Monday, July 20, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10:15, took a while to fall asleep, got up once at 1:15 (it was raining), woke up at 6:15, couldn’t fall back asleep, finally getting up at 7:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 1,358 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 10 minutes for a sleep score of 73.

So much for not having any rain. 😊

Chesswiz98 resigned our latest game on the 54^th move increasing my rating to 1519.

We left the apt at 12:30 and took a Didi to Arkadia mall. (An overhead road sign said there is a high probability for rain in the afternoon in Medellin.) After a short wait in line, we had lunch in Crepes & Waffles for 106,300 pesos ($33). Teresa checked out H&M but didn’t find anything. Outside, the street was wet so obviously there was a little rain while we were inside.

We went across the street to Pricesmart where we purchased 775,601 pesos of groceries including 144,900 pesos to renew our membership. Sadly, they didn’t have Butterball turkey breasts today.

We returned to the apt by taxi for 22,000 pesos.

I won a game vs chesswiz98 in 14 moves (I either checkmate him or he loses his queen) increasing my rating to 1526.

I tried one of the new oranges but it’s not the same, not as easy to peel and not as sweet.

I finished season 3 of Quarterback then watched 23,000 Lives both on Netflix.

We had some rain in the evening. It was still drizzling lightly when I went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Sunday, July 19, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell sleep quickly, woke up at 5:30, couldn’t fall back asleep, finally getting up at 6:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,021 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 34 minutes for a sleep score of 76.

I turned on my VPN but only was able to access my library after I changed the US default location from Miami to Chicago.

Yesterday I was calculating when to go for my next haircut and realized we leave for our trip in 40 days so I’ll be having my next couple of haircuts every 3 weeks.

After breakfast I went back to bed for almost 2 hours.

We left the apt at 12:30 and took a Didi to an almost empty El Correo in Provenza. Teresa had her usual chicken while I had their ribs. Their ribs and the sauce are pretty good but their fries are amazing. We each ate just over half our food and got the rest to go for our supper tonight. We returned to the apt by Didi arriving just in time for the “kickoff”. (Our Didi driver insisted that Spain was going to win.)

About 2:30 Teresa got a call from our portero that Marcos was in the porteria for me. I wasn’t about to leave the game and later I learned he was there with his son and twin grandchildren. He didn’t have his cellphone with him so I wasn’t able to contact him right away. I understand they leave tomorrow for Cartagena.

The championship game was pretty boring (not like yesterday’s 6-4 score) with Spain winning 1-0 on a late goal.

I watched a couple more episodes of season 3 of Quarterback on Netflix. In this latest episode, featuring Joe Flacco, Cincinnati had just scored a touchdown against the Bears with 50 seconds left. Caleb Williams got them to midfield then threw a dime to tight end Colston Loveland at the 20 and he ran it in for the Bears win. 😊 (NFL training camp starts in a couple weeks.)

It’s been a month since we’ve had any rain so I guess we are in a summer period here.

 

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Friday, July 17, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell sleep quickly, woke up once at 3:30, finally waking/getting up just before 7am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,433 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 58 minutes for a sleep score of 78.

Teresa was just leaving for the gym so I’ll have to wait until she returns for my breakfast and then I’ll head to the gym.

Strange thing. I had the TV on and I muted a program but when I returned the remote control didn’t work. I even changed the batteries and still none of the buttons worked. I re-paired it with the ONN device and all is good again.

Teresa returned at 8:15 and made breakfast.

She told me she’s going back to the Expo in Plaza Mayor with Narcelly (sp?) so I’ll be on my own for lunch today.

I left the apt at 9am and found Smartfit not so busy but still had to switch the order of a couple early machines. I completed 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 122bpm.

On my way to Ganso y Castor a bus was stalled right at the bottleneck on Ave Poblado and everyone had to divert down a side street towards our complex.

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

Teresa informed me she’s not going to Plaza Mayor after all and I took that opportunity to inform her I’m not going to El Retiro or any other place Sunday because it’s the World Cup final.

I left the apt at 2pm, reprinted my chess games from Tuesday and had a latte in Los Porteños while going through another page of puzzles. I also played another game of speed chess online at 15’+30” and won without much difficulty.

I met Teresa at the library at 4:30 and we went down and across the street to Picositas where Teresa had a seafood casserole and I had a chicken empanada and a pineapple juice. (Note to self: don’t order juices here because they aren’t fresh.)

We returned to the apt and I finished reading Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swann’s Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.

I watched some news and went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Thursday, July 16, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10:15, fell sleep quickly, woke up several times during the night but just rolled over and went back to sleep, finally waking at 6am and getting up with Teresa at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 2,477 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 40 minutes for a sleep score of 75.

Marcos texted me we won’t be meeting this morning because he fell yesterday and is still a little sore. (Sheesh, all my friends are getting old.)

Annie James is 10 months old today.

I left the apt at 8am and walked to the mall. I saw the blue eggs in Exito again and this time took this photo.

I bought a medium size package of eggs and took a seat in Urbania. For the first time, when I had to make a quick trip to the restroom, I left all my stuff at my table. It was still there when I returned. 😊 I left at 11am and returned to the apt.

After lunch I had a short nap but didn’t sleep much.

At 2pm I picked up our package which contained 4 bottles of leg tan spray for Teresa, a bottle of Blink gel drops for my eyes,  Jesus de la Villa’s 50 Mistakes You Should Know (in chess), and 3 step method books for practicing tactics.

