Last night I went to bed at 10:30, got up twice during the night, finally waking/getting up at 6:30.
Last night I played 4 games on Chess.com, winning 3 and
losing 1. My new rating is 1491. So close (to 1500).
Today is my birthday. I can’t believe I’m 75! As I’ve
often said getting older is better than the alternative.
According to Accuweather it’s supposed to be cloudy
all day so I wore jeans and a t-shirt.
I left the apt at 7:50 and walked to the mall. I didn’t
see Jose as I walked past the entrance. Auros had a line; you wouldn’t
think there would be one at 8am. I got some pages printed and Jose was waiting
for me when I arrived at Habia Una Vez at 8:15. We each had their
complete breakfast with orange juice for 10mil.
We went up to the 3rd floor and I had the
black pieces in the first game. We castled to opposite sides so it was a race
as to whose attack would reach the opposing king first. I ended up checkmating
him on the 33rd move.
For lunch I had the picanugys and a mango juice at
Frisby. Jose didn’t feel hungry so he made a trip to the bank and then bought
an ice cream cone from McDonald’s.
At one point I thought I felt the floor shake but
amazingly no one else seemed to react. Later I checked my Earthquake app but
didn’t find anything locally.
I had the white pieces in the 2nd game and it
was even when I blundered my queen on the 24th move and I immediately
resigned.
He left and I went down to Todo Fresa where I had
a café con leche while catching up on the news.
I bought 3 bags of milk in Exito and returned
via taxi to the apt.
Teresa is getting conflicting advice by different
doctors as to whether she needs a special breast biopsy or not. One doctor sent
her some test results and I went to the copy center next to Aymará to
print them. I understand she needs them for a doctor’s appointment she has
tomorrow morning. On my way back I saw a flat bed truck with those huge poles
on it that they use to string Christmas lights. Strange that it’s in La Buena
Mesa. I’m guessing they are probably starting to decorate Parque Envigado now
also.
Strange, I can’t find my Citibank account file on my
laptop. It’s an excel file that I keep in sync with the bank’s information. All
my monthly statements are there, the last one being from the end of August but
not my excel file.
My daughter, who is now a business/life coach, told me
she now has a website.
Laura sent us dinners from J&C Delicias to
celebrate our birthdays. Teresa told me it was all paid for so I picked it up
at the porteria without any cash on me. Only later did I realize that I had stiffed
the deliveryman.
Stephen Miller, a top policy adviser to President Donald
Trump, has tested positive for coronavirus.
Popular conservative commentator Ben Shapiro tweeted "If Donald Trump loses by double digits to a comatose
78-year-old career politician plagued by incoherence and logorrhea and pledging
to enact the most radical Left-wing agenda in American political history, I'm
sorry, but that's on Trump."
The
US has 7,443,595 ð 7,480,422 ð 7,526,661 coronavirus cases
with 209,500+ ð 209,900+ ð 210,600 deaths.
Per
Medellin Guru, as of this afternoon Colombia has a total of 855,052 ð 862,158 ð 869,808 cases with 27,017 deaths. Medellin has 69,433 ð 69,598 ð 70,372 cases, an increase of 777 from October 5th
to 6th. Envigado has a total of 4,262 cases, an increase of 61 from October
5th to 6th. It sure appears that the number of new
infections here are creeping up again.
Joke of
the day
Three men go
to hell and they’re pissed.
“Surely we weren’t
that bad?” they ask themselves. “There has to be something we can do to get out
of here.”
Satan
suddenly appears and says “Oh, but there is! Withstand ten whippings from my
trusty whip here and you’re free to go. I’ll even let you pick something to cover
your back with.”
The men let
out a cheer. This wouldn’t be so hard.
The first
man steps up and observes his surroundings. Finally, he picks a sturdy looking
boulder to place on his back. “Ready,” he says.
Satan raises
his whip and yells, “ONE!”
CRACK
The boulder
immediately splits in half.
“Oh no way.
Forget about it.” says the first man. “I’ll just stay.”
Satan smirks
and asks, “Who’s next?”
The second
man steps up and, without picking any protection, gets in position.
“Are you
sure about that?” asks Satan, to which the man replies with
“I have
trained my mind and body to ignore any unnecessary pain. I need no protection.”
“Whatever
you say, pal.” Satan raises his arm and yells, “ONE!”
CRACK
The man
slightly flinches, his pain evident, but he remains upright.
Annoyance
flashes across Satan’s face. He raises his arm again and shouts, “TWO!”
CRACK
Again, the
man remains upright, all the way up to the tenth whipping.
The man gets
up, weary but happy. Satan looks furious and says, “Whatever, good job, I guess.
You, third guy, you’re next. What are you picking?”
The third
man takes in his surroundings, lays his eyes on his choice and says, “I’m gonna pick the second
guy.”
Happy belated birthday wishes to you and Teresa. Let her know thoughts and prayers are with her on her test and health outcomes. I turn 70 on 10/30. My first SS deposit hits my bank account on the last Wednesday of November I am told. It is hard to believe I have been reading your blog soooooooo many years. On the days it is not posted my morning cup of coffee does not taste as good. Thanks for sharing parts of your life. I hope the joint supplements are helping you as they have helped me. Jack
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