Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, woke up at 3am but just rolled over, got up once at 4:15, finally waking/getting up at 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,838 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 4 hours and 20 minutes.

I left the apt at 8:25 and took a Didi to the Ophthalmology clinic. We were on calle 10 when I noticed his app said we would arrive in 3 minutes; that sounded too early. Sure enough 3 minutes later he said we arrived but it was the wrong clinic. Luckily the right one was just a few minutes further ahead and I tipped him 5,000 pesos in cash.

I stopped at the billing window and they called a young man named Jose who spoke good English. (He lived a month in Canada and a month in England to improve his English.) I paid 573,000 pesos ($170) for today’s tests. I took seat in one of their waiting areas. I was called in back of one of the consultation rooms and given a test where I had to watch them line up a large green asterisk with a large red asterisk. I then took a seat outside again. I was then called in to another consultation room this time with my ophthalmologist, Dr. Juan Gonzalo Mejia Martinez. The next test they handed me a clicker and I had to look at a yellow light then use the clicker whenever I saw another light with my peripheral vision. I noticed I found more with my right eye than my left eye. I was then told to take a seat outside between consultation rooms 6 and 8 as someone would come out for another test. I took a seat but 2 hours later no one had come for me and I left, just after 1pm.

Outside I quickly got a Didi to return me to our apt.

I stopped next door and bought an onion as Teresa requested. In the end she wanted a white onion to make soup, not the long green thing I bought.

I received a text message my watch band arrived in Miami so I asked them to release everything from my locker.

Again Kelly didn’t show up for a massage for Teresa.

I watched another episode of The Last of Us (8.5) on Stremio then started my pre-sleep reading.

 

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Monday, April 6, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, took a while to fall asleep, got up once at 3:30, took a while to fall back asleep, finally waking/getting up at 5:45 when Teresa made some noise.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,621 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 3 hours and a minute.

Teresa soon left for her 6am gym class. She returned just after 7am and made breakfast.

I called Capital One and closed my checking account.

I left the apt at 8:45 and found Smartfit not very busy. I completed my workout in my preferred order including 21 minutes on the treadmill. Regarding the later I got a pain in my right side early so I just stayed at 5 ½ kmh for the duration without using the arm supports. (Later ChatGPT agreed with my decision.)

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for about 90 minutes before returning to the apt.

We left at noon and took a Didi to Edificio Medical on calle 7 where we had lunch in their Boulevard restaurant. We went next door to Clinca Intermedica where Teresa had some type of procedure while I waited in their Il Cappucino café.

Teresa came out about 3:15 and we took a taxi to Gardenia restaurant in Envigado. She had their fruit cup and I tried the tiramisu milkshake.

We returned to the apt by 4:30 because Teresa was to get a massage from Kelly, but she ended up calling and cancelling.

I tried making a reservation for Al Alma Boutique Hotel in Santafe de Antioquia for April 12-18 but couldn’t find a room available. I tried other 6-nights but still couldn’t find anything. I ended up getting their phone number via ChatGPT and asked Teresa to find 7 contiguous days when they have a room available.

I started watching The Last of Us (8.5) on Stremio. At 8pm I switched to the U. Conn vs Michigan NCAA championship. I watched the first half (Michigan up by 4) then started my pre-sleep reading.

 

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Sunday, April 5, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 12:30, again at 4:15, took a while to fall back asleep, finally waking/getting up at 7am.

Today is Easter but Orthodox Easter is next Sunday.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,472 steps yesterday but last night I slept for 1 hour and 7 minutes. What?

I returned the ice maker to the refrigerator and turned it back on.

A new Annie James photo with the Easter Bunny.

We left the apt at 9:15 and took a Didi to Crepes & Waffles in One Plaza for 10,400 pesos. (The driver had to drop us off at the corner because of Ciclovia.) The restaurant was busy but there were still a few tables, and Teresa chose one inside (they had a nice outdoor patio). They had a subset of their regular menu with just breakfast items. 

Teresa ordered the avocado toast and queso momposino and I a waffle with maple syrup and a scrambled egg. We each had a latte for a total of 96,200 pesos ($26), tip included. When we left there was a moderately long line to get a table.

We walked up to Clinica Intermedica and quickly caught a taxi to El Tesoro mall. Teresa did some shopping in H&M with her gift cards and found a Greek looking pant suit and a simple cotton dress for 210,100 pesos ($57).

I couldn’t find Teresa’s requested restaurant, Olivia, so we had lunch for the first time in Aire.

She had the chicken lasagna and I their meat lasagna

and we shared a bottle of water for 110,024 pesos ($30).

