Monday, March 30, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, took a while to fall asleep, got up once at 3:15 fell back asleep quickly, woke up at 5am and got up at 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 8,450 steps yesterday and last night I slept for only 3 hours and 49 minutes. So far, I feel okay.

I left the apt at 8:45 and found Smartfit as busy as usual. I had to change the order of my routine and the Abdominal Crunch machine was still out of order. Despite all the walking I did on Saturday and Sunday I still was able to complete 21 minutes on the treadmill.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for 90 minutes, stopped in Eduardo Madrid and bought a sleeve of 6 poppy seed bagels then stopped in Ara to buy a few groceries before returning to the apt.

We made broccoli and cheese soup for lunch. If I didn’t mention it before, Teresa believes she left out the harina (flour) the previous time when the recipe didn’t turn out so well. This time it was delicious.

I had a 30-minute nap after lunch but didn’t go out because it felt like it would start raining soon even though it didn’t. ☹

I watched the news, The Week Night, and The Rachel Maddow Show on MS NOW then finished my book, Ken Follett’s Whiteout on my Kindle and borrowed John Grisham’s The Runaway Jury (1966).

 

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Sunday, March 29, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 2am, fell back asleep quickly, woke up at 6:15 and got up at 6:45. Finally, eight hours sleep.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,476 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 4 hours and 21 minutes. So far I feel good.

It’s 10am and we’re dressed for Santafe de

We left the apt at 10:30 and walked to the Ayura metro station. I added 50mil to my Civica card then we had a 5-minute wait for a train. (Sundays there are fewer riders so they have less trains running with fewer cars.) We got off at Caribe and walked the block long ramp to Terminal Norte. Downstairs we got in a fairly long line for a bus. Teresa talked to a man standing nearby and I guess made an arrangement for a colectivo to take us to Santafe de Antioquia for 30mil per person. He led us, and another couple, to his private car packed in back. His face was messed up like he’d been in an accident and I didn’t care for his driving. He went 80kph even when the speed limit lowered to 60, 40 or for a minute 30. Once he tried passing a truck in a no passing zone but was soon encountered by two motorcycles. Luckily we arrived safely next to the main park after a ride of just over an hour.

As soon as we stepped out of the car we were reminded of how HOT Santafe is. (Note to self: wear sandals here!)

Teresa asked if I remembered where the restaurant is we like and I said, “yes”, and guided us straight there. I call it Jumanji, after the movie, but that’s not exactly correct.

All the inside tables were taken but one I could see they were finished eating. (It’s a good thing we didn’t wait for it because later they had dessert.) We went outside and took a side table but it became apparent we would soon be in the sun. we moved under a large umbrella table but soon Teresa spotted an area on the other side of the plaza with fans. We moved there and it was much more tolerable than under the umbrella. Teresa had salmon and I the chicken breast.

I also had a limonada de coco and she a cold beer. We were in no hurry to leave and she started working on a purse and had another beer and I a Coke.

We left and walked to the other side of the park and I tried to guide her using google maps to a hotel named Casa Bixa Boutique which was supposedly the nicest in Santafe. Teresa stopped and asked a woman for directions and she ended up sending us to a secondary hotel. (Ask a poor person for a hotel recommendation and they’re not going to be recommending the best hotel in town.) So we saw that hotel – nothing special. Then I led her to mine and it only has 4 rooms so I guess that’s why it’s considered “boutique”.

At each hotel Teresa inquired about availability this coming week but they were full for Samana Santa (aka holy week).

I asked her if she wanted ice cream at the place we’ve been to before and she agreed. It was a 3 ½ block walk to the café next to Hotel Mariscal Robledo. They didn’t have strictly ice cream but after Teresa was told they didn’t have diet ice cream I ordered a slice of hot apple pie with a generous amount of vanilla ice cream. Teresa liked it so much she suggested we order another which I did.

From there we walked back to the church and down the hill. Just before we crossed the street to the bus station a bus pulled up in front of us and a guy got out and yelled, “Medellin”. We got on and it was 20,000 pesos per person and it was air conditioned and even had a restroom in back. The trip back to Medellin was 2 hours due to heavy traffic near the city but I got in a 30-minute nap on the way.

