Saturday, October 3, 2026

Friday, October 2, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 12:45, was up reading between 2:30 and 3:30, fell back asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 6:45.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 9,473 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 2 hours and 53 minutes for a sleep score of 40. What? It says I was awake for 5 hours and 53 minutes. This is the first time I suspect it’s wrong.

I tried taking a nap after breakfast but I don’t think I slept more than a few minutes.

Annie James



I left the apt just before 9am and found Smartfit as busy as usual but didn’t have to change the order of my workout much. I completed 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 120bpm.

Work continues on this side of the road



I had a latte outside Los Porteños then stopped in Ara and bought a Coke and pastry for the guy coming to fix our washing machine this afternoon.

I continued trying to figure out a way to contact MagicJack but my ChatGPT kept timing out quickly because I sent it a couple screenshots.

I finally found a way to sent them a form message and I got an email confirmation so hopefully I’m on my way to resolving this problem.

The guy arrived at 3pm to fix our washer. He got past the first step okay and managed to remove the pillow cover (with zippers) that was clogging everything but for some reason he kept working on it. I understand it will cost 150mil for a new part and another 150mil for service, he left at 5pm and I understand he will return Monday.

I got a draw with Troyclough lowering my rating to 1550.

I watched another 2 episodes of Seal Team on Netflix, completed my pre-sleep routine and went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Friday, October 2, 2026

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 1:15, finally waking at 5:30 and getting up at 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,267 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 10 minutes for a sleep score of 80. And my sleep efficiency was 90%, meaning I was asleep 90% of the time I was in bed.

I was vaguely aware of some rain overnight but I don’t think we had a lot.

Teresa got up at 6:30 and while she was brushing her teeth, I noticed a dental flosser stuck to her back. I guess she must have slept very soundly. 😊

I left the apt at 8:30 and walked to the mall. I recycled a couple muffin plastic containers then went up to the banking area. My bank doesn’t open until 9am which gave me time to pay my other bills using the Bancolombia ATM’s consignacion option.

I went downstairs to Urbania where I had a latte while texting my payment confirmations. Marcos soon arrived and we discussed the Bears, his looking to buy an apartment for Johana, and his having no appetite while on Metformin.

He left about 10:15 to visit Bancolombia to ask about cash transfers.

I completed another 12 chess puzzles, getting 3 wrong.

Annie James




I left at 11am, withdrew 2,000,000 pesos in mixed bills and went down to Exito. At Teresa’s request I looked for coffee creamer (half & half) but as expected, no luck. I did buy a large package of shredded parmesan cheese and a large carton of eggs before returning to the apt by taxi.

I finally chatted with USAA about our flight interruption Thursday, September 27th. Their claims department isn’t available by chat but they said no hurry so I guess I will wait until I get my MagicJack situation resolved.

I started working with ChatGPT about my MagicJack problem, seemed to be making progress until my free account timed out. To be continued.

I left the apt at 3:45 and walked to the mall. In Cine Colombia I ordered a ticket for the 4:50 showing of Heart of the Beast but learned that showtime was in Spanish, the next English version would be at 6:15. I bought a ticket for 18,000 pesos and texted Teresa alerting me to my mistake.

I took a table and watched some of the upcoming movie trailers then went upstairs to the food court and ordered a Subway sandwich to go. Back downstairs I bought a small popcorn and medium soda and ate my sandwich. I ate a little popcorn then went into the theater and took my seat. There were about 2 dozen people for that showing and I enjoyed the nature movie a lot.

I was out by 8pm and walked back to the apt and started my pre-sleep routing, hoping the late Coke I had wouldn’t hurt my sleep too much.

I went to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Thursday, October 1, 2026

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 9:30, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 4am, finally waking/getting up at 6:45.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,227 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 8 hours and 24 minutes for a sleep score of 85.

Teresa informed me she’s going to have coffee with Rosemary after gym this morning then she’ll take a bus to Santafe Mall where we’ll meet for lunch between 1 and 1:30.

Thirty minutes later she informed me that Rosemary is not feeling well today so we’re back to our usual lunch in Mayorca.

