Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10:15 (still raining), fell asleep quickly, got up once at 3:15 (still raining), fell back asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 6:15 before my 6:30 alarm.

At first my Fitbit said, “NO DATA” but later I got my Bluetooth reconnected.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,237 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 24 minutes for a sleep score of 83.

I ordered a Didi to take me to Unicentro and I expected with the wet pavement today it would cost 30mil but it was only 12,300. (I didn’t realize I had ordered a ride to Viva Envigado not Unicentro.) When my Didi arrived, the driver mentioned Viva Envigado but I corrected him to Unicentro. It took a minute to get it worked out but in the end I paid the original 12,300 with my debit card plus another 20,000 pesos in cash. I arrived early enough to buy a banana using 20 50-peso coins and walked once around the mall. I met Jose upstairs in Parmessano where we had our usual breakfast of eggs and coffee.

We moved to the food court where I turned off my cellphone as usual so it wouldn’t distract me.

I lost two quick games, one in 25 moves and the other in 22 moves. I haven’t been playing good chess lately, not sure if its due to old age or sleep problems. Maybe both?

It was just past noon when I turned on my phone and ordered a Didi to take me to Viva Envigado for 19,000 pesos.

I went up to the 3^rd floor where I had my usual chicken teriyaki in Sarku’s. I checked my messages and Glenn had called at 9:39 but didn’t leave a message. Juan, his guardian, called at 9:41 and left the following message: Juan noticed Glenn was drooping on his left side so Juan took him to the emergency room. They did some tests and Glenn’s cancer has metastasized to his brain so now he also has brain cancer. ☹

I was contacted by Dr. Castano’s office and they changed my appointment to tomorrow morning at 10am so I’ll be missing gym.

Later after checking in with Juan I learned Glenn’s in clinic IPS PAC INCODOL which ironically is near Unicentro mall. I asked Juan to keep me updated.

I checked in Cine Colombia but they didn’t know anything about showing World Cup games this year.

I had a latte in Urbania for about an hour. Strangely, as I left the woman at the next table was smiling and staring at me. It was only later I realized I was wearing my “GIRL GRANDPA” t-shirt. 😊

I bought a few things in Exito and returned to the apt by taxi just as a downpour was starting.

The rain finally lessened by 4pm and I stopped at the Bancolombia kiosk to print our chess games then stopped in Eduardo Madrid where I bought a 5-pak of sesame seed bagels and a slice of carrot cake and returned to the apt.

I notified Teresa my urologist appointment tomorrow is now at 10am. She said she’ll go to the gym early tomorrow; I’ll be skipping it.

I spent some time figuring out how to download my PSA blood test results to my USB drive.

I lost a game to chesswiz98 lowering my rating to 1494. ☹

I deiced the ice maker which I have to do every couple months to keep it from clogging.

I watched another episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, some news, then started my pre-sleep reading.

We had rain in the evening and was still raining when I went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Monday, June 8, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at midnight (it was raining), fell back asleep quickly, woke up at 4:45am (still raining), couldn’t fall back asleep, finally got up at 6:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in only 2,821 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 23 minutes for a sleep score of 80.

Today is a holiday here (one of 3 this month), Corpus Christi.

Teresa mentioned she would like to return to Parque Salado. I responded it would be better on a day not so cold and rainy.

I had a 45-minute nap after lunch but mainly just rested my eyes although it’s possible, I got in some light sleep.

I left the apt at 9am and found Smartfit about as busy as usual. I completed my usual workout, adding 5# to the Abdominal Crunch machine, with 18 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 120bpm.

I had my latte in Ganso y Castor for about an hour. I saw the squirrel come looking for a peanut but I forgot to bring one today. ☹ I stopped at Eduardo Madrid for bagels but of course it was closed for the holiday.

More cold and rain in the afternoon so we just crashed at our apt.

Teresa made another batch of “muffin cakes”, this time with blueberries instead of pecans, but they stuck to the tin. Then she found the muffin cups she can use next time she makes them.

I watched a few more episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale. I finished Julie K. Brown’s book Perversion of Justice.

 

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Sunday, June 7, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 1am, fell back asleep quickly, woke up at 5:15, couldn’t fall back asleep, finally got up at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in only 2,827 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 44 minutes for a sleep score of 79.

The street is wet so obviously we had some rain overnight.

