Saturday, July 11, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 9:30, got up once at 6am to pee, finally waking/getting up by alarm at 7:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,949 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 9 hours and 17 minutes for a sleep score of 85.

Teresa wants to go to an expo today in Plaza Mayor.

I left the apt at 9:45, paid the Movistar bill at the Gana kiosk and stopped in Eduardo Madrid but they didn’t have any bagels. ☹

Los Porteños was very busy so I had a latte outside Ganso y Castor.

I swung by Eduardo Madrid on my way back to the apt and they had a 5-pak of poppy seed bagels that I promptly purchased.

Teresa wanted to go to an expo in Plaza Mayor until she learned there were long lines. I told her it would be better if we went during the week.

Teresa wanted to go somewhere different this afternoon but couldn’t come up with any ideas. Late in the afternoon I suggested I go to that bakery near Aymara and buy the pastry she likes. I left the apt at 3pm and had a latte outside Los Porteños until 4:15 then stopped at the bakery and bought 2 pastel de guayaba to go for a little less than 9,000 pesos.

I watched the first episode of Little House on the Prairie (6.9; 2026-).

I was watching the England vs Norway match when they scanned to Magnus Carlsen sitting in the stands. Not only is he a chess Grandmaster and chess champion, but has the highest every chess rating in history.

In the evening there was a knock at our door. Now, the only people who knock on our door are: 1) a portero bringing our epm bill, 2) the guy who rents our parking space coming to pay for the coming 3 months, 3) kids playing games who knock on our door then run. It turned out to be #1 with an epm bill of 417,260 pesos.

I stayed up to watch Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 in extra time, finally getting to bed at 11:15.

 

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Friday, July 10, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 2:30 to pee, finally waking/getting up with Teresa at 6:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 3,987 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 10 minutes for a sleep score of 83.

Teresa informed me there’s an expo fair at Playa Mayor she wants to visit this afternoon.

I had a 30-minute nap after breakfast.

I left the apt at 8:45 and found Smartfit much busier than usual but it eased off by 9:15. I completed my workout including 10 minutes on the treadmill.

On my way to Ganso y Castor workers are redoing the sidewalk along Ave Poblado.

I had a latte for an hour before returning to the apt, buying white vinegar in Ara on the way.

Teresa informed me Plaza Mayor Will have to wait until tomorrow as she’s going to meet Lucy this afternoon to show her how to work on a new more complicated purse she’s working on.

I had a 45-minute nap after lunch.

We left the apt at 2:15 and walked to the Otra Parte library where we met up with Lucy. They took a table in the corner and I took a more comfortable plastic webbed chair nearby. I just went through my phone and played a couple of speed chess games, losing both. ☹

We left at 5:30 and returned to the apt.

I watched the movie The Others (7.6) on Stremio.

Netflix offered to upgrade me from 1080p to 4K for 44,900 a month, which I accepted.

After a little pre-sleep reading my eyes were more tired than usual so I went to bed at 9:30.

 

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, woke up briefly but didn’t get up at 5am, finally waking/getting up with Teresa at 6:45.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,341 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 18 minutes for a sleep score of 83.

I had a short nap after breakfast.

AJ practicing her standing.

I met Marcos at Tostao at 9:30. Both he and Johana have colds. His son arrives next Saturday with his grandsons then a couple days later they leave for Cartagena.

I stopped in Mercado Madrid and bought a few groceries before returning to the apt.

We left the apt at 3am and walked to Gardenia where we had coffee and eventually shared their 3 Mini Burgers which are filled with pulled pork. Teresa didn’t seem to appreciate the dark bread this time.

They had the World Cup on and France defeated Morocco 2-0.

Teresa left at 5pm for a gym class and I left about 30 minutes later.

I have a list of movies with supposedly “shocking endings”. I started going through since I finished The Handmaid’s Tale. None of them are on Netflix, couldn’t find a couple and rejected a few. Today I watched The Mist (7.1) on Stremio and yes, it had a surprise ending.

 

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10:30, woke up at 6:30, and got up with Teresa at 7am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,049 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 38 minutes for a sleep score of 80. Obviously, somehow, Fitbit distinguishes between sleep quality and sleep quantity.

Yeah, I think my cold is over. 😊

I laid down and closed my eyes for about 30 minutes.

