Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 1:45 (still raining), finally waking at 5:15 and getting up at 5:45. Still a light drizzle.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,998 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 41 minutes for a sleep score of 73 and a sleep efficiency of 93%. 😊

I left the apt just before 9and as I entered Smartfit the person at the front desk told me something about 10am. She called over a trainer but his English wasn’t very good. Best I can guess is they will be having a fire drill; I understood “simulacro” but heard a word different than “incendio”. Anyway, I finished my workout including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 123bpm, and was out by 10 minutes to 10am.

I had a latte in Los Porteños for about 45 minutes before returning to the apt.

I left at noon and took a Didi to Mayorca. The car was a BYD electric car so I took the opportunity to ask if the trunk had enough space for 2 suitcases. He replied, “mas or menos”, that it wasn’t very large.

I recycled some old MagicJack cables I don’t use, printed my blood test results, and went upstairs where I met Teresa in Parmessano. She had her usual salmon and a herb juice and I the Cesar salad and a mango juice for 108,822 pesos ($34.50). She told me the salmon she had at Pimentos yesterday was the best she’s every had so she wants to take her mother there.

These are the different flavors of popcorn offered by the local movie theater here.

We went down to Medipiel where Teresa bought some stuff for $279,200 pesos ($88.50).

Down in the basement we caught a taxi back to Envigado.

Teresa got out down the hill from the cultural center while I continued in the taxi to Antonio’s Gelato. I walked around the corner and took a table inside Los Porteños. I completed another page of 12 chess puzzles, getting 4 wrong. I played a 15’10” game, winning in 61 moves. (Actually, I blundered a piece but my opponent didn’t catch it.)

I left at 5pm and returned to the apt.

This is the new store going in next to the Bancolombia kiosk.

Teresa returned from her visit with her mother at 8pm.

This shows the decline in the US Dollar (against the Colombian Peso) since tRump took office.

I watched another episode of Seal Team then The Chris Hayes Show.

I read James Patterson’s short story The Law Student on my Kindle.

 

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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, slept through the night, finally waking/getting up at 5am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,783 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 23 minutes for a sleep score of 75 and a sleep efficiency of 87%. 😊

Teresa got up at 5:30 and made my breakfast before she left for her gym class.

I left the apt at 7:30 and had a latte in Los Porteños while solving 10 chess puzzles, getting 4 wrong. I then played a 15’10” game, winning in 23 moves.

I left at 9:30 and returned to the apt.

Troyclough resigned our game in 14 moves, increasing my rating to 1563.

Teresa and I left the apt at 10:30 and took a Didi to Dann Carlton Belfort arriving just before 11am. Our private driver, Victor Cuartas Alzate (+57 305 403-6844), that Jim had arranged arrived on time. He spoke very good English and had a very spacious all electric car. He said it costs almost literally nothing (500 pesos) to charge it every month. It also came with a 500,000-kilometer, 8-year warranty.

We arrived at La Ceja’s park an hour later. It was much cooler (cold even) as we arrived. I guided them to Pimentos restaurant and we had no trouble getting a table. I had their spaghetti bolognese and a mango juice and Teresa one of their 3 types of salmon.

Jim and Joan had salads and everyone thought their food was delicious. I paid 150,000 pesos for our share of lunch. Outside we stopped in a nearby store where Joan bought a hoodie for 61,000 pesos. It started dripping as they went to explore the park area while Teresa and I cut straight across the park to Candilejas. I had a churro and a latte, that not only was good but very hot. They joined us about half an hour later and Joan had a cookie. We walked down to the bus station and after a short wait were on a bus back to Medellin. They got out at Indiana mall to have a glass of wine in El Correo while we continued on to Medellin. (Our next scheduled meetup will be Thursday night at Barrio Sur to watch the Bears game.) At Exposiciones station we quickly caught a taxi back to Envigado.

Teresa returned to the apt and I went next door to Ara and bought milk and a few red apples.

I watched another episode of Seal Team then The Chris Hayes Show.

I finished reading James Patterson’s Cross the Line (Alex Cross #24) on my Kindle.   

It was still raining when I went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Monday, October 19, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 3:15, finally waking/getting up at 6:15am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,783 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 31 minutes for a sleep score of 84 and a sleep efficiency of 94%. 😊

Last night I had my university dream again, I guess because I had an hour of REM sleep.

