Studied Spanish this morning. Duolingo has upgraded their look.

I took my Mom to eat at Pho 24.

I thought this advertisement was interesting.

LOT of fun at the Christmas party at Azalea. Unbridled Joy, brought a couple of their miniature ponies to the party. Real crowd pleaser!



They enjoyed the cookie decoration/eating.

I like Ashley’s front door mat.

Beautiful family!

Giddyup!

We had a good group of kids!



Over 250 gifts for 65 children and their parents.

After the party, I went by the church to check the mail.

Then my Mom and I went over to check out some antique stores.

Always fun. I found this really bizarre KKK money clip.

Beautiful moon!

Admin duties now.

Sorted out a non-delivery of some things from Amazon. Should be ok now.

Studied Spanish. Cada dia!


I still have to think about this formation. “To my father, it is pleasing the basketball.”

Met up with the Kendalls for lunch. GREAT to have the WHOLE family there. Love me some Miles!

We had fun playing with the blocks we got her yesterday.

Went to the bank to get another debit card ordered. The chip in mine is having problems. Go that done and deposited some money.

My Mom and I went to Party City and Walmart to get the supplies that we will need for tomorrow’s Christmas Fiesta!

Then to Walmart of groceries and the other party supplies.

What kind of person puts this on their car?

Perhaps the same kind that takes a picture of it? Ay caramba!

Admin duties now.

Listened to Radio Garden from Madrid for at least an hour last night and nearly two hours this morning. Kind of slipped in and out of consciousness at times!

Studied, you guessed it!

Reviewed a couple of lines from Do Not Go Gentle this morning.

Met up with Miles and the girls for lunch, then went over to Good Will at Perimeter. Rainy, traffic heavy day.

Always have fun with them!


We had lunch at the Buford Highway Farmers Market. Such an interesting place, full of languages and other people groups.


Fun to take my Mom around. She loves this place.

The girls love Good Will. Everyone is so chill there with the kids.



Took my Mom over to White Windmill for treats.
Went to FBC Doraville to check on the mail.
Thick traffic coming home, although we beat the worst of it.
Came home to work on the checks and get everything ready for the bank tomorrow. I need to get a new debit card. My chip in the card has stopped working properly. Bahd luck.

Got a text from a dear friend of mine having a hard time. Immediately got fired up and went out and recorded Verbal Surgery -620- “What If Land.”

Living in a hypothetical future can drive you SAD. Turn on the HYPERthetical side of your brain and feel good, NOW!

Uploaded to my server.

Link on Facebook.

I just finished recording and uploading the newest edition of Verbal Surgery. This was near where I parked the Mobile Studio.

You should have seen their Halloween display.
Beautiful, foggy night.

Admin duties now.

Listened to radio from Madrid over an hour last night.

Studied Spanish this morning.

I especially liked this line.

Had a great lunch with all my girls and the Barringtons. What a terrific gathering!

I helped the Barringtons get their car jumped off. A guest of theirs had left the trunk door slightly ajar and the light had run the battery down over a week. Glad it was an easy fix!

My Mom and I went shoe shopping. GREAT to get her a little something.
Came home to spend time with the girls. Awesome!

Went for a 6.86 mile bike ride. Took my time. I kept stopping to check the next line for Robert Frost’s poem “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.” Made good progress and a fun ride!

Beautiful!

Enjoyed hanging out with my Mom this evening.

Admin duties now.

Studied Spanish this morning.

I continue to make progress.

Released a new episode of Verbal Surgery -218- “BrainHeart”

Just click on the title and feel good, NOW! Find out what makes you tick and be better!

Uploaded to server.

Link on Facebook.

Took ALL my girls over to Global Mall to see the sights and enjoy Indian food at Ashiana’s.

Also went to Al Madina to get Ashley one of her favorite treats. Always trying to do something nice for MY little girl! Love her so much!

Got Penelope a little bouncing ball. We had fun chasing it around at the mall. She’d squeal with delight.

In all my time of cloud watching, I’ve never seen a “zipper cloud” that reversed its’ pattern. Down AND up. Wow.

Came home to rest.

Took my Mom over to Stone Mountain to see the lights. Beautiful over there.

Admin duties now.

Feel like I may be coming down with something. Tired.

Stayed up really late last night. Not sure why. Wasn’t sleepy. Slept in late. Isn’t that what vacation is all about?

Studied Spanish this morning.

Jesse found my knife! Weirdly enough it was upstairs in my chair. Bizarre, since I could SWEAR I saw it drop out of my hand, hit my bed, fall to the floor and make a “clink” sound.

Glad to have her back. And I have two new replacement knives coming in! Several years ago I had lost my knife and tried to get a replacement for it and it was impossible. Now, another company had 11 in stock! Smith and Wesson “Pocket Protector.” Love it.

They found my Mom’s bag and delivered it to my house today. Yeah!

I woke up hungry for Indian food. Ashley and the girls all said that was fine with them. I loaded up the destination to Mr. Google, and he said, “Closed Today.” Duh, duh, duh! So we went to Thai of Norcross instead. It was delicious.

After Thai we went to the new park that they’ve just opened at Mountain Park Park. Yes, two Parks in the title.

We had fun there. Shocked that I took no pictures at the restaurant nor at the park. Not like me at all! Ashley got some great shots. Still . . .

Good talk with Jesse and my Mom this evening.

Admin duties now.

Studied Spanish and listened to Radio Garden from Spain this morning.