I left the apt at 9am and found Smartfit as busy as usual. I completed my workout (machines now at -10#) including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 122 bpm.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for about an hour. I stopped in Eduardo Madrid and bought 3 poppy seed bagels for 10,500 pesos. I stopped in Ara and bought a bag of whole milk for 4,200 pesos before returning to the apt.

It’s 86 degrees here at 11:45am so maybe we will have a summer this year.

Teresa called and asked me to meet her at 1:30 in Santafe mall to have lunch with her friend Monica.

I took a Didi to Santafe mall and upstairs had yesterday’s chess games printed.

We had lunch in Crepes & Waffles for 103,350 pesos ($31). We went down to Valentina’s where we had coffee but Monica never showed up. As we were leaving the parking garage in a taxi Teresa pointed out a Decathalon store that had taken over the old taxi waiting area. It can’t be very big.

Back at the apt I tried watching a movie named The Departed and even though there were lots of stars I soon tired of all the profanity and the heavy Boston accent.

AJ standing up for the first time:

Well, I guess my cold isn’t quite done with me yet.

 

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 3:15, finally waking/getting up by alarm at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,205 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 22 minutes for a sleep score of 77.

I think this may be the last day of my cold.

I took a Didi to Unicentro mall arriving early enough to walk around it once.

We had our usual breakfast in Parmessano and I brought him up-to-date on Glenn and Vicky. ☹

I had the Black pieces in the first game and I blundered a piece on my 14^th move then another on my 18^th move and resigned.

I made a trip to the restroom and on my way back took a look at a TV just in time to see Lionel Messi miss a penalty kick, and Argentina was losing 2-0.

It was only 10am when we started the second game. He trapped his queen on his 9^th move and only got a bishop for it. It was only 10:30 when he said it was too early to resign so we played on and he finally resigned on move 61.

It was now 1pm and while waiting for my Didi I observed people sitting in bean bag chairs in front of a large screen ready for the game that isn’t going to start for 90 more minutes. I tried taking a video but only got a first and last photo.

I saw this soccer ball outside the main entrance.

My Didi driver took all side roads and I arrived at Viva Envigado by 2:15.

Sarku’s was full and my usual shortcut through the food court was full of people waiting for the match to start.

FOOD COURT

And this is only half of it, there’s another half on the other side of the screen.

I had the granola with fruits in Pergamino and ran into Brit as I was leaving.

On the 2^nd floor I made an ATM withdrawal and finally got a mix of bills.

Downstairs I took a table in an empty Urbania as every one was either in the food court or atrium to see the Colombia vs Switzerland match. (There were 5 workers behind the counter, probably watching or listening to the game.) 

I noticed this cleaning machine I hadn't seen before.

I left at 4:30 when the score was still 0-0 hoping to get a taxi before the large crowds dispersed.

Standing in front of Starbucks, this is the atrium at the 90^th minute of the match.

I purchased a few groceries in Exito and returned to the apt by taxi.

It took a few minutes to find the match on Medellin TV but in the end, Colombia lost on penalty kicks. Teresa asked when Colombia plays next and I told her in 4 years for the next World Cup. I don’t think she knew it was now single elimination.

My eyes were very tired so I took a nap from 6 to 7pm.

It was a hot one today – maybe we’re going to have a summer after all.

I watched some news then did some reading before going to bed at 10:30.

 

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Monday, July 6, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 11pm, got up once at 5am, finally waking/getting up at 7:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 2,236 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 40 minutes for a sleep score of 77.

I left the apt at 9am and had to wait in Smartfit to use the Butterfly machine. Today I added 10# to what I was lifting last week and completed 10 minutes on the treadmill.

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

Today Teresa’s cold has her barely able to speak.

I sent Innovation Corp screenshots of the items that have arrived in Florida and their cost.

I had an hour nap after lunch.

I watched the movie Annihilation on Medellin TV.

I watched Spain beat Portugal 1-0 – boring!

Then I watched the US lose to Belgium 4-1. Embarrassing!

 

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Sunday, July 5, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, woke up at 6:30, finally getting up at 7:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,169 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 8 hours and 24 minutes for a sleep score of 81.

Still, I had an hour nap after breakfast.

My cold is still breaking up in my nose and throat.

Rob helped me fix my Medellin TV; all I needed to do was reboot everything.

