Friday, August 14, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep pretty quickly, got up once at 3:15 to pee, returned to bed and fell back asleep until 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 8,186 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 28 minutes for a sleep score of 81.

I left the apt just before 9am and completed my workout in Smartfit. I finished my 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 120bpm.

This is the work currently being done on this side of Avenida Poblado.

I guess the big things in front are culverts and the preformed cement you see in the background are used to make street curbs.

I didn’t see any work being done this morning at the old Ganso y Castor site.

I found Dan having another Spanish lesson and stopped in Los Porteños and ordered a latte to be delivered to one of the cement tables in the park. They brought it out in a cardboard to-go cup.

Dan soon joined me and I gave him an assignment – I gave him directions to take the metro to the Italian American restaurant in Estadio.

I left at 11am, stopped in Ara and bought dish cleaning paste and a few tomatoes before returning to the apt.

Right after lunch I went to brush my teeth and we don’t have running water.

I left at 2:30 (first time in sandals as I can’t take the heat in my gym shoes) and had a latte and glass of water in Gardenia.

I completed another 12 chess puzzles and can’t believe I got 8 wrong. I played a 15+10 game on Chess.com and at least I won that, although my opponent was rated 100 points lower.

I left at 5pm and returned to the apt; we have running water again.

I watched another episode of Falling Skies on Netflix.

Hey Boy: Keep an eye on the Bears backup quarterback Tyson Bagent tomorrow. He could be auditioning for a starting quarterback job for the Browns, once they’re done with their Watson/Sanders experiment. 😊

Teresa gave me an update of the death toll from the Colombian earthquake - 2,032 dead. ☹

I went to start my pre-sleep reading but my Kindle says there aren’t any books in my library. It must be a glitch in their software; hopefully they’ll have it fixed by tomorrow night. Instead, I spent 30 minutes on my computer then completed another set of 12 puzzles, only getting 2 wrong.

 

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep pretty quickly, got up once at 2:30 to pee, returned to bed and fell back asleep until 6:45.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,972 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 8 hours and 11 minutes for a sleep score of 79.

I had coffee with Marcos at Tostao for about an hour. The café at the corner is closed and is being remodeled for the new owner.

I stopped in Mercado Madrid and bought a medium sized carton of eggs before returning to the apt.

Teresa was visiting with her mother. I left the apt at noon and walked the 10 minutes to La Bahia and they were already there although they were at a small table in the back – too stuffy for my liking. We had their menu of the day for 22mil per person.

We walked across the street to the mall where Teresa bought a couple items in Medipiel for 344,900 pesos ($110.50).

They went on their way and I went up to Cine Colombia to buy a ticket to Pressure (7.3). The showtime changed from 2:15 to 2:05 but I pretty much had my choice of seats for 10,000 pesos. I walked into the theater and I was the only one there although I counted 14 others that joined me before the movie started. I enjoyed the movie although I was a little cold in my shorts and sleeveless t-shirt. And I pretty much finished off a small popcorn and large soda.

Some upcoming movies I want to see include The End of Oak Street and ACME.

It was about 4pm when I went down to Urbania and had a latte. (I remembered Teresa was going to spend the early evening doing something with Rosemary so I was in no hurry to return to the apt.)

I completed another page of puzzles, getting 4 incorrect. I played a 15+10 game on Chess.com but lost in 37 moves.

Outside the mall they were collecting donations for the earthquake survivors

Although it seemed to be the opposite of what I expected as product was being moved from a nearby truck to this stack near the entrance.

I walked back to the apt and Teresa was still out.

I watched another episode of Falling Skies on Netflix.

I finished reading James Patterson’s Cross Country (Alex Cross #14) on my Kindle. That’s the 3^rd book I’ve finished this month.

 

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep pretty quickly, got up once at 4am to pee, got up at 4:30 and read until 5am, returned to bed and fell back asleep until 6:45.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,765 steps yesterday and last night I slept for7 hours and 2 minutes for a sleep score of 82. (When I got up at 4am Fitbit only gave me a sleep score of 73 so that extra time helped.)

