I studied Spanish did my brain training.

Also read passages from Rumi and the Stoics.

Went to Stone Mountain and recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called, “Footprints and Friction.” It’s a good one.

Released a new episode of Verbal Surgery called, “Self-Winding” It’s terrific.

Had a great talk my buddy Anthony.

Also chatted with a friend of mine in Nevada.

I mixed up some more solution for my hummingbirds.

Cleaned all the bird baths.

Had slightly 1/4” of rain yesterday.

It rained a lot. No bike ride today.

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Studied Spanish and did my brain training.

Met up with Ashley and the grand girls at Global Mall.

Had a fun day with them today.

I organized some of the girl’s clothes in a drawer for them to use at my house now. That’s good.

We went to visit Ashley at her new job.

She’s working with the Reimbold Eye Group in Alpharetta. Everyone was super nice to us and of course fell in love with the grand girls.

We had a fun lunch together.

Then went back to Chamblee and had some frozen yogurt.

Talked with more of the kids at the mission. Trying to figure out how best to help them. It seems they’re using Google classroom for their assignments. Did seem to find out that they can log on with our Wi-Fi. We may need to try to get an extender so we can use it outside. I’d rather us all be less exposed to the virus and keep everything outside as long as possible.

Didn’t get to bike. A big weather pattern blew through Stone Mountain with a lot of rain.

I liked this sticker.

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Studied the Stoics this morning. Listened to Marcus Aurelius.

Went to Global Mall to pick up the grand girls. Always great to see Ashley.

Took Penelope and Everly to Stone Mountain. We watched the sky ride car.

Climbed a lot of rocks around Stone Mountain near the carving.

We went up right to the base of the carving and I saw some sculptures I’ve never seen before.

I pretty much wore them out.

Went to Azalea to help the kids with their homework. Everything is online so it’s not easy to do that. It was still fun to hang out with them.

Went by my office to check the mail.

Went to the bank to deposit checks.

Set out the trashcan. My gardenias are blooming a little bit so it helped the job smell a little bit better.

The grand girls are really tough on technology. I used tape to cover up some of the battered parts.

Studied Spanish and did my brain training this evening.

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Studied Spanish and did my brain training.

Did some research on a Stoic term and concept called Momento Mori. It literally means remember your death, which is the idea of using your death as an advisor for your actions now.

Had a great talk with my buddy, Anthony.

I got a update from Walmart saying they were completely out of distilled water. I went over to Ingles and they had plenty. So I loaded up with 12 gallons. Kathy uses them for her CPAP machine. I use them for the orchids and carnivorous plants.

I love my Gorilla Cart. Way easier than hauling it by hand!

Listened to more of Marcus Arelious meditations on Audible.

Picked up the groceries, got them cleaned up, brought them inside the house.

With the distilled water I was able water all my plants.

I had a conversation with my friend Bill Kelly about doing my roof. I sent his estimate over to my insurance guys. Hopefully, I’ll be covered and I’ll just have to pay a deductible for that expense. It’s about $6000.

I recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery. It’s a really good one!

I read a poem by John Donne today. I particularly thought an interesting part was about the Trinity.

I was planning on riding my bike but it looked like the rain was coming into our area so I didn’t. I don’t like riding when it’s slippery.

I did miss getting a bike ride in. Research says I need to do at least 150 minutes a week for good health. I’m way ahead of that.

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I read from my Stoic book as well as from the Persian author Rumi this morning.

I still do daily reading from my One Year Bible. I’ve read the whole Bible over 32 times now!

I went through my notecards to check on Verbal Surgery titles.



I always carry five 3×5 notecards folded in half with a pen clipped to them in my pocket. It has my to do list, Verbal Surgery titles and thoughts of things I need to watch or research.

I studied Spanish and did my brain training.

I enjoyed a song by a 1000 person choir this morning called “Sing Gently.”

I planted a little sprig of bamboo that came off the mother plant.

Redid my birdfeeders.

Rained about an inch last night.

I enjoyed talking to my friend Caruso from Italy.

Had a good chat with my buddy Anthony in the UK.

Recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery.

It was another hot day. Very humid. I rode at around 6pm which was a LOT better then riding in the full sun!

I sent in a grocery order.

I looked up some plants.

I noticed this little patch of contrail in the sky. It was weird looking.

I rode my bike 15.26 miles.

I listened to about an hour of Marcus Aurelius and then to Radio from Madrid.

The holder for my water bottle on my bike came loose during my ride. Put another bolt on to fix it.

