Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly (I thought it was longer but my Fitbit reported it was only 14 minutes), slept through the night, woke up once at 4:45, finally getting up with Teresa at 5:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,824 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 21 minutes for a sleep score of 80.

I left the apt at 7:30 and took a Didi, in heavy traffic, to Unicentro mall for 21,300 pesos arriving just in time to buy a banana before the mall opened.

In Parmessano I had the scrambled eggs with Italian sausage and a pastel de queso and a latte for 47,100 pesos.

I had the Black pieces in the first game and Jose made an early mistake that gave me 2 pawns and the momentum but he held on and 2 ½ hours later we agreed to a draw.

My eyes were very tired today which wasn’t helped by a breeze coming in from outside, drying my eyes further.

I had the White pieces in the second game and I blundered a piece and pawn early and resigned after an hour.

It was only 12:30 when I ordered a Didi to take me to Viva Envigado, in heavy traffic, for 23,100 pesos.

I had teriyaki chicken with a Pepsi for lunch in Sarku’s. Downstairs I had a latte in Urbania for a couple of hours. I made plans with Jimmy for us to see a White Sox game while we’re in Chicago.

In Exito they only had a small carton of our favorite egg brand and I also bought a package of 2 D batteries.

I returned to the apt by taxi.

I watched a couple more episodes of Falling Skies on Netflix.

I finished reading James Patterson’s London Bridges (Alex Cross #10) at 9pm and had to restart my computer and download another book.

 

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Monday, August 3, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, slept through the night, woke up once at 5:30, finally getting up with Teresa at 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 2,182 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 13 minutes for a sleep score of 78.

It seemed like it took a while to get hot water during my shower so I’d better buy those new D batteries.

I was planning on going to Gardenia this afternoon to get some work done but Teresa wants to go to El Tesoro. She believes it won’t be busy today.

I left the apt at 9am and found Smartfit busier than usual but amazingly by 9:15 it had cleared out – mainly women. I checked their class schedule and there is a class at that time but I don’t know what it is because it’s indicated by an icon. I completed my workout adding 5# to the Triceps Press, Seated Row, Abdominal Crunch, Lat Pulldown, Chest Press, Biceps Curl, Back Extension, and Shoulder Press. I still have right knee pain (probably due to cartilage loss) at 65# (for the first rep only) even when I work up to it from 50#, 55#, and 60#. ☹ I completed 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 123 bpm.

I found Ganso y Castor shuttered and dark. I left a peanut for the squirrels, bought a banana and took a seat outside Los Porteños. This is my new view…

At one point a gringa arrived with her 3 daughters but they took seats inside so I didn’t get the opportunity to talk to them.

When I arrived back at our complex Julio handed me my package – 2 packages of Astaxanthin from AcentiaLabs. Besides good for preventing kidney problems it may also benefit dry eyes.

Teresa informed me that Kelly is coming at 6pm to give her a massage so it might be difficult returning from El Tesoro so we’ll go there another day.

I left the apt just after 2pm for Gardenia. I completed another page of chess puzzles but got 5 of the 10 wrong. I played a 15’+10” game but lost in 31 moves. I spent about 45 minutes on chapter 1 of my new chess book.

I left at 5pm and returned to the apt.

Annie James letting her brother in the room…

While Teresa was getting a late massage from Kelly, I finished season 2 of Falling Skies.

 

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Sunday, August 2, 2026

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

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,936 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 34 minutes for a sleep score of 83.

After breakfast I returned to bed for an hour but didn’t sleep much.

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Chesswiz98 resigned our game on the 24^th move, increasing my rating to 1552.

We left the apt at 1:15 and took a Didi to El Correo in Provenza for 14,100 pesos. Teresa had the chicken and I the ribs again with a juice for her and a Coke for me for a total of 205,517 pesos ($66). I ate all my fries and half my ribs and got the other half to go.

We took a Didi to Santafe mall for 9,800 pesos and it was as busy as Teresa predicted. This is a photo of their atrium from the 2^nd floor

We got the last table in Valentina’s where I had a latte, Teresa a granizado and we shared a slice of a new cake for about 78,000 pesos. Teresa wanted to go to the flower show in Jardin de Botanico on opening day, Tuesday, but I talked her in to going on Wednesday.

We left at 5pm and returned to the apt by taxi.

AJ at the beach...

I watched a couple more episodes of Falling Skies on Netflix.

I had the remaining ribs for supper with a small Coke.

 

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Saturday, August 1, 2026

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

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,101 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 58 minutes for a sleep score of 76.

I probably shouldn’t mention this but it seems like quite a while since we’ve had rain.

I left the apt at 9:30 and walked to the mall. I printed a couple pages in Auros, withdrew 2,000,000 pesos (all 50s), and paid Innovation Corp for my next delivery.

I noticed this advertisement for Cine Colombia

and it looks like the Lego store is being remodeled

again.

I had a latte in Urbania while completing another page of chess puzzles (got 5 wrong) and played an online game (which I lost). Teresa called at 12:45 and asked me to meet her at Fika café at 1:30 then we would go to El Pastelito for lunch. I left at 1:15 and walked to Fika (long line for taxis outside the mall) and ordered a latte. Teresa arrived about 30 minutes later and informed me that ownership of El Pastelito has changed and its no longer as good. On our way to Asados Rogelio I stopped to use the restroom in Eduardo Madrid and we ended up having chicken sandwiches there.

