Monday, October 12, 2026

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 3:45, again had trouble falling back asleep, thought it was about 4:15/4:30 but the clock said 5:15 so I must have slept at least a little more, got up at 5:30 and moved to the recliner finally falling back asleep and waking/getting up at 7:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,840 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 14 minutes for a sleep score of 69 and a sleep efficiency of 85%. ๐Ÿ˜Š

I left the apt at 8:45 and walked to the mall. I bought a large carton of eggs then headed to Urbania where I had a latte while going through 12 more chess puzzles, getting 5 wrong.

Teresa left me a voice mail message asking me to buy broccoli and blueberries in Exito.

I left at 11am, paid our cellphone bills in Claro then went up to the food court. It was empty which reminded me they probably don’t open until 11:30 so I would have a 15-minute wait. I asked a girl working at a nearby kiosk and she informed me it doesn’t open until noon. ☹

I texted Teresa about this change in plans and walked back to the apt with the large carton of eggs. I dropped off the eggs then went next door to Ara and bought the few things Teresa requested.

Jeannie with Annie James



I curled up on the recliner with my popcorn and Coke and watched the Green Bay Packers annihilate my Chicago Bears 31 – 7. ☹

We left the apt at 3:30 and walked to Blue’ Smash Brgr in La Buena Mesa. It wasn’t very busy so it was easy to get a table inside.





And yes, this is Teresa moving us to a different table.

I ordered their Fancy burger with fries and a Coke and Teresa ordered their chicken burger with fries and a Coke. I thought I recognized our waiter from somewhere and when I asked, in English, he said he remembered serving Glenn and I so he was from Olivenza. Teresa and I both agreed their buggers were better than McDonald’s and I thought it was better than Clap Burger.  The check, with tip, came to 110,300 pesos.

Teresa told me she thought Parva had closed. I walked down there and it was shuttered; I’m hoping they replace it with a nice cafรฉ. I bought us a small pistachio gelato in Antonio’s that we shared while sitting outside at one of the cement tables. We left at 5:30 and returned to the apt.

A downpour started at 9pm and was still going strong when I went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Sunday, October 11, 2026

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, slept through the night, finally waking/getting up at 5:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,809 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 38 minutes for a sleep score of 76 and a sleep efficiency of 98%. ๐Ÿ˜Š

I had a 53-minute nap after breakfast.

My plan for this morning was to pay the Movistar bill at $efecty in Parque Envigado. Just before I left the apt at 9am Teresa handed me a spool of tape and asked me to find the same thing in one of the 3 stores we visited previously.

I left the apt at 9am and stopped first at the Gana store in La Buena Mesa and was surprised I was able to pay the Movistar bill. I continued on to Todo Drogas where I bought bottles of Centrum Silver and Advil. It took me a while walking the streets to find the 3 shops but none had tape in the color Teresa wanted. I walked back to Aymara where I had a latte at an outside table. I had just finished my coffee when it started raining so I made my way back to the apt arriving just before it turned into a downpour.

For the first time in a long time, I put on jeans and left at 2pm and had a latte in Gardenia. I completed 10 chess puzzles getting 4 wrong. I played a 15’10” game checkmating my opponent in 32 moves.

I left at 5pm and returned to the apt.

I tried my Rappi app for the first time in years. It sent a confirmation code to my cellphone and that worked but it wouldn’t accept the code sent to my email address even though I know I entered it correctly. ☹

I watched the “win or go home” game between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians, the White Sox losing 2-0. ☹

It was just before 10pm so I went straight to bed.

 

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Saturday, October 10, 2026

Friday, October 9, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, was awake then up from 3:45 to 4:45, quickly fell back asleep, finally waking/getting up at 7am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,564 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 10 minutes for a sleep score of 82 and a sleep efficiency of 82%. ๐Ÿ˜Š

I left the apt at 9am and found Smartfit about as busy as usual. I completed my workout including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 126bpm.

I had a latte outside Los Porteรฑos and briefly met a guy from New York and another from Boston. Teresa called me at 10:30 and reminded me that she has a mammogram at 1:15. I returned to the apt, showered and dressed and we took a Didi to Cedimed at 11:30.

We had lunch in Boulevard restaurant for 71,000 pesos but I couldn’t finish my meal probably because we were eating so early.

