Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once during the night, finally getting up just before 7am.
Teresa tells me we’re out of turkey breast, so she wants us
to make a trip to Pricesmart this morning.
We had a brief shower already this morning.
We left the apt at 9:45 and took a Didi to Arkadia mall.
Teresa bought something in Medipiel then she checked out Decathlon.
While we were there I looked for my convertible pants and they had them for the
same price but they were a different brand. We had coffee in Santa Leña
and shared an oatmeal cookie before walking across the street to Pricesmart.
We bought 726,342 pesos ($193) of groceries. I bought another sleeve of 12
Angus beef patties and of course we bought 3 turkey breasts.
We’re planning a trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Laura wants to go in July because Lenny will be in Alaska. I would rather go in
September when the US kids are back in school. In either case it will be during
the June-October hurricane season. Laura suggested Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino, of course a 5-star hotel. And why do we need a casino? Teresa has
been to DR several times with her previous husband and she said it was ugly. I
told her she never stayed in a resort in Punta Cana. I’m sure Teresa would love
staying in a 4-star resort there.
A few months ago I joined a group called Medellin Chess on
Whatsapp. Most of the time the posts involve questions like, “I’m free at 5pm
for a game in Laureles, anyone available?”
Today, a guy named Ilya posted: “In other news: Russia bans
Chess.com.”
Me: “Good. I tried to get Chess.com to banish RU players.”
Ilya: “Lol, why is that? Is it because you are too stupid to
distinguish a player from its criminal government?”
Someone named Amanda chimed in with “Think it says Russia is
the one that banned it.”
Me: “Either way works for me.”
Ilya: “Russia
banned it because they alleged some non-existent discrimination, well they just
like to ban everyone now but why one would ask for all players from a certain
country to be banned from playing chess is beyond me, maybe this genius here
can explain his logic.”
Me: “Well,
geez, Chess.com isn’t working for me today. Maybe I should talk to my Russkie
friends and find out what’s going on.” “Oh, didn’t you know there is a war
going on?”
Someone
named Daniel chimed in with “Yes I agree, banning a Russian conglomerate makes
sense but individuals trying to play sports seems overkill. Anyway I don’t
think this is the place for politics.”
Ilya:
“I don’t know what Terry’s chess rating it (sic) but judging by his comments it’s
somewhere in 1400’s, let me tell you something amigo most Russians I know not
only don’t support this war but are actually helping Ukraine with $$ and by
sending first need supplies and go out on pro Ukraine rallies! So kindly take
your trash elsewhere plz!”
Me: “I
made 1 statement about Chess.com and YOU made an issue out of it.”
Someone
named Leon wrote, “Children, Children. Let’s all play nice. Politics is never a
good discussion. Let’s be better than that.”
Ilya:
“You’ve made several stupid statements, including asking Chess.com for some
type of ban. Now, I happen to know the owner of chess.com personally and I
assure you that he give (sic) two f… about what you or anyone else is asking
him. Ask yourself the following question: what have you actually done to help
Ukraine or help end this conflict in any way shape or form?”
Daniel:
“Can someone moderate these guys?”
Obviously, I touched a nerve with Ilya when I stated I tried to get RU players banned from Chess.com. But he’s the one who called me “stupid”, “a genius”, a “1400s rated player”, and “I’ve done nothing to support Ukraine”. Was I at fault?
Teresa went to an evening exercise class at the gym while I watched more episodes of The Sopranos.
When I saw Dr. Castano the last time before my 2nd
surgery he predicted my urinary incontinence would be 100% better in a month.
Then I had my 2nd surgery and now it’s worse than ever. Any stress –
sneeze, cough, putting on my pants – causes leaking. At least I no longer have
any pain on my right side.
Funny pix of the day
Terry, "Algebra" was rather enjoyable and cool. "Calculus" and "Trigonometry" were very depressing. I also read "Algebra 2" and enjoyed it. When it was suggested I would like "Trig 2" and Calc 2" I told them only if they wanted a suicide on their hands. I was depressed enough just thinking about those two books.
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