Enjoyed working with the grand girls today.

I have a little school from them every day. We work on letters and numbers and shapes.

I teach them how to cook some things.

We do some physical exercise and a work out with them.

I’m teaching them their address by creating a song for them to sing.

Today our nature hike involved climbing halfway up Stone Mountain. They did very well.

Got the groceries by curbside service.

I had to jumpstart one of my cars that we are not using very much. Took it for a ride to charge the battery back up.

It was a hot day today. Felt like 99. 61% humidity!

I rode my bike 2.95 miles.

I felt the all-too-familiar vibration of a flat tire.

I was astonished to see this huge nail penetrate the tire not once but twice.

I was glad my wife was available to come pick me up. My bike has been in the shop for two weeks. Now BOTH of my bikes need work! That’s not zesty.

Studied Spanish and did my brain training this evening.

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I enjoy reading poetry. Invictus is one I’m thinking about memorizing.

Studied Spanish and did my brain training.

Cloudy and cooler day.

I trapped and released two squirrels.

Went to Stone Mountain to record a new podcast for Verbal Surgery. Always fun.

Had a great talk my buddy Anthony.

New word to learn.

Heavy rain at my house.

Didn’t last very long.

Made some chocolate chip cookies that turned out great.

Pumped up the bike tires before going on a 15.24 mile bike ride.

I’ve been watching this lawnmower slowly become covered with grass in the neighbor’s yard.

Made an order for groceries. LOVE curbside pick up.

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Studied Spanish and did my brain training. It’s a way of life!

Ashley and I worked on the Newsletters got everything stamped and collated.

Went to the post office to get stamps.

Got the letters in the mail.

Dropped off the financial report with our treasurer.

Had the girls with me and bought them some ice cream. We had a fun afternoon.

Went to Walmart to pick up the groceries while they were taking a nap.

Filled up the dog food for the raccoons. They haven’t been able to get into my trashcan since I put a bungee cord on it.

Took the girls back to their house in Chamblee. Stopped at my office to water and added some soil to my ficus tree. While I was there, I cleaned up my office.

Checked the mail.

On the way home, I listened to Spanish Harry Potter.

Got home later than I normally do. Rode my bike 10.83 miles.

Full sun moon.

Listened to Spanish the entire time.

Came home and released a new episode Verbal Surgery called “Darkest Light 2.” It’s a good one!

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I enjoyed my time with the grand girls today! We worked on letters and numbers.

I took them to the park to swing. Was really hot out there.

Came home and enjoyed my little blue pool. I showed them how to cook corn in the microwave. With some butter and salt it was delicious.

I had a 15.21 mile bike ride. Felt great. Sure was easier than mowing!

Beautiful sky tonight.

I did my brain training and Spanish study this evening. I can’t do that when the grand girls come early, so I shift my schedule. No big deal.

Ordered some inserts for Kathy’s shoes. She’s on her feet a lot at her new job.

I liked this summary of the Tiny Habits book.

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Studied Spanish did my brain training. Surprised?

Had a great talk my buddy Anthony today.

I recorded an episode of Verbal Surgery today called “Future Self.” Got that on my computer so I can upload it later next week.

Came home, had a brief rest, then started mowing my yard. It was a hot day. With 49% humidity it felt like 97. I was absolutely drenched with sweat. It really is astonishing how strong I am these days.

It’s a big job that took me 2.15 hours.

Besides mowing, I also edged and blew all the debris.

Looks much better now.

Worked on trimming up the pink magnolia in my front yard to make it look more like a tree rather than a shrub.

After I finished all the yard work, I cleaned the bird baths and cleaned and refilled the hummingbird feeders.

Swept my back porch area.

Looking forward to having the little girls tomorrow.

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Studied Spanish and did my brain training. 250 days of studying Spanish in a row. My all-time long streak is 282 days studying Portuguese.

Restful Sunday today.

I laid out my newsletter and printed it.

I released a new episode of Verbal Surgery -779- “Inner Limits 2.” Always good!

Recorded “Wait-a-bit”.

Almost an inch of rain yesterday.

Watered and spent time with my plants.

I was looking at some of the tie tacks I inherited from my grandfather. One is a Dik-dik horn and the other is lion claw.

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Thursday night, I went out to the country to see the Neowise comet. It was a beautiful evening and I enjoyed spotting it. I couldn’t take a picture of it. Which for me almost makes the spotting not count!


Listened to radio from Madrid on my ride out to Loganville.

Studied Spanish and did my brain training the last two days. This fifth level is way harder than the other four. I like the challenge.

Friday morning,the grand girls and I did our studying and then went to Stone Mountain to ride the train. We had a great time with that!

