Monday, March 10, 2025

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once during the night, finally waking/getting up at 5am.

Teresa informed me the mass is at 3pm.

I left the apt at 8:30 for Smartfit. I completed my usual workout increasing the treadmill from 12minutes to 13. (I fear all the walking in Chicago (museums, botanical garden, etc.) will wear me out so much that the following day I won’t be able to move.) I’m going to increase the time and try to walk a bit more increasing the distance over time.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for about an hour.

I blundered and lost a game vs Troyclough lowering my rating to 1535. I’m starting a game vs Maryanndelavega, rated only 385, which sounds Latina, but she’s in the Philippines. (I guess Latinas can be in the Philippines.)

When I returned to the apt Teresa was just leaving to get her hair done. (She complained one woman charges 50mil ($10) but another only charges 25mil ($5). 😊

If she finishes in time we’ll meet for lunch, most likely in La Casita Parilla.

ChessMood courses are still available (to me) for free.

Teresa called at 1:09, said she was already in La Casita Parilla and asked me what I want to order. (If we are in such a hurry, why didn’t she call me from the peluqueria (beauty shop)? I arrived by 1:30 and she was already eating and my chicken breast soon arrived. Diego asked how my brother is doing.

We left at 2:10 and returned to the apt by Didi.

We left by Didi at 3:07 and on the expressway they have these digital signs and this one said this year 29 motorcyclists and 5 pedestrians have died. (No wonder they way they drive.) We passed a bakery that I used to frequent called Los Mejores. (For those of you who haven’t been with me from the beginning I lived my first 18 months in an apartment in Laureles.) We arrived at Parroquia Divino Maestro (Calle 38 #89A-24) at 3:45 and mass was already in progress. (If it was 45 minutes long like past masses it should be over soon.) This church was smaller but filled to overflowing and we stood outside one of their side doors. There were a few raindrops but we managed to move under cover and it never got worse. The mass ended at 4:30 so maybe we arrived at the beginning. They wheeled the coffin out and into a hearse which soon left. Family and friends gathered around outside the entrance. I saw Albero, Juan, Laura, Daniela and I recognized the mother of the deceased. She was sitting on a railing but soon fainted and they moved her to a regular chair and put her feet up on another. She looks old and not very healthy.

We left at 5:10 and returned to the apt in heavy traffic by a very aggressive Didi driver.

Teresa surprised me asking to have burgers in McDonald’s. We changed clothes and headed down the hill. She had the McNificance or whatever it’s called and I had a double cheeseburger. Both came with fries and a drink. Teresa rationalized it’s ok to eat burgers once in a while just not to make it a daily habit.

One of my blog readers asked about “pasito pues”. I understand “pues” means “well” and I see “pasito” translates to “small step” so… I have no idea.

Back at the apt I started my pre sleep routine and was in bed by 10pm. (Teresa conked out at 9pm.)

 

EL ARROYO