Friday, May 1, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 11:30, again at 2:15, took a while to fall back asleep, finally waking/getting up at 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,507 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours.

Today is a holiday here – May Day, like Labor Day in the US. Teresa told me the gym will be closed but I’ve never found it closed but they may not have her gym classes.

After breakfast I fell asleep on the recliner and slept for about 40 minutes.

As I left the apt at 8:30, Teresa asked me to check if there are classes today and, on my way back, see if Asados Rogelio will be open today.

I left the apt at 8:30 and found Smartfit busier than usual. My usual first machine, the Butterfly, both were occupied by two guys who kept taking turns. I skipped it and was able to complete the rest of my routine in order up to the treadmill. At ChatGPT’s suggestion I did 18 minutes at 5 ½ kph – the goal now is mainly to strengthen my lower legs. While on the treadmill I noticed the Butterfly occasionally became available. After the treadmill at a heartrate of 116 bpm I was able to slip in the Butterfly among my last 3 exercises. I finally remembered to asked about gym classes and as expected they don’t have any because of the holiday.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for about 90 minutes and on the way back to the apt confirmed that Asados Rogelio will be open today.

I called Fintie +1 (888) 249-8201 about the missing spring pins for my new Fitbit band and they’re going to send out replacements.

Annie James shopping with Dad:

Instead of Asados Rogelio, Teresa wanted to try what she called Salpicon but I corrected her to Salpi Jugos. We had their menu of the day which was okay, nothing special, for 61,185 pesos. After, she wanted me to go to Fika for coffee while she visited her friend who completed another purse for her. On the way there she steered me to a small corner bakery (other side of the park from Aymara) where she ordered a guayabana for us to share and glasses of milk. She liked it so much she ordered a second. I only had the first half and she got the last half to go.

Close to the cultural center we separated and I went to Fika which I found closed. I texted that news to Teresa and took a seat on their stairs. She soon joined me and we walked to Eduardo Madrid which of course was closed also.

I was hot and tired and wishing I’d worn my usual sleeveless t-shirt instead of a regular t-shirt.

I led her to Los Porteños where I had a Coke with ice and she had a glass of ice water.

I looked at flights using Google Flights and it looks like it will cost about $1000 for the two of us before adding baggage/seat upgrades and taxes/fees. I looked at apartments on Airbnb and found one in Glenview. From the photo of the building and the approximate location they provided I think I know exactly where that Airbnb is. Besides the building looking crappy from the outside, the apt is on the 3^rd floor and there’s no elevator.

Back at the apt I wanted to send a message to the Airbnb host but had trouble logging on to Airbnb. Apparently, I used gmail as my contact email and my gmail account is full. I deleted all the messages there but I guess it will take a little while for Google to recognize that.

I started watching a series called The Man in the High Castle (7.9) on Netflix.

I watched the first half of The Chris Hayes Show and then it was time to start reading.

 

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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 12:15, again at 4:30, took a while to fall back asleep, finally waking at 6am and getting up at 6:45.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,609 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours.

Annie James

I left the apt at 8:30 and walked to Viva Envigado where I recycled a skin cream bottle then went up to the banking area. I paid for the apt but at the consignacion ATMs two weren’t working and security guards were guarding & loading the other two with cash. I went down to Exito and used their single ATM to pay for our health insurance, the gym, and Medellin TV.

Back upstairs it was 9:15 and Claro doesn’t open until 9:30 but I decided not to wait. I went to the restroom and found all of them closed. I went down to the first floor with the same result. I tried the restroom by the parking garage and it was closed also. By Home Center there was a single restroom open, the handicapped one.

By the time I returned to Claro it was open and I paid for Teresa’s cellphone service.

I had a latte in Urbania for about an hour then stopped in Exito and bought pancake mix, a 6-pak of Coke and a single lemon.

I returned to the apt by taxi.

Teresa and I left at noon and took a Didi to Santafe mall. We had lunch in Crepes & Waffles for 73,050 pesos – the salad bar for Teresa, a Ceasar salad with chicken for me and we shared a bottle of water.

Teresa went to check out Zara and I went down to Valentina’s where I had a latte. Teresa joined me about 30 minutes later and we shared a slice of carrot cake and she had a granilado.

We stopped in Medipiel where she bought 587,415 ($162) of various shampoos and skin creams. I inquired about my skin cream but they were out of stock on it.

We went down to the temporary taxi stand and there were only two people ahead of us in line. We returned to the apt by taxi.

I officially informed Jeannie I won’t be there for Annie’s baptism but we’ll be there for her first birthday party. They are planning on a Saturday, September 12^th celebration so I’ll shoot for about a week before that to a week after. I think I’ve already found an Airbnb in the extreme southwest corner of Glenview. Next, I’ll be looking at flights so I won’t have to deal with that later.

 

I watched some news then started my pre-sleep reading.

 

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