{"id":13052,"date":"2020-04-06T22:46:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T02:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=13052"},"modified":"2020-04-06T22:46:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T02:46:29","slug":"calls-bike-4-6-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=13052","title":{"rendered":"Calls! Bike! 4.6.20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another beautiful day in the neighborhood! <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-2x6mdK7\/0\/9e3fec97\/M\/2020040621341470--8669931587359275619-IMG_5408-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I did my daily Spanish study. I\u2019ve added another app to help me learn verbs more rapidly. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-5fDCSMv\/0\/c56f3682\/M\/2020040621341470--6852589281373327519-IMG_5409-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-NcR2nTm\/0\/7f06b6c2\/M\/2020040621341470--771700324486274657-IMG_5410-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-Qcht8JD\/0\/68f01d17\/M\/2020040621352881--2532071317087257812-IMG_5412-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-XBNbgHw\/0\/ff2a5514\/M\/2020040621341470--1015994336838565286-IMG_5411-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also did my brain training.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-Q2Jqx7H\/0\/dbc807b1\/M\/2020040621352881-3414642750727395206-IMG_5413-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-8rhHLf4\/0\/761ac0f8\/M\/2020040621352881--3990736526419513776-IMG_5414-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Spent some time in my blue pool this morning soaking up some rays. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-XrMF4jZ\/0\/f70261bf\/M\/2020040621352881--8695024728828323102-IMG_6895-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had a avocado for lunch and decided to see if I could grow it. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-7v2LJ5K\/0\/ebbdc7af\/M\/2020040621352881--2459676420249493517-IMG_6896-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called \u201cPass It By.\u201d  I\u2019ll release that tomorrow. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-bR3VtS3\/0\/a052c855\/M\/2020040621495711-7553946835973877874-IMG_5437_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-BP5TWzw\/0\/7c0348dd\/M\/2020040621352881--1322653618591789273-IMG_5435_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I spent time on the phone today. I called my friend Ben Lehman. Always good to hear from him.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-kd6rwkq\/0\/331203f2\/M\/2020040621352881-8807781852441766737-IMG_5415-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also had a great conversation with Anthony in England.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-K2RrfmJ\/0\/477f1919\/M\/2020040621352881-2666340698786454003-IMG_5416-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Decided to call my brother Jim  as well.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-msP9Xxk\/0\/c5f5b0ff\/M\/2020040621352881-8243939626532090495-IMG_5419-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also talked with my friend Joyce Barrington. <\/p>\n<p>Tried to get a hold of my friend Jay Noblezada. He wasn\u2019t available this morning. And neither was my mom.<\/p>\n<p>Did a long bike ride today nearly 20 miles.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-6FQ66wX\/0\/c95b9e19\/M\/2020040621352881-7212119791131575819-IMG_5427-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My GPS lost the signal so the number is not as exact as I like it.  I rode my bike for over 2 1\/2 hours. This calculation is based on how long I rode and the mph determined by Runkeeper.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-MXgqSRL\/0\/7ece1dd0\/M\/2020040621352881--7206169303922215319-IMG_5425-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a hard ride with many steep hills.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-8qh4SsK\/0\/460f9b0b\/M\/2020040621352881-8954999524236103542-IMG_5423-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I listened to radio from Madrid the whole time. All of this practice is paying off as I continue to understand more of the words. And believe me they are talking at full speed!  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-h6vC75M\/0\/d7237c88\/M\/2020040621411861--6612387526826880005-IMG_5436-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I ordered some groceries today for pick up at Walmart. Hopefully, I\u2019ll be able to pick it up tomorrow or the next day.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-CB4FHsd\/0\/9a86e5bb\/M\/2020040621352881-7109222127985656040-IMG_5420-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I got an email from Runkeeper that said I did over 128 miles last month. I very well could double that this month! <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-NWW3N78\/0\/4a6ec4d0\/M\/2020040621352881-5738195065726603692-IMG_5421-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I transported squirrel number 96 today. That job only ends during the winter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Calls--Bike--4-6-20\/i-hnwXnn2\/0\/f750f2b4\/M\/2020040621352881--623730514600673980-IMG_6899-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another beautiful day in the neighborhood! I did my daily Spanish study. I\u2019ve added another app to help me learn verbs more rapidly. Also did my brain training. Spent some time in my blue pool this morning soaking up some rays. I had a avocado for lunch and decided to see if I could grow [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13052"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13052"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13053,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13052\/revisions\/13053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}