Monday, June 1, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10:15, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 2:15, waking/getting up at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 8,562 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 37 minutes for a sleep score of 79.

I talked to Glenn’s brother Peter 516 XXX XXXX and sister Carrie 917 XXX XXXX  CarrieXXXXXX@gmail.com in Florida. They already found a couple assisted care places here that Teresa and I will probably check out.

I texted Jose and gave him a heads up we might not be meeting tomorrow.

I left the apt at 8:45 and found Smartfit not very busy. I completed my workout including 18 minutes on the treadmill finishing with a heartbeat of 112 bpm.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor (no ripe banana today) for about 90 minutes before returning to the apt.

Teresa was still out but we made plans to meet for lunch in La Bahia around 12:30 or 1pm then she’ll show me nearby assisted care houses.

I left the apt at 12:30 and took a Didi to La Bahia for 7,500 pesos. Teresa arrived about 5 minutes later. We had a nice lunch of the day for 22,000 pesos ($6) each.

Teresa took me literally around the corner to Casa de Bienestar which looked like it was closed.

We continued on to Reflejo Plateado, calle 32B Sur where we saw a house with about a dozen people sitting in chairs on an outside patio.

We went around the corner and sat at an umbrella table and a young man soon joined us. Teresa had a conversation and when it was my turn I asked, “Does anyone here speak English?” “No” which I understand is a deal breaker. I asked how many bedrooms – 20 with 15 bathrooms. I asked how much it costs and was told 3,800,000 pesos. I now understand that Glenn will need a “acudiente”, a “guardian”, someone who will take him to doctor’s appointments and pick up medicine for him.

When I finally got Teresa to leave I ordered a Didi to take us to a place that his brother and sister mentioned – Fizebad San Francisco Hills, Calle 36D sur #24-57 for 12,400 pesos.

I’m not certain what it was, it looked like a gated community of condos. The guard said something about airbnbs.

Across the street we caught a taxi to take us to Fika Café where we had drinks and pastries.

We left at 5pm and walked back to the apt.

I talked to Glenn and Juan is taking them (including Daniela) to a place he knows in La Estrella but I don’t have a lot of confidence it will be a nice place where they speak English. We’ll see. I was invited but Teresa doesn’t want me to waste my time going there. She’s a little miffed at me because she wants Glenn in a home close to us so its convenient for us to visit and be his guardian. But I don’t like the place she’s shown me, I certainly wouldn’t want to stay there unless I’m senseless.

I watched another episode of The Handmaid’s Tale then started my pre-sleep reading. I went to bed at my usual 10pm.

Peter & Carrie: Please download the app Whatsapp to your computer & cellphone so I can forward to you the messages Glenn sent me at 11:30 tonight.

 

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Sunday, May 31, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, didn’t fall asleep until midnight, got up once at 2:45, woke up at 6am and got up at 6:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,509 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 51 minutes for a sleep score of 73.

Today is election day here in Colombia.

Teresa is going to visit her mother I learned is in Clinica Medellin Oriental. She may stay overnight tonight but, in the future, may hire someone to do that. I understand MT is waiting for her surgery.

I ordered a Did for Teresa and she left at 8:30 and I left right after her.

I just came back from meeting with Glenn and his caregiver 21-year-old Daniela, who doesn’t speak English. He has a cancerous tumor on his upper right thigh and has early-stage dementia. Real sad. He told me it runs in his family. It sounds like his financial problems have been resolved but he’s going to need 24-hour care, which he has now. Of course, he wants his independence back but I don’t think that’s going to happen. I told him I would talk to Teresa about a home with good care that in time he can move into and pay for with his social security.

He mentioned he’s fallen several times in the past and today Daniela helped him walk to the restroom. Usually, he needs assistance with the most basic bodily functions. Daniela is with him during the day and there’s some guy at night.

Teresa returned just before 7pm. She says she knows of 4 places in Envigado where he could stay.

I walked back to the apt then left again at 2pm and walked to Papa John’s where I had one of their personal pizzas (it’s been years since I’ve been here). I had it with Italian sausage and green pepper (they were a little stingy on the peppers) and a Coke for 44,200 pesos. It was delicious and I can’t believe I at the whole thing. (I used to only eat 3 of the 4 slices.)

I went to Otra Parte where I had a latte. I left at 5pm so I could watch 60 Minutes but it turned out to be one of the few repeats I’ve already seen.

I finished season 1 of The Handmaid’s Tale.

I texted and asked Glenn how much he can afford to pay monthly for assisted care as that will determine how nice of a place he can afford but he has yet to answer.