I took a nap after breakfast but messed up the alarm and I didn’t wake up until after 9am. I left the apt just before 9:30 and found Smartfit not so busy. Hmm, maybe I’ve discovered something. I should arrive at the gym at 9am on Mondays and Fridays but closer to 9:30 on Wednesdays. I completed my workout including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 123bpm.

Walking to La Buena Mesa I see they are starting to bury the pipes under the street.



While having a latte outside Los Porteños another person fell off the patio but didn’t appear to hurt herself. I received this email from NewInChess which explains why I haven’t received the books I ordered.



I left at 11am and stopped at the Bancolombia kiosk to print yesterday’s games and my midterm vote.

Ah, it was nice to take a shower again instead of a modified sponge bath with a washcloth (see Joan, they do come in handy). I don’t need a hot bath but I certainly can’t shower in freezing cold water.

Right now, someone nearby is playing Sounds of Silence on a trumpet. 😊

I left the apt at noon and took a Didi to Mayorca mall. We had to take a detour because the southbound lane is closed for work on the new bridge.

I met Teresa in Parmessano where she had her usual salmon and I my usual Cesar salad. A gringo seated at the next table was from Houston here on business but he leaves tonight.

We took a taxi back to Envigado and Teresa got out down the hill from her cultural center and I got out down the street from Los Portenos where I had a latte for a few hours. I worked on another sheet of 12 chess puzzles getting 3 of them wrong.

I left at 5pm and returned to the apt.

This is Annie James at her swim lesson. I think this is the first time they put their face in the water.



Judging from her reaction I’m not sure it went over too well.



On my cellphone I tracked the Chicago White Sox defeating the Houston Astros 7-3 to win the American League Wild Card Round.

We had a downpour in the evening that lasted a few hours.

I watched another episode of Seal Team on Netflix.

The rain stopped by the time I went to bed.

 

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10:30, seemed to take hours to fall asleep, got up once at 4:15, fell back asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up just before 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 2,774 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 4 hours and 24 minutes for a sleep score of only 50.

I should probably cancel chess for today. Right now, I’m feeling good but I’ll probably crash later.

I arrived at Unicentro early enough to walk twice around the outside of the mall.

We had our usual breakfast in Parmessano, mine cost 40,000 pesos. Jose informed me he expects to play in a chess tournament in the next few weeks because it’s at a hotel very close to his house. He just needs to confirm that it’s an open tournament.

We adjourned to the food court where I had the Black pieces in the first game. As usual it was a close game and on the 38th move Jose offered me a draw. Since I was up 2 pawns I declined but ended up losing in the endgame.

I had the White pieces in the 2nd game which ended up in a 56-move draw.

It was just before 2pm, as usual our games take about 2 ½ hours each. I took a Didi to Viva Envigado and the driver took all back streets.

I had the granola with yogurt, fruit and chia seeds in a very busy Pergamino. (Lots of working (digital nomads), not much eating or drinking.)

I stopped at the Servibanca ATM where I was able to withdraw 2,000,000 pesos, all 100s.

I had a latte in Urbania while doing another page of 12 chess puzzles getting 3 wrong.

Annie James – look at all those teeth:




Teresa called and informed me we have hot water again. 😊 She said he replaced a lot of the inside parts. It only took 2 months of sponge baths to get it fixed. Also, Teresa told me the guy is coming back Friday afternoon to repair our clothes washer. 😊 She asked me to stop in Frisby and pick up half a chicken for our supper.

I did and returned to the apt by taxi.

I tried finding the Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros playoff game on Medellin TV but no luck.

I confirmed with Teresa that tomorrow we’ll be back to meeting for lunch in Mayorca.

I watched another episode of Seal Team on Netflix.

 

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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Monday, September 28, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, woke up at 3am, couldn’t fall back asleep, got up at 3:20 and read until 4am, returned to bed, finally waking/getting up at 6:45.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 2,632 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 16 minutes for a sleep score of 77.

Today is my brother’s birthday, Happy Birthday bro!

It’s still raining this morning so I skipped gym; I did do a few arm exercises using my 7# dumbbell. Of course, the rain ended by 9:30. I put on my convertible hiking pants and walked to Los Porteños where I had a latte at one of their outside tables. I left at 11am and returned to the apt.