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We returned to Envigado by metro and taxi and Teresa suggested we stop at McDonald’s. (I think she was too tired to make anything.) I ordered a Big Mac for myself and the usual McNifica for Teresa. She was bitterly disappointed her burger didn’t have cheese and refused to it. I didn’t know if it was my mistake because I didn’t ask to add cheese as I assumed it would be included. Teresa talked to one of the workers and they made a fresh burger for her with cheese.

Teresa called someone and when we left we caught a taxi at the street to take us near the cultural center where Teresa paid 30,000 pesos for one of her purses that had been finished. We returned to the apt and it being 8pm I started my pre-sleep routine.

 

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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 2:15, woke up at 5:15 and got up at 6am.

I discussed my sleep progress with ChatGPT and Tuesday night I’m going to reduce my zopiclona to ¾ tablet.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 1,010 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 4 hours and 10 minutes. Well, so far I feel good.

I took a Didi to Daniel’s Barbershop for 8,000 pesos. I arrived a few minutes early but he finished with another customer a few minutes after 9am. He told me he has another gringo client named Dave Anderson. While we were finishing up another gringo came in. Daniel asked how he was and he said, in English, “I’m in pain”. I asked where he’s from and he said, “Florida. But in June when cryptocurrency goes where it should I’m moving to Dubai”. I asked him if that isn’t too close to Iran and he said not to worry the war will be over by April 13^th. He then said that Trump is the greatest president ever but some people don’t like him. I told him I’m one of them and my opinion is he’s our worst president ever. He didn’t have anything to say after that. As I was leaving, I could see he had a lot of difficulty moving around and my parting words were “good luck”.

I found a little shortcut to Todo Drogas but I probably won’t use it again because I had to walk downhill a bit and then climb stairs to get back up to calle 37sur. I bought 5 medications for 223,200 ($61) and surprisingly one was zopiclona. Still I’m planning on weaning myself of it but at least now I have some insurance.

I stopped at the copy center where I had my latest games with Jose printed.

I continued on to La Buena Mesa where I had a latte outside Ganso y Castor. Teresa called and informed me she was going to Parque Envigado to have her purse finished then we’ll meet back at the apt around noon to go to Santafe mall for lunch.

Somebody told Teresa that traffic would be horrible today so she asked me to have lunch in Asados Rogelio and bring her a to-go order. Instead, we left the apt at 1pm and took a Didi to Santafe mall for 12,500 pesos.

We had lunch in Olivia’s; salmon for Teresa and mixed lasagna for me

 and we shared a bottle of water for a total of 127,069 pesos ($34.50).

She went to see if she could find something in Zara to cash out her 3 gift cards while I went down to Valentina’s and had a latte. She returned an hour later and sold one of her purses

 for 140,000 pesos to the waitress who had ordered it. An obvious rainstorm came through and it got noticeably colder. Marcos sent me these photos:

 he stubbed his toe when he was in Arizona and finally went to the clinic here and it’s broken. We left at 4pm, bought a new container of glue in Dollar City and across the street caught a nearly empty bus back to Envigado.

The plan tomorrow is to go Santafe de Antioquia and check out their hotels. If it’s raining then plan B is to see Project Hail Mary (8.5) in a theater.

 

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Friday, March 27, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, took about 20 minutes to fall asleep, got up once at midnight, woke up at 5:15 gave up falling back asleep at 6am and got up to start my day.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,389 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 4 hours and 32 minutes.

Jeannie responded that she’ll save me a seat at the baptism in hopes that I make it.

It’s a cold rainy morning and the rain still hadn’t stopped by the time I was ready to leave for the gym at 8:30 so I skipped it for today. The rain didn’t stop until about 9:30 but by then I had already done my backup exercises with my dumbbell.

After lunch a thunderstorm cake through so I ended up not getting out at all today.

Teresa finished the purse she made for the waitress in Valentina’s; now she just has to have the guts (lining and zipper) put inside.

 

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Thursday, March 26, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 9:45, fell asleep quickly, woke up at 4am, gave up falling back asleep at 4:45 and got up and started my day.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,186 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 3 hours and 46 minutes.

I met Marcos at Olivenza at 9:30 for coffee. I exchanged my remaining 140 Euros for Colombian Pesos. They leave about this time next month for Madrid. He informed me this girlfriend will be walking the dog from now on because he's afraid of falling and breaking a hip. He turns 75 in September.

Marcos left at 10:15 and I moved down the hall to Peccato where I had a latte while going over my Fitbit manual. I learned that what ChatGPT thought was counting levels climbed are really Active Zone Minutes earned based on how long your cardio is in peak zones.

