Thursday, October 22, 2026

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 1:45 (still raining), finally waking at 5:15 and getting up at 5:45. Still a light drizzle.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,998 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 41 minutes for a sleep score of 73 and a sleep efficiency of 93%. 😊

I left the apt just before 9and as I entered Smartfit the person at the front desk told me something about 10am. She called over a trainer but his English wasn’t very good. Best I can guess is they will be having a fire drill; I understood “simulacro” but heard a word different than “incendio”. Anyway, I finished my workout including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 123bpm, and was out by 10 minutes to 10am.

I had a latte in Los Porteños for about 45 minutes before returning to the apt.

I left at noon and took a Didi to Mayorca. The car was a BYD electric car so I took the opportunity to ask if the trunk had enough space for 2 suitcases. He replied, “mas or menos”, that it wasn’t very large.

I recycled some old MagicJack cables I don’t use, printed my blood test results, and went upstairs where I met Teresa in Parmessano. She had her usual salmon and a herb juice and I the Cesar salad and a mango juice for 108,822 pesos ($34.50). She told me the salmon she had at Pimentos yesterday was the best she’s every had so she wants to take her mother there.

These are the different flavors of popcorn offered by the local movie theater here.



We went down to Medipiel where Teresa bought some stuff for $279,200 pesos ($88.50).

Down in the basement we caught a taxi back to Envigado.

Teresa got out down the hill from the cultural center while I continued in the taxi to Antonio’s Gelato. I walked around the corner and took a table inside Los Porteños. I completed another page of 12 chess puzzles, getting 4 wrong. I played a 15’10” game, winning in 61 moves. (Actually, I blundered a piece but my opponent didn’t catch it.)

I left at 5pm and returned to the apt.

This is the new store going in next to the Bancolombia kiosk.



Teresa returned from her visit with her mother at 8pm.

This shows the decline in the US Dollar (against the Colombian Peso) since tRump took office.



I watched another episode of Seal Team then The Chris Hayes Show.

I read James Patterson’s short story The Law Student on my Kindle.

 

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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, slept through the night, finally waking/getting up at 5am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,783 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 23 minutes for a sleep score of 75 and a sleep efficiency of 87%. 😊

Teresa got up at 5:30 and made my breakfast before she left for her gym class.

I left the apt at 7:30 and had a latte in Los Porteños while solving 10 chess puzzles, getting 4 wrong. I then played a 15’10” game, winning in 23 moves.

I left at 9:30 and returned to the apt.

Troyclough resigned our game in 14 moves, increasing my rating to 1563.

Teresa and I left the apt at 10:30 and took a Didi to Dann Carlton Belfort arriving just before 11am. Our private driver, Victor Cuartas Alzate (+57 305 403-6844), that Jim had arranged arrived on time. He spoke very good English and had a very spacious all electric car. He said it costs almost literally nothing (500 pesos) to charge it every month. It also came with a 500,000-kilometer, 8-year warranty.

We arrived at La Ceja’s park an hour later. It was much cooler (cold even) as we arrived. I guided them to Pimentos restaurant and we had no trouble getting a table. I had their spaghetti bolognese and a mango juice and Teresa one of their 3 types of salmon.



Jim and Joan had salads and everyone thought their food was delicious. I paid 150,000 pesos for our share of lunch. Outside we stopped in a nearby store where Joan bought a hoodie for 61,000 pesos. It started dripping as they went to explore the park area while Teresa and I cut straight across the park to Candilejas. I had a churro and a latte, that not only was good but very hot. They joined us about half an hour later and Joan had a cookie. We walked down to the bus station and after a short wait were on a bus back to Medellin. They got out at Indiana mall to have a glass of wine in El Correo while we continued on to Medellin. (Our next scheduled meetup will be Thursday night at Barrio Sur to watch the Bears game.) At Exposiciones station we quickly caught a taxi back to Envigado.

Teresa returned to the apt and I went next door to Ara and bought milk and a few red apples.

I watched another episode of Seal Team then The Chris Hayes Show.

I finished reading James Patterson’s Cross the Line (Alex Cross #24) on my Kindle.   

It was still raining when I went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Monday, October 19, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 3:15, finally waking/getting up at 6:15am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,783 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 31 minutes for a sleep score of 84 and a sleep efficiency of 94%. 😊

Last night I had my university dream again, I guess because I had an hour of REM sleep.

