly anything to do, but they’ll look really cool.

Went for a 12.86 mile bike ride.

Went to work with the kids at the mission. Of course I always have fun with the Magnificent Baby. Although it’s hard to call her a “baby” any more with a REAL baby at the table!

Today Penelope said, “Black cat” and “White cat.” She’s really expanding her use of grammar. She’s doing great with lots of different colors.
Ashley is doing awesome and the baby is thriving!

Some of the older kids help me carry chairs and tables outside. We are enjoying the terrific weather.

Went by the church to pick up some costumes for the videos I’ll be shooting.

Also took some chairs from Ashley’s house. There were so many it was hard to stack them. Put them with the rest that I have at the church.

Went by CD Tower to pick up a few Chinese things.

To the bank to deposit some money. One of our sponsors always writes in cursive. The machines can never read it.

Talked with my friend Piper to figure out when we can take her church on Safari and to the missions.

Beautiful full moon this evening. The iPhone really doesn’t do it justice.

Studied Portuguese this morning! Certo!



Released a new edition of Verbal Surgery -493-“Contingent Agenda!” Find your happiness with this smiling concentrated episode!

Uploaded to my server.

Link on Facebook.

Having a problem with one of the lights in my tank. I already got new ballasts a few days ago. Still not working properly. Measured it to get a new one from Walmart.


Blew the garage and driveway.

Recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called “Beat Up Old Hat.” How do your beliefs constrain you? Excellent audio today!

Deposited checks into the bank. THANK YOU, JESUS! I saw that we were doing a little better, folded my hands in prayer and prayed before the ATM. I think the guy behind me thought I was a bit crazy.

Got the groceries. Need them!

I got several kinds of apples today. I tried apples and peanut butter for the first time a couple of days ago. I never really liked peanut butter. The kind I grew up with in Kenya when I was a kid was super gross. I thought it actually tasted pretty good!

Finally got my light to work. Pretty frustrating.

I don’t keep fish in the tank. I swap out curios from time to time.

I’ve been on a FaceBook addition mode lately. Went over 4,000 friends! My goal is to reach the max which is 5,000. I’m using it for marketing, so the more the better.

Went to the thrift store to get Kathy a cane. She said she needed one. I was really hoping she was doing better. Hate it when she takes a turn for the worse.

Went to the mission to work with the kids. Always great to see Penelope! She’s been potty training herself. What a Magnificent Baby!

Ashley is doing a great! She’s so beatiful and the kids love her SO much! I know I do!

They just keep getting older!

We’ve enjoyed being outside. Fantastic weather! And Penelope always wants to be outside!
I love for Penelope to have so many friends. Azalea is a wonderful place for kids. So much love.


You don’t see this every day. Looked like something out of the circus.

Gassed up my car on the way home.

Got a new miniature orchid at Walmart today. She’s so beautiful.

Cleaned my fish tank.

They haven’t been eating well. Concerns me. Hopefully the water change will help them.

Watched the season finale of An Idiot Abroad.

Admin duties now.