Annie James

I left at 11:15 and stopped in Mercado Madrid and bought a few groceries before returning to the apt.

I left at 2pm and had a latte in Gardenia. About 3:30 it got cloudy and windy and suddenly at 4pm the waitresses all came out and grabbed stuff like menus and napkins off the tables. That’s when I figured they knew something I didn’t so I paid and left in a few raindrops. Right after I got back to the apt it was a downpour.

I sent an email to Jeannie explaining our decision not to go to Boston this year because of the war and the resultant increase in prices including airfare. Also, that I hope to catch a less expensive seat at the last minute.

It was a couple hours before the storm passed and I was able to reconnect the television and watch some news before starting my pre-sleep reading routine.

 

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 2am, woke up at 4:45am, gave up falling back asleep at 5:30 and got up and started my day.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,917 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 4 hours and 15 minutes. I need to read that manual to better understand these readings.

I left the apt at 8:30 and found Smartfit busier than usual. I had to change the order of my routine but at least didn’t have to wait for anyone. I completed the treadmill finishing 21 minutes at 6kmh with a heart rate of 125bpm. The Abdominal Crunch machine was out of order again, same as Monday.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for about 90 minutes before returning to the apt.

I checked my blog and my last appointment with ophthalmologist Dr. Catalina Montoya was September 23, 2021.

I left the apt at 2:30 and took a Didi to Clinica de Oftalmologia Sandiego for 20,200 pesos. I arrived by 3pm for my 3:45 appointment, went up to his 7^th floor office (705) and peeked in. The waiting room of about 10 seats was full and a few others were standing at the door. I went down the hall to the main waiting room and killed 30 minutes by reading the Fitbit manual on my Kindle. At 3:30 I returned to the office, presented my cedula at the desk then took a seat. I was allowed in back (Consultario 1) at 3:45 and was interviewed by an optometrist that spoke some English. She completed a questionnaire and a visual exam then put drops in my eyes to dilate my pupils and sent me back to the waiting room.

I resigned my game against Saul19780, lowering my rating to 1522.

Twenty minutes later I was allowed in to Consultario 3 to see the Ophthalmologist. He was an old man … but not older than me. 😊I mentioned Dr. Catalina Montoya and he informed me she retired. His English was worse than the optometrist’s but we muddled along. Bottom line, there is something he doesn’t like about my left eye, something to do with pressure, so he wrote up an order for additional tests. The appointment will be Tuesday, April 7^th at 8:45am.

I paid 360,000 pesos for the appointment and went down to the main lobby. I confirmed with a rep at the billing area that I would be able to pay for my upcoming tests with a credit card and the cost of the two tests will be 177,000 pesos for the “Campo Visual” and 396,000 pesos for the “Tomografia Optica Coherente”. That’s a total of 573,000 pesos ($155).

While waiting for my Didi I observed a mother eating an ice cream cone and her 3-year old daughter yelling, “da me helado”. 😊

Traffic was horrible, over an hour to get back to Envigado. Teresa called and we agreed to meet in Chiclayo. Traffic was down to one lane by Smartfit so I got out at Gardenia and walked the last two blocks which was faster than the cars were going. Even though I had paid 34,200 pesos for the ride, I tipped Luis another 20,000 pesos, which probably blew his mind.

Teresa and I had their Peruvian chicken and rice and she had an aromatica and I just a glass of cold water, no ice. The total check came to 102,900 pesos and I paid with cash. We stopped in Ara for a couple items on the way back to the apt.

It was now about 8:45 so I started my pre-sleep routine with pills and reading and went to bed at 9:45.

 

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 11:30, again at 4:30 finally waking/getting up at 6:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,109 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 29 minutes.

At 7am a drizzle started. ☹ At 7:15 I warned Jose I might have a problem getting a car. I didn’t but traffic was a little heavy and I arrived at Unicentro 5 minutes before opening for 26,000 pesos. I bought a banana at the fruit cart and had a short wait to enter the mall.

I went upstairs and took a short video showing Cine Colombia, Shake n Shack, Smartfit and Zonafit. The later is where i can purchase Creatine powder in the future.

