Saturday, March 14, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up twice during the night, woke up at 5:15 and got up at 6:15.

Happy Pi Day!

I left the apt at 9am and walked to the mall. Exito Wow wasn’t open and a guard confirmed they’re only open Monday thru Friday, so I couldn’t pay the epm bill.

The nearest ATM didn’t work

so I went up to the banking area and used an ATM outside Bancolombia to deposit 100mil into Teresa’s account for Netflix.

Downstairs I had a latte in Urbania for a little over an hour. Innovation Corp texted they received my payment and will send our package to Envigado. 😊

I agreed to a draw with Troyclough, lowering my rating to 1513.

I left at 11am, bought a large container of eggs in Exito and returned to the apt by taxi.

Lately, I’ve notice Teresa asks me questions as I step out of the shower. I’m beginning so suspect she wants to see me naked. 😊

We left the apt at noon and took a Didi to El Tesoro mall for 15,300 pesos.

We got in a short line for Crepes & Waffles. I spotted 3 tables that had already been served which were most likely to open up first. The one inside soon became available and we sat down and placed our order.

I explained to Teresa Pi day and Saint Patrick’s Day and how Chicago dies their river green.

Then Teresa decided she wanted to move upstairs. (I don’t care what table a woman chooses, I just don’t like moving once I’ve gotten settled.)

We moved upstairs near a crying baby. (Of course, the parents would want to be furthest from the crowd.) Lunch was only 76,350 pesos and I paid in cash.

Teresa checked out clothes in Zara and a couple more stores.

She went in to H&M to exchange a blouse but didn’t find anything so she took cash and handed me 239,000 pesos because I had paid for it with my debit card.

We stopped in Medipiel and Teresa bought a couple things for 312,630 pesos ($ and received a lot of free samples.

We had drinks in Valentina’s and shared a slice of yogurt cake. They have these cute ice cream parlor chairs

similar to my chess table chairs so I had Teresa ask where they got them. The waitress gave me two names, Calmahome (google found 1 location) and 3House (google found 3 locations). The seat of one of my chairs is already broken (probably dried out and after 10 years of sitting on it) and I’m using the other with the computer desk.

I decided it would be best if I took a photo of one of the chairs.

Now let me set the scene for you. Like a lot of tables in Medellin, they have hooks underneath where you can hang a bag. I had taken off my cap and hooked it to the carabiner on my tech bag then I shortened its strap so it wouldn’t hit the floor and put it on the hook.

I got up to take a photo of the chair and I either stepped on or otherwise got my food tangled in my bag. I didn’t fall or drop my phone but it did look awkward. I took my photos and returned to my chair. (Two near falls in two days.)

The total for two coffees and a slice of yogurt cake was 76,300 pesos and I paid in cash.

We left at 5pm and stopped in Dollar City so Teresa could purchase a few things. I have to remember the store is located one level below the Carulla grocery store.

I ordered a Didi to return us to Envigado for 15,200 pesos.

I tried the TV headphones again but they lasted only about 30 minutes until the battery failed.

Just before 8pm we heard mariachis; we could hear them but we couldn’t see them.

I noticed a Social Security $0.00 pre-credit notification deposit made to my account, probably a precursor to next month’s deposit.

The plan for tomorrow is for another day trip to El Tesoro – if it’s not raining.

I watched a little news and read some from my Kindle before going to bed at 10pm.

 

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Friday, March 13, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up twice during the night, woke up at 5:30 and got up at 6am.

Teresa was already gone to her gym class and I started working on my blog post.

I don’t know why but the past few days my mouse has lost its Bluetooth connection to my laptop. ☹
Teresa returned and informed me she cancelled MT’s appointment today for her hearing aids. Probably next Monday afternoon.

After breakfast I returned to bed for a 45-minute nap.

I left the apt at 9am and this is the condition of the back sidewalk.

I found Smartfit not very busy. 😊 I completed my workout in my preferred order including 20 minutes on the treadmill. One mishap: I was on the treadmill when an ad for Zonafit came on and I tried to take a photo of it while still walking on the treadmill. I slipped but didn’t fall or drop my cellphone but it was noticeable enough that one of the young female instructors came over and showed that I should reduce the speed first before distractions like that. In the future I’ll jump to the side rails before taking the photo. After I finished on the treadmill, I finally caught a photo of the QR code for Zonafit:

I moved to Ganso y Castor where I had a latte for about an hour. I received a text message that our package has arrived in Medellin and the fee is 107,000 pesos.

I’ll try to pay for that this afternoon.

Teresa texted and asked me to pick up milk on the way back to the apt; we’re making broccoli cheddar soup again.

Somehow, we messed up the soup recipe. The cheese came out clumped and separated from the liquid (milk). Did we do something different this time? We used sharp cheddar cheese, 2% milk, and unsalted butter. My brother suggested we didn’t grate the cheese which is true.