I voted online in the midterm election, now I just have to print the applicable pages and spend a small fortune mailing them to Chicago.

Jeannie texted me that Annie James had her pediatrician appointment today and she’s:

23lbs 6 oz – 90%

18.8” (head circumference) – 98%

2’7.9” – 99%

She’s a big girl. I’m sure Jacob has plans for her playing soccer.



So, 3 days ago I renewed my MagicJack service (3 years for $138.79) and I see the payment in my bank account, but when I try using MagicJack this screen pops up (same one I saw before I renewed)



When I go to https://account.magicjack.com it takes me to this screen



telling me my device is not active with a button to “Click to Reactivate Device” but when I click on it, it takes me to this payment screen



to resubscribe (which I’ve already done).

And when I try calling +1-561-594-9925 I get a Claro recording in Spanish followed by it hanging up. Probably because it’s trying to call outside its territory to the US. It sounds like a Catch-22, I can’t call to the US to fix my MagicJack service so I can make calls to the US.

How do I fix it?

Bro, when you get a chance could you call MagicJack at 1-844-866-2442 and ask them what the problem is? Let me know if you don’t remember my landline number.

I spent the remainder of the afternoon organizing photos on my laptop.

I finished the ribs from El Correo and sat down to watch the Bears vs Eagles on Monday Night Football.

Our 3rd string quarterback, Case Keenum is starting tonight. He hasn’t started a game since December of 2023. On our first series he marched the team down the field for a touchdown and we were up 10-7 at the half. (I started eating my popcorn at the end of the first quarter but I skipped the Coke hopefully to make it easier for me to sleep tonight.) The final score was Chicago Bears 27, Philadelphia Eagles 7. That was fun to watch!

I went to bed at 10:30.

 

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Monday, September 28, 2026

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 1:15, woke up at 5am, couldn’t fall back asleep, finally getting up at 7am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 8,310 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 34 minutes for a sleep score of 68.

After breakfast I returned to bed and slept another hour and 45 minutes, now feeling much better. I guess my Fitbit didn’t increase my sleep score because its out of my declared sleep schedule of 10pm to 7am.

I finished the movie Blood Work on Netflix.

We left the apt at 1:30 and took a Didi to El Correo in Provenza. I ordered their ribs with BBQ sauce and a Coke and Teresa surprised me by ordering the same. The waitress soon returned and informed us they didn’t have any BBQ sauce. ☹  I didn’t know that was even possible. We went ahead with our order but when we started eating them we both agreed they were too dry without the sauce. We each ate a couple ribs and got the rest to go. The check came to 198,415 pesos ($60) and we returned to the apt by Didi.

Another Annie James photo:



I started watching a series called Seal Team (7.9) on Netflix. Over 100 episodes, this should keep me busy for a while.

About 4:30 Teresa asked me what time San Marcos church has mass. I googled it and told her 5pm and 6pm but at 5:15 it started raining hard so Teresa nixed that idea.

For supper, I had two more of my very meaty ribs.

I finished reading James Patterson’s Cross my Heart (Alex Cross #21).

 

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Sunday, September 27, 2026

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 2:15, again at 5:30, finally waking/getting up at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,189 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 8 hours and 9 minutes for a sleep score of 82.

Hmmm. Did I sleep so well because I didn’t have coffee in the afternoon? I’ll have to keep an eye on that. Maybe I can substitute some non-caffeine drink for my coffee and sleep better that night.

I spent some time moving photos from my cellphone to my laptop.

Just before 9am I took a Didi to Daniel’s barbershop. After my haircut I walked to Todo Drogas where I purchased a few medications and supplements (again refused from purchasing zopiclone) for 163,400 pesos ($53). I walked to the copy center near the park and asked if they sell the notebook I’ve been using for the gym the past 3 years.



They didn’t have it nor anything similar. I walked a couple blocks away (past the new city hall) to an office supply store where I bought it for 5,400 pesos.



I also found this interesting dictionary – not sure why its title includes the word Chicago.




I asked the clerk and he gave me a long-winded answer but then when I asked again so I could translate it, it was simply



I walked to Los Porteños where I had a latte while going through my cellphone.

Work continues outside the old Ganso y Castor.