Annie James



Google took a selfie of me for security purposes. Boy, was that view scary. ☹

I had a short nap after breakfast then left the apt at 9am and found Smartfit not as busy as usual. I completed my workout including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 117 bpm. I had a latte in Los Porteños for an hour, stopped at Eduardo Madrid and purchased 6 sesame seed bagels for 21,600 pesos before returning to the apt.

I left the apt at 12:30 and took a Didi with Andres for 20,800 pesos. He spoke good English, is married to a Hawaiian, has a US Visitor Visa and is in the process of getting a green card.

I arrived at Museo de Antioquia just after 1pm and Jim and Joan were at the entrance waiting for me. We were walking a few blocks away on our way to Versailles Café when suddenly Joan didn’t feel well. We walked to Hotel Nutibarra where Jim ordered a Didi. We dropped Joan off at the hotel then Jim and I continued on to Philly Steaks in Manila. Strange, but Philly Steaks was closed and there was an official sign on the door stating it would be closed for the first 4 days this week. I guided Jim down the block to Hacienda Manila where Teresa and I had breakfast once before. Jim had some Mexican dish over an arepa while I had their small lentil soup and a limonada de coco.




My lunch cost me 40,207 pesos. We walked 3 ½ blocks away where Jim showed me hotel The Cut which had a Pergamino café inside. He left and I had a latte but it wasn’t very hot so I only had 2 swallows. I left at 3:45, walked up to Ave Poblado (saw 2 guys playing chess on a small board), and quickly caught a bus back to Envigado.

I watched a few more episodes of Seal Team on Netflix.

Esmeralda came over for a while this evening.

At 8:15 I started my pre-sleep reading routine going to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Monday, October 19, 2026

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at midnight, woke up again at 3:15, was awake including 30-45 minutes reading until 4:30, finally waking/getting up at 6:45am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,553 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 39 minutes for a sleep score of 80 and a sleep efficiency of 77%. 😊

I left the apt at 9am, walked to Viva Envigado, recycled a battery, then took a seat in Urbania. I had a latte while completing another page of 12 chess puzzles, getting only 2 wrong. Jim and Joan arrived about 11am and had a quick coffee. We went upstairs to the banking area and I showed them I have no problem making a withdrawal with my debit card from a Davivienda ATM. They then tried and it worked for them also.

They looked in Exito for frozen hash browns to show Teresa but didn’t find them. We took a taxi to Ara where they bought potatoes, wine and a couple other things. I bought olive oil and sugar. We returned to the apt just in time for the beginning of the Bears game. Joan showed Teresa how to make hash browns with cheese and onion and we all had a taste and it was very tasty. The Chicago Bears beat the Atlanta Falcons 31-23. Their next game is on Thursday and then the next on Monday so we’ll have a couple Sundays we can go to El Retiro.

Jim and Joan left about 2pm and we’ll meet up again tomorrow in Plaza Botero for lunch.

I left at 3:30 and walked to La Buena Mesa where I had the regular smash burger with fries and a Coke in Blue’ Smash Brgr (sic). The burgers are good 😊 but I can’t stand their rap music. ☹

I left at 5pm and stopped in Antonio’s Gelato and bought a half liter of pistachio gelato before returning to the apt.

I watched most of 60 Minutes, with minor buffering, on CBS Chicago.

Annie James video



I got a draw vs Troyclough lowering my rating to 1559.

 

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Sunday, October 18, 2026

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, seemed like it took a while to fall asleep (because of the Coke?), got up once at 4:15, finally waking/getting up at 6:45am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,607 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 37 minutes for a sleep score of 82 and a sleep efficiency of 90%. 😊

I guess I slept better than I thought.

Wednesday’s swim lesson with Annie James.



Chesswiz98 resigned our game on the 23rd move, increasing my rating to 1564.

I left the apt at 9:30 and walked to the mall. I recycled two large plastic containers, withdrew 2,000,000 pesos (all 50s) from the ATM outside Exito, then paid the epm bill.

I had a latte in Urbania for an hour then stopped in a very busy Exito looking for a few things Teresa requested. I was only partially successful finding them then got in a long line at the Express counter.

I returned to the apt by taxi. On the way I saw construction in progress at McDonald’s. It looks like they’re creating second payment & pickup windows.