We left at 10am, picked up MT at her apt and continued on to Habitat Los Balsos Suramerica, Calle 77 Sur #50A – 290 in La Estrella. It took about 15 minutes for 14,500 pesos.

This description is going to be a little disjointed. At a guardhouse outside the premises a security guard made copies of our cedulas (national ID cards). We were directed to an elevator in the basement parking garage of the main building and took an elevator up to the 3^rd floor to Glenn’s room 302. It’s a private room with living/dining room walled off from the bedroom and a bathroom and a closet.

Glenn was there with Daniela and of course Bianca. It’s amazing how much he has deteriorated since we had breakfast together on May 3^rd. He can’t walk without assistance as he has fallen several times and he often seems confused. I was disappointed, I expected his place to be more special for 13,600,000 pesos a month. The place reminded me of a clinic with various consultorios (offices) off a main hallway. His room overlooks the pool which he believes is used mainly for physical therapy. The only staff today appeared to be servers and cleaners probably because it’s a Sunday. Daniela was having menstrual cramps but after holding a hot pad to her stomach for awhile, she helped Glenn into his wheelchair and we took a self-guided tour and saw a makeshift chapel, a billiard room, a library, and a small and not impressive gym. Supposedly there’s a movie theater but it must be in another building. There are a number of other buildings on the premises, don’t know if they are private patients’ houses or staff living quarters. It started raining lightly while we were there. MT was impressed though and would like to stay there. Teresa said it’s the best you will find in Medellin.

Glenn gave me his iPad and said he believes the battery is dead and will need to be replaced. I told Glenn about Carlos, Chris’ friend, who might be interested in a job as a gofer for him.

We left just after noon, dropped MT off at her apt (ride was about 20 minutes), and continued on to El Correo in the Provenza neighborhood of Poblado. We both had their Pollo Faruk, a baked potato, vegetables for Teresa and a Coke for 201,146 pesos ($56.50).

We took a Didi to Santafe mall where Teresa checked out Zara and reported that it was all the same ugly clothes. (Better for me.) Current setup in their atrium:

We went down to Valentina’s and had coffee and shared a slice of yogurt cake.

Teresa informed me Daniela is there from 8am to 8pm but he’s alone at night. She said he could mistake a chair for a toilet and poop in it or bang on the balcony sliding door or do a header off the balcony. I told her there’s only so much we can do.

Two minutes in the iShop in Santafe mall I learned:1) If the iPad battery is bad, you won’t be able to replace it in Colombia, 2) The power cord is not a USB-C, it’s a special Apple power cord Glenn probably have somewhere in his possessions.

Chris Cajoleas texted me that Carlos is having hernia surgery next week. ☹

I watched a couple more episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale, then started watching 60 Minutes knowing we’re in summer repeats but it was one I had seen before.

 

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Saturday, June 6, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 2am, fell back asleep quickly, woke up again at 4:30, couldn’t fall back asleep, got up at 5:10, read until 5:50, went back to bed and woke up at 7:30. Kind of a mixed night, sleep wise.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,047 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 20 minutes for a sleep score of 81.

Today is D-Day Remembrance Day!

I left the apt at 9am with my laptop in my backpack and at Teresa’s insistence took a Didi to the mall for 5,800 pesos. As usual at this early hour it was nearly empty, same with Urbania café where I set up my computer. I’m at a table (my seat is 16-1) for 8 for coworking but today there’s almost no one here.

Teresa told me she’s going to meet her mother here in the mall later so maybe we’ll have lunch together.

I quickly realized I wasn’t getting a strong enough Wi-Fi signal from Urbania to access Lichess.org and Chess.com. ☹ I could access the chess course but then it was difficult to hear the instructor with all the background noise. ☹

I noticed this new standalone Greek Yogurt stand next to Urbania.

I won a game vs Troyclough when I was losing going into the endgame, increasing my rating to 1503.

Glenn called and invited us to meet him today in his new home. I told him I would first have to talk to Teresa.

I left the mall at 11am and returned to the apt by taxi.

We decided to visit Glenn after lunch if it’s not raining. The rain started at 1:15 and was still coming down at 2pm so I contacted Glenn and informed him we would visit tomorrow after breakfast – if it isn’t raining.

Since it was such a cool, rainy day I just hung out in the apt.

Teresa opened the new box of Bisquick and with her own recipe made a dozen little cakes using a muffin tin.

I got a draw vs chesswiz98, lowering my rating to 1502.

