Friday, January 22, 2021

Last night I went to bed at 10:30, took a while to fall asleep, got up once at 4:45, finally waking/getting up at 6:45.

Teresa has a 9:45 exercise class in Envigado and a 11:45 thyroid exam in Poblado so I will be on my own for lunch.

I left the apt at 8am and met Glenn and Bianca at the bus stop across from the Honda dealership. (The metro bus fare went up 100 pesos to 2,400.) We had breakfast at Ganso & Castor in the Manila neighborhood of Poblado. I received a text that Brooklyn RL opens tomorrow and soon they will offer 9am Sunday brunch so we’ll have to check that out. We shared a taxi and they got out at Jumbo and I went on to AfroSoul (Cr 46 #38A-20) in Envigado. I bought 2 sleeveless t-shirts that will come in handy as the weather gets hotter although are probably more fashionable on a younger person. I walked to the mall where I bought a pair of shorts at the H&M department store. I had coffee at Todo Fresa then lunch at Sarku’s and returned to the apt via taxi.

Teresa returned at 4:30 with her thyroid results; I understand she has some micro calcification which probably isn’t anything serious.

The portero rang us about 6pm to tell us that my package has arrived and the charge is 70mil. (That isn’t just for this delivery but probably also the 2-3 previous.) It was my Joint Support tablets (6-month supply), 2 of my 1099s and some junk mail.

Teresa and I tied 2-2 in parcheesi.

I finished watching season 4 of The Last Kingdom.

I finished reading Ruth Ware’s The Lying Game.

 

The US has 24,385,524 ð 24,583,658 ð 24,782,244 coronavirus cases with 403,900+ ð 408,100+ ð 412,000+ deaths.

Per Medellin Guru, as of this afternoon Colombia has a total of 1,956,979 ð 1,972,345 ð 1,987,418 cases with 49,792 ð 50,187 ð 50,586 deaths. Medellin has 173,974 ð 175,048 ð 176,012 cases, an increase of 1,060 from January 21^st to 22^nd. Envigado has a total of 15,928 cases, an increase of 68 from January 21^st to 22^nd.

 

Joke of the day

With all the new technology regarding fertility recently, a 65-year-old friend of mine was able to give birth. When she was discharged from the hospital and went home, I went to visit. 

'May I see the new baby?' I asked.

'Not yet,' she said. 'I'll make coffee and we can talk for a while first.' 

Thirty minutes had passed, and I asked, 'May I see the new baby now?'   

'No, not yet,' she said.

After another few minutes had elapsed, I asked again, 'May I see the baby now?' 

'No, not yet,' replied my friend.

Growing very impatient, I asked, 'Well, when can I see the baby?'

'WHEN HE CRIES!' she told me. 

'When he Cries??' I demanded. 'Why do I have to wait until he CRIES?' 

'BECAUSE I FORGOT WHERE I PUT HIM, OK?!'