I started a new game last night: Arc Raiders! It’s just been released and has been getting rave reviews. I’m enjoying it so far. It’s a big game that has to be studied to do well. I’ve been watching videos about it for days in preparation for getting it. Pretty serious business for playing a game.

Got well below freezing Monday night with enormous wind gusts. I put two more towels over the window in my room. I thumbtacked them to the sheet rock to keep air from seeping in. The towels were literally blowing like sails. Crazy talk.

OYB!

Warmer today.

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Good to see that K’s scans will be covered by insurance.

Did laundry.

On the way home from Azalea last night, I got a low tire pressure alert. I stopped at a gas station and checked all the tire pressures and they were all around 30 lbs. No tire was significantly different from the others. It was super cold and dark so I decided to wait until daylight to buy a new tire gauge and check and add air.

I added 4 lbs of pressure to each tire making them all 32 lbs. The tire rating said 36 lbs. Not sure why the mechanic put it so low at 28. Also don’t know if the extreme cold affected the sensors. After I added more air, the low tire pressure light went off. Amen.

I got the heater in my Mom’s room hooked up through a zip strip so she can turn the heater off or on in the morning while she’s still in bed.

Miles joined us a Waffle House. What a sweet family. Later in the evening, we met Ashley at home. K and I gave her some flowers.

Went to Whole Foods to drop off a package for Amazon.

K and I helped the kids at the mission with their homework.

It was very cold, so K organized races to warm the kids up.

Had to remind K about using her cell phone to watch videos. It eats up a lot of her allotment.

Third or fourth this week, I reckon. People don’t usually change that much from week to week. It’s not too hard to tell who will study the longest.

OYB!

Came in first place easily last week. Way more competition this week.

Big temperature drop. Even more expected tonight.

Started the return for Nana’s long johns. Ordered her the next size up.

Fun talk with my buddy, Anthony this morning. Always a blessing.

Ordered groceries.

Picked up Penelope and Everly. PEK and I went to the BHFM for late lunch.

Didn’t do our tutor time at Azalea. Too cold/windy. Hopefully, we’ll get the Mission apartment back soon. County is really dragging their feet on the repairs to the damaged apartment. We don’t want to draw attention to Azalea because of the immigration situation.

Got gas and checked oil at Walmart. Then picked up groceries.

Feed neurons.

My back is hurting. Resting with heating pad.

Listened to Don Cheto while I played Borderlands 4.

OYB!

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Hard freeze coming.

I’m downloading the game ARC Raiders. Looking forward to trying it out. I got a headset to use while I’m playing.

Released an episode of Verbal Surgery called “Cold Front.”

Groovy, baby!

OYB!

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So mild!

I went to Stone Mountain to record Verbal Surgery “Cold Front.” I’ve been recording near the Carillon. It’s very quiet over there.

My transparent cover for my MacBook Air developed cracks and eventually broke off. I ordered a new one and installed it this afternoon.

Brought my carnivores in. Should be able to put them back outside next Thursday. They need to have a dormant stage, but I don’t leave them outside when it’s freezing.

Rained about 1/2″ earlier this week.

I blew the driveway. The leaves were damp. Made the job a lot harder.

When the leaves are too much, I rake the heavy stuff and then blow what’s left.

The deck was also a challenge.

Domination.

I installed iOS 26 last night. I like the look of it.

Biked!

Got a new cover ordered for my Mac Air. The plastic protector cracks off eventually. Always the top piece.

OYB!

Great to see teams lining up.

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Weather is turning cold next week.

Got Nana some new long johns for the winter.

I unpacked the bed frame for J’s bed. Organized into different types or pieces.

Washed my bedding. I still need to do my comforter.

Peppermint lip balm came in for K.

I thumb tacked the piece of paper back to the ceiling. I think a rodent might have pushed it down. Bahd luck.

I took my Mom to LT for lunch then to get her hair washed and dried. We talked about eating Mexican food at Mirando City near Laredo.