We left the apt at 1:45 and took a Didi to El Correo in Provenza. Teresa had their chicken and I tempted fate with a skirt steak. Of course, my steak was very thick and red in the middle. After they cooked it a little more it was still tough and gristly; Teresa reminded me not to order steak here in Colombia. The total check was 189,128 pesos then we took a Didi to Santafe mall. I went down to Valentina’s for a latte while Teresa checked Zara. She called me about an hour later to report she ran into a friend of Vicky’s and they were busy talking. Teresa joined me about 30 minutes later and we shared a slice of yogurt cake.

Norway knocked off Brazil 2-1, not sure if that was an upset but it sounds like it to me.

Juan called and he was hard to hear but I understood Peter, Glenn’s brother, wants to gift us a dinner in thanks for all our support for Glenn. We decided to go to Tony Roma’s in the Dann Carlton next Saturday night; we haven’t been there in years. Juan dropped off 300mil in cash at the apt to help cover it.

We left at 6:15 and returned to Envigado by taxi for 17,000 pesos.

 I watched England eliminate Mexico 3-2. What an exciting match!

I finished reading James Patterson’s The Big Bad Wolf (Alex Cross #9).

 

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Saturday, July 4, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 11pm, got up once at 6:30, finally getting up at 7:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 3,762 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 54 minutes for a sleep score of 73.

Happy Independence Day!

I left the apt at 9am and walked to the mall. I recycled some old Schwab papers and a pill container. I stopped at Confama for more Hydroxicina cold pills but were told they are “agotada”. I guess that’s the feminine version of “agotado”.

I withdrew 2 million pesos from a Davivienda ATM, unfortunately all 100s.

I had a latte in Urbania for about an hour.

I bought a large carton of eggs in Exito before returning to the apt by taxi.

AJ celebrating the 4^th of July in Lanark, Illinois.

My Medellin TV seems to be messed up so I couldn’t watch any soccer.

We ran out of cold pills so Teresa called Todo Drogas and they arrived a couple hours later. The Hydroxicina tables were 11mil a package for a total of 25mil, including 3mil delivery and I tipped him the delivery man an additional 2mil.

I won a game vs Troyclough increasing my rating to 1512.

I finished The Handmaid’s Tale on Netflix.

Teresa asked what she usually orders from Chiclayo so I checked my blog notes and on February 5^th I ordered Chaufa de Pollo (Peruvian chicken rice) for me and Arrisotado ala Macha (some type of seafood with rice) for Teresa. Next thing I know she’s asking me what I want on my pizza. I told her but our order didn’t arrive for what seemed a couple hours. It’s been a long time since we’ve had Antica Pizza.

 

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Friday, July 3, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 6:30, finally getting up at 7:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 2,508 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 8 hours and 43 minutes for a sleep score of 74.

I left the apt just before 9am and found Smartfit a little busy. Both my usual first two machines were in use and I had to wait a few minutes for each of them to become available. Interestingly, the gym seemed to clear out quite a bit at 9:30. I completed my workout same as Wednesday.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for about an hour before returning to the apt.

I had an hour nap after lunch.

Teresa was gone between 2:30 and 6:30, something about Vicky at Laura’s finca up in the mountains.

I watched a couple more episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale. I caught the end of Australia vs Egypt, won by the latter 4-2 on penalty kicks. I watched Argentina pull out a close one against Cabo Verde 3-2 then I watched Colombia pull out a close one to Ghana 1-0.

I went to bed at 11pm without the benefit of my usual pre-sleep reading.

 

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

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

According to my Fitbit, I got in 8,076 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 22 minutes for a sleep score of 76.

I finally got up-to-date with my blog.

After lunch we went for a nap and when I woke up, I no longer was motivated to leave the apt.

I think I’m getting near the end of my cold.

I watched a couple more episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale on Netflix then some news before starting my pre-sleep reading.

 

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 4am, finally waking/getting up at 7:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 3,409 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 8 hours and 52 minutes for a sleep score of 87.

I left the apt just before 9am and found Smartfit not very busy. I completed my workout reducing all the machines by 20# and only walking 10 minutes on the treadmill.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for an hour and bought milk in Ara before returning to the apt.