Out in the aisle we took a seat on a comfortable sofa. My eyes were very tired so I squinched down on the seat and laid my head on the back and slept for about 30 minutes. My eyes felt much better after. (I checked my Fitbit app and now it says my sleep time for today is 5 hours and 55 minutes. Go figure!)

Teresa checked out Zara but didn’t find anything.

We stopped in Medipiel because they usually have weekend sales. My Cetaphil cream was 121,700 pesos but last time it was 80,000 something so today I took a pass. Teresa found four items, on sale, for 421,535 ($115).

We stopped in Valentina’s for a while and had lattes and a banana cream torta for 82mil.

There was no line for taxis and we quickly returned to the apt for 22,000 pesos.

Sometimes I forget my laptop has a touch screen and I go to remove a hair and the screen scrolls. 😊

I watched 60 Minutes on CBS Chicago, some news, then started my pre-sleep routine.

 

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Saturday, April 4, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once during the night, woke up at 5:45, then got up at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,687 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 3 hours and 48 minutes. I found these sleep details on my Fitbit app:

Teresa is getting her hair done so I might be on my own for lunch.

I walked to Viva Envigado, recycled a pill bottle, bought a blueberry muffin in Starbucks and was the first person to take a table in Urbania. I finally received my Movistar bill of 68,458 pesos on my cellphone.

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

We left the apt at noon and had lunch in Asados Rogelio. Teresa went to the beauty shop while I went to Los Porteños and had a latte and read some more of my book on chess endgames.

I left at 3pm and returned to the apt. Teresa returned at 4pm with a wet umbrella so obviously we’ve had a little rain.

I watched Illinois lose to the University of Connecticut in the NCAA final four on Medellin TV.

Teresa wants to go for an American breakfast tomorrow. I asked AI which restaurants have the best in Medellin and it came up with two but Teresa wasn’t interested because they are in Laureles. A friend told her the Crepes & Waffles on Ave Poblado opens at 8am. I finally got Teresa to agree the menu will be the same, they’re just open earlier than other locations.

About 7:30 a downpour started.

I turned off the ice maker, removed it from the fridge and left it in the utility sink for all the ice to melt overnight.

I watched some news, did my pre-sleep reading and went to bed at 10pm,

 

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Friday, April 3, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up twice during the night, woke up at 5:45 and immediately got a cramp in my right calf ☹, then relaxed until getting up at 6:45.

Today is Good Friday!

According to my Fitbit, I got in 2,717 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 19 minutes.

Teresa informed me she’d like to have lunch today in El Tesoro mall.

I left the apt at 8:45 and timed my walk to Smartfit - exactly 5 minutes unless there is a holdup crossing Avenida Poblado. The first floor of the gym was almost empty; I counted a dozen people mostly men. The Abdominal Crunch machine no longer had the sign on it but it still wasn’t repaired. I completed 21 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 126bpm. It’s become obvious the limiting factor are my lower legs not my heart.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for about 90 minutes. The past week or so I’ve been going across the walkway and buying a ripe banana for 1mil to increase my potassium.

I stopped in a not very busy Ara and bought a bag of milk before returning to the apt.

I’ve squeezed out most of the juice for my tea from my dried-out lemon, now I’ve cut it up into small pieces and keep them in a jar in the fridge. It only takes a very small piece to give me the lemon taste I want and the piece can even be reused. 😊

Change in plans. Teresa now wants to have lunch in Otra Parte, I’m guessing because it’s closer. We left the apt at 1pm but found Otra Parte closed for the holiday. I mentioned Salpi Jugos is next door but on the way there she stopped and said it’s closed. (I don’t know how she knew as we weren’t quite there yet.) we turned around and walked a block the other direction and across the street to Picositas which I think of more of as a small bakery than a restaurant. Teresa ordered some type of casserole and I a chicken sandwich and we each had a juice for a total of about 110,000 pesos. My sandwich was barely warm and covered with cheese so obviously its not meant to be eaten with the hands.

Teresa liked her lunch, me not so much.

On our way to Gardenia for coffee we walked past Salpi Jugos and it was open!

I had a latte and Teresa a tinto and later she ordered a yucca waffle with berries and vanilla ice cream

Which were underwhelming.

She worked on a purse while I went from my cellphone, to my chess book, to my Kindle.