I’m downloading Spiderman from my PS4 library. Thought it might be fun to play again.

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I studied Spanish and did my brain training.

Released a new episode of Verbal Surgery called “Just Me.”

Auditory excellence!

I’ve been reading Stoic material in particular Marcus Aurelius. That’s been fun.

Redid my hummingbird feeders.

I went to Stone Mountain to record this morning but it was completely blocked off because of a potential problem out there with white supremacists.

Decided to come home and ride my bike. Pumped up the wheels before I left.

Cleared off some more branches from my route.

Rode 15.21 miles.

I usually ride right before dark. It was way hotter at 1pm. I was in full sun most of the way. That equates to about 104 degrees.

While I was riding, I saw that the aquatic center in Mountain Park has opened up on the weekends. That’s fun.

Played some Primal. I enjoy seeing the mammoths.

Watched a really bad movie called Remo Williams. It was so bad it was funny!

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Picked up the grandgirls girls at Global Mall this morning. Always enjoy some time with Ashley.

They helped me clean out the bird baths.

Rained a little bit more than a half inch yesterday.

Cleaned the windows in the kitchen.

Kathy joined us on Safari to Stone Mountain.

Saw a flower I didn’t know.

The girls were banging on a log like prehistoric children. It was a lot of fun to hear it.

Cloudy day. It was super nice at Stone Mountain, not hot at all. I could barely see downtown, though.

We saw a doe today. I always like to see wild animals.

We walked over a mile today with the grand girls. Remembered to turn on Runkeeper about halfway up the mountain.

Got groceries at curbside pick up from Walmart.

Put all the girl’s shoes together to make sure I had them all.

Studied Spanish.

I’ll do my brain training soon.

Played some Primal.

Have the next two days off. I miss the girls already.

Beauty.

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Picked up Penelope and Everly at Global Mall this morning.

I had a great day with them. Fixed them breakfast.

Took them to the dog park to play.

It was a very hot day. We didn’t stay more than about an hour.

A lot of the slides and things are so hot you can barely put your hand on them.

Came home and cooled off in the sprinkler and in my little blue pool.

I enjoyed listening to a sermon from Tito Ruiz while we were enjoying the water.

Let them take a nap for a couple hours and then did more studying. Letter and number recognition and sounds primarily.

After they left, I studied Spanish.

Still need to do my brain training.

Went for a 15.26 mile bike ride. It’s comfortable on the bike even though it’s very hot.

Just barely missed heavy thunderstorms before I got home.

Listened to radio from Madrid and Harry Potter in Spanish.

I love going right before it gets dark because the clouds are always so beautiful.

Fun day. Learned a new word in Spanish. Penelope is a lefty!

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Picked up the grand girls at Global Mall.

Penelope helped me take the trash to the street. It was stinky.

They helped me refill the hummingbird feeders. Mixing the sugar water.

Cleaned my outside carpet so I don’t track leaves inside.

Penelope helped me cook breakfast.

Everly drawing faces.

Went back to the gristmill at Stone Mountain to swim in the river. Always fun.

Interesting to make more natural observations and use my Seek app.

We found a Walkingstick today. Penelope spotted it. Good eye.

Studied Spanish and did my brain training this evening.

Played Primal.

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I started my new protocol of meeting Ashley at Global Mall this morning. She doesn’t have to drive all the way to my house to drop off the girls. Seems like a good compromise.

Had a fun chat with Anthony while I waited for Ashley to arrive.

Kathy got to say hello to them before she had to go to work this morning.

We spent some time studying the common feeder birds. I have a lot, it’s almost like being in a birdcage.

Had about an inch of rain yesterday.

I took the girls back to the river by the gristmill at Stone Mountain. It’s a beautiful little place to splash round.

Lots of lovely flowers and swallowtail butterflies to watch.

While they took their nap, I went to Walmart to pick up the groceries.

Miles came and got them around 5 o’clock.

I got a 15.26 mile bike ride in.

I stopped several places to break branches out of the sidewalk where a ride. I very rarely ride on the road except for in communities with little traffic. It’s just too dangerous in my humble opinion.

I spent about the first hour just going through all the poetry that I know. This is one of the four cards that I use to make sure I’ve done it all.

Listened to radio from Madrid for the last thirty minutes of my ride.

Gorgeous clouds today.

I saw a gaggle of geese on my route today. This morning on the way home with the girls from Global Mall I saw over 100 geese in a yard. I’ve never seen anything to that level.

Paid bills.

I studied Spanish and did my brain training this evening.

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