I left the apt at 1pm and took a Didi to Mayorca mall where I (eventually) connected with Teresa in Parmessano. She had the salmon with a juice while I had the chicken Cesar salad with a mango juice for a total of 109,369 pesos ($32).

We took a taxi back to Envigado and I got out at La Bahia while Teresa continued on to the apt. I went across the street and got in a slow line at Banco Av Villas. I paid the apt rent then stopped at Servibanca where I withdrew 2 million pesos, all 100s. At the Bancolombia consignacion ATM, I made the remaining first of the month payments. I stopped in Claro and paid Teresa’s cellphone bill.

I had a latte in Urbania for a little over an hour then took a taxi to Ara where I bought a few groceries before returning to the apt.

I watched the US, even though they were down a player for the last 1/3 of the match, beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to the round of 16.

 

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm and slept through the night, finally waking/getting up at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 1,454 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 9 hours and 18 minutes for a sleep score of 81.

After breakfast I returned to bed and slept for a couple more hours.

We left the apt at 12:15 and had the menu of the day in Otra Parte.

Back at the apt we changed into nice clothes, for me that meant long pants, long sleeve shirt, and uncomfortable shoes. Think warm!

We left the apt again at 2:15 and took a Didi to Parroquia Santa Maria de Los Angeles in Poblado. We arrived a minute before the mass started and sat in a pew in the back. (Right behind the row of 4 overhead fans.)

The coffin was in the middle of the aisle and they had a 45-minute mass followed by testimonials from Vicky’s children, Laura, Daniela and Manuel.

Outside there were lots of goodbyes and we ran into Esmeralda outside. They wanted to get something to eat but I had only brought 20mil with me as Teresa didn’t want me to bring my usual fanny pack or tech bag.

I ordered a Didi to take us to Sao Paulo Plaza and I guided them down to Olivenza. I recognized a couple waitresses from my Sunday morning breakfasts with Glenn and Teresa helped me by explaining to one of them that my friend Glenn had died the previous Thursday.

We left at 6pm and returned to the apt by Didi.

 

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Monday, June 29, 2026

Today is another holiday here – The Feast of Saints Peter & Paul.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 829 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 56 minutes for a sleep score of 64.

I was awakened by Teresa at 7am with the news Vicky died about midnight last night. ☹ She was only 68 years old. Teresa made breakfast then I ordered a Didi to take her to visit her mother.

No gym for me today and I cancelled my chess match for tomorrow with Jose.

I went back to bed at 10:30 and slept until 12:30.

I spent almost 2 hours chatting with Netflix about my payment problem. In the end I learned Teresa received a new Bancolombia debit card she needs to activate then I should be able to update Netflix’s payment information.

I was trying to take another nap when at 3:30 Teresa woke me and informed me we’re going to Laura’s (Vicky’s daughter) finca. I got up and dressed and Teresa gave me the address of Km 10, Lomo de Escobero, Santorini in Envigado but Didi couldn’t find that address. I explained we’ll need to take a taxi (I know it will be more expensive) where you can tell the driver where we want to go. We waited in the porteria for about 20 minutes while the portero called us a taxi. The driver took us 30 minutes high in the mountains (only got lost near the very end) for 66,000 pesos. I always dread how difficult it’s going to be to get a ride back.

Family were gathered inside and I recognized a lot of them and even knew a few names. Because of my cold I was wearing a facemask to protect them and myself. Children were playing in the area which helped to make it a little less solemn.  Just before 6pm everyone gathered in a back room and Juan connected his laptop to the TV. It seemed like a Zoom call but was called “Primeros Pasos de UCDM” (First Steps of ‘something’) with about a dozen others joined in.

The ‘others’ seemed to make some testimonials and at different points I recognized background music for “Stand by me” and “Amazing Grace” by bagpipes. We finished by about 6:45 then the gathering broke up but when I stepped outside, I learned Vicky’s favorite granddaughter Amelia had just learned the news and was in tears. (I often would see Vicky’s Facebook postings of Amelia in her early stages of learning ballet.)

Albero (sp?) gave us a ride back to Envigado with a young couple in the back and we stopped at McDonald’s where I bought burger combos to go for everyone for 174,700 pesos ($50).

I took my evening pills and started my pre-sleep reading.

 

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SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026

According to my Fitbit, I got in 829 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 22 minutes for a sleep score of 66.