Sent a Red Thread from Israel to Sarah.

Started working on The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.

Bills and gifts in the mail.

Went to Pho 24 to pick up some Vietnamese sandwiches to take over to Miles, Ashley and the girls. Great food. Excellent company.


Went to the airport to pick up my Mom.

I thought this bag was cool.

Then came back to Chamblee to visit with the girls and Miles.

Came back to Stone Mountain and met up with Kathy at Waffle House for a late supper.

Then home to see Jesse!

Went outside to feed the wild critters. Beautiful moon.

Admin duties now.

Friday, I spent time talking with my buddy, Anthony Jacquin.

Helped Jesse pick up the Mercury Grand Marquis that was given to us by the Barrington from T&G.
Recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called “Multiverse.”
The girls came over to spend the night around 5pm. We went to Wendy’s to eat.

They crack me up.

We spent a couple of hours last night at Goodwill. That’s always a super chill place to hang out and look for stuff.

Finally got them to go to sleep around 11pm. Pretty late! I was up about every couple of hours with them. I expect that. Still a huge blessing. Love them SO much and such fun!

We went to “Donald’s” this morning. We like their bacon/egg/cheese McGriddles. I don’t eat the bacon. But each piece of the sandwich they like.

I also took the over to the Dollar Tree before lunch. Then went to Jim and Cheryl Kendall’s house to decorate cookies.

Came home to rest and study Spanish.



Repaired this little guy I got last night at Goodwill.


Paid bills.

Sewed the leather back onto my gloves

Cleaned and refilled my birdbaths and feeders.

Suet and on the tree at the base for other animals and birds to eat.



Strung some Christmas lights.

Went to see Green Book this evening. Highly Recommend. Loved it.

Catching up on admin duties now. Don’t do them when the girls are over.
Weirdest thing happened this evening. I was taking all of the stuff out of my pants to put in my bag. My knife dropped out of my hand, bounced on the bed and fell to the floor. I spent about an HOUR looking for it and couldn’t find it. Super bizarre. Fortunately, Amazon had the same model in stock. I’d tried to find it last year and wasn’t able to replace it. FINALLY, found the lost one!

Studied Spanish this morning.

Lots more to learn!

Also used Clozemaster.

Recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery this morning called, “Old Year’s Resolution.” It’s a good one! I’ll release a new episode to the public tomorrow. I liked these “sunflower” shots.


I’m almost finished memorizing “Do not go gentle into that good night.” I think I’ll do this little piece next by Yeats.

I kind of had an “old school” day. After I had lunch, I went to Barnes and Noble and then to Best Buy. I didn’t stay in either place very long. Especially not Best Buy.

The lemon square at B&N was excellent.

Went to a couple of antique stores. Didn’t see anything I really liked.

I had the Mercury looked at by our mechanics. It was in very good shape, but still had to get about $475 worth of work on it. Not surprising for a car that old. But they thought it looked very solid over all. Glad about that!

Went to Lowe’s to check on some lactite for a screw in the bathroom. Decided not to go that direction. Just didn’t get a good feeling about doing it, even though that’s what the plumber said to do. I don’t do what I don’t feel good about.

When I got home, Ashley’s new replacement phone had been delivered. I jumped back into the car to take it on over to her. That phone is a critical part of our business as a ministry!

Went to FBC Doraville to check the mail.


Helped Fabiola with an essay.

Interestingly enough, I was just studying about the Trancendentalists, in particular Emerson, just yesterday.
Love spending time with the girls. They’ll be spending the night Friday.

After we got Ashley’s phone swapped out and the old one erased, we put it in a box and I mailed it at the post office.

Went to see Spider-Man tonight. I thought it was terrific.

Very creative.
Came home to work on admin duties.

Released a new episode of Verbal Surgery -617- “PROvict!”

Be the best you can be by being a great coach inside your head! Just click on the title and GROOVE!

Uploaded to server.

Link on Facebook.

Our plumber came over to replace the handle on our faucet.

I studied Spanish while he worked.


Keep marching forward!

Faucet replacement cost about $130. That’s common. Nothing’s cheap!

I lost my black knit hat yesterday. Went back to QT to see if it was there. Didn’t find mine, but across the street I found this one, nearly a match. Weird how that sort of stuff happens to me all the time.

This stump with polypores and lichens was near that hat. Beauty abounds!


Went by the office to check on the mail.

My goal was to get Ashley’s phone repaired today. Her speakers stopped working. Pretty much renders your phone useless except for texting. Picked up her phone where she left it for me at FBC Doraville in our office. Then went to Ashiana’s for lunch.

It was so good.

Went to ATT to get Ashley’s phone worked on. They showed me the protocol to get the insurance claim going. I called Assurance and told them what had happened. Ashley will get a replacement phone tomorrow or Friday. Amen!

Then to the bank to deposit checks.

Amen, again!
Went to the mission to talk with the girls and let Ashley know what I’d accomplished.
We checked out an antique place that was going out of business then on to Plaza Fiesta.

LOVE my girls!

I’m listening to a bilingual series on heroes in the Bible by Tito Ruiz while I’m driving. I’m learning a lot. And the messages are great.

Cold weather means no kids coming for help. I did help one of them with some math.

Sunflower.

Got gas at Racetrack on the way home.

Sat in on the last part of my friend Anthony Jacquin’s seminar when I got home. I’m impressed with the Zoom software.

Played some God of War. Incredible story and graphics.

Admin duties now.