I left the apt at 2pm and stopped at the Bancolombia kiosk to pay the Innovation Corp shipping fee but I guess that system wasn’t working. I stopped next door at the small market and bought a lighter for Teresa. No, she doesn’t smoke, she uses it when she’s making bracelets and purses. I continued on to Los Porteños where I had a latte for a couple hours while continuing studying my endgame book. I left at 4pm and stopped at the kiosk and this time she processed my payment. I quickly sent a copy of the receipt to Innovation Corp but I got no response so I was probably too late for this week.

I left at 5pm and returned to the apt.

ChatGPT helped me fix the Bluetooth problem; I think. We’ll see how the next few days go.

Chesswiz98 resigned our game, increasing my rating to 1515.

I watched the news and read some from my book before going to bed at 10pm.

 

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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up twice during the night, woke up at 5:30 and got up at 6:30.

After breakfast I had a 30-minute nap then walked to Viva Envigado. I had a latte in Urbania for a couple hours while studying my endgame book.

Luckily, Laura’s family hadn’t yet rented a car for me. This graph shows the recent change in oil prices:

I left at 11:15 and bought some produce in Exito’s before returning to the apt by taxi.

Teresa’s latest purse that she made:

After lunch Teresa informed me that she was going to meet her friend (Nardelly?) in Viva Envigado and she’ll call me and we’ll meet in Crepes & Waffles for ice cream.

I left the apt at 2pm and walked to Gardenia Café where I had a latte while continuing my endgame studies. Teresa called at 2:30 with a change in plans. They are going to meet me here at Gardenia because it will be more conducive to carrying on a conversation. They arrived about 3:30 and Teresa showed her all her bracelets and a few purses. Nardelly ended up buy 8 wide bracelets, 1 narrow bracelet and 2 purses for 850,000 pesos ($230) for US Christmas presents and a nice sale for Teresa.

About 5pm we walked down the block and across the street to Picositas where we had an empanada and coffee (limonada de coco for me). They chatted some more and we left about 6pm and returned to our apt. They then left to stop at Bancolombia kiosk before heading on to see Wilson.

I watched the news, The Chris Hayes Show, then read some before going to bed at 10pm.

 

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up at 12:30, woke up at 5:15 and got up at 5:45am.

The street is wet so we must have had more rain overnight.

Teresa didn’t make it to her early morning gym class, finally getting up at 6:30.

I tried taking a nap after breakfast but gave up after about 45 minutes.

The plan today is to meet at Olivia’s in Mayorca for lunch.

I left the apt at 8:30 and this is the condition of the back sidewalk:

I found Smartfit not so busy this morning. I completed my routine including 20 minutes on the treadmill.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for a little over an hour.

I wanted to print something at the Bancolombia kiosk but was surprised it wasn’t open. Maybe the worker was just taking a potty break.

I left the apt at noon and took an Uber to Mayorca mall. Today I took Uber because I wanted to make sure my app works as I might need it while in the US in May. It’s been a while since I used it so they gave me a nice discount and my trip only cost 2,686 pesos.

I went down a level to the parking garage and printed the computer analysis of my games vs Jose.

I met Teresa up on the 4^th floor and we took a table in Olivia. She ordered a special called Milanesa Clasica with a mixed juice and I ordered the ground beef lasagna and a mango juice. The total check, with tip, came to 123,026 pesos ($33).

Teresa informed me MT’s hearing aids have arrived and we have an appointment for Friday at 11am. I told her that I think our Christmas presents have arrived in Florida.

We took a taxi back to Envigado for 18,000 pesos and Teresa got out just down the hill from the culture center and I continued up to Calle 30A. from there it was just a block to Los Porteños where I had a latte for a couple hours while going through our games. We played pretty evenly but as usual we both missed a couple good moves.

I won a game vs Troyclough, increasing my rating to 1509.

I left at 5pm and took a table inside Eduardo Madrid bakery. Teresa arrived at 5:40 and we decided not to eat or drink anything there. We stopped in Tienda D1 on the way back to the apt where she bought cotton cleanser pads and I bought 3 soon to be ripe bananas.

I checked the Boston to/from Chicago flights that I’ve already purchased for $335.01 and now its $765 and that is yet to include some extra charges so I’ll be waiting a bit to order our flights to Boston.

The wound on my right shin has completely healed and I seem to be over the skin condition that’s plagued me for the past few years.

I watched The Chris Hayes Show then read a bit before going to bed at 10pm.

 

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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, don’t recall making a trip to the bathroom, waking/getting up at 5:45am.

Teresa had already left for her gym class.

I ate my last ripe banana.

I checked the FL warehouse and saw that a package arrived with tracking number 9505517071166057111046. (Later Jose confirmed that was his book with a debit card inside.) I sent a text message asking to release everything in my locker.

At 7:15 I started ordering a Didi and traffic was good and I arrived at Unicentro mall almost 20 minutes early for 18,700 pesos. The fruit stand was there and I purchased another ripe banana for 1,000 pesos. I quickly ate it then walked twice around the mall and still had a five-minute wait for the 8am opening. I went up to Shake and Shack and it’s a gym café with lots of things to eat/drink before/after your workout. (A Smartfit is right across the hall. They have waffles!)