We met a gringo at the next table named Johnathon (sp?) with his Whippet named Coco. He has an apt he bought in Poblado for his investment visa and walked here today with his dog. He spoke good Spanish and was able to carry on a conversation with Teresa. He mentioned he will be in St. Charles (IL) in May to visit a sister. When Teresa mentioned the purses she makes and sells, he said it would be easy to set up a website to display her products and accept payments into her Bancolombia account.

He left and before long it started raining and when it became a downpour we moved to an inside table.

Finally, about 4:30 the downpour lessened and we returned to the apt huddling under my umbrella.

I got ChatGPT to work again I just needed to summarize and copy my long post to a new chat.

It’s time to deice the ice maker but Teresa has stuff in the utility sink so hopefully tomorrow night.

I watched some news, did my pre-sleep reading and went to bed at 10pm,

 

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, took about 20 minutes to fall asleep, got up once midnight, again at 3:15, finally waking/getting up at 5:45am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,494 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 4 hours and 47 minutes.

I met Marcos at Tostao at 9:30. He has the cast off his foot as his new doctor recommended his toes get fresh air. They leave three weeks from today for 5 weeks in Spain so

After Marcos left I stayed at our little table a little longer going through my endgame book.

I stopped in Mercado Madrid and bought a few vegetables before returning to the apt.

The plan was to go see the new movie Operation: Hail Mary (8.5) at 5:45 as long as it isn’t raining.

At 3:30 a thunderstorm came through and though we didn’t have more than a few stray raindrops it got colder and we both lost the desire to leave the apt.

ChatGPT isn’t working for me any longer. I’m guessing they now want me to upgrade to ChatGPT plus for $19.95 a month. Nah, I don’t think so.

I checked flights to/from Medellin/Boston and there aren’t many flights that would fit with my existing Boston/Chicago flight and the current price is $832. I texted my daughter to contact me before she has to give the restaurant the final seating number as I should have more information as to if I will make it or not.

I’ve lost games to Saul19780 and troyclough and my rating is now 1501. ☹

I watched 40 Acres (6.5) on Netflix. It’s getting difficult to hear the dialogue even with my headphones. ☹

I see a 6-cent deposit in my USAA account so at the next opportunity I can close my Capital One account.

Teresa told me she wants to stay at the Santafe hotel that only had four rooms; now all I have to do is figure out which one that was.

Teresa mentioned she wants to go to Parque Arvi tomorrow. I told her tomorrow is Friday (she sometimes mixes up days of the week) and I have gym so why don’t we go on Saturday. She told me that the gym will be closed for Good Friday. I doubt that, after 10 years of going to the gym I don’t recall ever finding it closed.

I think I messed up with my sleep medications. I took the magnesium glycinate just before bed instead of 1 ½ to 2 hours before.

I watched some news, did my pre-sleep reading and went to bed at 10pm,

 

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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 9:30, took about 20 minutes to fall asleep, got up once 1:30, then it’s a little hazy after that, something about 4:30 and 5:15 but I finally woke/got up at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,319 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 10 minutes. So far, so good.

I see my Social Security deposit in my USAA checking account so now I can go ahead and cancel my Capital One account.

Teresa wants to meet for lunch in El Pastelito today so she can spend some time at the cultural center for her crafts class.

I received an email confirming my package containing my Kindle paperwhite case and Slip-n-Snip scissors arrived in Florida.

I left the apt at 8:30 and found Smartfit a little less busy then usual. I completed my workout including 21 minutes on the treadmill although I forgot to increase the speed to 6kph until the 10^th minute. The abdominal Crunch machine is still out of order and it looks like it won’t be repaired until April 21^st.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for about 90 minutes, stopped at the copy center and printed yesterday’s games before returning to the apt.

This is the new playground they’ve built for the kids.

I see 6 cents in my Capital One account so I requested it to be transferred to my USAA account and in a few days I’ll close the former.

Teresa and I left the apt at 12:45 and took a Didi to the Casa de la Cultura near Parque Envigado. We went inside to take care of business while I walked a block away to El Pastelito where I waited for her. She returned about 10 minutes later and it was only another couple minutes before an outside table opened up. She had some type of fish and since I saw it on their blackboard menu, I ordered the BBQ ribs. Big mistake, it was only one rib and I had to dig to uncover the meat. Back to  chicken breast in the future.

Teresa returned to the culture center while I went to café Fika again. I had a latte while reviewing yesterday’s games and studying some of my endgame book.

Teresa returned at 5pm with MT. We walked her down to her apt and returned to our apt by taxi.

Teresa's latest purse, she finished in a little over a day.

I watched some news, watched the president’s address to the nation (learned nothing new), watched some analysis of it, did my pre-sleep reading and went to bed at 10pm,

 

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