Mikael965 finally resigned our 25-move game, increasing my rating to 1567.

I left at 11:15 and returned to the apt.

Teresa informed me the heater guy was there and it needs to be replaced or lots of new parts so we’ll first need permission from the owner. TBC.

Annie James with my daughter Jeannie. Is today Daughter’s Day?



We left the apt at 2:30 and walked to Teresa’s hairdresser and I continued on to Fika café. I asked the waitress if they had any drinks without caffeine. She didn’t seem to understand so I tried again using my translator. She seemed confused then suggested a drink with chocolate instead. I informed her that chocolate contains caffeine and a young couple sitting nearby agreed. I just gave up and ordered my usual latte.

We had a downpour but it only last 5 minutes.

I completed another 12 chess puzzles, getting 3 of them wrong. I played a 10’15” game on Chess.com ending up with a 72-move draw.

Teresa returned at 4:45 and we moved to Eduardo Madrid where she had a latte and an asparagus quiche. Then we shared a chicken pastry. We had some more rain and we waited for it to lessen. I paid for that with my 16 English muffins and we walked to Ara where we picked up a few more groceries before returning to the apt.

The plan for tomorrow, since the Bears game is on Monday night, is to go to El Retiro for the day.

I found that Netflix doesn’t have the 3rd season of La Brea so I started watching Blood Work (6.4) then started my pre-sleep routine and went to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Saturday, September 26, 2026

Friday, September 25, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 11:15, again at 2:30, finally waking/getting up at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,534 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 10 minutes for a sleep score of 77.

I had a short nap after breakfast.

I left the apt just before 9am and found Smartfit busier than usual. I completed my workout by changing the order of my routine, completing 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 125bpm.

Work continues on Avenida Poblado by the gym:



and work continues inside the old Ganso y Castor location.

While having a latte outside Los Porteños I met a guy from Switzerland, who spends half his time here and half his time there, with his Colombian friend. We had a light shower but it didn’t last long.

I left at 10:45 and stopped in a busy Eduardo Madrid and ordered 16 English muffins for pickup tomorrow afternoon.

I stopped in Ara and bought carrots, tomatoes and a head of broccoli for out lunch.

Teresa reported a guy might come this afternoon to fix our hot water heater.

Did I mention the 3-week trip to Chicago cost us about $7,700?

$3300 – Airbnb

$2000 – Budget rental car

$1400 – United flights

$1000 – Food, clothing and other expenses

We’ll see if I can afford such a long trip next year. (Jeannie’s best friend Joanne told me we could borrow their 2nd car so we’ll see.)

Since my return to Colombia, I get multiple spam calls every day (which I never answer); I had none while in Chicago.

I see this morning I received this email from USAA, “Your transaction on September 25, 2026 at ETOLLBGT U272940765 *800-4820159 IL didn’t go through because the information entered for your card …6623 didn’t match what we have on file. Check your card details before trying again.”

I logged into my USAA account and found these 2 transactions:

Sep 25, 2026September 25, 2026

ETOLLBGT U272940765

Pendinghelp text for Pending, opens popup

Category Pending

$17.70

Sep 25, 2026September 25, 2026

ETOLLBGT U272940765Declined: $17.70

It didn’t look that messy online, but that $17.70 sounds like Budget trying to pay the 2 Illinois Tolls I incurred on our vacation.

I tried calling USAA but MagicJack didn’t seem to work even though I just extended my subscription

I chatted with a USAA rep and told them that’s a valid transaction so they okayed it and unblocked my credit card.

I watched a couple more episodes and finished season 2 of La Brea on Netflix then started my pre-sleep routine.

 

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Friday, September 25, 2026

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, slept through the night, finally waking/getting up at 5:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,114 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 45 minutes for a sleep score of 80.

Hmm, am I seeing a pattern here? I sleep better when I walk more the day before? I’ll have to monitor that.

I had a 47 minute nap after breakfast.

I had coffee with Marcos outside Tostao. Since I last saw him he’s now officially diabetic and taking a Metformin tablet daily and has lost 15 pounds. He complained about not being able to eat his favorite foods including pizza and ice cream and I told him he shouldn’t have been eating that so often anyway. He says he’s walking a lot but I recommended he return to the gym and start lifting some weights. I left at 10:30 and returned to the apt.