Jose arrived a few minutes later and we ordered breakfast. I had my usual French toast with scrambled eggs and again today I remembered to bring my Canadian maple syrup. When it came time to pay, Jose couldn’t find his debit card. He had made an ATM withdrawal previously and must have left it in the machine. He hustled downstairs and luckily a security guard had turned it in to the Information desk.

I moved to our usual location but when Jose arrived he informed me the restroom was closed due to a burst pipe so we moved to our old location at the other end of the food court.

On our game days I’ve been buying a bottle of water in the restaurant to drink during my games but today the one they gave me was “con gas”, in other words, “carbonated”. After one sip I threw away the rest.

The first game ended in 37 moves with an absolute agreed up draw.

In the second game I made it very difficult for Jose to protect his king by castling and the computer later said I had a “decisive advantage” when on the 31^st move I blundered a rook and immediately resigned. ☹

It was 1:30 when I ordered a Didi to take me to Viva Envigado for 18,600 pesos. The driver dropped me off at the main entrance and I went up to Pergamino and had the granola with yogurt and fruits. I think the couple next to me were speaking Russian.

I went down to the banking area and made an ATM withdrawal.

I went down to the main level and had a latte in Urbania.

With the help of ChatGPT, I figured out that the meaning of one of the Fitbit symbols is the number of flights of stairs I’ve climbed but I don’t believe the number they posted today – 24.

Teresa called and asked me to buy her green apples and dishwashing liquid in Exito.

I left at 4pm and bought what she requested plus a large carton of eggs and returned to the apt by taxi.

Kelly was supposed to come give Teresa a massage but she called and said she won’t be coming because she’s having some problem with her eyes.

With the help of ChatGPT I used Amazon’s Send to Kindle feature to transfer the 70-page Fitbit manual to my Kindle. 😊 I just have to be careful with the timing because once I exit a book I’ve borrowed that’s whose loan has expired, the book will no longer be available and I’d have to check it out again.

 

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Monday, March 23, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 2:30, finally waking/getting up at 5:45.

The street is wet so we must have gotten some rain overnight.

Today is a holiday – Saint Joseph’s Day.

According to my Fitbit, I got in7,156 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 4 hours and 19 minutes.

I left the apt at 8:30 and found Smartfit not very busy. The Abdominal Crunch machine was out of order but I completed the other machines without any problem. I intended to do 21 minutes on the treadmill finishing at 6kph but got a pain in my right groin area at the 9 ½ minute mark so I decreased the speed to 5.5 kph and finished the 21 minutes.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for about 90 minutes before returning to the apt. We had a downpour at 3pm that lasted a few minutes.

I ordered a Fitbit Inspire 3 Elastic Nylon Loop Band, Breathable Replacement Strap from Fintie for $8.99 to be sent to my ship forwarder in Florida.

Annie James “eating” applesauce on her own:

I hung around the apt the rest of the day, watching TV and reading.

I finished Ken Follett’s The Hammer of Eden on my Kindle.

 

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Sunday, March 22, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm (still raining), fell asleep quickly, got up once at 11:30, finally waking/getting up at 5:30 but Fitbit says I only slept 4 hours and 19 minutes. ☹

I left the apt at 8:15 and walked to Sao Paulo Plaza. In Olivenza I ordered calentao with scrambled eggs and a latte. Glenn with Bianca arrived a few minutes later. His cardiologist gave him some new medicine. He asked me to see if Pricemart had a particular brand of cottage cheese.

He left at 10:30 and I left soon after. I stopped in Be Good and bought a container of kefir for 30,000 pesos before returning to the apt.

Teresa returned at 1pm with this dead bird she found in the porteria.

If we were in the States I would say this is a Cardinal but who knows what it’s called here.

We left at 2pm and took a Didi to El Correo for 12,400 pesos. Teresa had the chicken breast with a baked potato and a Coke and I had their ribs with BBQ sauce and fries and a Coke. 

The total check was 227,150 pesos ($67) and I tipped our attentive waiter another 20,000 pesos. A man came by selling something and I gave him the last 2 ribs that I had kept to-go.

We left at 3:45 and took a Didi to Pricesmart for 10,100 pesos.

We were both upset they didn’t have our turkey breast, the main item we came for. Teresa found a pair of chair pads for 60mil, one as her work chair and the other for my desk. They didn’t have my Canadian maple syrup so I bought a large container of Mrs. Butterworth’s. At least they had the Johnsonville breakfast sausage so I’ll have some protein on gym mornings. The total came to 797,229 pesos ($216) and we returned to the apt by taxi for 16,000 pesos.