We went in to Cedimed and after waiting in line I paid 254,000 pesos for her test. I made a trip to their restroom then took a seat outside in Il Capuccino. I didn’t have a drink but completed 12 chess puzzles, getting 6 of them wrong. ☹

Teresa came out and we took a taxi to Santafe mall where I went down to Valentina’s for a latte while Teresa checked out Zara. I played a 15’10” game of chess and checkmated my opponent in 27 moves. 

Teresa returned and she had a granizado and we shared a slice of cheesecake. 

Annie James



We heard a heavy rain hitting the skylights 5 floors above us. We left at 5pm and stopped in Medipiel where Teresa bought some creams. 

Downstairs at the taxi area for the first time we experienced a line and it was a long one. (When it rains here everyone suddenly is in need of a taxi.) After a 2 hour wait we took a taxi back to our apt, a ride of 35 minutes for 18,500 pesos.

I watched a little TV then started my pre-sleep routine.

 

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Friday, October 9, 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 2:45 but quickly fell back asleep, finally waking/getting up at 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,967 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 59 minutes for a sleep score of 81 and a sleep efficiency of 94%. ๐Ÿ˜Š

I left the apt at 8:15 and stopped first at our local Gana store but Movistar was still out of service. I walked to the Gana store in Metrosur but Movistar wasn’t working there either. I went across the street to Viva Envigado and withdrew 2,000,000 pesos (unfortunately this time all 100s). Downstairs I had a latte in Urbania and Marcos soon joined me. He bought their tickets to Europe for next year and it cost almost $2000.

I left at 11am, stopped in Exito to buy a few vegetables and walked back to the apt.

Lunch today was turkey breast with gravy ๐Ÿ˜Š and a large salad.

I left at 2:30 and had a limonada de coco in Gardenia for about 90 minutes continuing with my chess book.

Well, yesterday’s swimming lesson with Annie didn’t go to well. This is the first time she went underwater and…



I don’t think she liked it.

Back at the apt, portero John handed me an Amazon package that contained Teresa’s shoe sole supports and our new red luggage tags.

I called USAA Card Benefit Services and, unfortunately, inclement weather is not covered for our trip interruption. ☹

I stayed up and watched the White Sox lose 9-3 to the Cleveland Guardians. ☹

I only had a few minutes of my pre-sleep reading before going to bed at 10pm.

 

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Thursday, October 8, 2026

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, woke up once at 11:45 but quickly fell back asleep, finally waking at 5:30 and getting up at 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,220 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 55 minutes for a sleep score of 83 and a sleep efficiency of 95%. Hmm, even though I had a Coke around 3pm did the walking make that big of a difference?

I had an hour nap after breakfast.

I left the apt at 9:15 and found Smartfit a little busier than usual. I only had to wait on a couple machines finishing with a heartrate of 126 on the treadmill.

Blue’ Smash Burgera looks like it’s almost ready to open. Why the apostrophe after Blue? I have no idea.




According to ChatGPT, Rappi has already been connected with this new location so they may be ready for deliveries.

I briefly spoke with a man from Germany with a woman that spoke English but appeared to be Colombian.

I left at 11am and returned to the apt.

I’m trying to find my most recent blood test results on Cedimed so I can present them to my Internista. Otherwise, I need to get another blood test.

I left the apt at 12:30 and took a Didi to Mayorca mall in Sabaneta. This is the state of the new apt construction on the other side of the calle from Viva Envigado.



I recycled a 9-volt battery then took the elevator up to the 4th floor where I met Teresa in line outside Crepes & Waffles. I had the chicken, cheese and broccoli crepe while she had a Mexican crepe and we each had a juice for 109,650 pesos ($34). While there Teresa thought she heard it was raining outside.

Teresa was tired and decided to return to the apt instead of going to her craft class.

While taking a taxi back to Envigado the driver confirmed it had rained hard. I got out up the hill from McDonald’s while Teresa continued on to the apt.

I stopped in a line with 5 ahead of me at the Bancolombia kiosk but the lady inside was busy on the phone so she waved me to the front so I could give her my USB drive. (An advantage of them getting to know my weekly habit.) I printed my chess games from yesterday then went across the street to Gana.