I finished reading John Grisham’s The Boys from Biloxi.

 

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Saturday, May 30, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 1:30, again at 5am, couldn’t fall back asleep, got up at 5:30, read for 30 minutes, couldn’t fall back asleep so I got up at 6:45.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 8,525 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 45 minutes for a sleep score of 69.

Glenn sent me a voice mail message that he has cancer (didn’t mention where) and has some device connection issues and it’s possible someone emptied his bank account. We’ll meet for breakfast tomorrow so I can learn more.

I left the apt at 8:45 and walked to the mall. I paid the apt rental and the other payments I usually make at the consignacion ATM. I went down to Urbania and had a latte for about 90 minutes.

I stopped in Exito and bought a few things before returning to the apt by taxi.

I had a 30-minute nap in the afternoon.

I left the apt at 3pm and had a latte in Gardenia for a couple hours before returning to the apt.

Annie James eating black beans on a cracker:

Lucky dog!

Teresa wanted to go to Mu tonight for ribs but the website says it’s “Temporarily Closed”. Anyway, their product has deteriorated over the years.

I drew a game vs chesswiz98, lowering my rating 1 point to 1513. I checkmated Mr_Blamo in 25 moves, increasing my rating 2 points to 1515.

We left the apt at 7:30 and walked to Lorenzza Pizzeria (Teresa said it was recommended by a friend) previously known as Na Pizza. I wonder whatever happened to Danny. He was morbidly obese so probably nothing good.

When we got to the corner of the park instead of crossing the street, Teresa made a right, stood in front of a Chinese restaurant and told me this is it. The name is Lindo Lanzhou and it’s a small place not much larger than a garage with lots of small tables crammed in. We sat down and the waiter handed us menus in Chinese, Spanish and a little English. Teresa looked it over and then decided she wanted to go to the Italian restaurant after all. I told her I don’t like getting up and leaving once I’ve sat down. The waiter spoke English and I ended up ordering a pork dish with rice and some type of strawberry juice. Teresa ordered the same with another flavor of juice.

Our orders arrived pretty quickly and Teresa quickly deduced it contained too much fat for her. I told her it isn’t any different than her chicharron – it actually looked like the exact same thing – pork rind – just not cooked as long. I liked it with the rice although a few times the fat was so obvious I spit out a few bites and the juice was very sweet. The total cost was about 110,000 pesos and when we returned to the apt Teresa had a bowl of leftover lentil soup.

I started my pre-sleep reading.

 

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Friday, May 29, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 11:45, again at 4:15, couldn’t fall back asleep, got up at 5am, read for 30 minutes, fell back asleep quickly, got up at 7am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 3,818 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 6 minutes for a sleep score of 81.

In checking my USAA Checking Account I found 3 strange charges made yesterday that were then backed out for slightly more than the original charge. Go figure!

I left the apt at 8:45 and found Smartfit less busy than usual. I completed my workout including 18 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 118bpm. (I swear I heard someone say, “Good morning, how are you?” but I couldn’t locate the source.

Construction is going on on a building next door.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor and met a couple from Canada who arrived yesterday for some sun. It started pouring (first time for me) and I waited until 11am for it to lessen. I walked to the apt in a light drizzle and headed straight for the shower.

At 12:30 the rain finally stopped. 😊

Annie James

I chatted with someone at USAA but they didn’t have any other information regarding my 6 strange transactions.

At 3pm Teresa informed me she wanted to go to the cultural center and I could have coffee at the nearby café. We left at 3:30 and walked to Fika Café where I had a latte while she went to the center. She returned a few minutes later and she had a granizado and we shared a chicken empanada. We had more rain from about 4 to 4:30. We left just before 6pm and stopped in Ara for some groceries before returning to the apt. Teresa didn’t want to buy these paper towels because she thought they were for dogs. 😊

Teresa left at 7am to sell Marta one of her bracelets and give Wilson some Hidroxicina tablets for his bad cold. (Just before she left she received a call with good news about her mother’s medical condition. No other details.) She returned at 8:30 but reported Marta wasn’t there.

I watched another episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Chris Hayes Show then started my pre-sleep reading.

 

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Thursday, May 28, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 4:15, couldn’t fall back asleep, got up at 4:45, read for 30 minutes, fell back asleep quickly, got up at 7am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,455 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 53 minutes.