Then finished our Safari with an exploration of the dinosaur exhibit. It was outside in a natural environment and was one of the best things I’ve ever seen in that genre. They looked extraordinarily real, they moved, and the sound effects really topped off the experience.

It was a little bit scary for Penelope. I think Everly would’ve climbed on them if I would’ve let her!

They liked the learning games.

Love these girlies!

Rode my bike 15.18 miles Friday.

I found a $10 bill on the side of the road. That’s always good!

Beauty!

Got the new bells in for our little school. I’m waiting to open them until the girls get here.

Saturday was very rainy. Powerful thunderstorms.

This is called advection fog.

Got the groceries.

Wrote my newsletter.

I still need to lay it out with pictures and print it. That will be a Sunday job.

Enjoyed talking to my mom for over an hour and a half on Saturday. She’s always a blessing to me.

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I studied Spanish and did my brain training.

Learned a new word this morning ”descalzo” which means “barefoot” I like that one.

Grand girls came over, always good.

I got three new wooden puzzles to work with them on. Letters, numbers, and shapes.

I have them for about eight hours a day. I spend a significant amount of time just working on educational type things.

I’m also teaching them how to scramble some eggs and cook them in the microwave.

I give them a chance to play with markers on a whiteboard.

I let them practice some exercises on my weight bench.

They have fun jumping on the bed.

Took them to Stone Mountain for a hike. I like to show them natural things like moss and lichens and how they grow.

Then we went to where in the old days they cut granite from Stone Mountain. We hiked up a little bit there and also looked at an exhibit there. I was showing them the drill marks here.

I got home and modified Penelope’s car seat. Sometimes the design of the seats are really bad. It was very difficult to get the bottom part latched. So I added about 3 inches of length on that. I borrowed a similar material from another seat that we never used and then sewed it on. I took my time and made a lot of stitches so it’s super strong. Now it’s easy to put on her and she doesn’t complain about it. Took me nearly an hour, but worth it.

Another hot day. Felt like 99.

Rode my bike 15.23 miles.

It’s pretty clear tonight so I’m getting ready to go and see if I can spot the comet. I’ve already seen it once, but I’d like to see it in a darker environment.

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I studied Spanish this morning. I still need to do my brain training, I’ll do that later tonight.

Had the girls come over early today. Always a blessing.

We worked on reading and recognition of letters.

Had breakfast then we went to Stone Mountain to the lake there and enjoyed feeding the geese.

Had a great talk with my buddy Anthony while I was there. The girls enjoyed meeting their uncle Anthony.

Penelope made a little graveyard with pinecones because I told her we were going to go visit the graveyard at Stone Mountain later.

We enjoyed watching the cable cars come down.

It was the first time I’ve gone out to eat at a restaurant in over three months. We wore masks inside the restaurant then sat outside by ourselves so I felt we were safe.

Then to visit the graveyard at Stone Mountain. It’s an unusual place because some of some of the carvings including one that has KKK on it.

It was another hot day at 99°.

I did the squirrel taxi job.

Picked up groceries at Walmart.

Studied Spanish verbs.

Put all the groceries inside after cleaning them.

I rode my bike 10.84 miles. Got caught in a rainstorm.

Listened to radio from Madrid and Harry Potter in Spanish.

Thankfully, Kathy was able to come and get me.

Penelope and I talked about the dinosaurs that used to be at Stone Mountain. I told her they weren’t there anymore. Then I saw this advertisement on Facebook. It’s like Zuckerberg is listening to everything I’m saying. It’s pretty weird.

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I studied Spanish and did my brain training.

I liked the lichen on this little branch.

Kathy started a new job today at Always Fresh. She really liked it.

Enjoyed having the grand girls come over. I took them to the baseball park. I had them run to the different letters as I called them out. It’s all education.

Had fun at the park.

Another super hot day here in the ATL.

I transported a squirrel. The taxi keeps going. This particular squirrel was climbing on the wire where the bird feeder was at. I haven’t seen a squirrel do that in months. It may have been one that used to be in my yard before.

I went to Stone Mountain to do some recording. I like the fountains they have there at the entrance.

I recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called “Darkest Light.” It’s a good one. It’s a update from my episode called “Death Test.”

I also released a new episode of Verbal Surgery called “Here We Go.”

I also recorded piece for a friend of mine was having problem with migraines.

Listened to radio from Madrid.

Rained this afternoon. Kept me from riding my bike.

Made my grocery order for this week. I so like the curbside pick up.

Completely cloudy this evening so impossible to go try and see the comet again. The next time I go out I’m going to a much darker location out of town. See if it looks better then.

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