I left the apt just before 9am and found Smartfit about as busy as usual. I had my usual workout but had to adjust the order of my routine. I’m now setting the weight on the Seated Leg Curl to 50#, doing a few reps, then adjusting it up to 57 ½ pounds but doing more reps than before. This way I avoid the pain from my worn cartilage.

I found construction going on at the old Ganso y Castor location. I hope it will be another restaurant – one that will b open for breakfast. Maybe a café like Pergamino would be nice.

A photo of Glenn I found today.

I encountered Dan at his usual concrete table in the park getting a Spanish lesson from a chica. I invited him to join me for coffee in Los Porteños after his lesson. He joined me about 30 minutes later and we discussed many things. He told me he met Chris Cajoleas and I gave him some additional background on Chris. Dan is 65 years old and confirmed he has had Parkinson’s for the last 6 years but he isn’t affected much if he times his medicine correctly.

I left just before 11am and returned to the apt.

I left at noon and took a Didi to Mayorca mall where I met Teresa in Il Forno. She had her usual salmon and for a change I had a chicken panini sandwich for 127,615 pesos ($41).

She surprised me by suggesting we have ice cream at Crepes & Waffles so we shared a Suprema there for about 18,000 pesos.

I shared with Teresa my plan to see Pressure (7.3) tomorrow in Cine Colombia with showtimes at 2:15 and 4:55 pm.

There was another Choco earthquake at 1:32 this time only 4.21 on the Richter scale.

We shared a taxi back to Envigado and I stopped at the Bancolombia kiosk and printed yesterday’s chess games. I walked up to Smartfit where I caught an Envigado bus to Poblado.

From the bus I saw this ad for a company I worked for – Zurich (Insurance Company).

A young man got on the bus and sung the music I can’t stand, Rap.

In the Dann Carlton I made a reservation for us for Saturday at 7:30 although the restaurant is no longer a Tony Roma’s.

I returned to Envigado by bus and stopped in Gardenia for an hour or so. I was in no mood for anything hot so I got something new the waitress suggested – I don’t even know how to describe it but it was like coffee with ice cream that you mix yourself. (Do I still have to tip her if I do all the work (mixing) myself? 😊)

I left just after 5pm and returned to the apt.

Our gas is back on so we can return the hotplate back to the garage storage area.

I watched another episode of Falling Skies then started my pre-sleep routine.

 

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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, took a while to fall asleep, got up once at 4:45, finally fell back asleep and was awakened at 6am by a light cramp in my right calf.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 3,752 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6hours and 18 minutes for a sleep score of 78.

Teresa informed me that the number of dead has risen to over 400 due to the Colombian earthquake.

I understand it is going to be some time before they resolve our gas problem. In the meantime, Teresa remembered we have a hotplate in the garage storage area so we went down and retrieved it.

I left the apt at 7:15 and took a Didi to Unicentro mall for 20,600 pesos.

I received text messages from Un Gringo en Medellin asking about Glenn Susser.

I was early enough to purchase a banana and walked once around the mall.

I met Jose in Parmessano where we had eggs for breakfast.

We moved to the food court where Jose beat me with the Black pieces and I got a draw with the White pieces.

It was just after 1pm when we finished and I took a Didi to Viva Envigado for 21,000 pesos.

I had the chicken teriyaki in Sarku’s, withdrew 2,000,000 pesos from a Davivienda ATM, and had a latte in Urbania for about an hour.

I purchased a few groceries in Exito before returning to the apt by taxi.

I saw a special offer on my cellphone – 2 years of Reader’s Digest for only $15 that I took advantage of. They’ll just have to sit in my locker until the next time I have a package arrive.

Teresa now says the Colombian death total from the earthquake is 781. ☹

I watched another episode of Falling Skies before starting my pre-sleep routine.

