Friday, February 19, 2021

 Last night I went to bed at 10:30, got up once at 5am, finally waking/getting up at 6:30.

I think it rained lightly throughout the night; one of the rare nights I added a light blanket to my usual sheet.

I left the apt just before 8am in 64-degree weather. Brrr! I skipped a couple of incline areas but completed my usual walking route in an hour. As I returned I ran into Teresa in the parking garage leaving for her gym class.

I left the apt at 9:45 and walked to Parva where I had a café con leche while reviewing some chess notes. The waiter brought me my coffee and a complimentary package of sugar cookies. I had one, they are pretty bland, not enough sugar and butter for a gringo’s taste. When I returned to the apt a little over an hour later I gave the remainder of the cookies to the portero.

Another cool day, only 72 degrees at 11:30am. I guess when it’s freezing in Texas it’s cold here.

Nejcik resigned our game increasing my rating to 1469.

Teresa returned at noon from her gym workout.

I had my 2-hour chess lesson with Juan Castro.

Teresa beat me in parcheesi today 4 games to 0.

Michael resigned our game and my rating is now 1471.

 

The US has 27,831,946 ð 27,908,420 ð 27,974,538 coronavirus cases with 489,100+ ð 491,500+ ð 494,000+ deaths.

Per Medellin Guru, as of this afternoon Colombia has a total of 2,207,701 ð 2,212,525 ð 2,217,001 cases with 58,134 ð 58,334 ð 58,511 deaths. Medellin has 189,204 ð 189,525 ð 189,939 cases, an increase of 409 from February 18^th to 19^th. Envigado has a total of 17,127 cases, an increase of 45 from February 18^th to 19^th.

Joke of the day

Did you hear about the crossed-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils?