Last night I took a Zopiclona and went to bed at 11pm, got up once at 5am, finally waking/getting up at 7am.
After breakfast I went
back to bed at 8am, rested my eyes but don’t think I slept, and got up at 9:30.
Teresa left a few minutes later for an emergency trip to the finca. I understand
there was another landslide that has to be taken care of and I will be on my
own for lunch.
I left the apt at 10am,
walked my usual route then cut through La Buena Mesa to Eduardo Madrid
bakery. I wanted to order 3 English muffins but the saleslady said I had to
order at least 6. I ordered 6 and they will be ready after 1pm tomorrow. She
said they are open until 4pm. I returned to the apt at 11am.
After my cooldown I went
to take a shower – no hot water. I changed the 2-D batteries in the on-demand
heater and I was back in business.
I left the apt at 1pm and
walked to Salpi Jugos for a Cesar salad. As the waiter guided me to a
table in back I noticed Charles Turner sitting at a side table. I joined him as
he was finishing a large fruit salad. We chatted for the first time in a long
time. I had my usual salad and a mango juice.
From there I went to Parva
where I had a café con leche while catching up on some news. I received a call
from someone asking for Teresa Alzate. In my broken Spanish I told them Teresa
was my wife and would it be okay if she called back later. It started raining
lightly so I quickly packed up and walked back to the apt.
Jose called me to tell me
he won’t be able to meet for chess tomorrow. I told him I wanted to ask him tomorrow
about what I’ve been reading - that foreigners here will now be paying more for
their health insurance – approximately 5% of their social security payments. He
told me he’s now struggling with that exact problem. Apparently, the government
isn’t very helpful with explaining and implementing it.
It looks like Biden is
going to win the presidency with exactly 270 electoral votes. Of course, Trump will
challenge that. (poor sport that he is.)
I finished season 2 of Bosch
on Medellin TV.
Teresa called the number I
gave her then she informed me that Puro
Cuero would bring our new dining room table tomorrow.
We had more rain on and
off throughout the evening.
The
US has 9,330,572 ð 9,415,620 ð 9,571,938 coronavirus cases
with 231,100+ ð 231,900+ ð 234,100+ deaths.
Per
Medellin Guru, as of this afternoon Colombia has a total of 1,093,256 ð 1,099,392 ð 1,108,084 cases with 32,013 deaths. Medellin has
99,977 ð 100,702 ð 101,819 cases, an increase of 1,117 from November 3rd
to 4th. Envigado has a total of 7,800 cases, an increase of 127 from
November 3rd to 4th. New infections are increasing again.
Joke of
the day
A man is driving down a deserted stretch of
highway when he notices a sign out of the corner of his eye. It reads:
SISTERS OF ST. NORTON
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
10 MILES
He thinks it was just a figment of his
imagination and drives on without a second thought. Soon he sees another sign
which says:
SISTERS OF ST. NORTON
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
5 MILES
Suddenly, he begins to realize that these signs
are for real. Then he drives past a third sign saying:
SISTERS OF ST, NORTON
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
NEXT RIGHT
His curiosity gets the best of him and he pulls
into the drive. On the far side of the parking lot is a somber stone building
with a small sign next to the door reading: SISTERS OF ST. NORTON.
He climbs the steps and rings the bell. The
door is answered by a nun in a long black habit who asks,
"What may we do for you, my
son?"
He answers, "I saw your signs along the
highway, and was interested in possibly doing business."
"Very well, my son. Please follow me."
He is led through many winding passages and is
soon quite disoriented. The nun stops at a closed door, and tells the
man,
"Please knock on this door."
He does as he is told and the door is answered
by another nun in a long habit, holding a tin cup. This nun instructs, "Please
place $50 in the cup, then go through the large wooden door at the end of this
hallway."
He gets $50 out of his wallet and places it in
the second nun's cup. He trots eagerly down the hall and slips through the
door, pulling it shut behind him. As the door locks behind him, he finds
himself back in the parking lot, facing another small sign:
GO IN PEACE
YOU HAVE JUST BEEN
SCREWED
BY THE SISTERS OF
ST. NORTON
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