I went to Gardenia and completed the first page of puzzles in the Step 3 workbook. Now I need to find the answers to check them.

I left at 5pm and returned to the apt.

I finished the movie, Weapons on Stremio.

I listened to the president’s address which started at 8pm. (He’s doing everything he can to stay out of jail.)

 

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, felt I didn’t sleep all night, got up once to pee at 3:15, finally getting up at 6:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,445 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 4 hours and 7 minutes for a sleep score of 53.

After breakfast I returned to bed for 3 ½ hours but Fitbit says I only slept for about an hour but I still felt much better.

Of course, I skipped gym today but I did do a few exercises later with my 7# dumbbell.

I received an email our package has been released from Bogota and is on its way here.

I took a Didi to Mayorca and met Teresa in Crepes & Waffles where we had lunch for 108,900 pesos ($36). Only unusual thing is the waitress charged my debit card in USD instead of COP. Teresa discussed something with her then passed on to me that two other gringos asked for USD earlier this week. I said, then they’re idiots, but I didn’t say that to the waitress.

Downstairs in Exito we saw boxes of blue eggs, they’re light blue but there’re still blue. Teresa didn’t trust this novelty, so we bought a small box of white eggs and I’ll buy more tomorrow in Mercado Madrid. Teresa spent about 20 minutes talking to the cashier about her Exito points then we returned to the apt by taxi.

I watched the last half of Argentina’s 2-1 win over England. I understand the championship Argentina vs Spain will be Sunday afternoon so I don’t plan on going to El Retiro that day.

Teresa left at 4:15 for another mass for Vicky, this time in Laureles. I ordered a Didi to take her there for 20,600 pesos.

I started watching a new movie, Weapons (7.4) on Stremio, then a little news before starting my pre-sleep reading routine. I went to bed at 10:15 and I thought I heard Teresa return at 10:30.

 

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,693 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 51 minutes for a sleep score of 79.

At 7:15 I started ordered the Didi to take me to Unicentro mall for 15,300 pesos. I arrived early enough to buy a banana and walk twice around the mall.

We had our usual breakfast in Parmessano then moved to the food court.

I had the Black pieces in the first game and Jose found 2 different tactics in the middlegame and I resigned on move 29. That only took 90 minutes.

I had the White pieces in the second game and I found a tactical combination on my 43^rd move but he played on, testing my endgame skills, and I checkmated him on the 67^th move.

It was only 1:15 when we said goodbye and I started the process of ordering my ride to Viva Envigado for 26,100 pesos.

I had my usual chicken teriyaki in Sarku’s while Spain was beating France in the World Cup semifinals.

Downstairs I paid for my cellphone plan in Claro, withdrew 2,000,000 pesos from a Davivienda ATM (all 100s), deposited 110,000 pesos in a consignacion ATM for Innovation Corp, then in Exito waited in a slow line to pay our epm bill. By then it was too late for coffee so I just bought toilet paper and returned to the apt by taxi.

I finished the first season of Little House on the Prairie. It was okay but there were lots of times it moved slowly. I watched some news then started my pre-sleep reading routine.

 

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Monday, July 13, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 2:15, finally waking/getting up at 7am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 3,754 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 42 minutes for a sleep score of 79.

Today is another holiday here, Day of Our Lady of Chiquinquira, whatever that is.

I took a 45-minute nap after breakfast although that meant I wasn’t able to leave for Smartfit until 9:30. It was as busy as usual but I completed my usual workout including 10 minutes on the treadmill.

I had a latte outside Ganso y Castro for an hour. I caught this photo of the squirrel eating the peanut I left for it.

I had another nap after lunch.

We left the apt at 3pm for Plaza Mayor for 15,600 pesos. The general entrance fee was only 24,000 pesos. Teresa walked around checking out the wares and I generally stood nearby checking my phone. She commented that there seemed to be lots of new things that would take 2-3 days to see everything. I thought it was the same stuff as last year and the year before that and if she thinks this place is big then she needs to see McCormick Place in Chicago.

There were a couple of places for coffee, interestingly Al Alma and a Urbania but seating was limited.

We had a few snacks while there and Teresa had brought a thermos of water for us to share.

We left at 6:15, just before it got dark, and returned to the apt by Didi for 15,600 pesos.

I watched another episode of House on the Prairie, some news, my pre-sleep reading and went to bed at 10pm.

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Sunday, July 12, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 11:15, felt like I was in a light sleep, finally waking/getting up at 7am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,154 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 24 minutes for a sleep score of 81.

We left the apt at 11:15, picked up MT at her apt and were dropped off at the Exposiciones metro station. We only had a 5-minute wait for the next bus. The trip to El Retiro usually takes an hour and 15 minutes but add 15 minutes for this holiday weekend and another 15 minutes because of construction on Las Palmas. Anyway, we arrived in El Retiro by 1:15.

We walked up to Lomo Fino and got in a short but slow line.

When we finally got a table, I ordered my usual solomito with a Coke and the ladies had chicken with a juice and shared a bowl of soup. The total came to 187,000 pesos ($56.50).

While they went for a walk in the park I went straight down to El Retiro Café and ordered a latte from a young man that spoke good English. When the ladies joined me, Teresa ordered a coffee with ice cream and, instead of ordering a granizado, that’s what she got, a dish of ice cream with coffee on the side. 😊

We left at 4:15 and it was a short wait for the next bus to return us to Medellin.

I watched another episode of House on the Prairie on Netflix before starting my pre-sleep reading and went to bed at 10pm.

 

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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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