Friday, January 23, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 11:30 and woke up at 6:15, couldn’t fall back asleep to I got up at 7am.

Outside they’re in the process of tearing up the sidewalk in front of Ara.

We had no food in the house so we went to Los Porteños for breakfast. Teresa left first to pick up some food for lunch in Ara. I was a few minutes behind her after I paid our check of 105,000 pesos.

She arrived a couple minutes later and reported Ara didn’t have any new food deliveries because of the work going on outside.

She soon left to meet her mother and we’ll meet for lunch at 12:30 in Crepes & Waffles.

I balanced my Capital One account and worked on my blog notes.

I left the apt just after noon and walked to Viva Envigado. I recycled a plastic bottle then went up to Crepes & Waffles where I found Teresa and MT already at an outside table. Only problem is we’re under a huge fan that dries my eyes out more than they normally are and it’s actually painful.

They each ordered Mexican chicken soup which I mistakenly thought was their entrée as I wondered where my chicken Cesar salad was. I learned they just had soup and eventually their Mexican chicken came that they shared. MT also had aromatica (like a tea) and Teresa had juice and for dessert they shared a suprema and I had one just for myself. The total check came to 155,650 pesos ($42.50), including tip.

They left to meet a friend of Teresa’s and I went to the ATM where I made a withdrawal then paid our Claro cellphone bills.

Walking down the metro aisle it was obvious it was raining outside. I just hoped it would stop before my leaving soon.

In Exito I picked up a large carton of eggs and a bag of milk then got in a medium-size line to pay. Outside, the rain had stopped but now there was a short line and no taxis available. After a 15-minute wait I returned to the apt by taxi for the new minimum of 7,800 pesos.

I finished unpacking and reorganizing my stuff.

I texted my daughter that I didn’t receive the Christmas presents. One package was an online order sent USPS and she has a tracking number and confirmation of delivery on December 15^th. The other she sent personally on December 1^st and should have arrived within 5-8 days. I forwarded this information on to Innovation Corp so we’ll see what they say.

I registered my new USAA debit card and will test it tomorrow at Pricesmart. I’ll wait to register my Capital One until tomorrow, assuming I have no problem using my new USAA debit card.

I was really tired so I set an alarm for an hour and slept from 6pm to 7pm.

I spent the rest of the evening watching the Bears highlights from their last game and then the news.

I read some from my book and went to bed at 10pm.

 

RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!

 

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