I left the apt at 8:30 and quickly caught an Envigado bus to Poblado. I got off at Calle 7 and walked one block up the hill to Cedimed. The waiting room was dark and at an outside desk I explained why I was there and they sent me across the street to the 3^rd floor. (In the US we indicate a “3” by pinching our thumb against our little finger, in Colombia they pinch the thumb against the index finger.) I went across the street and up to the 3^rd floor and presented my doctor’s order and my cedula. They asked me when I ate last and I told them it was about an hour ago. They even checked with someone then informed me I had to fast 4 hours before the test. I’ve never had to fast just for a PSA test. They showed me a list of requirements – the usual no riding a horse 4 days before but it didn’t say anything about fasting. ☹

I was waiting for the elevator – two were on the 6^th floor going up and one was on the 3^rd basement when it occurred to me I’m only on the 3^rd floor so I took the stairs.

On the far side of Ave Poblado, I quickly caught a bus back to Envigado and got off at Gardenia. It wasn’t busy so I had a latte inside for almost 2 hours. For some reason when I ordered the latte the waiter told me he’d bring it but after they wanted to bring me a complimentary Americano. ☹ I don’t know what that was about but I explained in the US Café Americano comes with cream but here only milk which is why I order lattes. My latte:

I left at 11am and returned to the apt.

Teresa wanted to go to Otra Parte to work on her bracelets and I would study chess, but…

At 1pm a downpour started that lasted almost 2 hours so we didn’t get out.

I won my first game vs Mr-Santos, increasing my rating to 1514, and Michael, Mr_Blamo, has joined me in a game.

Teresa had me send this photo of her bracelets to Marta, Wilson’s girlfriend, and she bought the silver one, left column 3^rd from the bottom.

I completed Day 1 (including taking notes) of my course The Simplified Chess Improvement System.

I watched another episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Chris Hayes Show then started my pre-sleep reading.

 

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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10:15, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 11:45, fell back asleep quickly, got up at 5:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,662 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 45 minutes.

I left the apt at 8:30, found Smartfit pretty busy, completed my usual workout including 18 minutes on the treadmill.

I had a latte outside Ganso y Castor for about 90 minutes (in addition to my banana), stopped in Ara but they were out of milk, and returned to the apt.

Teresa left at 2pm for her crafts class. I left at 3pm, waited in line to print my chess games with Jose, had a latte in Los Portenos. A gringo came up to me and said, “Chicago, right?” His name is Jeff from Philly and he explained we met outside Ganso y Castor a few years ago. He sold an apt he had here and is trying to figure out a way to move her permanently.

I left at 6:15 and moved to Eduardo Madrid where Teresa soon joined me. She wasn’t’ hungry so we went to Ara and bought some groceries before returning to the apt.

She got a call from Wilson and left at 7pm for his bar. She returned at 9pm and explained that MT’s test results came back “bad”. Something about inflammation of the liver and I forget what other organ.

Correction: MT hasn’t had any surgery and has yet to leave the clinic since last Sunday. Not sure what’s going to happen next.

I watched some news then did some reading before going to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10:15, took a while to fall asleep quickly, got up once at 4:45, couldn’t fall back asleep, got up at 5:30 and did some work on the computer.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 8,509 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 24 minutes.

At 6:15 I went back to bed for half an hour but wasn’t able to fall asleep. I got up, showered, and dressed and ordered a Didi to take me to Unicentro mall for 19,800 pesos.

Traffic was good and I arrived about 20 minutes early – enough for me to walk around the mall 3 times.

This is a Mr. Potato Head they had on display outside the main entrance:

My 2 scrambled eggs with Italian sausage, almond croissant, latte and bottle of water to go in Parmessano was 47,637 pesos.

We adjourned to the food court and in the first game I blundered a knight on my 5^th move. ☹ I fought on until the 36^th move before resigning. In the second game I gained a pawn which I managed to queen and he resigned on the 58^th move.

It was only 1pm when I ordered a Didi to take me to Viva Envigado for 18,600 pesos. I guess traffic was good as the driver took the expressway instead of side streets.

I had lunch again in Sarku’s – teriyaki chicken and a Pepsi for 37,700 pesos.

The Servibanca ATM didn’t work so I withdrew 2 million pesos from Davivienda. I went down to Urbania and had a latte for about 90 minutes. Teresa called and asked me to pick up blueberries in Exito.  In Exito I bought 3 boxes of blueberries (pay for 2, take 3), 4 apples, a can of pasta sauce, and a large package of mozzarella cheese and returned to the apt by taxi.

It was another warm day today – maybe we’ll have a summer this year after all.

I heard from Glenn – he’s still in Florida and has someone with him because he keeps falling. ☹ I’ll learn more when he returns to Medellin.

I watched a little news then started my pre-sleep reading.

 

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