I went to Young World with Kathy to set up her payroll account on line and change her deductions so they take more taxes out of paycheck. That becomes kind of like a savings account for us.
Deposited a check.
Set up a lunch meeting with my buddy Jon Paul next Wednesday. We had some tax stuff to talk about as well.
So WARM!
I’m always learning vocabulary.
Added transmission fluid. Just 1 oz.
Put on shorts. WHAT?!
Left a VM for a representative of the North American Mission Board.
Recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called, “Every Hill’s A Victory.” Good one.
I don’t see me getting beat out of the top three this week. Once you get over 4,000 ahead, I’m almost impossible to beat. Cuz I don’t stop.
I saw Kathy’s W2 from work today and they took out nearly nothing from her paycheck all last year for her federal taxes! I changed her status last year and should have fixed the problem but it didn’t. I was pretty upset about it. We count on getting money back NOT paying. Hopefully, we won’t take too big a hit.
Added transmission fluid. Gassed up the car and checked the oil.
Helped the kids with their homework. Also played a sight word game with them. They enjoyed that.
Listened to Don Cheto on the way home.
Beautiful sunset.
Just keep going. This is the final week. Very stiff competition.
Worked hard and came in third this week in the tournament.
Starting to warm up a bit. Amen.
OYB!
Español!
Fun chat with Anthony about AI learning.
I talked with GPT and studied Español having a conversation. I used this as a prompt so Chat GPT knows how to talk with me. “Play the role of my motivational Spanish teacher. After I send a message, correct my Spanish if I make a grammatical error and explain what I said wrong. Then in the next paragraph continue the conversation. Keep your answers to fifty words or less. Follow the structure every time you respond. Use the Spanish that is commonly spoken in Mexico.”
Walked 2.06 miles. I only walked the steepest part of my hill. It’s the same area where I can still connect with my wifi so my connection is the best.
I talked to my car guys at Garmon and also called a transmission rebuilding place about my car slipping out of gear from time to time. Looks like between $2,500 and $4,000 to repair it. I doubt I would spend that much money on a car that’s 25 years old. She’s been my favorite!
Good talk with my Mom. Always makes me feel better.
Picked up the grandgirls. It was cold and their friends weren’t there so they went on home with their Dad after about half an hour. I enjoyed working with Everly reading a book.
I showed Miles the new audio version of Chat GPT. He tried it out for sales calls ideas.
Helped the kids with their homework.
I put this sign outside when we’re in the mission.
I helped one of the kids with his Government class. Can’t say I really understood the difference between Oligarchy and Autocracy and Dictatorship. You?
Listened to Don Cheto.
Beautiful sunset.
Just keep going. This is the finals week.
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Last night I started using Chat GPT as a language learning tool. With the audio turned on (as of the newest update!), now I have a teacher or conversation partner that can tell me what I’m doing wrong. Pretty amazing.
Listened to Don Cheto. I was really getting a lot of it today.
Cold.
OYB!
Español!
Went to Westside BC with K this morning.
I ordered this shirt for K once and it got lost in the mail. I ordered it again and they said they delivered it, but I can’t find it. Plus, they didn’t send me an email with the picture where they put it like they normally do. Bizarre.
Should come in third place this week. My goal accomplished.
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Frigid today. One of the few times I actually stayed inside to study Español.
Spanish!
OYB!
Kathy’s sister Ann’s phone wasn’t working. I tried charging it up to no avail. Today, I set up an appointment at the Apple Store for their techs to take a look at it. They hooked it up to two different laptops and the phone wouldn’t restore. So it’s time to get another one. We went to the ATT store to see if Ann had insurance but because I wasn’t on the registered user list I couldn’t do that. So we took it over to her daughter’s house to talk with the ATT. We did our best to get it working!
After dropping off the phone, we had a walk around Northlake Mall. When we first got back to the States, that mall was booming. Now it’s like a ghost town.
Released a new episode of Verbal Surgery called “Hocus Focus 2.”
Called my Mom on her birthday! Happy Birthday, Nana!
Ordered groceries.
Listened to Don Cheto.
Talked to the manager of Azalea about working on the lights in the living room. I got some new bulbs for the fluorescent lights, but the fan light doesn’t turn on.
Did my laundry.
Water bottle froze.
Picked up the grandgirls. Took them to eat at my office.
I thought this table might work for Everly’s room, but it’s a little too big.
Got the mail. I’ll deposit the checks tomorrow. Thank you, Lord.
Searched my storage room for the Nintendo 64’s but couldn’t find them.
Always great to spend time with the grandgirls.
I picked up a new jacket for Everly at Goodwill on Monday. Penelope was looking for a new jacket today, but we couldn’t find one. She finally settled on a nice vest that I had gotten her last year that she could wear with her hoody.
We spotted some icicles. I broke them off for the girls to crunch on.
Picked up the groceries on the way home. Beautiful sky while I was at Walmart.
This morning I noticed that my screen protector had a small crack. I changed it out this evening. My first try didn’t work. It happens when there is dust or something on the screen.