I had my first shower and change of clothes since Thursday – felt good.

I was in and out of bed. My cold is now in the emptying my nose and throat phase.

Teresa left about 2pm to visit her sister Vicky in the hospital with pneumonia at Clinica Cardio Vid in Robledo. She returned about 6:30 and reported Vicky doesn’t have pneumonia, she has Vasculitis and her condition is serious.

 I see that my New in Chess book order was shipped on Friday.

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Saturday, June 27, 2026

According to my Fitbit, I got in 588 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 8 hours and 57 minutes for a sleep score of 80.

Colombia played Portugal to a 0-0 tie. I’m sure both teams already qualified to advance. In the next stage, games like this will go to penalty kicks to break the tie.

I spent the day in and out of bed.

I’m now in the emptying the nose stage of my cold.

 

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Friday, June 26, 2026

According to my Fitbit, I got in 3,545 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 27 minutes for a sleep score of 51.

No gym today.

I’m in the plugged nose phase of my cold.

I spent the day in and out of bed.

 

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Thursday, June 25, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up at 5:30 to pee, couldn’t fall back asleep so I got up at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,883 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 58 minutes for a sleep score of 71. ☹

I met Marcos at Tostao at 9:30 and we discussed Glenn’s health situation. His son and grandsons are coming for a visit in the next few weeks.

I stopped at a nearby pharmacy and purchased a box of Hidroxicina Chlorhidrato tablets for my cold before returning to the apt. I’m in the runny nose phase of my cold.

Teresa sent me next door to Ara to purchase a few items she needed to make lunch.

At 2:43 I received this message from Glenn’s cellphone, “Hola terry ya murio clen (sic) lo siento mucho”. I’m sure that was from Daniela.

At 2:45 I received this message from Juan, “Glenn die”.

Later I found this obituary on Facebook:

I spent most of the rest of the day in and out of bed.

I’m sure I’m not going to gym tomorrow so I stayed up to watch the US play Turkey. The US won their first two games so they already qualified to advance to the next round so they played mainly their second stringers. Turkey won 3-2.

(I found out later that Annie’s dad, Jacob, was at that match.)

I got to bed about 11:15.

 

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 11pm, fell asleep quickly, got up at 5:30 to pee, couldn’t fall back asleep so I got up at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,883 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 58 minutes for a sleep score of 71. ☹

After breakfast I set my timer to 45 minutes and returned to bed for a nap, mainly resting my tired eyes.

I left the apt at 8:45 and found Smartfit as busy as usual but 4 chicas were hogging the Leg Extension machine. I finally completed my workout including 18 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 123 bpm. (I had some discomfort in my right hip joint but not so bad I had to stop.)

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for about an hour before returning to the apt. I did stop on the way and bought a bag of milk in Ara.

I left the apt at 12:30 and took a Didi to Santafe mall. First, I printed yesterday’s chess games then went down the hall to Olivia. I didn’t see Teresa so I texted her asking where she was. She said she decided to have lunch in Parmessano and she was waiting for me in front of the large screen in the food court.

I walked through the food court which was huge with lots of tables and chairs. I told her I didn’t see her and to meet me at Olivia. She said she already has taken a table in Parmessano and to meet me there. After walking around the food court I finally asked a security guard the location of the restaurant. She said its on the 3^rd floor, I wasn’t even on the right floor. I went down to the 3^rd floor, found the restaurant, walked through it but didn’t see her. I told her I didn’t see her and to come out and get me. This continued back and forth for about an hour, when I finally realized she was in Mayorca. This isn’t the first time she has gotten the name of malls wrong but this morning I didn’t question it when she said Santafe mall. I told her I would have lunch here and meet her at the apt later.

I went to McDonald’s where now you have to order using one of their screens. I got through that but couldn’t figure out where to put the cash. I asked a cashier and apparently, I hadn’t finished the order and it gives you a receipt which you take to the cashier to pay. I had a Big Mac with fries and a Coke.

I stopped in Medipiel 120,500 pesos and bought Cetiphel Urea 20% which now comes in a tube instead of a pump ($35.50).

I won a game vs Troyclough increasing my rating to 1503.

I went across Ave Poblado and soon was on a bus back to Envigado. I got off at Gardenia where I took a table in front of the screen to watch some World Cup while having a latte.