These are Teresa’s latest finished purses:

That Kefir is thick stuff; really difficult to get out of the container.

I watched the end of the St. John vs Kansas basketball game that preceded 60 Minutes, then some news, read some, and went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, took a while to fall asleep, got up once during the night, again at 4:45, couldn’t fall back asleep so I got up at 5:30. ☹

According to my new Fitbit I only slept 3 hours and 58 minutes. ☹ Not sure what it’s trying to tell me.

I returned to bed at 6:30 and slept until 7:30 when I was awakened by my alarm.

I walked to the mall and recycled a battery, bought a package of 2 small superglues in Home Center and took a seat in Urbania where I had a latte for about 90 minutes. I agreed to a draw with chesswiz98 and left about 11am. I stopped in Exito and bought a few things before returning to the apt by taxi.

Teresa called about 1pm and asked me to meet her for lunch in El Pastelito. I stopped in Eduardo Madrid and returned a couple plastic containers for them to reuse and continued on to the restaurant. MT was with her, using her cane for the first time.

There was a line so Teresa suggested we go to El Correo in Provenza. I ordered a Didi but after 10 minutes the line disappeared and Teresa asked me to cancel our ride, which I did. We took an outside table but we were partially in the sun so we moved inside. We had the typical menu of the day for a total of 60,000 pesos.

They returned to Casa de Cultura and I went down the block to F!ka where I had a latte and went over my chess notes. I’ve been to this café before, it’s obviously a repurposed house. Upstairs they have a few tables and others downstairs in what’s is obviously a garage, still with the rolling garage door. A group of 8-10 men and women were having some type of meeting and I took a seat nearby.

Teresa called at 4pm and asked me to meet them outside the cultural center. I did and she motioned me inside, they had music coming from somewhere that Teresa informed me was from the 1920s.

We walked to a busy Eduardo Madrid bakery and had to wait for a table. It only had two seats so I had to wait another 20 minutes or so for a chair for myself. I bought a 6-pak of poppy seed bagels as my last muffin will be tomorrow. It started raining and we waiting until almost 6pm for it to stop. Teresa fluffed down a taxi to take MT home and then us.

Teresa is going to meet someone at 11am tomorrow to finish her purses so I’m going to have breakfast with Glenn.

I watched some news then read some from my book.

A downpour started about 8:30 and was still raining when I went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Friday, March 20, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, took a long time to fall asleep, got up once at 2:45, seemed like I couldn’t fall back asleep but maybe I just slept lightly, finally getting up at 5:30. ChatGPT reports this is normal as my body acclimates to the new magnesium and half Benadryl.

This morning Teresa is going to El Heuco with Najely (sp?) for more material to make purses and bracelets.

I left the apt at 8:30 and found Smartfit pretty busy. I had to change the order of my routine a couple times but finished the treadmill with a heartrate of 124bpm.

On my way to Ganso y Castor they had the northbound lane of Avenida Poblado closed and under construction with two-way traffic on the southbound side.

A worker confirmed this is for the Metro Plus but she had no idea what year buses will be running. 😉

I bought a banana from across the aisle and had a latte taking my time as I believe I’ll be having lunch on my own today.

I left at 11am, bought a bag of milk in Ara and returned to the apt.

Teresa called at noon and informed me I’ll be having lunch on my own. She suggested Asados Rogelio. Right!

I left the apt at 1:45, stopped at the Bancolombia kiosk and printed a few chess games and continued on to Biftek

where I took an inside table. On the other side of the room was a large table that had finished eating then started playing some type of card game.

I ordered their Biftek Burger, an order of fries and a Coke.

The burger was okay but as usual in Colombia a little messy to eat.

I moved to Los Porteños and had a latte and started to go through the chess games I just had printed.

I left at 5pm and returned to the apt.

Teresa made some noise about going out – first she wanted me to go to Chiclayo and bring back food for her, no thanks. As usual, nothing came of it and I just had an apple for supper.

I ordered a package of 8 bamboo purse handles from Amazon for Teresa’s purse making. I also added 3 small pill containers and of course Amazon had to split the order. ☹

I got my Fitbit set up but at one point it displayed something in Spanish and ChatGPT suggested I reinstall the app but I think I’ll wait on that.

I watched some news then continued reading in my book.