Annie James

Google took a selfie of me for security purposes. Boy, was that view scary. ☹

I had a short nap after breakfast then left the apt at 9am and found Smartfit not as busy as usual. I completed my workout including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 117 bpm. I had a latte in Los Porteños for an hour, stopped at Eduardo Madrid and purchased 6 sesame seed bagels for 21,600 pesos before returning to the apt.

I left the apt at 12:30 and took a Didi with Andres for 20,800 pesos. He spoke good English, is married to a Hawaiian, has a US Visitor Visa and is in the process of getting a green card.

I arrived at Museo de Antioquia just after 1pm and Jim and Joan were at the entrance waiting for me. We were walking a few blocks away on our way to Versailles Café when suddenly Joan didn’t feel well. We walked to Hotel Nutibarra where Jim ordered a Didi. We dropped Joan off at the hotel then Jim and I continued on to Philly Steaks in Manila. Strange, but Philly Steaks was closed and there was an official sign on the door stating it would be closed for the first 4 days this week. I guided Jim down the block to Hacienda Manila where Teresa and I had breakfast once before. Jim had some Mexican dish over an arepa while I had their small lentil soup and a limonada de coco.

My lunch cost me 40,207 pesos. We walked 3 ½ blocks away where Jim showed me hotel The Cut which had a Pergamino café inside. He left and I had a latte but it wasn’t very hot so I only had 2 swallows. I left at 3:45, walked up to Ave Poblado (saw 2 guys playing chess on a small board), and quickly caught a bus back to Envigado.

I watched a few more episodes of Seal Team on Netflix.

Esmeralda came over for a while this evening.

At 8:15 I started my pre-sleep reading routine going to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Sunday, October 18, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at midnight, woke up again at 3:15, was awake including 30-45 minutes reading until 4:30, finally waking/getting up at 6:45am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,553 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 39 minutes for a sleep score of 80 and a sleep efficiency of 77%. 😊

I left the apt at 9am, walked to Viva Envigado, recycled a battery, then took a seat in Urbania. I had a latte while completing another page of 12 chess puzzles, getting only 2 wrong. Jim and Joan arrived about 11am and had a quick coffee. We went upstairs to the banking area and I showed them I have no problem making a withdrawal with my debit card from a Davivienda ATM. They then tried and it worked for them also.

They looked in Exito for frozen hash browns to show Teresa but didn’t find them. We took a taxi to Ara where they bought potatoes, wine and a couple other things. I bought olive oil and sugar. We returned to the apt just in time for the beginning of the Bears game. Joan showed Teresa how to make hash browns with cheese and onion and we all had a taste and it was very tasty. The Chicago Bears beat the Atlanta Falcons 31-23. Their next game is on Thursday and then the next on Monday so we’ll have a couple Sundays we can go to El Retiro.

Jim and Joan left about 2pm and we’ll meet up again tomorrow in Plaza Botero for lunch.

I left at 3:30 and walked to La Buena Mesa where I had the regular smash burger with fries and a Coke in Blue’ Smash Brgr (sic). The burgers are good 😊 but I can’t stand their rap music. ☹

I left at 5pm and stopped in Antonio’s Gelato and bought a half liter of pistachio gelato before returning to the apt.

I watched most of 60 Minutes, with minor buffering, on CBS Chicago.

Annie James video

I got a draw vs Troyclough lowering my rating to 1559.

 

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Saturday, October 17, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, seemed like it took a while to fall asleep (because of the Coke?), got up once at 4:15, finally waking/getting up at 6:45am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,607 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 37 minutes for a sleep score of 82 and a sleep efficiency of 90%. 😊

I guess I slept better than I thought.

Wednesday’s swim lesson with Annie James.

Chesswiz98 resigned our game on the 23^rd move, increasing my rating to 1564.

I left the apt at 9:30 and walked to the mall. I recycled two large plastic containers, withdrew 2,000,000 pesos (all 50s) from the ATM outside Exito, then paid the epm bill.

I had a latte in Urbania for an hour then stopped in a very busy Exito looking for a few things Teresa requested. I was only partially successful finding them then got in a long line at the Express counter.

I returned to the apt by taxi. On the way I saw construction in progress at McDonald’s. It looks like they’re creating second payment & pickup windows.