A minute of Annie James’ swim lesson yesterday:

AJ 9-23 VIDEO



I agreed to a draw with Chesswiz98, lowering my rating to 1565.

I left the apt at noon and walked to the mall. I bought a ticket for the 1:25 showing of Coyote vs ACME for 8,000 pesos. In their waiting area I solved another page of 11 puzzles getting 2 wrong. Fifteen minutes before showtime I made my last trip to the restroom then bought a Combo Pro (hotdog, small popcorn and soda) for 37,000 pesos. The condiments they offer for their hotdog are: mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, pineapple, and I forget the even weirder 5th ingredient.

I was one of four people in the theater. I enjoyed the movie especially seeing cartoon characters I haven’t seen in years.

After the movie I bought a container of wax paper and a new wooden spatula in Dollar City for Teresa.

I walked back to the apt.

I renewed my MagicJack Home subscription for another 3 years.

I chatted with USAA and got my debit card unblocked.

My new shoes



Aren’t very comfortable. They feel like they are a size too big so tonight I replaced the old laces with 120cm laces and hopefully they will feel better.



The old shoe is on the right and the one with the full-length shoe laces is on the left.

I watched another episode of La Brea on Netflix then started my pre-sleep routine.

 

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Thursday, September 24, 2026

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 1:45, couldn’t fall back asleep, got up and started to read but after a few minutes my eyes were too tired so I returned to bed, finally waking/getting up at 6:45.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,556 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 27 minutes for a sleep score of 76.

I left the apt at 9am and found Smartfit busier than usual. I had to change the order of my routine but finished including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 123bpm.

On Avenida Poblado they are in the process of installing curbs and I see they still have a lot of underground pipes to deal with.



I forgot to bring a peanut today to leave for the squirrels so I just had a banana and coffee outside Los Porteños.

I see some outside work is being done on the old Ganso y Castor site.



I was having my latte outside Los Porteños when a truck backed up on the street and 3 men took out what could be a large refrigerator. They wheeled it up the street and maybe its for the new tenant of the Ganso y Castor space?



But they turned left so obviously it’s for someone else.

I left at 11am and returned to the apt.

I found a room available in Casa Verano Beach Hotel in Santa Marta on Booking.com but they want $2,823 for 10 nights (free breakfast) from December 23rd to January 2nd and it’s non-refundable. I discussed it with Teresa and we decided that was a little too pricey, especially in these days of high inflation and low value of the US Dollar.

Teresa informed me that Alcala contacted the owner of our apt and we’re waiting on him to take action to fix our hot water heater. (I’m getting tired of taking sponge baths.)

We left the apt at 2:30 and walked to Fika café where we had drinks. I had my usual latte while Teresa had a Te Matcha but it wasn’t the same as she had in Chicago. She left at 4:30 for some class at the cultural center while I left at 5:30 and returned to the apt.

Teresa called me at 6:40 and asked me to meet her in Ara. I brought our recyclable bag and we bought 122,000 pesos of groceries.

I watched a little news then started my pre-sleep routine.

 

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 1:45, fell back asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 6:15, ahead of my 6:30 alarm.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,425 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 8 minutes for a sleep score of 74.

I took a Didi to Unicentro mall arriving 14 minutes before opening which gave me just enough time to eat a banana and walk 1 ½ times around the outside of the mall.

Jose joined me at Parmessano where we had our usual breakfast.

We moved to the food court, near side this time and I had the Black pieces in the first game. On his 49th move he queened a pawn and on my 49th move, I checkmated his king. 😊

I had the White pieces in the second game and on our 44th move we agreed to a draw.

It was 2:15 when I ordered a Didi to take me to Viva Envigado. I had the chicken teriyaki with a Pepsi in Sarku’s (can’t believe the restaurant was completely empty when I arrived)



I bought 2 bags of garbage bags in Dollar City then went down to Urbania where I had a latte while solving 12 puzzles, getting 6 wrong. ☹ I played a 15’10” game on Chess.com, winning on time in 44 moves.

Teresa left me a voice mail message to pick up some green apples for her. I stopped in Exito and bought 4 apples for her and a small bag of prunes for me.

