Monday, August 18, 2025

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 6am, finally waking/getting up at 7:30.

The street is wet so it probably rained most of the night.

Today is another holiday, Assumption of Mary.

I left the apt at 9am and completed my workout in Smartfit, increasing each of my exercises by 5# plus adding an additional minute to the treadmill. (I’m now back at my previous high weight on most of my exercises.)

I had a café in Ganso y Castor, briefly meeting a gringo from Florida with his Colombian girlfriend and her French bulldog.

I left at 10:30 and stopped at Eduardo Madrid Panaderia only to find it closed (I forgot it’s closed Sundays & holidays).

I received this email response from Rosetta Stone,

Hello Terry,

Thank you for contacting Rosetta Stone!  Due to technology continuously changing, our CD-ROM and Digital Download products no longer function on modern operating systems. They are no longer sold or supported. Rosetta Stone is now hosted online. If you decide to purchase a new, online membership with us, you'll always have the latest editions and features on all your devices (computers, tablets, smartphones). I brought your case to my supervisor, who has granted me authorization to offer you a one- time promotional price to purchase the Lifetime Unlimited Languages subscription for $79 USD, plus any applicable tax. This membership typically costs $399 USD. If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please give us a call at 800-ROSETTA (800-767-3882), and select option 1 for Sales. Our Sales Team is available Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm Eastern Time. Would you like to learn more about our online experience? Find out more here: rosettastone.com/how-it-works Please let me know if you have any questions about this process. I'm happy to help! Want to give Rosetta Stone feedback? Click here to tell us about your experience and how we’re doing Thank you and have a great day!

Juan Carlos Rosetta Stone Support

 

I wrote back questioning their “modern operating systems” statement but I’ll probably end up taking advantage of their one-time offer.

I installed NordVPN on my new computer.

Still working on the labor-intensive process of copying my old photos to the new laptop.

By 8pm I finally finished copying all my photos from my old computer to the new computer. They still could use some organizing and I still haven’t addressed the issue of copying existing photos from my cellphone to the new computer.

 

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