After lunch Teresa didn’t want me to go out for coffee so I just hung around the apt and finished season 2 of Seal Team.

At 6:30 I ordered a Didi to take us to the Dann Carlton where we met Jim & Joan on the 19^th floor revolving restaurant Giratorio. Service was spotty but I think everyone enjoyed their food while we got caught up on some things and planned some others. We split the check and our half was 214,974 pesos ($68). We ordered another Didi to return us to our apt.

It was late so I started my pre-sleep reading routine and went to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Friday, October 16, 2026

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

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,823 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 14 minutes for a sleep score of 85 and a sleep efficiency of 88%. 😊

Today Annie James is 13 months old. Happy Birthday Annie!

Still a light drizzle so I cancelled gym for today.

I left the apt at 9:30, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, and had a latte in Los Porteños while continuing to read my new Step 1 book.

I left at 11am and returned to the apt.

I spent the afternoon watching more episodes of Seal Team on Netflix.

I received this email that Movistar is now part of Tigo/Une.

At 5:30 I got dressed and caught a bus to Medellin. I got off at the Calle 7 bus stop and walked to the Dann Carlton hotel where I made a dinner reservation for 4 for tomorrow night at 7pm.

Back at the same bus stop I quickly caught a bus and got off just down the hill from the Dann Carlton Belfort. It was a climb up to the hotel then I took the elevator up to the lobby where I waited for Jim and Joan. They soon arrived, checked in and took their stuff upstairs. I ordered a Didi to take us to Tagliata where we got a corner table. The place soon got busy and they had live music. I ordered the pasta bolognese and when they didn’t have limonada de coco I ordered a Coke (I probably should have ordered water like Joan).

I paid Jim for my meal in cash to give him some more pesos. We walked a few blocks away to the Tienda D1 then needed while I continued a few more block to Ave Poblado and to the bus stop by Calle 10. I immediately caught a bus back to Envigado.

Back at the apt I started my pre-sleep reading routine going to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Thursday, October 15, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 6:20am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,949 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 56 minutes for a sleep score of 80 and a sleep efficiency of 95%. 😊

I left the apt just after 7am and quickly caught a bus to Medellin. It was standing room only but after I paid the driver a woman in the 2^nd row motioned me to the window seat next to her. “Muchas gracias, muy amable”. As I got off the bus just before Calle 7 my elbow bumped a helmet or something of the young lady behind me. I turned around and we both said, “pardon” at the same time. I crossed Calle 6 and cut through the bank parking lot and up the hill and as I turned up the path to Cedimed I noticed the same lady behind me. I turned around and in English said, “Are you following me?” and she laughed. I presented my medical order and my cedula at the entrance to the waiting room, was given a number and took a seat. (Interesting that this time I didn’t have to say, “no sexo, no bicicleta, no caballo, no comida”.) Five to ten minutes later I paid 428,300 pesos ($136) for all my blood & urine tests. Another 5-10 minutes later I was allowed in back and the phlebotomist took 3 vials of blood and put a small round “bandaid” on my blood site and I had her add the regular Band-Aid I brought with me. I was given a urine cup and after a trip to the restroom returned the urine sample.

Outside I walked up the hill to Carrera 37 then north to Calle 10. Another 2 blocks down to Carrera 35 and I didn’t see D’Andre so it must have closed and I don’t know when I’ll have hash browns again. I found Delarte nearby and they had what looked like an American breakfast. I ordered it with a latte and it was a lot of food.

I paid and as I walked back to Calle 10 I saw D’Andre restaurant. I must have missed it because it was behind a wall and up a few steps. I guess I’ll have to wait another 6 months for my hash browns.

I walked down to Avenida Poblado and quickly caught a bus back to Envigado. I got off at the Gardenia bus stop and stopped inside for another latte while completing 12 more chess puzzles, getting all of them correct. Finally!

I left at 11am and returned to the apt. Julio handed me my box of chess books as I entered the porteria.

I left at 2pm and walked to Blue’ Smash Brgr where I tried their vanilla milkshake

I think in the future I’ll stick with a Coke. I started reading the Step 1 book and the first 45 pages consisted of advice for the chess teacher.

I left at 3pm and returned to the apt.

I watched another couple episodes of Seal Team.

 

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