Another line there, short but long because some guy was buying several lottery tickets. When it was my turn, I handed the lady my cellphone showing the Movistar bill but after checking on her computer she told me they’re out of service. ☹

I continued on to Los Porteรฑos and since it was still chilly outside I took an inside table for a change. I was going to try a cold drink but instead had my usual latte. I completed another set of 12 puzzles, getting 4 wrong. I played a 15’10” game and checkmated him on the 38th move. I tracked the White Sox get pummeled by Cleveland 9-3.

We had a little rain while I was there.

I left at 5pm and stopped at the new burger place



and a young lady outside assembling a cart informed me the grand opening will be on Saturday.

I returned to the apt.

I received an email that my vote has been delivered by Fed-Ex.

At 6:30 I changed into jeans, a long sleeve shirt (been a long time since I’ve been dressed like that here) and put on a jacket and we took a Didi to Antica Pizza (been a while since we’ve been here) and had to wait about half an hour for Esmeralda and Alejandro to arrive. She gave me my 2 boxes of zopiclone and I gave her the 70,000 pesos. Alejandro and I talked about his mother’s sleep problems and I shared what I’m doing to improve my sleep. He informed me that it seems to be genetic as others in his family take strong medications in order to sleep. We each had a slice of pizza, Alejandro paid with is bank card and I learned the reason they’re asked if they want a “recivo electronico” is because they can deduct the IVA tax from their DIAN tax. (I purposely didn’t have a Coke in order to avoid the caffeine; I miss my caffeine-less root beer.) We said goodbye then walked down the hill and took a taxi back to the apt.

It was now 9:15 so I just got ready for bed, going to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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JOKE OF THE DAY


A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:

You may visit the store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights. There is, however, a catch: you may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.

On the first floor there is a sign on the door that reads: Floor 1 - These men have good jobs.

When she gets to the second floor she finds a sign that reads: Floor 2 - These men have good jobs and love kids.

The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men have good jobs, love kids, and are extremely good looking.

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and a sign reads: Floor 4 - These men have good jobs, love kids, are very good looking and help with the housework.

"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads: Floor 5 - These men have good jobs, love kids, are very good looking, help with the housework, and are very romantic.

She's so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads: Floor 6 - You are visitor number 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store!


A new wives store opened across the street.

The first floor has wives that are beautiful.

The second floor has wives that are beautiful and love sex.

The third through sixth floors have never been visited.

 

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, woke up once at 12:30 but quickly fell back asleep, finally waking/getting up at 5:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,074 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 51 minutes for a sleep score of 75 and a sleep efficiency of 93%.

Wow, I slept through the night. Maybe I can attribute this to the fact I skipped having a latte (caffeine) in the afternoon?

Well, today completes my 81st trip around the sun. ๐Ÿ˜Š



Still no progress on getting the ice maker to work again. Before I left the apt I turned it off, removed the tray, replaced it and turned it on again so we’ll see.

I arrived at Unicentro early enough to walk 4 times around the mall. A new world record!

Jose and I had our usual breakfast in Parmessano. He informed me he hasn’t been feeling well lately so he’ll probably be skipping the chess tournament.

We adjourned to the food court where I had the Black pieces in the first game. We each had our chances with attacks but I ended up losing on the 36th move. It was now 11:30 the typical length for a game – 2 ½ hours.

I had the White pieces in the second game and he was up a pawn with a strong attack but I held on for 67 moves and the draw. We finished just before 2pm.

I ordered a Didi to take me to Pricesmart.

I had a slice of pepperoni pizza and a Coke in their food court for 16,800 pesos.

I bought 3 turkey breasts, a package of ground beef, a package of Johnsonville breakfast sausages, 2 jars of Smucker’s Strawberry Preserves, a package of walnuts, and a bag of fun size candy bars for Halloween for 448,736 pesos ($137).

I returned to the apt by taxi for 23,400 pesos.

We have ice again! Yay!

I watched another episode of Seal Team, then some news before starting my pre-sleep reading.

 

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JOKE OF THE DAY


A couple was Christmas shopping at the mall on Christmas Eve and the mall was packed.  Walking through the mall the surprised wife looked up, noticed her husband was nowhere around and was very upset because they had so much to do.  She used her cell phone to call her husband to ask him where he was.

