Saturday, October 17, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, seemed like it took a while to fall asleep (because of the Coke?), got up once at 4:15, finally waking/getting up at 6:45am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,607 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 37 minutes for a sleep score of 82 and a sleep efficiency of 90%. 😊

I guess I slept better than I thought.

Wednesday’s swim lesson with Annie James.

Chesswiz98 resigned our game on the 23^rd move, increasing my rating to 1564.

I left the apt at 9:30 and walked to the mall. I recycled two large plastic containers, withdrew 2,000,000 pesos (all 50s) from the ATM outside Exito, then paid the epm bill.

I had a latte in Urbania for an hour then stopped in a very busy Exito looking for a few things Teresa requested. I was only partially successful finding them then got in a long line at the Express counter.

I returned to the apt by taxi. On the way I saw construction in progress at McDonald’s. It looks like they’re creating second payment & pickup windows.

After lunch Teresa didn’t want me to go out for coffee so I just hung around the apt and finished season 2 of Seal Team.

At 6:30 I ordered a Didi to take us to the Dann Carlton where we met Jim & Joan on the 19^th floor revolving restaurant Giratorio. Service was spotty but I think everyone enjoyed their food while we got caught up on some things and planned some others. We split the check and our half was 214,974 pesos ($68). We ordered another Didi to return us to our apt.

It was late so I started my pre-sleep reading routine and went to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Friday, October 16, 2026

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

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,823 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 14 minutes for a sleep score of 85 and a sleep efficiency of 88%. 😊

Today Annie James is 13 months old. Happy Birthday Annie!

Still a light drizzle so I cancelled gym for today.

I left the apt at 9:30, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, and had a latte in Los Porteños while continuing to read my new Step 1 book.

I left at 11am and returned to the apt.

I spent the afternoon watching more episodes of Seal Team on Netflix.

I received this email that Movistar is now part of Tigo/Une.

At 5:30 I got dressed and caught a bus to Medellin. I got off at the Calle 7 bus stop and walked to the Dann Carlton hotel where I made a dinner reservation for 4 for tomorrow night at 7pm.

Back at the same bus stop I quickly caught a bus and got off just down the hill from the Dann Carlton Belfort. It was a climb up to the hotel then I took the elevator up to the lobby where I waited for Jim and Joan. They soon arrived, checked in and took their stuff upstairs. I ordered a Didi to take us to Tagliata where we got a corner table. The place soon got busy and they had live music. I ordered the pasta bolognese and when they didn’t have limonada de coco I ordered a Coke (I probably should have ordered water like Joan).

I paid Jim for my meal in cash to give him some more pesos. We walked a few blocks away to the Tienda D1 then needed while I continued a few more block to Ave Poblado and to the bus stop by Calle 10. I immediately caught a bus back to Envigado.

Back at the apt I started my pre-sleep reading routine going to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Thursday, October 15, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 6:20am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,949 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 56 minutes for a sleep score of 80 and a sleep efficiency of 95%. 😊

I left the apt just after 7am and quickly caught a bus to Medellin. It was standing room only but after I paid the driver a woman in the 2^nd row motioned me to the window seat next to her. “Muchas gracias, muy amable”. As I got off the bus just before Calle 7 my elbow bumped a helmet or something of the young lady behind me. I turned around and we both said, “pardon” at the same time. I crossed Calle 6 and cut through the bank parking lot and up the hill and as I turned up the path to Cedimed I noticed the same lady behind me. I turned around and in English said, “Are you following me?” and she laughed. I presented my medical order and my cedula at the entrance to the waiting room, was given a number and took a seat. (Interesting that this time I didn’t have to say, “no sexo, no bicicleta, no caballo, no comida”.) Five to ten minutes later I paid 428,300 pesos ($136) for all my blood & urine tests. Another 5-10 minutes later I was allowed in back and the phlebotomist took 3 vials of blood and put a small round “bandaid” on my blood site and I had her add the regular Band-Aid I brought with me. I was given a urine cup and after a trip to the restroom returned the urine sample.

