Powerful storm!

My buddy Anthony Jacquin compared the winds to the “fingerprint of the world.” Here’s what a whorl fingerprint looks like.

Got a new toothbrush. My six year old one finally stopped charging.

OYB!

Español!

Did laundry.

Worked on Thank You notes. Got more envelopes for the project.

I had the kids draw on one side of the envelope. I think that adds a nice touch.

Always building vocabulary.

Went to lunch the Buford Highway Farmers Market. Picked up some food for the girls. Got them at the bus and took them to the church to eat.

Went to the Mission to work with the kids.

Everly’s art.

Don Cheto!

All four lanes of US 78 were closed. Finally made my way around it. Brutal.

Had a fun talk with my Mom while we waited, completely stopped.

Tight race. The competition definitely makes me work harder.

Listened to the Presidential debate.

This is wild! From Peter Diamandis’ blog.

Came in #2 last week.

Fun chat with my buddy Anthony.

WX!

Working on getting all the paperwork and files ready for Jessi for her first visit with her new psychiatrist.

Good talk with my Mom.

Saw this wasp carrying a caterpillar.

Worked with the kids at the Mission.

Checked on mail at my office.

Don Cheto on the way home.

Very stiff competition this week. May not make the top three.

OYB!

Español!

Cleaned and refilled my hummingbird feeders.

Watered my outdoor plants.

Cleaned and refilled bird feeders.

Cleaned off my outdoor carpet.

Fixed one of my spinners.

Cleaned and redid my St. Francis shrine.

Blew the driveway.

A neighbor had their “recycle” bin filled with obviously non-recyclable stuff. I got tired of looking at their bin at the street for a month now. Took all that stuff and put it in my garbage can to get rid of.

Clipped the dead blossoms off my rose bushes.

Picked up tree limbs. There were a lot after the storms we’ve had recently. Yard looks tidy now.

Blew my deck and cleaned off my plants.

Sounds kind of ridiculous, but I cleaned and painted my work shoes.

Recorded and released a new episode of Verbal Surgery called, “Propellant.”

I thought about my time in Nakuru, Kenya last night. It was cool to see that a couple of my favorite places are still there from forty years ago!

Got in touch with my buddy David from Baylor today. Checked on whether he can come to Homecoming this year. He has a grandbaby on the way! So definitely a no go.

Never been to this place. Looks intriguing.

Español!

OYB!

We had a lady parked in front of my house this morning. We have an aggressive neighborhood watch program. I scared her off.

Did laundry.

K and I went out to eat. I picked up some meds for J.

K and I got our flu shots. Last Christmas I got pretty sick, in spite of the shot. Worst Christmas ever.

I should come in second place this week.

Certainly seemed the hottest Summer I remember in a while.

WX!

OYB!

Español!

Called my buddy Jon Paul about a couple of issues.

Freshened up my shoes with a coat of paint. I haven’t worn my new shoes much. I’m still using second string shoes.

I’m working on the Thank You note project again. Went to the Post Office to get stamps. I already have the cards, envelopes and labels.

Went to the Dollar Tree and Walmart to pick up construction paper and white poster board for the kids at the Mission.

When I was getting out of my car this afternoon, my seat belt buckle hit my iPhone screen and cracked the protector. When I got home, I cleaned the phone up and put a new protector on it.

Brought home Thai food for the family.

While I was waiting for the food, I saw a juvenile Sharp Shinned Hawk.

Enjoying playing Forbidden West.

Keep going.

OYB!

Español!

Fun chat with my buddy Anthony!

Talked to the girls about taking them to the Reptile show on Saturday the 14th.

I had a good talk with my Mom this morning. We finally got the tix to Texas squared away for next month.

Picked up the girls at the bus and took them to Waffle House.

Helped the kids at the Mission.

Picked up checks at my office. Processed them and deposited them at the bank on the way home.

Don Cheto on the way home.

Got gas and checked the oil.

One day at a time.

This doesn’t surprise me.

Much cooler today and windy this morning.

OYB!

Español!

Paid bills and got them in the mail.

K and I took the girls to PDK airport for lunch.

Helped the kids at the mission.

K stayed at the girl’s house and had fun with them and Ashley.

Just keep going.

Had a couple of holes in my pants I worked on. Not sure if the repairs will work. The material is getting quite thin.

OYB!

Español!

WX!

I’m going to start working on the Thank You card project again.

My mechanics at Garmon called me this morning. Apparently, the boss thought he might have left his phone in my car last week. He hadn’t.

Donald Trump is losing his mind more rapidly every day.

Worked on my laundry.

Had a good talk with my buddy, Anthony and his wife Kat this morning.

Don Cheto.

Talked with my Mom.

Picked up the girls at the bus after I ate at Taco Veloz.

Worked with the kids at the mission.

Checked the mail at my office and watered my ficus.

Keep going.

Came in #4 last week in the Duolingo Leagues. That’s out of 30 of the top people. Duolingo is the largest language learning group in the world!

Yeah, right.

Weird to me. I need to call Bluehost.

Watered my plants.

OYB!

Good talk with Nana on the way to the girl’s house.

Art!

MARTA station before going to Dragon Con.

Biggest escalator in Atlanta. Going up or down?

The girls and I know this part of downtown Atlanta really well. We come down here regularly. This time it was special with lots of people dressed up as super heroes.

We had a good lunch. Everly picked out strawberry cheesecake for our dessert. It’s her birthday soon.

Lots of cool stuff to see, although we should have come on the weekend when even more people were there.

I wore them out.

Don Cheto on the way home.

Checked the mail at my office.

Cleaned the bird feeders. Looks like my hose is getting ready to burst. I have a lifetime guarantee on it.

Worked on my financial report. Mileage went up a bit.

I figured out how to use Google sheets to add up the monthly mileage. Way faster.

On Mondays, I research the previous scores of the people I’m competing with. Looks like if all goes as planned I’ll probably come in third place this week. My goal is to be in the top three every week if possible.

K was invited to a family party of Afghanis last night. They were celebrating the engagement of their eldest son. Great fun and a interesting get together.

OYB!

Español!

Recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called, “Hot/Cold Bed.” Great stories in this one.

Came in #4 this week. Very tough competition.