Thursday, May 28, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 4:15, couldn’t fall back asleep, got up at 4:45, read for 30 minutes, fell back asleep quickly, got up at 7am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,455 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 53 minutes.

I left the apt at 8:30 and quickly caught an Envigado bus to Poblado. I got off at Calle 7 and walked one block up the hill to Cedimed. The waiting room was dark and at an outside desk I explained why I was there and they sent me across the street to the 3^rd floor. (In the US we indicate a “3” by pinching our thumb against our little finger, in Colombia they pinch the thumb against the index finger.) I went across the street and up to the 3^rd floor and presented my doctor’s order and my cedula. They asked me when I ate last and I told them it was about an hour ago. They even checked with someone then informed me I had to fast 4 hours before the test. I’ve never had to fast just for a PSA test. They showed me a list of requirements – the usual no riding a horse 4 days before but it didn’t say anything about fasting. ☹

I was waiting for the elevator – two were on the 6^th floor going up and one was on the 3^rd basement when it occurred to me I’m only on the 3^rd floor so I took the stairs.

On the far side of Ave Poblado, I quickly caught a bus back to Envigado and got off at Gardenia. It wasn’t busy so I had a latte inside for almost 2 hours. For some reason when I ordered the latte the waiter told me he’d bring it but after they wanted to bring me a complimentary Americano. ☹ I don’t know what that was about but I explained in the US Café Americano comes with cream but here only milk which is why I order lattes. My latte:

I left at 11am and returned to the apt.

Teresa wanted to go to Otra Parte to work on her bracelets and I would study chess, but…

At 1pm a downpour started that lasted almost 2 hours so we didn’t get out.

I won my first game vs Mr-Santos, increasing my rating to 1514, and Michael, Mr_Blamo, has joined me in a game.

Teresa had me send this photo of her bracelets to Marta, Wilson’s girlfriend, and she bought the silver one, left column 3^rd from the bottom.

I completed Day 1 (including taking notes) of my course The Simplified Chess Improvement System.

I watched another episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Chris Hayes Show then started my pre-sleep reading.

 

RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!

 

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