Update

 I enjoyed talking to the guys who came over yesterday. I hope they enjoy reading my book. They offered to pay and I appreciated it. One of the guys was in my class at Watooka Day School (he reminded me). We talked about some of our old classmates. I told him he might enjoy my poem about the school. The boys are into shipping. They go to NY a lot to drop off items for shipping.

Watooka Day School was very international. We learned phonics. We used foreign textbooks, and so on. Even the design seemed international (with swings, and so on). I wonder how many of my old classmates hold international positions.

Claudia came up. Isn't it interesting that I ran into another Claudia much later in life? There was a Claudia in my UG economics class.

Pain

 I am in pain today. I am resting right now but I do plan to work on my stories later. The life of a writer.

I thought of one of my emergency room visits in NY many years ago. That time, the ambulance took me to the hospital for a medical professional to treat the cut on my lip (after a fall on the sidewalk). Sewing/stitching my lip was necessary. I had trouble sitting still for the medical professional to do his job. I wanted him to rub on something substantial to numb the pain. He did not have that. Another memory of New York.

Free conversion tool

 Just recently, I needed to convert a video in mp4 format to mp3. I searched for free tools to do this. I tried Free Convert. The tool performed the two conversions I needed in less than 5 minutes. The audio files provided at the end of the process were very good.

I was pleased. I would buy them a coffee. 

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Extensive experience

 I was online trying things on the internet for years and years. I mentioned in a previous post that I sometimes respond to public calls such as Global Bible Month. You may know that I try out new services (websites, tools, and so on), including new features and ways of doing things. I write about these experiences from time to time. Here are two examples of my trying out things: 

* I tested new video functionality from Twitter many years ago. It is recorded here: https://youtube.com/shorts/cv1ISzve2HQ?si=pycKa5iOK5f7zW-a. (I recorded the video at the New Carrollton library, in New Carrollton, Maryland. Back then, I used the library a whole lot. I remember Angelita even agreed to meet me there to conplete our presentation.)

* I tested Skype in Gainesville, Florida. See: https://youtu.be/JqLqq6kmd5U?si=cEzuUcjLbgEm7xSV. (After this, one of my school friends Dawn used Skype to call me in that lab.)

I have a whole lot of internet accounts. I sign up for email accounts too. It is amazing that I got my Gmail (Google) account when signing up for gmail was limited to certain institutions.

Bible study plan

 The Global Bible Month is going well. See my YouTube Playlist. I thought of other verses to add to the study plan I am following. For example, there is that verse I used in the past on why it is best to trust in God: Jeremiah 17:7-8. A modified reading plan may be the result. I also wish to write on why God is bigger and better (than one's troubles). God sometimes carries (reminds me of the Footprints poem I saw/read a whole lot during my childhood), God can open doors, and so on. I will decide what to do at the end of the month.

Update

 I decided to participate in the Global Bible Month. I am using YouTube - a playlist, collection of videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMBf9DCUdDmY&si=-4A9fX9chLd3B9KC. I sometimes respond to such public calls. I respond to prompts. A post reminded me that I started this in 2017. (See: https://moorefo1personal77.blogspot.com/2017/06/back-at-school-currently-in-md.html?m=1).

I am also working on spreading the word about my talks and preparing. Making Lemonade from Lemons is related to Overcoming Adversity. I have ideas to add to the sea of information on Overcoming Adversity. I am known as someone who went through a lot.

More: https://www.onlinepsychologydegree.info/15-inspiring-ted-talks-on-overcoming-challenges/

Proud author on National Author's Day

From social media accounts...

It is National Author's Day

Books that reminisce about childhood are very important. My book is one of them. I am beyond excited that I am a published author of a childhood book! Thank you to family members who were supporting me from the inception.

My book:
Growing Up In The Town of Linden
https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Up-Town-Linden-Fahmi/dp/1837948542

Go to https://fahmeenaodetta.com/category/firstpublishedbook/ to view more about the book.