We stopped in Ara on the way back to the apt and bought some groceries.

Annie James gets very excited when her mother offers her opportunities to do things that she does. So, giving her a chance to drink out of her water bottle, she gets so excited.

We finished watching A Toxic Love Story (6.7) on Netflix, I watched another episode of Falling Skies and then it was time to start my pre-sleep reading.

 

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Friday, July 31, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 9:30, took a while to fall asleep, was awakened by fireworks at 11:30, fell back asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 5:45am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,362 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 52 minutes for a sleep score of 86.

I had a nap after breakfast but only slept about 10 minutes per my Fitbit.

I left the apt just before 9am and found Smartfit a little busier than usual. I completed my usual workout including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 123bpm.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for a little over an hour. When I went to pay a waiter who spoke a little English informed me that the restaurant would be closing, permanently, after today. ☹

I tried napping after lunch but couldn’t fall asleep.

Teresa asked to see a movie called “histinto Maternal” which I translated to Maternal Instinct (7.2) and luckily the movie was of the same name. I didn’t find it on Netflix but I did find it on Stremio. We watched it in English with Spanish subtitles. She asked for something else good and I found something similar A Toxic Love Story (6.7) on Netflix.

I watched another episode of Falling Skies on Netflix.

Annie James

Teresa got a massage from Kelly from 6:15 to 7:15.

Teresa asked me what time Jardin de Botanico opens so we can go to their Feria de los Flores. I checked and they aren’t open this weekend.

 

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Thursday, July 30, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, woke up at midnight with an itchy spot on my right ankle. I got up and put some medicine on it and also turned on the fan and returned to bed, finally waking/getting up at 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,328 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 31 minutes for a sleep score of 78.

I had a short nap (31 minutes per Fitbit) after breakfast so my eyes feel better.

I met Marcos at 9:30 in Tostao. He told me the nurse who told him he was being test for diabetes was not correct although he does have slightly elevated cholesterol. We’ll know more when the test results come back.

I stopped in Mercado Madrid on the way back to the apt and bought a few vegetables to make lunch.

I dressed in my hiking pants and t-shirt and took a Didi to Viva Envigado. I found Banco Av Villas empty so I quickly paid for our apt rent. Down the hall I paid more bills using the consignacion ATM. I was in Cine Colombia more than 30 minutes before showtime. I had a little problem with the cashier ordering a small popcorn and a large soda, I think the girl kept trying to get me to agree to a combo. It took 3-4 times requesting the same thing to get my order accepted. I also bought a candy bar called a Baby Johnny’s (in English says “since 1962”) that looked something like a Baby Ruth but certainly wasn’t as good.

I can’t believe they’re advertising adding Doritos to your popcorn.

I was in my seat in time to see some interesting coming attractions including The End of Oak Street coming out in 2 weeks and Deep Water (5.4).

The Odyssey (8.5) in IMAX was good although long and I had to cover my ears 3-4 times when the music was too loud.

Outside the mall there was a long line for taxis so I walked back to the apt.

I beat chesswiz98 in 39 moves increasing my rating to 1546.

I finished season 1 of Falling Skies on Netflix, finished my latest book Two Ships by David S. Reynolds and went to bed early at 9:30.

 

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, was awakened at 1:30 by a car alarm, felt like I didn’t sleep deeply after that, finally waking/getting up just before 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,458 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 55 minutes for a sleep score of 81. (My Fitbit confirms it took a while to fall back asleep after that 1:30am awakening.)

I had a short nap after breakfast and left for the gym at 9am. I found Smartfit a little busier than usual but completed my workout (still pain on my right kneecap, even when I warmup first with lower weights) including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final bpm of 130.

Ave Poblado has the top layer of asphalt removed and now there is a backhoe tearing up the under layers of concrete.

I had a latte outside Ganso y Castor for an hour. I texted Marcos about meeting for coffee tomorrow and his reply was “👍👍👍👍🤞🤞🤞si. I have been... soo busy. Had 3 injections this morning. I might have high sugar?????” I’ll learn more about that tomorrow.

This is the flower arrangement outside Barbacoa.

I returned to the apt and was surprised to find no running water. ☹ That means I have to continue my day without a shower!?

I waited until the last minute to see if the water would come back on but finally left the apt just after noon and took a Didi to Mayorca for 8,300 pesos.

I printed yesterday’s chess games then met Teresa up on the 5^th floor at a Peruvian restaurant she wanted to try. She had a shrimp dish and I had rice with chicken and beef. (I loved it but it was light on the meat.) We also shared a bottle of water for a total of 138,432 pesos ($43) tip included.

We went down to Medipiel and Teresa took advantage of a sale and bought a few things while I purchased a container of CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion for a total of 323,345 pesos ($100).

We returned to Envigado by taxi, Teresa got out down the hill from the center while I continued on to the apt.

We had running water again so I took my shower.

I walked to Los Porteños where I finished another page of puzzles, missing 5, then played a 15’+10” game, winning in 30 moves. Then I went over yesterday’s games with Jose and I now see I had lots of missed opportunities in the first game.

I left at 5:30 and returned to the apt.

Kelly was supposed to come give Teresa a massage at 6:30 but she was a no-show.

I watched some news then started my pre-sleep reading and went to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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