 

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 3:15, seemed like I couldn’t fall back asleep but maybe I just finally slept lightly, finally getting up at 6:30.

I discussed my sleep results with ChatGPT and it said the most important thing is how I feel later in the 10am-11am period, so we’ll see.

I met Marcos at Tostao at 9:30. He handed over the Fitbit Inspire 3 I had purchased from Amazon and had sent to his address in Arizona. I gave him 50 Euros to pay for the two nut bars he’s going to buy for Teresa while they are in Madrid next month. 

I have another 90 Euros he might want to exchange for pesos.

We adjourned by 10:15 and I went to Otra Parte for coffee. It took a few minutes but I finally figured out they don’t open until noon. 😊

I left at 11:15 and stopped in Ara and bought chicken breasts but they didn’t have the Alpina butter she requested.

For lunch we made cheese broccoli soup again. This time it came out much better. She thinks she forgot to add the flour last time.

After lunch I tried taking a nap but couldn’t sleep because of the jackhammers across the street.

Teresa gave me detailed instructions for 2 rolls of tape she wanted me to purchase at one of three stores 2 blocks from Parque Envigado.

I left the apt at 2pm and followed google maps directions to VitaminFit at Carrera 41 #35sur-28, around the corner from Comfama. 

I found Nutricost Magnesium Glycinate for 127,000 pesos.

More details: 250 grams per container, 210 mg/serving, 135 servings. Unflavored, powder.

I told them I’ll have to talk to my brother to see if it’s the correct product for me.

I continued 2 blocks east of Parque Envigado and entered what looked like the correct store for Teresa’s tape. I showed them samples of the colors Teresa wanted and understood they had a roll of one but not the other. I put Teresa on the phone to talk to the sales woman but in the end she decided to forgo any purchase.

I walked a few blocks to a bakery I had frequented before and had a latte and a glass of ice water. I sent ChatGPT the details for the magnesium product I found and was told that’s exactly what I need.

I returned to the store and bought the container for 127,000 pesos cash. I asked for a receipt so I would have a copy of their address but they didn’t have one. Neither did they have a business card so I added their information to my Addresses to Remember on my cellphone. The rep gifted me this candy bar:

I returned to the apt and was tired from my long walk.

I started setting up my Fitbit Inspire 3: charging the battery, pairing it with my cellphone, and entering some of my personal information.

It looks like a good movie has finally come to Viva Envigado, rated 8.5

At 7pm a downpour started but after half an hour it tapered off to just raindrops.

For supper I ate one of the two ears of corn I purchased in Ara the other day. Not bad, but not what I’d call sweet corn.

I found this video on Instagram of Jeannie with Annie playing to the music of The Shoop Shoop Song. https://www.instagram.com/stories/jeannie.and/3856670524894368576?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=bzR0ajdkOWt4cmMy

I watched some news and read from my Kindle.

At 8pm I took ½ a scoop of magnesium glycinate with a glass of water.

At 10pm I took ½ a Benadryl and a Zopiclona and went to bed.

 

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once during the night, finally waking/getting up at 6:30.

After breakfast, since I had to wait an hour before going to the gym I went for a 40-minute nap but I think I only slept for the last few minutes of it.

I left the apt about 8:45 and it looks like the back sidewalk is done although work is still ongoing on the new curb.

Smartfit was a little busy so I had to alter the order of my routine. My favorite treadmill was taken so I took the third one from the far end. I quickly discovered the heart rate meter didn’t work so I moved to the fourth one. After two minutes on that one I gave up on the heart rate meter working and I moved to the next one. Finally, that one worked and I completed my 10 minutes.

On my way to Ganso y Castor I encountered this water spout.

looks like someone was digging and hit a water line. At least it looked like clean water.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for an hour before returning to the apt.

Now work is being done on the sidewalk on the other side of the street so we’re dealing with jackhammer noise again.

I left the apt at 2pm and stopped at the Bancolombia kiosk to print yesterday’s chess games’ analysis. I continued on to Los Porteños where I ate one of my bags of peanuts with a Coke. (Why does that sound like I ate the bags, not the peanuts?) I went over the games, making notes of a couple places where I could have made stronger moves.

I asked ChatGPT where I could find magnesium glycinate or bisglycinate in Envigado. The first recommendation sounded like it was a small store across the street from Viva Envigado but when I googled the location it was (at least now) a bakery. The second closest place was a small store called Be Good – Mercado Saludable

next to a Body Tech gym behind Clap Burger. I left at 5:45 and walked over there but they didn’t have the type of magnesium I’m looking for.

I returned to La Buena Mesa and took a table in Eduardo Madrid to wait for Teresa, expecting her by 6:30. After more discussion with ChatGPT, it gave me two more locations near Parque Envigado I might check out tomorrow afternoon. Teresa arrived at 6:45, didn’t want anything to eat (they close at 7pm anyway) so we left and stopped at Ara for some groceries before returning to the apt.

I watched some news then read my latest book before going to bed at 10pm.

Tonight, after a few weeks of moving the time I take my Magnesium from 4 hours before bed to 1 ½ - 2 hours before bed, I started reducing my Benadryl to a half dose. We’ll see how sleep goes tonight and how I feel tomorrow.

 

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once during the night, finally waking/getting up at 5:45.

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

By the time I used the restroom and finished my Kegel exercises, Teresa had already left for her early gym class.

For some reason google wouldn’t allow me to enter Blogger so I could post my blog. I’ll try again later.

I took a Didi in heavy traffic to Unicentro for 19,600 pesos, arriving 10 minutes late. The fruit vendor was there so I bought a banana and finished it by the time I entered the mall.

I found Jose waiting for me at our usual table and I handed over the book that contained his new debit card. He thanked me by paying for my breakfast.

We moved to the food court and I had the Black pieces in the first game. As usual he got an attack going but I held on for a draw. It was a 3-hour, 75 move game that ended in a draw.

I had the White pieces in the second game and he again got an attack going but I held on and eventually won in a more reasonable 64 moves.

It was now 2:15 as I ordered a Didi to return me to Envigado for 19,900 pesos. Traffic was heavy but at least it was moving as I arrived at Vivi Envigado.

I went up to the third floor and had lunch at Sarku’s again.

I stopped in the banking area and withdrew 2 million pesos in mixed bills.

It was almost 4pm so I went down to Exito and paid the utility bill of 379,000 pesos, after waiting in line for 25 minutes.

I returned to the apt by taxi.

I had to use a different browser (I chose Chrome) to enter my blog today.

I’ve discovered my TV headphones work fine as long as I recharge them from an electric socket instead of my laptop’s USB port.

I watched some news then read my latest book before going to bed at 10pm.

 

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Monday, March 16, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 9pm, got up once during the night, finally waking/getting up at 5:15.

Happy ½ (6^th month) birthday to Annie James.

Teresa got up at 7am and made breakfast. After, I took a nap for an hour and was awakened by my alarm. I left the apt about 8:30 and found a busy Smartfit. I usually start with two exercises on the Butterfly machine but both were in use and two girls were waiting to use it. ☹ I skipped it and came back later. I completed 20 minutes on the treadmill with a final heart rate of 130bpm.

I forgot to bring a peanut and the house keys but I’m sure Teresa wouldn’t be leaving the apt.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for about an hour, stopped in Ara and bought a package of chicken breasts and lettuce on my way back to the apt.

As I entered the porteria the portero handed me a package. It had Jose’s return address on it so I suspected it was just his book (with his new debit card inside). With Jose’s permission I opened it and it contained his book, my 3 envelopes, and our Christmas presents which consisted of a t-shirt with Girl Grandpa on the front and a picture frame.

I recharged the TV headphones using a different USB port but they still only worked for 3 minutes before the battery died. ☹

We left the apt at 1:30 and MT met us at our porteria in a taxi. We continued on to San Fernando Plaza for 20,000 pesos and went up to Gaes where MT got her hearing aids. I made the second and last payment of 7,299,450 pesos ($1,973) which she will repay by next November. MT went to use their restroom while Teresa and I waited outside. When MT came. out she thanked me and gave me a big hug.

We took a taxi to SantaFe mall and went down to Valentina’s café. Teresa was going to show the purse under construction to the girl who ordered it but she wasn’t working today.

I won a game against Troyclough, increasing my rating to 1525.

MT and I had lattes and Teresa had a granizado coffee and they shared a slice of yogurt cake and I had a slice of carrot cake. The total check came to 91,778 pesos and we left at 6:30 and returned to Envigado by taxi for 20,000 pesos.

Today I charged the headphones with a separate charger instead of the USB port on my computer and they were still working when I went to bed 2 ½ hours later. 😊

 

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