Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Recovery Day #15!

Last night I went to bed at 10:30, quickly fell asleep, but woke/got up at 2:30am. I changed my AD, worked on the computer for a while, finished an episode of Alone, and returned to bed at 3:15. I fell asleep quickly, waking/getting up at 7:30.

Teresa left just before 9am.

My son texted me he would like to come for a visit in August. I informed him I’m playing in a chess tournament from August 4-8 and Teresa is scheduled for surgery on August 11^th. (Don’t ask me about that because she doesn’t want to share.)

Using the same technique as yesterday, I shampooed my hair and washed the top half of my body before the shower went cold.

I left the apt at 9:30 and walked to the mall. I ran into Herman on the way and shared with him that I had prostate surgery for cancer. In the mall I stopped at a Davivienda ATM to make a withdrawal. It informed me it couldn’t give me more than 800mil. That should be sufficient as I had already calculated I needed at least 600mil. Of course, it gave me the cash in all 20s. Outside at Baloto there was a 10-minute wait for me to pay my bills, of course all in 20s.

Inside the mall I stopped in Claro and paid our cellphone bills – no line. No line to enter Bancolombia and the muchacha that hands out numbers spoke English. Inside I had a 35-minute wait for a cashier. First I exchanged a torn 10mil bill for a good one then I picked up a little cash my brother sent me via World Remit. At first the cashier wanted to give it to me in all 20s. I asked if she had some 50s and she told me she didn’t. (And they call themselves a bank.) She showed me 100s so I asked for those. (I can exchange them for 50s later.)

Todo Fresa had no tables available, so I had coffee at Santa Leña. I left about 45-minutes later, picked up milk, Coke and more ADs in Exito before returning to the apt via taxi.

My surgical area is definitely irritated by my waistband, belt and fanny pack.

I had an hour nap from 2-3pm. When I got up the balcony railing was wet so its obvious men are washing the building.

I lost my game to Troyclough and my rating is now down to 1560.

Teresa beat me in parcheesi 3 games to 0. ☹

My son Jimmy booked a flight to visit here from August 11^th -18^th. He needs to be back to start school on the 23^rd. He thinks he will probably stay at the Hotel Estilar at Calle 3 Sur #43A-64 in Poblado.

I think we hit a high near 80 degrees today with no rain.

 

The New York Times’ 7-day average of new daily infections and deaths has the US with 19,032 ð 23,025 ð 25,661 new cases and 223 ð 254 ð 329 new deaths.

Per Medellin Guru, as of yesterday Colombia has a total of 4,511,960 ð 4,530,610 ð 4,548,142 new cases with 112,826 ð 113,335 ð 113,839 deaths.  Medellin has 370,566 ð 371,962 ð 373,048 cases, an increase of 1,186 cases from July 12^th to 13^th. Envigado has a total of 27,934 cases, an increase of 77 from July 12^th to 13^th.

T-shirt of the day

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