Thursday, October 17, 2019

Last night I went to bed at 10:45, quickly fell asleep, woke up once at 5:45, finally waking/getting up at 6:45.

It’s obvious we had some rain overnight.

I watched the first 20 minutes of the Today show and left the apt.  I stopped at the small hardware store in the same mall as Wilson’s bar where I bought 2 nuts and 3 washers for the shower door handle.  At the mall I had a café con leche and almond croissant at Todo Fresa.  I spent some time copying my chess games into my scorebook.

I stopped in Exito where I bought a package of Aunt Jemima pancake mix and a container of coffee creamer.

Back at the apt I dropped off some things and changed out of my jeans and t-shirt into shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt.  I installed the new shower door handle and it was perfect with just the 2 nuts.

At Sopi Jugos I had my favorite Caesar salad with chicken and a strawberry juice for about 30mil.  While there, dark clouds rolled in from the east, we only got a few drops but the temperature dropped and I was a little sorry I had changed clothes.

I walked to Parva where I continued copying games into my scorebook.  After a couple hours Chuck showed up and we chatted for awhile.  He left and I returned to the apt.

Teresa soon returned and informed me that the doctor says MT’s blood pressure is only slightly low but she has cataracts and will need eye surgery.  I understand that is scheduled for January.

8,562 steps today.

Joke of the day

An elderly man in Miami calls his son in New York and says, "I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing.  Forty-five years of misery is enough."

"Pop, what are you talking about?" the son screams.

"We can't stand the sight of each other any longer," the old man says.  "We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her," and he hangs up.

Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone, "Like heck they're getting divorced," she shouts, "I'll take care of this."

She calls her father immediately and screams at the old man, "You are NOT getting divorced! Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?" and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. "Okay," he says, "They're coming for Passover and paying their own airfares."