The husband in a calm voice said, “honey remember the jewelry store we went into 5 years ago where you fell in love with that diamond necklace that we couldn’t afford and I told you that I would get it for you one day”.

His wife said, crying, “Yes I remember that jewelry store”.

He said, “Well I'm in the bar next door”.



 

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Monday, October 5, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 2:30, got up at 3am, read for 30 minutes, fell back asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 6:45.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 1,071 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 51 minutes for a sleep score of 78 and a sleep efficiency of 80%.

Today is Teresa’s birthday. Happy Birthday Teresa!

Teresa left at 7am for her gym class and when she returned at 8:15 she made my breakfast.

Well, now that I “fixed” the ice maker it’s not making ice any longer. ☹ I keep turning the switch on and off and resetting the ice basket but so far nothing works.

I left for Smartfit at 9am and found it not very busy. I ran into Michael from Australia. He’s planning on staying in Envigado until Christmas then take a trip to Peru and Brazil. He’s still trying to decide where to set up roots. I added 5# to the Triceps Press, Seated Row, Abdominal Crunch, Lat Pulldown, Chest Press, Back Extension, and Shoulder press machines. I also completed 10 minutes on the treadmill but the heartrate monitor wasn’t working.

I see the new restaurant in the old Ganso y Castor location is called Blue Smash Burger.




I had a latte in Los Porteรฑos and met a guy named Jan visiting from Switzerland.

This bird, popular here, was looking for a handout.



I left at 11am and returned to the apt.

I was contacted by Innovation Corp that my (expected) package arrived and I asked them to release everything in my locker.

Well, I’ve finally got MagicJack working again. ๐Ÿ˜Š

Teresa sent me to the porteria and the portero handed me a beautiful vase of flowers for Teresa.


The temperature was 87 degrees when I left the apt in my shorts, sleeveless t-shirt and sandals at 1:45pm. I stopped at the Gana kiosk to pay the Movistar bill but they were temporarily out of service. I continued on to La Casona mall and stopped at Envios Market where I sent my midterm ballot to Chicago via Fed-Ex for 185,000 pesos ($58).

Across the street I had a limonada de coco in Gardenia (trying to avoid caffeine before my game tomorrow).

I completed another 12 chess puzzles but got 6 of them wrong. ☹ I played a 15’/10” second game, winning in 58 moves.

Chesswiz98 resigned our game increasing my rating to 1561.

About 3:30 a downpour started and the temperature dropped and eventually I had to move inside.

About 4:30 the rain lessened so I made my way back to the apt, dodging puddles in my sandals, arriving wet and cold.

I tracked the White Sox defeat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on my cellphone. Amazingly, they have yet to lose a playoff game. Now the series moves from Cleveland to Chicago.

I watched another episode of Seal Team on Netflix then some of The Chris Hayes Show before starting my pre-sleep routine.

 

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JOKE OF THE DAY


A group of 15-year old boys discussed where they should meet for dinner. They agreed to meet at the Dairy Queen next to the Ocean View restaurant because

they only had $6.00 between them, they could ride their bikes there, and they might see that cute girl from their English class.

Ten years later, the group of 25-year-old guys discussed where they should
meet for dinner. They agreed to meet at the Ocean View restaurant
because the beer was cheap, they had free snacks, the band was good, there
was no cover charge and there were lots of cute girls.

Ten years later, at 35 years of age, the group once again discussed where
they should meet for dinner. They agreed to meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the booze was good, it was right near the gym and if they went late enough there wouldn't be too many whiny little kids.

Ten years later, at 45 years of age, the group once again discussed where
they should meet for dinner. They agreed to meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the martinis were big, and the waitresses had nice boobs and wore tight pants.

Ten years later, at 55 years of age, the group once again discussed where
they should meet for dinner. They agreed to meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the prices were reasonable, the wine list was good and fish is good for your cholesterol.

Ten years later, at 65 years of age, the group once again discussed where
they should meet for dinner. They agreed to meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the lighting was good and they have an early bird special.

Ten years later, at 75 years of age, the group once again discussed where
they should meet for dinner. They agreed to meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the food wasn’t too spicy, and the restaurant was handicap accessible.

Ten years later, at 85 years of age, the group once again discussed where
they should meet for dinner. They agreed to meet at the Ocean View restaurant because they had never been there before.