 

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Monday, August 10, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 3:30, couldn’t fall back asleep, got up at 4 and read until 4:30, slept until 7am when I got up.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 3,569 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6hours and 39 minutes for a sleep score of 70.

Having just finished my breakfast I was sitting at the dining room table when (about 7:35am) it started shaking then the entire apartment was shaking. After about a minute I got up and stood under the doorway to the guest bedroom. The whole time the earthquake lasted Teresa was saying a prayer.

That was the worst earthquake I’ve experienced in both length and severity.

We went down the stairs and stood outside with a lot of others.

I was only wearing my wraparound and my flipflops so after an hour I returned to the apt and changed into the shorts and t-shirt I usually wear around the apt and put on sandals. Back outside we joined others wondering when we would be let back inside.

Doyle, the other American in our building (maybe the entire complex) was seated nearby. He looks like he’s deteriorated in the past few years.

Teresa still hadn’t had breakfast so at 10am we walked to Picositas so she could eat a couple pastries. I just had a latte.

Here’s the local news carrying the story about the earthquake – extensive damage in Cali, Manizales and Pereira.

About 1:30 we moved to Otra Parte for lunch.

We left about 2:30 and returned to the apt and all seemed rather normal again. I don’t know if you can see these 3-D wall cracks in a 2-D photo.

Teresa had me send these photos to our real estate agency.

I understand we have no gas until it can be determined that there aren’t any leaks in the building.

Teresa reported 111 Colombian dead so far.

I watched another episode of Falling Skies, watched a little news then started my pre-sleep routine.

 

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Sunday, August 9, 2026

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

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,765 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 25 minutes for a sleep score of 85. That’s my highest score yet.

I had a nap after breakfast that Fitbit says was 34 minutes.

Shower consisted of basically a sponge bath in the shower because I can’t get under that cold water.

Teresa wanted to take MT to El Tesoro but she didn’t feel like leaving her apt.

We left at noon and took a Didi to El Tesoro for 17,500 pesos. At first it wasn’t very crowded but that changed later in the afternoon. We had lunch in J&C Delicias for 170,554 pesos then frozen yogurt in Percimon.

New Annie James video

We left at 5pm and returned to the apt.

I watched another episode of Falling Skies on Netflix.

I finished reading James Patterson’s Double Cross (Alex Cross #13).

 

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Saturday, August 8, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 2:15, finally waking at 5:15 and getting up at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,138 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 23 minutes for a sleep score of 75.

I arrived at Daniel’s barbershop right at 9am. I got my haircut and scheduled my next one for Tuesday, August 25^th, 2 days before we leave for Chicago.

I walked to Todo Drogas and bought more eye drops but they wouldn’t/couldn’t sell me zopiclona for this reason:

I have a prescription and I've purchased it here before so I don't know what has changed.

I walked to La Buena Mesa and had a latte outside Los Porteños. Strange, but Dan came out and a few minutes later went back in but didn’t appear to notice me.

I left at 11:30 and returned to the apt.

I left the apt at 2:15 and was surprised to find Asados Rogelio packed and there were several people waiting for a table. I went next door to Tierra Querida and had a burger, fries and a Coke. What I didn’t like about the burger: the pickles are sweet not dill, and it seemed they place all of them with the tomato slices and cheese at one side of the burger instead of spreading them around.

I moved to Los Porteños where I had a latte and completed another page of puzzles, missing one. I played another 15+10 game on Chess.com against a higher rated player, losing in 34 moves.

Received an email my brother is coming for a visit Friday, October 16^th to Saturday, October 24^th.

I left at 5pm and returned to the apt.

Teresa returned at 6:30 and brought me a pastel de pollo from Picositas for my supper.

We had another hot day so I’m thinking we’re in a summer period.

I still can’t get the hot water heater to work. ☹

I finished season 3 of Falling Skies then started my pre-sleep routine.

 

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