Juan texted me that they are going to euthanize Glenn tomorrow instead of Friday.

I left at 5pm and returned to the apt.

I have some nose dripping so obviously I’ve caught a cold.

Daniela called and asked me if I want to come to the clinic when they euthanize Glenn but I took a pass. She talked to Teresa separately and got the same answer.

I finished reading James Patterson’s Four Blind Mice (Alex Cross #8).

 

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, took a while to fall asleep, got up at midnight to pee, fell back asleep quickly, woke up at 5am to pee, couldn’t fall back asleep so I got up at 5:30. ☹

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,051 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 4 hours and 55 minutes for a sleep score of 65. ☹

I arrived 10 minutes early to Unicentro mall, enough time for one trip around the outside perimeter. When I completed it I was the guy with the fruit cart and bought a banana.

I met Jose in Parmessano where we had our usual egg breakfasts.

We adjourned to the food court where I had the Black pieces in the first game. My 17^th move was a bad and I resigned on the 28^th move.

I had the White pieces in the second game and got some good pressure against his king. On the 40^th move, early in the endgame, he allowed me to fork his king and bishop, not gaining a piece but getting his bishop out of the game. At that point I was more confident of a win but he kept on playing eventually resigning on the 62^nd move.

It was 2:15 when I ordered a Didi to take me to Viva Envigado. As usual the driver took backroads for the first half of the trip then switched to the expressway to finish it.

I had teriyaki chicken in Sarku’s, made an ATM withdrawal (all 100s at Davivienda), then a trip to the restroom. I was about to exit the mall proper when I realized I didn’t have my chess bag with me. ☹ I retraced my steps to the restroom then Sarku’s where they were saving it for me. Whew! 😊

I stopped in Exito and bought 3 oranges, 2 were normal sized but the last I suspect was really a mandarin, they just filled the wrong bin. I also bought a large cartain of eggs and returned to the apt by taxi.

Netflix is still asking me to pay my bill but still allowing me to watch movies. I watched another episode of The Handmaid’s Tale.

I did my pre-sleep reading from 8 to 9pm then watched Colombia beat the DR of Congo 1-0. On Medellin TV I found channels on a World Cup 2026 folder but too much buffering. I switched to the Telemundo folder and still had some buffering but it was acceptable.

I went to bed at 11pm, wondering how I would sleep tonight.

 

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Monday, June 22, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up at 3am to pee, couldn’t fall back asleep, got up at 3:30 and read until 4am, went back to bed, seemed to take quite a while to fall back asleep, finally waking/getting up at 6:45.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 2,217 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 2 minutes for a sleep score of 79.

I took a nap for about 20 minutes after breakfast.

I left the apt at 9am and found Smartfit not very busy. I completed my workout, adding 5# to the Abdominal Crunch and Chest Press machines and completing the treadmill with a heartrate of 122bpm.

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

I stopped at the Bancolombia kiosk and deposited 50mil in Teresa’s Bancolombia account. Hopefully, that will be enough to cover June’s Netflix payment and it won’t take too long to register.

Colombians celebrating the election of the new president:

We left the apt at 1:15 and took a Didi to Santafe mall. We had lunch in Olivia’s, where Teresa had salmon and pasta and I had the fettuccini with meatballs and a mango juice for 153,509 ($44.50).

We went down to Valentina’s where I had a latte,

Teresa had her cold coffee with ice cream and we shared a slice of yogurt cake.

We left at 3:30 and took a taxi to Clinca la Vida Ave Ochenta, a hospital specializing in cancer. Teresa forgot her cedula so she was expecting not to be allowed to enter.

Glenn was in a private room with a bathroom and a closet. He is in a hospital bed with one of those things in his nose to help him breathe. Daniela was with him and told me the rabbi was just there. I sent her down to the entrance so Teresa could come up. (Daniela doesn’t speak English.) Glenn had a laptop in front of him turned to a news channel but all I saw while I was there was buffering. I took off my facemask and was holding it in my hand when he took it and used it as a Kleenex to wipe his mouth and nose. He mumbled a few things but was near impossible to hear. When Daniela returned, she told me they are going to bring Bianca for a visit on Thursday. When we left Teresa told me they are going to euthanize him on Friday. ☹ This is all so sad, hard to believe he appeared so normal when I had breakfast with him last May 3^rd. I assume his brother Peter and niece Carrie made arrangements with the rabbi to take care of his body.