Vacuumed the house then cleaned the vacuum. Getting the hair out of the roller is always a challenge.

After the roller is cleaned, I put it all back together. The dust container and filter have to dry out over night.

I’m learning the new operating system. Some things are’t that intuitive. Like how do I edit a photo? The option for rotate is now somewhere else.

I created a file on Drive for Whirlwind Teams 2026. The year is almost up!

Keep going.

Rode my bike 14 miles in 31:01 minutes.

Check out the difference since I got my indoor Yosuda bike.

Played my guitar.

Jessi, Nana and I ordered groceries including this holiday lip balm for K.

OYB!

Spent about two hours getting health insurance for next year. HIGHLY recommend the Deter family. Tim and his son Scott have been super helpful walking us through the health care process.

I took a few notes.

Refilled and put up J’s water bottles.

Perfect weather. In the 20s next week. Wow!

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Got in touch with my buddy Jon Paul today. We’ll have lunch next week. He’s the treasurer of Whirlwind Missions. He’ll sign a few reimbursement checks for me.

Did my laundry and my Mom’s.

Sent up a dentist appointment.

Checked the mail at my office.

Helped the kids at the Mission.

Picked up the groceries.

Don’t stop. Won’t stop.

Ever seen this? Gregg shorthand. K can do some of it. It’s the first paragraph of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Nana got her GA ID in the mail! She’s officially a Georgian now!

I’ve been riding my bike late at night. Fastest ever.

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OYB!

Nakuru weather.

Went to Walmart to pick up candy for the Fall Festival at Azalea.

Everly helped me throw candy.

I haven’t been successful using these codes yet.

Went to my office at FBC Doraville. Picked up my checks and processed them. Drove to the bank to deposit them.

Love this old shot of Stone Mountain before the carving!

Interesting.

I wonder how long it would take me to ride this far on a stationary bike? My quick estimation is around a year.

This arrived today.

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Ordered some new ear buds and extenders.

Took Nana to the eye doctor today. Penelope and Everly came with us. We had a good time. They were very patient at the doctor’s appointment.

Lots of tests. Some deterioration in the vision of one eye. I’m sure the treatment will help that eye too.

I’ve enjoyed this show.

I watched the last of Wednesday last night. Jenna Ortega is great in that.

I’m sure which is which.

Glad to get one more thing figured out and working. Thanks, J!

I’m a weekend warrior. Although, now my goal is to ride 30 minutes/day. Or 5 out of 7 days. I’ve been doing about three hours a week for years.

OYB!

Beautiful weather.

I came in first place last week as I predicted. I’ll have the same result this week as well. Everyone makes about the same amount every week for the most part. If all the other thirty students average about 3,000 and I’m regularly getting 15,000, it’s not hard to predict what will happen. The real fun is when there are a number of people that are within 1,000 of each other. That’s when everyone tries extra hard, because it’s close. And then again, I’ve been in the top three over 150 times. No big deal for me.

Jessi and I went over the options for the bed. We decided on the 20″ model. That will make it great for her to put her storage items.

I took the 6″ bed frame to UPS. I have to pay for shipping back to the retailer. Around $20.

Helped the kids at the Mission. The time change makes it harder for ministry. Suddenly it’s getting dark and it’s cold.. Kathy and I don’t like driving at night.

Worked on filling out the Beneficiary form, signed and emailed to Guidestone.

Deja vu.

Biked last night.

Vocabulario!

OYB!

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Cleaned my shoes.

Did some laundry.

Mileage.

I threw away some nasty rotten carrots from our bottom drawer. Cleaned the drawer and the inside of the fridge where it had been.

Changed the clocks in the house.

I’ll take this bed back tomorrow. Turns out I’ll have to pay UPS $20 to do it. At least I won’t have to carry it very far!

Watered my indoor plants.

Recorded and released a new episode of Verbal Surgery called “Mood Ease.” Practical!

I’ll come in first place this week.