Friday, August 21, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, not sure I slept much before I got up for a trip to the bathroom at midnight, fell asleep quickly, got up again at 5am, finally gave up getting back to sleep and got up at 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,978 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 34 minutes for a sleep score of 64.

I had a 49-minute nap after breakfast. When I got up Teresa told me a pigeon walked all the way in to the dining room but walked back out when she came out of the kitchen. They are getting too bold!

I left the apt at 9am and completed my Smartfit workout including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 118bpm.

In La Buena Mesa I had a latte in Los Porteños for a little over an hour. Six adults were clustered around 2 small tables outside. At one point one of the men slid his chair back and fell off the stoop. It was about a foot drop but he said he didn’t hit his head so I guess he was okay.

I left at 11am and returned to the apt.

Another day with a high temperature around 85/86 degrees. With the exception of those few rainy days it appears we are in a summer period.

I started watching a new series La Brea (5.8) on Netflix.

We left the apt at 3:30 and took a Didi to Cedimed on Calle 7. Teresa went in to get a facial procedure (or maybe just a quote) and I went next door to the Boulevard Café where I had a Coke with a glass of ice. I completed another set of chess puzzles getting 5 wrong. I played another 15+10 game on Chess.com winning in 25 moves. The café closed at 6pm so I made a trip to their restroom

I think I posted this once before but can you see the design fail?

Then moved next door to Il Cappucino.

I received this message from Alcala, our realtor, they will be increasing our rent to 3,153,000 pesos starting this October.

If my math skills haven’t completely deteriorated, that’s an increase of slightly more than 5% so that’s not too bad. Especially since our Socal Security Cost of Living Increase is supposed to be about 3.6%.

I received this reminder of Chris’s invitation for his birthday party

but I declined. Not only are bars not my thing but it’s the same time as the Bears game.

Teresa came out at 6:30 and we took a Didi in heavy traffic to Chiclayo in La Buena Mesa. We both had Chaufa Pollo (chicken with rice) and shared a bottle of water for 102,400 pesos ($33.50).

As we entered our porteria Julio handed me the two boxes of Zopiclona that Alejandro had dropped off. That should be enough for the remainder of the year giving me time to see a doctor and get a real prescription.

At 8:45 the battery on my Kindle died and I had to turn on my computer to recharge it. I did a little work on my computer before going to bed at my usual 10pm. We’ll see how this change affects my ability to sleep well tonight.

 

RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!

 

JOKE OF THE DAY

 

A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid.
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem.
The doctor told him there is a simple test the husband could perform to give them a better idea about her hearing loss.
“Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you.
If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
Then in a normal voice he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
No response.
So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"  Still no response.
Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"  Again he gets no response.
So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's for dinner?" Again there is no response.
So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"

She turns around and says, "Ralph, for the FIFTH time, its CHICKEN!"