Outside I walked up the hill to Carrera 37 then north to Calle 10. Another 2 blocks down to Carrera 35 and I didn’t see D’Andre so it must have closed and I don’t know when I’ll have hash browns again. I found Delarte nearby and they had what looked like an American breakfast. I ordered it with a latte and it was a lot of food.

I paid and as I walked back to Calle 10 I saw D’Andre restaurant. I must have missed it because it was behind a wall and up a few steps. I guess I’ll have to wait another 6 months for my hash browns.

I walked down to Avenida Poblado and quickly caught a bus back to Envigado. I got off at the Gardenia bus stop and stopped inside for another latte while completing 12 more chess puzzles, getting all of them correct. Finally!

I left at 11am and returned to the apt. Julio handed me my box of chess books as I entered the porteria.

I left at 2pm and walked to Blue’ Smash Brgr where I tried their vanilla milkshake

I think in the future I’ll stick with a Coke. I started reading the Step 1 book and the first 45 pages consisted of advice for the chess teacher.

I left at 3pm and returned to the apt.

I watched another couple episodes of Seal Team.

 

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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm (2^nd straight night with a blanket), fell asleep quickly, got up once at 1am, fell back asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 5:45am with Teresa.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,980 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 22 minutes for a sleep score of 84 and a sleep efficiency of 93%. 😊

Finally, a clear sunny day!

I sent US Chess an email asking why I haven’t been received their Chess Life magazine.

I left the apt just before 9am and found Smartfit as busy as usual. I completed my workout with minor changes to the order of my routine, including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 121 bpm.

I had a latte outside Los Porteños for an hour before returning to the apt.

Carrera 44A used to be northbound only but they changed it to southbound only because of the construction on Avenida Poblado but I don’t see many cars taking advantage of it, maybe they’ll be detouring them in the near future.

At noon I got dressed and walked to the San Marcos Church bus stop to catch a bus to Sabaneta. I only had a 5-minute wait and paid the 3,800-peso fare. They have a large traffic circle now by Porci Carnes. I remembered where to get off just before the bus turned west and it was a 2-block walk to the park and another block to Viejo John.

Teresa already had a table in the back near the toilets. She ordered the posta (flank steak) and I the solomito and we each had a Coke. My steak was tender and delicious, same as last time I ordered it here. I couldn’t even it all of it, and got the remainder to go. I paid the waiter 112,600 pesos ($35) and gave him a 5mil tip. (Teresa reminded me it’s voluntary here and I guess a lot of Colombians don’t tip the waiters.)

We walked a couple blocks toward Exito, took seats outside a casino and after a 10-minute wait caught a bus back to Envigado, getting off across the street from Aymara. Teresa headed to her craft class and I stopped at the Bancolombia kiosk and printed my chess games from yesterday and my updated list of daily medications. I went to Los Porteños and tried their malteada alfajore 

but it’s too sweet for me. (I’m just trying to find something without caffeine to help me sleep at night. I guess I’ll keep on searching.)

I paid the check of 19,900 pesos and returned to the apt. (I left early because I was dressed too warm; It looks like we’re back in our usual 78-82 degrees stage.)

I finished reading Harlan Coben’s The Best American Mystery Stories on my Kindle and had to log back on to my laptop to download something new.

I went to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, took a while to fall asleep, got up once at 4:30 (still dripping), fell back asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 6:15 with Teresa.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,995 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 55 minutes for a sleep score of 78 and a sleep efficiency of 84%. 😊

At least the rain has stopped but it’s very overcast like it could rain again any minute.

Annie James’ private security, taking a break in the beautiful weather.

Another cool morning so today I put on my hiking pants with a t-shirt and a jacket.

At 7:15 I ordered a Didi to take me to Unicentro mall. Traffic was slow, I’m sure the wet streets didn’t help, and arrived at the mall just as it was opening. I bought my banana and ate it while headed inside the mall where Jose was waiting for me. We had our usual egg casserole breakfast with coffee then adjourned to the food court.