Expat: No, I don’t shop at Euro, so there has to be another reason for those crazy transactions. I noticed some comment on Facebook about a “card-processor batch event” last Monday so maybe that was the problem.

An interesting ad I noticed on Facebook.

I finished season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale then it was time for my pre-sleep reading.

 

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Friday, June 5, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 3:30, it started raining, fell back asleep quickly, woke up at 5:30, and got up at 6:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,582 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 42 minutes for a sleep score of 86.

After breakfast I had a 30-minute nap.

I left the apt at 9am and found Smartfit surprisingly busy but it cleared out a bit a few minutes later.

Glenn called near the end of my workout complaining that workers were just throwing his shit (his words) into boxes. Well, since he can’t do it. And he’ll have lots of time to unpack and reorganize when he arrives at the retirement home.

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

I tried taking a nap after lunch. Instead of setting a timer for 45 minutes, I set the stopwatch to see how long I could sleep. It turned out to be 45 minutes of just resting my eyes.

Instead of going out I went through another lesson in my new chess course. It asked me to play two games on Lichess.com at a time control of 15 minutes plus 10 seconds. I won the first but lost the second. One thing I learned is I was playing too fast.

I watched another couple episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale, the first half of The Chris Hayes Show then it was time for my pre-sleep reading.

 

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Thursday, June 4, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 1:45, fell back asleep quickly, woke up at 5am, couldn’t get back to sleep so I got up at 5:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,213 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 32 minutes for a sleep score of 80.

Glenn left me meaningless voice messages at 5:45 am and 5:47 am. Another at 6:01am where he explained he woke up and didn’t know where he was and had a panic attack. Something about not having his medications. He apologized for the early messages.

Teresa is going to have breakfast then meet up with her mother. MT is back in her apt; all her tests were normal it’s just that she has vertigo.

I left the apt at 6:30 and quickly caught a nearly full Envigado bus to Poblado. I got off at Calle 7 and went up to the 3^rd floor to Cedimed. I paid 104,600 pesos ($30) for my PSA blood test and was out in 30 minutes.

I caught another full Sabaneta bus back to Envigado. I had an omelet and latte in Ganso y Castor for about 53,000 pesos. Today I caught the squirrel searching for a peanut.

I left just after 10am and returned to the apt.

I left at 12:30 and took a Didi to Viva Envigado where I found the ladies already at a table. MT was eating a small waffle with red berries. Teresa ordered a shrimp dish and I a bread bowl with ground beef and cheese. The total check came to 99,750 pesos ($28).

We went down to Cine Colombia and took a table in their waiting area – they weren’t very busy but I learned Disclosure Day opens next Thursday and they have ticket presales.

AJ enjoying the warm weather.

We hung out there a while and finally left at 4pm, they bought a few groceries in Exito and we took them to MT’s apt. I ordered a Didi and we returned to our apt.

I watched another episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, the first half of The Chris Hayes Show then it was time for my pre-sleep reading.

A heads up, tomorrow is National Donut Day in the US.

 

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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 1:15, fell back asleep quickly, was awakened by my cellphone vibrating next to me on the bed (Glenn called but I didn’t answer; I moved the phone to the other side of the room), took a while to fall back asleep, finally waking/getting up at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,104 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 26 minutes for a sleep score of 83.

I see Glenn called this morning at 4:07, 4:13, 4:16, 6:23. He called a couple times after that and finally I talked to him at 7:23. Juan will be picking him up at 8:15 to take him to a general doctor’s appointment where he can get the ball rolling on his cancer treatment. Also, he wants to set up his brother as power of attorney for his Chase account in the US. Teresa and I will visit him as soon as he feels settled.

I left the apt at 8:45 as 9am seems to be the ideal time for me to arrive at Smartfit. I only had to alter the order of my routine once and I completed 18 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 114 bpm.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for about an hour before returning to the apt. Today I caught the squirrel coming and going:

We had some raindrops around lunchtime.

After lunch Teresa went to her crafts class then she was going to a dance class. I left at 2pm, waited in line at the Bancolombia kiosk to print yesterday’s chess games, then had a slice of pecan pie with a latte in Ganso y Castor.

Teresa called later to inform me her dance class was cancelled so we’ll meet back at the apt. I left just before 6pm and returned to the apt.

I watched another episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, some news then it was time for my pre-sleep reading.

 

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