Enjoyed watching John Wick 3 and Tenet last night.

Such never before seen history in the making.

Weather expected this evening.

Studied Spanish.

Brain training.

I spent a couple of hours talking to friends. Paul in Nigeria, Chris in Minnesota and Anthony in the UK.

Did more research on Health Savings Accounts. I asked our health insurance agent if it was ok to just have one account that more than one person could use. Like “Cummins Family.”

This is the fifth squirrel I’ve caught in the last three days. Normally, I don’t catch any during the winter. I don’t even have to put the trap out. Last week, I saw four at one time. That alarmed me, especially when I see them eating from the bird feeders.
I drop them off in different locations.

More consequences for Trump.

Sat/Sun I studied Spanish and did my brain training.

Beautiful day Sunday.

I recorded and dubbed off two podcasts this weekend.

Had a fun chat with my Mom yesterday and Anthony today.

Cold.

Light freeze on birdbath.

Transported one squirrel on Saturday and one today.

Big dog hanging almost outside the truck.

More reporting on the riots in DC. What Trump might try, who knows?

FBI trying to track these hoodlums down.

Not great weather.

On our ride home, we greet animals we see in Swahili. Wasn’t sure the word for “monkey.”

We got an ice cream cake. Fun to have a party. We were celebrating Mom’s birthday.

Transported a squirrel.

Thai food for lunch.

Vacuumed the house.

Studied Spanish.

We had fun playing with Legos.

Different characters.

I was so sad and angry about the rioters at the Capital! What lunacy has Trump caused by his mendacity? Here are some of the best comments to help me to remember what happened.

Consequences for Trump.

Paid bills.

Beautiful sunrise.

Picked up the girls at Global Mall. We don’t go in any more.

Worked in my garden. Refilled all the feeders.

I have the trap out, but didn’t see many squirrels.

Refilled the bird baths.

Picked up a lot of sticks and put them in my compost area.

Cleaned out the St. Francis shrine.



I put a rubber band to keep this whirligig at the right pace on the wire.

Weather turned rainy.

Swept off carpet outside my door.

I’m very curious about lichens and mushrooms as well as insects. Wasn’t sure if this was another type of lichen or some kind of egg pod or what exactly. That’s why I love nature!

I’ve really gotten a lot of great use out of my Gorilla Cart. I use it all the time. It is so much better using that cart rather than carrying 50 lb bags of dog food or bird seed.

Everly helped me drag sticks.

One of the containers in my fridge broke. Cleaned off the old superglue and redid it.

I spray one side with a fixer or drying agent to make it get hard super fast.

I also superglued one of the wings of these solar light up things.

The girls and I had fun with bubbles.

I also made big bubbles. It was fantastic for them today. Very high humidity.

I called this “Winter swimming.” But it wasn’t very fun.

We cooked brownies.

Everly helped me so I let her choose licking the whisk or the bowl.

We went back to the mission soon after. She fell asleep right at the end of the ride.

She likes a racing game.

Studied Spanish.

Poured down rain. I went to check on a couple of the kids, but no-one was home.

When I realize I have something one of the girls will need the next day, I try and let Ashley know. Looking for shoes that don’t exist is a real bummer.

I stopped by my office to check the mail and to pick up nail polish for Everly.

I’ve improvised a solution to the crappy elbow rests in my car. From time to time I have to retape it to the door.

I had a fun chat with my buddy Michael Perez last night.

Beautiful day.

I was happy about these results.

I am deeply grieved by what Donald Trump has done to this country. The attempted coup today at the Capital building was an atrocity. He will become anathema for this.

I am glad to see the end of all this crap.

Picked up the girls at Global Mall.

Cooked pancakes.

On the way home, we saw a Sharp-Shinned Hawk close to the road. Great shots with my Canon Elph.

Ordered groceries.

I saw FOUR squirrels at my feeders today. Back to Trapper Tim. Sadly, I only caught a chipmunk. Let him go.

We did some school work and art.

This will be on us soon.

Studied Spanish.

Took the girls to Cookie Cutters for haircuts.

She likes being silly sometimes.

They are both so beautiful.

Helped the kids with their homework.

We were studying about the Constitution. Then all the activities at the capital really brought it home to me.

Practicing with scissors. It’s one of the first times she’s used them.

Good just to have free play time.

Sunflower. I think one of my best.

Beauty.

Went by my office to check the mail, endorse checks, take pictures of each of them and then deposit them at the bank.

Got my groceries.

