Friday, May 30, 2025

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once during the night, waking at 5am and getting up at 5:30.

I left the apt at 7:30 for Smartfit; today I dropped my phone on the treadmill for the 2^nd day in a row. ☹  I completed my workout and ran into Michael on the way out. He’s waiting for the stock market to rise so he can sell some investments; he’s then going to split time between here, Canada and Turkey.

Walking past Olivia’s, I could see them working on the ceiling.

In Ganso y Castor I waited 30 minutes at my table before someone noticed and brought me a latte. I saw a woman carrying a bunch of epm bills so I guess they’ll be arriving soon. I saw a couple of squirrels today in the spot where I leave a peanut.

This is what the new crepe stand looks like.

I left at 10am and returned to the apt.

Teresa sent me next door to Ara to buy dishwashing paste and I also bought a bag of milk.

I can’t remember the last time we had hot weather here, like 86-88 degrees.

I was losing a game to Troyclough, like he was up 3.6 pawns in the endgame, and I was hoping for a draw. In the next 3 moves he blundered and I was up 4 pawns and he immediately resigned. 😊 Lately, chesswiz98 (rated 1514) has been giving me my biggest challenge.

Just after 2pm we took a Didi to Cedimed on Calle 7 in Poblado. I went to Il Cappuccino café where I had a café con leche with a banana muffin while Teresa went to get her 1,200,000 peso cosmetic procedure I promised her Mother’s Day. I took the WY-010 Power Bank for my cellphone that Laura gifted me and I think I figured out how it attaches to my cellphone. I’m going to bring both batteries with me for backup for GPS use in the car. (I understand I can’t put them in my checked suitcase.) Now my case doesn’t fit on the cellphone correctly (buttons don’t line up with the holes) so I guess I’ll be buying a new case tomorrow.

Teresa came out 90 minutes later and we moved to the Boulevard restaurant where she had a pastry and a latte.

Before we left, I made a quick trip to their restroom.

Imagine trying to stand at the urinal with this towel dispenser in your face. Not to mention the toilet without a seat. We returned to the apt by taxi.

Teresa asked me when I’m going to take her to Mama Panda again. I asked her if she can wait until Chicago for her Chinese food. I guess not because I think now we’re going to Mama Panda on Sunday.

About 8:15 the rain started but it ended by 9pm. They had scaffolding set up outside the front of Ara and after the rain stopped they took it all down and loaded it into a truck.

The bedroom felt stuffy so I I turned the fan on low before I went to bed.

 

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