I returned to the apt by taxi. I watched some news then started my pre-sleep routine.

 

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Monday, September 21, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 2:45, took a little while to fall back asleep, finally waking/getting up at 7am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,614 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 58 minutes for a sleep score of 80.

Teresa got up at 7:15, made my breakfast and returned to bed. (She said she woke up at 4am and couldn’t fall back asleep.)

Troyclough resigned our game increasing my rating to 1568.

I left the apt at 9am and found Smartfit as busy as usual. I completed my workout lowering the weight by 10# on half of the machines. I’ll keep them that way for the next 2 weeks then increase them by 5#. I completed 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 125bpm.

I see the roadwork has really progressed in the 3 weeks I’ve been gone.



Outside the old Ganso y Castor I saw this inside work going on.



I was having a latte outside Los Porteños when Brit came out. He informed me he heard the new establishment will be a hotdog or hamburger place. ☹ Hmm, maybe I’ll be able to get my coffee to go from Los Portenos then drink it outside the new restaurant if they put chairs out early enough.

I left the apt at 2:15 and walked to Gardenia where I noticed they poured a patio slab out back. I had a latte while doing another set of 12 chess puzzles, getting only 3 wrong this time. I played a 10’15” game, was way behind on time and barely won in the endgame when my opponent blundered his rook. I spent a little time going through my new chess book then left at 5:30 and returned to the apt.

I used FixIt to glue the master bedroom faucet back to the sink. Not knowing any better, I think Vicky probably loosed it when she was here for a visit. We’ll see if it holds.

I watched some news, got back to my 8pm pre-sleep reading routine and went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Monday, September 21, 2026

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, 2 ½ hours later I was still awake so I got up and read for 30 minutes, returned to bed, fell asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 7:15

According to my Fitbit, I got in 8,790 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 4 minutes for a sleep score of 66.

I realized this morning I forgot to take my melatonin last night; it’s difficult to get back into the old routine.

After breakfast I walked to the mall (Ciclovia was in effect so I was able to walk in the street), tried to withdraw cash at my usual ATM that gives 100s but it wasn’t working at all.

I went down to Urbania and had my usual latte with a glass of ice water. I solved another page of 12 puzzles but got 6 of them wrong. ☹

Chesswiz98 resigned our game increasing my rating to 1564.

I left just before 11am, paid for Teresa’s cellphone in Claro and bought a few things in Exito for 112,002 pesos. I gave the girl 112,000 pesos and couldn’t believe she wanted the other 2 pesos. ☹ I returned to the apt by taxi (the driver had to take back streets because Ciclovia was still in effect).

Teresa left just before game time to visit her mother.

I ate my bag of buttered popcorn with a Coke while watching my Bears lose to the Minnesota Vikings 9-3 in a downpour. Not to mention our star quarterback suffered an injury. ☹

I left at 3:30 and walked to Clap Burger where I had a cheeseburger with fries and a pistachio malteada.

I was in no hurry, finally leaving at 5:15 and returning to the apt.

Teresa returned just after 7:30.

Annie James & family heading in to Costco.


 


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Sunday, September 20, 2026

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 11pm, an hour later I was still awake so I got up and took half a zopiclone, fell asleep quickly, slept through the night, finally waking/getting up at 7:15

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,577 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 37 minutes for a sleep score of 82.

Today is a minor holiday here, Dia de Amor y Amistad (Day of Love & Friendship) Colombian’s version of our Valentine’s Day.

After my (cold) shower I got dressed and went down to Mercado Madrid where I bought a medium carton of eggs for our breakfast.

After breakfast I stopped at the Gana booth but it wasn’t open. It was exactly 9:27 – maybe they open at 9:30 or maybe the girl will be late. I walked a block away to Eduardo Madrid where I found a sleeve of 6 poppy seed bagels. I asked the lady to set them aside and I would pick them up later. I walked to Metrosur mall where I paid the Movistar bill at their Gana booth. Across the street in Viva Envigado, I made an ATM withdrawal then paid for my cellphone bill in Claro but realized I forgot to bring Teresa’s cellphone bill. ☹

Downstairs I had a latte in Urbania for about an hour before stopping in Exito and buying vegetables for our lunch using a list Teresa gave me. I also bought 3 packages of ACT II microwave popcorn for upcoming Bears games.