I met Jose in Parmessano and we had our usual breakfast. Today I remembered to bring maple syrup but the French toast is so thick it’s a stretch to say it’s toasted. I also had 2 scrambled eggs and a latte for 55,000 pesos.

Innovation Corp sent me a photo of the contents of my locker and we tried to decode it:

These are US government mandated letters that have to be sent by my pension companies:

This says it’s from “Tribe Lacrosse”. This happened once before, an Indian tribe sent me some small gift asking for a donation.

Jose confirmed that zip code 82823 is from his son’s town in Utah so it must be the book with his debit card inside.

This package is from zip code 60035 which I googled and is Highland Park so it must be our Christmas presents have finally arrived. (Jeannie mailed them out on December 1^st.)

We adjourned to the food court and I had the Black pieces in the first game. Even though he had the advantage most of the game I managed to hold on for a draw.

I had the White pieces in the second game and it was even until I trapped his queen for a rook on the 30^th move but he kept fighting and finally resigned on move 56.

It was now 1:30 and I said goodbye and ordered my Didi to take me to Viva Envigado for 20,700 pesos.

Sarku’s wasn’t very busy and I found a table that wasn’t directly under their ceiling fans (which dries out my eyes). I ordered their chicken teriyaki with rice and a Pepsi for 37,700 pesos.

I stopped in Claro to pay our cellphone bills and my bill was ready but Teresa’s only had 4,000 pesos on it. ☹

I stopped at an ATM and withdrew 2,000,000 pesos.

Downstairs I had a latte in Urbania. Teresa texted me several times to inform me it was raining, then it wasn’t. I stopped in Exito and picked up a few things and got in a modestly long line but there were only two cashiers.

Outside I got in line for a taxi and there were still a few raindrops.

The power went out in our apt several times over the next couple hours but only for a couple minutes.

I watched the news, The Chris Hayes Show, read a little and went to bed at my regular 10pm.

 

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Monday, March 9, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 3am, finally waking/getting up at 6:15. At least it’s not raining, in fact it’s a sunny day with a few clouds.

Teresa got up fifteen minutes later and made breakfast.

After breakfast we both returned to bed for an hour nap. It took me quite a while (30 minutes?) to fall asleep and the alarm woke us after an hour.

I dressed and left for the gym a little before 9am.

This is the condition of the sidewalk this morning

workers you can’t see are around the far corner.

Smartfit wasn’t very busy at first (9am seems to be the turnover time). I showed the girl at the front desk the photo of the creatine powder I saw advertised on their TVs.

She pointed north but I’m not exactly sure where.

I completed my workout, today adding a minute to the treadmill giving me a total of 20 minutes, the first 8 minutes at 5.5 kph and the remainder at 6kph.

After my workout, I stopped next door at the health café but the girl said they don’t have creatine powder.

I went to Ganso y Castor and had a latte for about 90 minutes. Teresa sent me a voice mail asking me to buy tomatoes for lunch.

I left just before 11am and bought a few tomatoes in Ara for 4,000 pesos before returning to the apt. (This sign in Ara reminded me that there was an election yesterday.)

I lost games to Troyclough, lowering my rating to 1516 and Saul19780, lowering my rating to 1512 and chesswiz98, lowering my rating to 1503. ☹

I found an American Airlines’ flight that leaves Boston around noon on Monday, May 17th but the final cost was $2540.26. I assume this is because of the current oil crisis. Thanks, Republican party. When I got to the “choose your seats” part it froze with the eternal buffering symbol and I ended up just closing the website.

At 3pm Teresa asked, since I’m not going out for coffee, if I’d like her to make coffee for me. Sure! She then suggested I go to Eduardo Madrid and purchase a small carrot cake for us to share. There were a few raindrops both ways but I bought one for 60,100 pesos. Soon after I returned to the apt a downpour started.

I watched another couple episodes of Persons of Interest.

I watched The Rachel Maddow Show and the beginning of The Lawrence O’Donnell Show on MS NOW then read some of my book and by the time I got settled in bed it was almost 10:30.

 

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Sunday, March 8, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up twice during the night, finally waking/getting up at 6:45. It was still raining and we were in no hurry to get up.

After breakfast we returned to bed for a bit but it continued raining.

The original plan was to go to El Retiro today but it’s only 70 degrees and rainy so now I think we’ll be just having lunch in El Correo.

The weather didn’t improve so at 1:30 we walked in a few raindrops two blocks to the Argentinian steakhouse Quilombo 

where we got the first table, which was barely inside. Teresa ordered an appetizer, which was three different types of sausage that I didn’t care for. We each ordered the solomito which came with potato and a small salad. 

The steak was okay, slightly chewy, not as good as Lomo Fino in El Retiro. We shared a couple small bottles of water and the check came to 204,096 pesos. There was a short line but no rain as we left and returned to the apt.

I watched a few episodes of Persons of Interest (8.5) on Netflix.

New photo of Annie James:

I caught the end of 60 Minutes, not realizing the US turned their clocks ahead this morning.

I’m not crazy about this new Creatine powder, it doesn’t mix well with water, especially if it’s cold.

I watched some news, read from my Kindle and went to bed at 10pm.

 

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