I released a new episode of Verbal Surgery -508- “Mountain Top Tunnels!” Want to be happier? Then jump into this edition! Click on the title and GROOVE!

I’m trying to make it a habit to record a LIVE video version of Verbal Surgery whenever I release a podcast! I had a fun time going live today on Facebook!

Something I found even MORE exciting was also going live with an edition in Portuguese! Wow! It’s really stretching myself to think and record in another language, especially one that’s still pretty new to me! The feedback was astonishingly positive. I even heard from Orville Boyd Jenkins who is to me THE language guru of them all. When HE says I did well, dang!

I find it super fun to try, and that was really the point of the episode: TRY! Push yourself towards excellence!

I studied Portuguese this morning. Duolingo told me that my streak had been broken. I was absolutely positive that I had indeed reached my goal. It was because of resetting my phone and disengaging from the iPhone cloud. So I invested a little money as a donation to Duolingo to preserve my streak!

I am REALLY enjoying a new documentary series on Netflix called Abstract. It features artists from many different paradigms. I’ve especially loved Bjarke Ingels and Es Deviln, but they’ve all been superb.


I found Tinker Hatfield’s work with shoes also very engaging.

Did the shopping at Walmart. I was astonished by the lack of people there on Black Friday! I guess people really are using Amazon more! I know I am. I thought it was a great idea!

I treated myself to a nice lunch at Golden Corral. I had a fabulous salad with tons of different vegetables. I pretty much don’t eat meat any more.

After lunch, I went across the street to an antique place I like. I didn’t buy anything, but I always enjoy looking. I thought this owl piece was interesting.

I went to the Post Office to send a small gift to a friend of mine in the Netherlands for helping me post video of my presentation in London.

I think she’ll like what I sent her!
I got word that my bike was repaired. Went to pick it up. Traffic was horrible. There was some kind of parade in downtown Stone Mountain. Finally, got it. Had to go the back way through Stone Mountain Park.

I decided to go to Stone Mountain Village on may way home this evening to look at the lights! Look what else I saw!

One of my favorite themes with Christmas lights is the ‘swish’ move. I shoot the picture with no flash, which holds the apeture open and move the camera. I think it gets some really interesting effects. I also shot with a color enhancement filter. Beauty!

Fun time in the Village!

The Snow Mountain sliding ramp also looked cool.


Cool walk way!

Wrote another chapter in my book called “Slingshots and Bad Ideas.” Funny! I’m almost at 20,000 words!

Had a fun time playing Battlefront 2 today.

Admin duties now.