Thursday, April 15, 2021

Last night I went to bed at 10:30, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 1:30, again at 5:15, finally waking/getting up at 6:15.

I’ve won a couple chess games against stronger opponents raising my rating to 1469. I have a mate in one against another stronger opponent but we’re on the 3-day plan so he might wait a couple more days to resign or make his last move.

I left the apt at 8am and met Glenn and Bianca at the usual bus stop. We took a taxi to Calle 11 then walked a couple blocks to restaurant Seré at Carrera 43B #11-84. Glenn had the French toast which for once wasn’t hard as a rock and I had the Greek yogurt with fresh fruits and acai berries. As usual we discussed our, Colombia’s and US’s problems. I learned that the Comfama in Envigado at Calle 35 Sur #41-51 is a vaccination site.

We left about 10:30 and returned via taxi to Envigado, they getting out at Jumbo and I continuing on to Viva Envigado. I paid the epm and Direct TV bills so now I’m up-to-date for April. I picked up a number of things at Exito and returned to the apt by taxi.

We left about 3pm and took a taxi to Pricesmart for 13mil. We bought about $200 in groceries and left by taxi. We were crawling bumber to bumper on Avenida Las Vegas. (It reminded me of times in Chicago when I would take the 90E exit off 294S around 5pm and barely move before and after the toll booth.) It took over an hour to return to the apt and cost 25mil. Drops were hitting the windshield as we entered the complex but the portero wouldn’t let the taxi enter the garage. We transferred everything into one of their small shopping carts and took it up to the apt. By the time I returned downstairs we were in a downpour and I got soaked returning the cart to the porteria.

 

The US has 31,362,760 ð 31,369,429 ð 31,506,066 coronavirus cases with 561,800+ ð 562,900+ ð 564,600+ deaths.

Per Medellin Guru, as of this afternoon Colombia has a total of 2,569,314 ð 2,585,801 ð 2,602,719 cases with 66,482 ð 66,819 ð 67,199 deaths. Medellin has 236,814 ð 239,116 ð 241,377 cases, an increase of 2,261 from April 14^th to 15^th. Envigado has a total of 21,055 cases, an increase of 158 from April 14^th to 15^th.

Joke of the day

I tried donating blood today.  Never again!  Too many questions.  Whose blood is it?  Where did you get it from?  Why is it in a bucket?