Next week I will go over 1,000,000 points on Duolingo! Astonishing! I work on lessons about twelve hours a week and listen to broadcasts in Spanish about ten hours a week (often double that!)

What will be happening soon.

OYB!

Español!

Had a good chat with my buddy Anthony.

Lovely weather.

Recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called, “Dream Team.”

From time to time our washing machine kind of smells weird. Got these tablets to work on that problem.

Last week on my way home, a car threw up a rock and chipped my windshield. I got a kit to fix it. We’ll see how it goes!

The chip was pretty deep. I may need to do a bit more tomorrow. It needs full sun to really set the resin.

Prepped my bike for a ride. I wiped down all the surfaces with WD40 and checked the air pressure in my tires.

I’ve had this bike over twenty-five years. It’s been great.

I listened to this podcast today.

I rode my bike 7.85 miles. I put in a LOT of time this week.

As I predicted, I’ll come in second place this week. It’s the finals of the monthly tournament.

I downloaded the episode I recorded this afternoon onto my Mac Air.

I released a new edition called “The Code.” Excellent!

The silver section is the part that the doctor will put under Jessi’s scalp on June 22nd.

We got the date for the surgery confirmed last night.

I thought this was an interesting part of Seth Godin’s blog.

Climate change with an El Niño in effect is going to be really harsh.

I’ve been listening to this podcast a lot lately. They are from Mexico which sounds quite different from the Spain Spanish I’ve been listening to for years.

Español!

OYB!

Had a fun chat with my buddy Anthony. He’s in London today.

I got my new suitcase in. I transferred the stuff from my old one into it.

This bag served me well, but a wheel busted rendering it basically useless. It’ll head for the dump on Tuesday.

Cleaned my shoes.

Walked 1.72 miles while I studied.

This will be cool!

Warm today. Some sprinkles this evening.

Ordered some new safety glasses.

Replaced the mounting system for my mailbox. Cleaned off the old board and screws.

Took the old screws out of the mailbox board.

Got my tools out. Included the extension cords, drill and screws/nails.

This is the new mounting board that I primed with spray paint yesterday.

Took the old screws out of the mailbox.

Hammered the mounting board into the stand. I pre-drilled holes to keep the board from splitting.

Drilled holes for the new screws.

Sturdy! I need to clean the mail box off again.

I cleaned out the box I keep my outdoor tools and extension cords today.

Put everything back in the box. Now it will close!

Rode my bike 12.12 miles. Listened to the Piolin Spanish podcast.

I tried to get my new Rode microphone to work with my iPhone today. Never could get my phone to connect to the external mic. I’ll have to call tech support on Monday.

Kathy went to get some cold medicine and her truck wouldn’t start. I came to jump her off, to no avail. Had to get a tow truck from AAA to get her car. Took about three hours of waiting before he showed up.

I redid the timer for one set of my plants.

Keep pushing.

Working on J’s medicine using Good RX. Looks like Publix will the the best bet.

Spanish podcast. Originates from California, but it’s Mexican Spanish.

Rock made a crack in my windshield this week. Going to fix it myself.

Jessi was found to be allergic to dust mites. We are looking at hypoallergenic things.

Never good. I watch YouTube a lot.

OYB!

Español!

I had a shorter walk because I took J to the doctor.

We went to the ear doctor this morning to get final word about her implant. Looks like we’re good to go on June the 22nd at 7:00 AM!

This device will be implanted under the scalp of J’s skull.

Emailed the ear doctor’s appointment manager to schedule the operation. It should take about an hour for the procedure. She’ll wake up after the anesthesia and we’ll take her home to recover.

Also called J’s arthritis doctor about one of her meds.

Checking on the dates of the teams. Looks like we have three coming so far.

Lovely day!

Rode my bike 12.25 miles. Getting stronger every day.

Had to clear the way on parts of my trail.

I’ll definitely come in the Top 3.

Penelope graduated from 1st grade today and won the Principal’s List for the Year award.

On my last trip, my luggage busted. Finally got a replacement this morning. Great deal since I bought it Used Like New from Amazon.

Sprinkly most of the day.

OYB!

Español!

I walked up and down my hill for thirty minutes while I studied Spanish. Can you tell which way is up and which way is down? It was a challenging walk.

Deposited a check.

Returned a package to Amazon at the UPS store.

Gassed up my car and checked the oil.

The board that anchors my mailbox to the stand has broken. Went to a job site to see if any pieces might work.

I didn’t find any that really fit. Went to Lowes and they had precut pieces for the job. Amen.

I painted it. I’ll install it tomorrow.

Kathy came with me to be with the girls. We picked them up at the bus. Everly was upset that she didn’t get a trophy like her sister. I took her to the Dollar Tree to get some art supplies. That always makes her happy. Helped the kids at the mission.

They always enjoy playing with their Dad.

Kathy and I went to my office to check the mail. I noticed this post had been hit.

Back in 2nd place.

This might be helpful.

Cooler today.

OYB!

Español!

Walked 3.02 miles while I practiced Spanish.

Tried to get Jessi’s medicines.

Spanish podcast.

Penelope and Everly had fun with their neighbors.

I talked with one of my Middle School kids yesterday. She told me she was still having some homework. I was totally unaware of that! NONE of the elementary kids have homework any more. Helped them out with it.

Went by my office to check the mail.

Finals of the tournament. Always competitive.

Warm day with a lot of humidity. Rainy on my way home.

OYB!

Español!

Jessi is very allergic to dust mites. Getting hypoallergenic sheets for her.

Walked 1.73 miles. I do Spanish exercises while I get exercise. This is a big hill. Extra hard on my bike.

Spanish podcasts.

Rode my bike 10.23 miles. Broke a bunch of branches today to clear the path. One section is loaded with poison ivy. I’ll go another way. I’m sure not messing with that!

One of the people I’m competing with this week hit a 3,000 day streak. Wow.

I am this.

Picked up the girls at the bus. We hung out at the house today.

Went to my office to check the mail.

New word.

I ran out of baby powder. The kind I use is primarily corn starch. I decide to save money and just go straight for the corn starch instead of the baby powder.

When the week comes to an end, I think I’ll come in #2 again this week. The top three is always my goal.

Good effort.

Interesting.

OYB!

Español!

Walked 1.83 miles.

I’ve started listening to a podcast that is done primarily by Mexicans living in the USA now. This one is hugely popular. I’m working on copying the accent.

Biked 7.92 miles.

Cleared some branches out of the way of the sidewalk.

Got pretty warm today. Never did rain on me.

Got my replacement shades on.

Ate at Taco Veloz. Read an article on immigration from the BBC Spanish website.

Took Penelope and Everly to the Brook Run aka Monkey Bar Park in Dunwoody.

Went to my office to pick up and process checks. Deposited them on the way home.

Pushed my way to the top. The lady currently in third place will probably win this week. At least according the effort she put in last week!

Interesting.

I got to fly one of these once when I worked in news in Savannah.

The little loop by the healing hands graphic is where we got stuck on the highway yesterday and I drove across the median to go another direction.

I’ve been looking into suitcases. My old one is broken.

OYB!

Español!

Walked 1.77 miles. Penelope and Everly came with me. Pretty long walk for those little sweethearts.

The girls helped me clean the doors.

Miles and Ashley came and got them this morning. They enjoyed showing their Mom the things they’d made for her.

Such a sweet family!

I had a good talk with my Mom. Happy Mother’s Day, Nana!

The Kendalls had a fun celebration too!

Worked on one of my map jackets. The sleeve had torn away from the cuff.

Sewed a pocket.

Checked out some chargers and cords for my sister-in-law. All the cords were dead.

Charger was . . . you guessed it.

I rested after lunch and was planning to ride my bike, but it rained and I couldn’t. I was pretty tired anyway.

I watched a video by a Spanish teacher. He talked about using a lot of media for your target language AND the area that you’re going to. I usually listen to just Spanish from Spain. I’ve got another podcast that I’ll be listening to which is from a Mexican podcaster.

This one is super popular.

I’ll come in #2 this week, exactly what I said would happen on Tuesday.

Released Verbal Surgery -1016- “Turn Lane.” Excellent!

Just keep going.

OYB!

Mas palabras.

Foggy morning.

Walked 1.77 miles with Everly. I was amazed she kept up so well.

Español!

Goodwill is always fun.

Went to Evergreen to swim. The girls have fun on the treadmills.

German bakery was good. Service was really slow.

Bad wreck on the access road to 78. Three fire trucks and an ambulance. Car was on fire. I drove across the median to get around it. First time I’ve ever done that. We just happened to be a good place for it.

Post swim job.

Always learning new words.

OYB!

Mild. Not much rain.

Español!

I was afraid to get rained on so I “just” walked up and down my hill. I think around 15 times. And my hill is STEEP. So good exercise. I actually jogged up the hill the last time because it started raining.

I finally got together with my buddy Jon Paul today. We usually have lunch about once a month. He’s had some physical challenges and it’s been about three months or so. We had a great time yakking.

I like this one too. It’s not really just one guy but a whole team that does stuff.
Plus a lot of call in folks.

So many meanings with some of these words.

It kept missing us.

We enjoyed the pool at the park. The inside pool was warmer today. It was way easier for me to watch the girls inside. The shape of the outside pool is hard to tell where it gets too deep for them.

I took the girls to Metro Cafe after the swim. K met us there. Perfect timing.

Limbo.

Death by Chocolate cake.

This was a gigantic bite. HUGE.

Chipmunk look.

So sweet.

Took them home. Bathed. Brush teeth. Tell some stories. Wait till they crash.

Did my homework. Consistent effort is the key.