I returned to the apt by taxi.

After lunch I changed into my sandals and walked to the old Ganso y Castor building which was closed but had a fresh coat of paint on the exterior. 



I went to Los Porteños where I had a latte while going through my phone. I left at 4pm and stopped in Eduardo Madrid and bought Teresa a slice of carrot cake and paid for my bagels.

Back at the apt I renewed my DAZN (NFL Game Pass) subscription for another year ($152) then watched last Sunday’s Bears game vs the Carolina Panthers.

I did a quick calculation of the cost of our 3-week trip to Chicago (airfare, Airbnb, rental car and purchases) and the total came to $7,700. ☹

I finished reading James Patterson’s Merry Christmas Alex Cross (Alex Cross #19) on my Kindle and went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Friday, September 18, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 9:30, fell asleep quickly, slept through the night, finally waking/getting up at 7am. Wow, I feel great! 😊

Last night I drank the small bottle of NyQuil (liquid diphenhydramine) I bought in the airport and fell asleep quickly.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 3,051 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 8 hours and 53 minutes for a sleep score of 84.

I turned on my cellphone and it soon started a software update.

This morning I did something I don’t remember doing for 13 years or more. I filled the tub with warm water and took a bath. 😊

I soaked in it for a few minutes, then shampooed and conditioned my hair, put body wash all over my body, rinsed in the tub then turned on the shower to get a clean rinse.

Teresa finally woke up just after 8am right after I came out of the bathroom.

We have Wi-Fi but we don’t have internet. ☹

At 9:15 we left our room and went down to the restaurant for breakfast.

We had a nice breakfast. We each had the American breakfast with eggs, house potatoes (I prefer Chicago hashbrowns), choice of meat and toast. I also had a banana muffin and we each had coffee.

Teresa wanted to go for a walk but I told her I’m not going to walk in the sun. Outside the entrance I noticed a van labeled Homeland Protective Services. We walked to the end of the hotel and the van came closer but stopped like they were watching us. We turned a corner and walked to the end of the shade before returning to the hotel.

We took a sofa and Teresa called Laura then her mother. I guess that works with Wi-Fi even though we don’t have internet.

Just after 11am we returned to our room but the key didn’t work. We returned to the desk, the girl recharged our key and informed us that checkout is at 11. I told her all other hotels check out is at noon. She said it was a new policy. I told her I didn’t get the memo. She said no problem she would extend us to noon. We returned to our room and the key didn’t work again. I returned to the desk and she made up a new key and this one worked. We soon got our stuff together and checked out at the front desk. That was easy!

We had only a 10-minute wait for our shuttle to the airport. I understand United uses terminal C but most international flights originate out of terminal E so that’s where the driver dropped us off. I quickly confirmed we were in the correct terminal. We went through the TSA check and at the end a guy asked me to open my backpack. He took out my toiletry kit and confiscated my small bottle of Head & Shoulder shampoo. 😊

Still, no one has every caught my pair of scissors I always bring with me.

We had a 7-minute walk to our gate, E8, with 3 ½ hours remaining until our flight.

About 2pm we went to Subway where we each had half a chicken sandwich. On the way back to our gate I finally found what I had been on the lookout for – a package of Fritos corn chips. The plan was to have them with drinks on our flight back to Medellin.

Our flight left on time with Teresa in an aisle seat and me in the middle seat next to her. I watched The Shawshank Redemption for the umpteenth time. 😊

We landed in Rionegro right on time at 9:05pm.

After a trip to the restroom we waited together in the Preferred Line (no line to speak of) and passed through Immigration without difficulty. At baggage claim I figured if one our bags made it through then they all probably did. Thank you Houston we found them all except the fancy tag on my suitcase had sluffed off. We were waved through customs and found an airport taxi to take us to our apt in Envigado for 141,000 pesos (as compared to the 200,000 pesos we paid for Julian to take us to the airport in the unnecessarily large van).

We unpacked enough so we could go to bed, getting to bed by 11pm. As an experiment I just took a full diphenhydramine tablet with no zopiclona.

 

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