{"id":13339,"date":"2020-07-17T21:40:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T01:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=13339"},"modified":"2020-07-17T21:40:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T01:40:06","slug":"roomba-raccoon-grandgirls-bike-7-17-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=13339","title":{"rendered":"Roomba! Raccoon! Grandgirls! Bike! 7.17.20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, I worked on my Roomba. I changed the battery, replaced the whisk, the rollers and the filter, and gave it a thorough cleaning.  It\u2019s working again!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-D3GNQJm\/0\/6dd03873\/M\/2020071721145966--4454261824002192588-IMG_8893-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-wjTtGdf\/0\/1ef4e678\/M\/2020071721145966--4003064827228897781-IMG_8894-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This morning, I studied Spanish and did my brain training.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-SbPMw32\/0\/91e4b727\/M\/2020071721145966--6114843492559572216-IMG_8898-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-Cjmd8B3\/0\/ab5c3f15\/M\/2020071721145966--6947504324703439501-IMG_8899-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-xMqwkfR\/0\/9ef607b3\/M\/2020071721145966--8978945659353175647-IMG_8900-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-hw4n2ss\/0\/702d3010\/M\/2020071721145966--3595399957131109977-IMG_8901-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I went outside and for the third day I found my trashcan lid on the ground. The raccoon has figured out where the food is and has been able to do a handstand to pry that lid off. It\u2019s tight so it was pretty surprising to me.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-cHV6njb\/0\/3e9afdb4\/M\/2020071721145966-1148768282216887051-IMG_7827-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I put a big rock on it this evening. It\u2019s gonna be a little test for him now, I reckon.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-crsKBxz\/0\/e1eee8fe\/M\/2020071721145966-8737572653759251861-IMG_7828-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enjoyed having the grand girls today. I\u2019m trying to spend more time in education mode which is what I prefer. I got several games and puzzles for them to put together. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-mf64skV\/0\/046ed8eb\/M\/2020071721145966-7838249463133565940-IMG_8902_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-W5hNCWc\/0\/dc8b2358\/M\/2020071721145966--5708044610972392687-IMG_8903_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re both extremely bright. I\u2019m looking forward to working with them more on that.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-G62NJvr\/0\/0a3c6989\/M\/2020071721145966-4038647475958032707-IMG_8904_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hot day here in the ATL. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-NWjR92W\/0\/27297e7d\/M\/2020071721145966--1228855953304093457-IMG_8906-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rode my bike 15.22 miles this evening. It still felt like 99\u00b0. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-x7Jsd6c\/0\/e5cfe92b\/M\/2020071721145966-2549552270050843217-IMG_8907-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I put a new bottle holder on Kathy\u2019s bike. I\u2019m using hers while mine is getting tweaked up.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-7mQZPHQ\/0\/49476a62\/M\/2020071721145966--5935093618524024353-IMG_7829-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On my ride this evening, the seat started to swivel. That\u2019s never good. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-KHBZMGR\/0\/f9747004\/M\/2020071721145966-8994831210721348713-IMG_8908_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll keep a tool in my bike bag from now on. <\/p>\n<p>I transported squirrel number 132 today. I pretty much take one every day. It never ends but it does keep the population lower which is what I want. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-mgVxTc5\/0\/a69eff03\/M\/2020071721145966-2725242631390871822-IMG_7830-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-cPsVmtB\/0\/cc44f5ad\/M\/2020071721145966-4536092802650670748-IMG_7831-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While riding my bike, I went through all the scripture and poetry that I\u2019ve memorized. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-qQzcHNW\/0\/0d5c0da6\/M\/2020071721145966-6463507396129219993-IMG_7832-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Powerful clouds this evening.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Raccoon--Grand-girls--Buck--7-17\/i-xZ2BzBc\/0\/a1b5055f\/M\/2020071721145966--7419005985031780583-IMG_7833-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tim A. Cummins<br \/>\n770-490-1668<br \/>\nWhirlwindmissions.org<br \/>\nWhirlwindtim@Gmail.com<br \/>\nTimacummins@ Twitter &#038; Facebook<br \/>\nVerbalSurgery.com. Podcasts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, I worked on my Roomba. I changed the battery, replaced the whisk, the rollers and the filter, and gave it a thorough cleaning. It\u2019s working again! This morning, I studied Spanish and did my brain training. I went outside and for the third day I found my trashcan lid on the ground. 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