Monday, October 13, 2025

Last night I took my Diphenhydramine and Zopiclona tablets, went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 12:15, finally waking/getting up at 6:15.

Today is a holiday here, Dia de Raices, the equivalent of our Colombus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day.

I left the apt at 8:30 and found Smartfit less busy than usual. Since I was starting a new line in my notebook, I doubled the incline on the treadmill (2% up from 1%) and added 5# to the Abdominal Crunch, Biceps Curl, Shoulder Press, and Back Extension without any problem. I didn’t see any personal trainers today so I assume they all had the day off.

While having a latte in Ganso y Castor I heard their music system play Elvis’ Good Luck Charm, another 45rpm record I remember having when I was a teenager. (Strangely I recall having multiple copies of it, not sure how that happened.)

I left at 10:15 in a few raindrops so I decided to skip my stop in Eduardo Madrid for bagels. Good decision because by the time I reached our apt complex it was a steady drizzle.

Teresa was still home as I headed straight for the shower. As I was getting out of the shower, she told me the rain had stopped and she had an 11am appointment at the beauty shop. She’ll call me later as to when and where we’ll meet for lunch.

I spent some time organizing photos on my laptop.

Teresa called at 1pm and asked me to meet her for lunch at the Peruvian buffet in La Buena Mesa. I got dressed and arrived at Kusi a couple minutes before she did. We both had the buffet; I had a mango juice and Teresa had a bottle of water and the check came to 114,300 pesos ($29).

Teresa informed me she has a mammogram appointment late tomorrow afternoon so I guess I won’t be seeing that movie tomorrow after all.

Teresa wanted to go to a café across from San Marcos church but after we walked 10 yards, she suggested Eduardo Madrid instead. I needrf bagels anyway so I agreed. We walked around the corner and quickly saw it was closed. (They’re always closed Sundays and holidays.)

We were walking past Parva when she suggested we go there instead. 

(I haven’t had coffee there since they stained my shorts with bleach a year or two ago.) We each had a latte and shared a slice of red velvet cake.

The skies cleared and we certainly no longer needed the jackets we were carrying.

We left and walking through the park (La Buena Mesa)
Teresa remarked how cool it was and we had to sit at one of their concrete tables for a few minutes.

When we left, we stopped in Ara and picked up a few groceries before returning to the apt.

Tonight I defrosted the ice maker which I try to remember to do every two months.

Teresa challenged me to perform the chair test. I had to sit on a kitchen chair then get up without using my hands for assistance. I demonstrated I could do that then showed her the advanced version of that where you sit then get up and down five times quickly. A piece of cake … so far.

I sat down with my individual bag of salted-in-the-shell peanuts and Coke to watch the Bears game. (The peanuts don’t taste as fresh but at least they aren’t stale…yet.) Luckily the Bears got 3 takeaways against the Washington Commanders and won on a last second field goal 25-24.

I finally got to bed at 10:45.

 

FUNNY