Jose had the White pieces first and he checkmated me in 53 moves. I had the White pieces in the second game and I checkmated him in 43 moves.

It was 2pm when I ordered a Didi to take me to Viva Envigado.

Innovation Corp texted me that my current package will cost 110,000 pesos.

I had the granola, yogurt & chia seeds in Pergamino.

I went down to the banking area and deposited 110,000 pesos into Innovation Corp’s account.

Downstairs I had a latte in Urbania and solved another 12 chess puzzles, getting 4 wrong. I played a 15’10” game but lost in 34 moves.

I texted Teresa and asked if we need anything from Exito and she said, “nothing” so I walked back to the apt.

I watched a couple more episodes of Seal Team on Netflix, started my pre-sleep reading and went to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Monday, October 12, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, was up from 4:15 to 5:15 reading, fell back asleep, waking/getting up at 7am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,793 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 48 minutes for a sleep score of 76 and a sleep efficiency of 74%. 😊

There was still a light drizzle when I got up but it soon stopped.

Today is a holiday, Dia de la Raza (Columbus Day).

Annie James

 

I left the apt for Smartfit just before 9am and found it not very crowded. I completed my workout including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 119bpm.

My usual pedestrian route to La Buena Mesa was closed for construction and I had to use the other side of the road.

While having a latte in Los Porteños we had more rain. A table near me had 3 dachshunds that barked at everyone that came by so it was interesting when the guy came out with his 4 Pomeranians and a chihuahua. 

At 11am I couldn’t wait any longer so I returned to the apt in a light drizzle. I showered, dressed then went next door to Ara to purchase some groceries we needed for our lunch.

At 2:30 I was ready to leave the apt when it started raining again so I just stayed in the apt and watched more episodes of Seal Team on Netflix.

More rain in the evening. Still raining when I went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Sunday, October 11, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 3:45, again had trouble falling back asleep, thought it was about 4:15/4:30 but the clock said 5:15 so I must have slept at least a little more, got up at 5:30 and moved to the recliner finally falling back asleep and waking/getting up at 7:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,840 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 14 minutes for a sleep score of 69 and a sleep efficiency of 85%. 😊

I left the apt at 8:45 and walked to the mall. I bought a large carton of eggs then headed to Urbania where I had a latte while going through 12 more chess puzzles, getting 5 wrong.

Teresa left me a voice mail message asking me to buy broccoli and blueberries in Exito.

I left at 11am, paid our cellphone bills in Claro then went up to the food court. It was empty which reminded me they probably don’t open until 11:30 so I would have a 15-minute wait. I asked a girl working at a nearby kiosk and she informed me it doesn’t open until noon. ☹

I texted Teresa about this change in plans and walked back to the apt with the large carton of eggs. I dropped off the eggs then went next door to Ara and bought the few things Teresa requested.

Jeannie with Annie James

I curled up on the recliner with my popcorn and Coke and watched the Green Bay Packers annihilate my Chicago Bears 31 – 7. ☹

We left the apt at 3:30 and walked to Blue’ Smash Brgr in La Buena Mesa. It wasn’t very busy so it was easy to get a table inside.

And yes, this is Teresa moving us to a different table.

I ordered their Fancy burger with fries and a Coke and Teresa ordered their chicken burger with fries and a Coke. I thought I recognized our waiter from somewhere and when I asked, in English, he said he remembered serving Glenn and I so he was from Olivenza. Teresa and I both agreed their buggers were better than McDonald’s and I thought it was better than Clap Burger.  The check, with tip, came to 110,300 pesos.

Teresa told me she thought Parva had closed. I walked down there and it was shuttered; I’m hoping they replace it with a nice café. I bought us a small pistachio gelato in Antonio’s that we shared while sitting outside at one of the cement tables. We left at 5:30 and returned to the apt.

A downpour started at 9pm and was still going strong when I went to bed at 10pm.

 

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