I put everything away and realized, to my chagrin, that my 40 lb bag of bird seed was missing. Had to go back to Walmart to get it. It was a new girl that loaded my car. She not only forgot my bird seed, which as you can guess was BIG, she forgot another box of my stuff. So, it was a good thing that I went back!

Gassed up my car. Checked oil and cleaned windshield. Oil was a little low, but not enough to add some more.

I like seeing the food for the wildlife full and ready to go.

I enjoy watching the birds and the raccoons so much. Really does give me enormous pleasure.

Never too much Ashley!

Got home and worked on reading and writing.


Everly drew the family.

Penelope’s math. We’re starting from the beginning again for the new year.

Went to the Doggie Park. It’s actually the J.B. Williams park. Just learned that today.

I put batteries in these little LED candles that my friend gave the girls for Christmas.

Helped the kids with their homework. Most of them said it was easy and they’d already done it. Typical for the start of the semester.

I still kept plenty busy.

I saw my friend Eduardo at the mission. We had a good chat. He has a ten year old daughter! Wow, time really flies. I told his daughter that I worked with her daddy when he was her age.

Studied Spanish.

I brought my carnivorous plants inside. They are actually supposed to be freeze hardy, but I just don’t have the heart to leave them outside when it gets THAT cold. They need the change in daylight hours to go into a dormant phase.

Beautiful.

Went by my office to check the mail. I opened all the envelopes, endorsed checks, took pictures of them all and added them so I could be ready to deposit them at the ATM.


Thank you, Lord.

I’ve had a subscription to Wired magazine for over 25 years.

These are two of the grandgirl’s favorite shows. Always nice to see something different!

I still like this. This was the #1 show in the year I was born.

Studied Spanish.

Brain Training.

Went to the International Village.

Checked on the mail and gave our newsletters to be copied to our secretary.

I brought lunch to Ashley and the girls from Taco Veloz. So good. We especially enjoyed the churros! Lots of cinnamon sugar!

We folded and stuffed the newsletters. The girls helped us tear off the sticky seal and close the envelopes.

Always glad to get that job done and in the mail.

I dropped the financial report that Ashley works on to our treasurer.

Full sun moon!

Kevin Kelly is one of my heroes. Here’s a quote list that he likes from 2020.

Studied Spanish.

Brain Training.

I copied the edition of Verbal Surgery I recorded yesterday onto my Mac.

Cooler weather again.

Went to Stone Mountain. Great talk with my buddy Anthony.

While I was there, I also recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called, “Transition Position.”

I’ve been studying when we can get the Covid vaccine.

I emailed my insurance agent about the best type of HSA/FSA for our situation. I need to know before I set things up with the bank.

It’s pretty exciting to be in a state that is going to make THIS much difference. Wow.

I thought this was cool.

Studied Spanish.

Duolingo regularly puts material in their course, but it will introduce something that starts back at Level One, which for me is too easy. There’s a big difference between Level One and Level Five!

Did my brain training.

Made the grocery order. Unfortunately, I pushed the wrong button and had to go to Memorial Drive Walmart to pick up my stuff. No big deal.

I told Jesse about this so the situation could be taken care of.

Ashley is helping me set up the HSA properly for this year for our health insurance.

Mild day.

Went to Stone Mountain to make calls and record an episode of Verbal Surgery called “Tiny Signage.”

I found this on the ground at Global Mall.

I like my new calendar.

Kathy has had issues with her fingernails when washing dishes at work. I ordered these for her. I think they’ll help a lot.

Produced the newsletter.

Sunset beauty.

Worked on labeling the envelopes for the newsletter. The actual newsletter probably won’t be available for pick up till Wednesday.

Stuffing the envelopes. Soon we’ll have the letters in the mail.

I must be getting old. I went to sleep at 9:30pm. Set my alarm for 11:55pm. Woke up to the alarm, saw it turn to midnight, and promptly went back to sleep. I was glad that NYC didn’t have a huge super spreader crowd.

Studied Spanish.

Did my brain training. Did great.

Here’s more information on that discipline.

Released the first episode of Verbal Surgery in 2021! Edition -818- “The Best of the Story.”

Mileage.

Got stamps at the Post Office and mailed a letter to a friend in Montana. I only use the self-service machine.

Went to Stone Mountain to make calls.

Had a great talk with my buddy Caruso in Italy.

Caught up with my Mom.

Wrote my newsletter for this month.

Came home to start working on labels and production of the letter.