We left and returned to the apt by taxi.

On another health front: Teresa’s sister Vicky has been in an ICU for pneumonia for the past week and soon will be having a heart bypass operation.

The US dollar has weakened considerably the past year plus, thanks tRump.

Teresa’s tanning spray arrived in Florida today.

I tried to update my payment method for my Netflix account with my debit card but every time got the same response, “There appears to be a problem with the payment method you are trying to use.” No indication what the problem might be. I noticed an option that said, “Not now” so I clicked that and was able to watch another episode of The Handmaid’s Tale.

 

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Sunday, June 21, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up at 4:30 to pee, couldn’t fall back asleep, got up at 5am and moved to the recliner, read until 6am, went back to bed, fell back asleep, finally waking/getting up after the alarm went off at 7:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,112 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 33 minutes for a sleep score of 84.

It took about 20 minutes but I managed to switch my Fitbit bands but now I’m afraid to take it off because stretching it puts such a strain on the spring pins, I’m afraid it will fall off.

We made cheese and broccoli soup and again it came out clumped. I asked ChatGPT and it included these recommendations:

1)  Sharp cheese tends to separate more easily than mild or medium cheese

2)  Add the cheese a handful at a time and stir until melted before adding more

3)  Once you add the cheese, keep the soup below a simmer.

I had an hour nap after lunch (my Fitbit says I slept for 22 minutes).

I can’t access Netflix as they claim I didn’t pay the bill so I guess I’ll have to put more pesos in Teresa’s account. (I’ve been depositing 100mil every 3 months but I guess that isn’t enough.)

Late in the afternoon we heard lots of car horns and ooga (sp?) horns. I couldn’t find a soccer match going on to explain it so I guess it’s due to the election results. Colombia chose far right millionaire Abelardo de la Espriella as their next president with 49.66% of the votes.

I received a Glenn video call most likely placed by Daniela as Glenn didn’t have much to say. I’m not sure he even recognized me. Teresa told her we’ll visit Glenn tomorrow around 3pm to say our goodbyes.

I watched 60 Minutes, some of a soccer match then started my pre-sleep reading.

 

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Saturday, June 20, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, took a while to fall asleep, got up once at 2:45, fell back asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 6:40.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 2,638 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 59 minutes for a sleep score of 82.

I had a Didi take me to Daniel’s barbershop and I arrived 5-10 minutes early for my 9am appointment. I finished my haircut at 9:30, paid Daniel 50mil which included a 5mil tip, wished him a nice coming vacation and walked the 6 blocks to Todo Drogas. They didn’t have 3.75mg zopiclona tablets so I bought 30 of the 7.5mg. I also bought 10 facemasks to replenish our supply. I walked to Ganso y Castor and arrived just after 10am. I had a latte while going through my phone.

Workers were replacing light bulbs in the park (La Buena Mesa)...

I left at 11am and returned to the apt. As I approached the porteria a motorcycle pulled up and handed a small package to Julio, our portero, and said, “por Terry Lee apartamento 422”. Julio took it and handed it to me and I said, “tiempo perfecto” and thanked him. It contains the spring pins for my Fitbit band.

Teresa and I left the apt at 1:45 and took a Didi to El Correo in Provenza for 16,639 pesos. Teresa had their Pollo Faruk with a michelada and later a Coke Zero while I had the BBQ ribs with a Regular Coke. I ate 4-5 of the ribs and got the last two largest ribs to go for my supper later. The check came to 216,333 pesos ($63).

At 4:15 we took another Didi to Santafe mall where Teresa checked out Zara then we went down to café Antonio’s. She had a granizado while I had a hot latte and we shared a slice of cheesecake. Teresa informed me tomorrow is presidential election day in Colombia and there might be violent protests so she recommends we don’t go out to visit Glenn or Vicky.

AJ getting into trouble already…

We left at 6:15 and quickly caught a taxi back to our apt. I left the container with the leftover ribs on the back seat of the car as I was paying the driver. ☹

I watched another episode of The Handmaid’s Tale.

I finished reading James Patterson’s Violets are Blue (Alex Cross #7). I think I’m on track to break last year’s record of 35 books.

 

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