Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 4am, finally waking/getting up at 6am, did my Kegel exercises and gave up going back to sleep at 6:45.

I left the apt at 9:30. First I stopped in Exito and bought some chicken so Teresa can make chicken soup for Laura. I was on my way to Parva when I ran into Glenn in Ganso y Castor. Lately he usually has breakfast either there or in Los Porteños. I waited for him to finish a pinochle game before we could talk. He reminded me I shouldn’t use World Remit, I should use ATMs or Remitly with their 3-day option.

I looked, unsuccessfully, for a specific salad dressing on my way back to the apt.

I logged into my Paypal account (using my VPN) and they asked me to link a debit card. I did and it appears it was accepted. I sent Rob a $20 payment for this months’ TV service, and I see the $20 charge to my bank account to I guess it worked.

I turned on my VPN and ordered the new MagicJack Home device; I sure hope that works. Only problem is I had to choose a new US phone number – (312) 450-7936. I imagine it probably, I hope, won’t be effective until I receive the new device and register it.

I texted Rob and he said he didn’t receive my payment. I asked him to wait until tomorrow. He texted me back a few minutes later to inform me that the payment went through.

I checked the hotel and airline papers and it appears I was mistaken about the number of nights we will be there. I only charged Laura for 4 nights but we will be there 5 nights from January 13^th through January 18^th, so she owes me for another night. Her credit is good.

With clear skies we hit at least 85 degrees today, perhaps the upper 80s.

I left the apt at 3:30 and walked to Parva where I had coffee for a couple hours. At one point I made a trip to the restroom where I found the door ajar. I started to enter and bumped into a young lady washing her hands. I backed out and checked the doors and they both had what looked like identical smiley faces. Is this something new? Are they unisex? Neither has a urinal so I guess so.

Before I left, I tried to purchase a loaf of pan sano bread but was told to come back tomorrow.

I bought 2 bags of milk on my way back to my apt.

I asked my brother to call my old MagicJack number and it didn’t go through. Sigh!

I’m a little concerned that Colombia may change their laws and Teresa may not be allowed on a flight since she only has one vaccination shot.

I saw on the news that Cartagena is recommending to go to pico y cedula to limit the virus. I could see our going there and then not being able to leave the hotel.

I think I’ve caught Laura’s cold. I’m sneezing a bit and have a runny nose.

 

The New York Times’ 7-day average of new daily infections and deaths has the US with 405,470 ð 486,658 ð 547,613 new cases and 1,254 ð 1,276 ð 1,323 new deaths.

Per Medellin Guru, as of yesterday, Colombia has a total of 11,318 ð 9,848 ð 12,353 new cases with 40 ð 35 ð 39 new deaths. Medellin has 2,452 ð 1,338 ð 1,951 new cases from January 3^rd to 4^th. Envigado has 181 ð 46 ð 133 new cases from January 3^rd to 4^th.

 

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