After lunch Teresa didn’t want me to go out for coffee so I just hung around the apt and finished season 2 of Seal Team.

At 6:30 I ordered a Didi to take us to the Dann Carlton where we met Jim & Joan on the 19th floor revolving restaurant Giratorio. Service was spotty but I think everyone enjoyed their food while we got caught up on some things and planned some others. We split the check and our half was 214,974 pesos ($68). We ordered another Didi to return us to our apt.

It was late so I started my pre-sleep reading routine and went to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Saturday, October 17, 2026

Friday, October 16, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 5:30am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,823 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 14 minutes for a sleep score of 85 and a sleep efficiency of 88%. 😊

Today Annie James is 13 months old. Happy Birthday Annie!

Still a light drizzle so I cancelled gym for today.

I left the apt at 9:30, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, and had a latte in Los Porteños while continuing to read my new Step 1 book.

I left at 11am and returned to the apt.

I spent the afternoon watching more episodes of Seal Team on Netflix.

I received this email that Movistar is now part of Tigo/Une.



At 5:30 I got dressed and caught a bus to Medellin. I got off at the Calle 7 bus stop and walked to the Dann Carlton hotel where I made a dinner reservation for 4 for tomorrow night at 7pm.

Back at the same bus stop I quickly caught a bus and got off just down the hill from the Dann Carlton Belfort. It was a climb up to the hotel then I took the elevator up to the lobby where I waited for Jim and Joan. They soon arrived, checked in and took their stuff upstairs. I ordered a Didi to take us to Tagliata where we got a corner table. The place soon got busy and they had live music. I ordered the pasta bolognese and when they didn’t have limonada de coco I ordered a Coke (I probably should have ordered water like Joan).

I paid Jim for my meal in cash to give him some more pesos. We walked a few blocks away to the Tienda D1 then needed while I continued a few more block to Ave Poblado and to the bus stop by Calle 10. I immediately caught a bus back to Envigado.

Back at the apt I started my pre-sleep reading routine going to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Friday, October 16, 2026

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 6:20am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,949 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 56 minutes for a sleep score of 80 and a sleep efficiency of 95%. 😊

I left the apt just after 7am and quickly caught a bus to Medellin. It was standing room only but after I paid the driver a woman in the 2nd row motioned me to the window seat next to her. “Muchas gracias, muy amable”. As I got off the bus just before Calle 7 my elbow bumped a helmet or something of the young lady behind me. I turned around and we both said, “pardon” at the same time. I crossed Calle 6 and cut through the bank parking lot and up the hill and as I turned up the path to Cedimed I noticed the same lady behind me. I turned around and in English said, “Are you following me?” and she laughed. I presented my medical order and my cedula at the entrance to the waiting room, was given a number and took a seat. (Interesting that this time I didn’t have to say, “no sexo, no bicicleta, no caballo, no comida”.) Five to ten minutes later I paid 428,300 pesos ($136) for all my blood & urine tests. Another 5-10 minutes later I was allowed in back and the phlebotomist took 3 vials of blood and put a small round “bandaid” on my blood site and I had her add the regular Band-Aid I brought with me. I was given a urine cup and after a trip to the restroom returned the urine sample.

Outside I walked up the hill to Carrera 37 then north to Calle 10. Another 2 blocks down to Carrera 35 and I didn’t see D’Andre so it must have closed and I don’t know when I’ll have hash browns again. I found Delarte nearby and they had what looked like an American breakfast. I ordered it with a latte and it was a lot of food.






I paid and as I walked back to Calle 10 I saw D’Andre restaurant. I must have missed it because it was behind a wall and up a few steps. I guess I’ll have to wait another 6 months for my hash browns.

I walked down to Avenida Poblado and quickly caught a bus back to Envigado. I got off at the Gardenia bus stop and stopped inside for another latte while completing 12 more chess puzzles, getting all of them correct. Finally!

I left at 11am and returned to the apt. Julio handed me my box of chess books as I entered the porteria.

I left at 2pm and walked to Blue’ Smash Brgr where I tried their vanilla milkshake



I think in the future I’ll stick with a Coke. I started reading the Step 1 book and the first 45 pages consisted of advice for the chess teacher.

I left at 3pm and returned to the apt.

I watched another couple episodes of Seal Team.

 

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Thursday, October 15, 2026

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm (2nd straight night with a blanket), fell asleep quickly, got up once at 1am, fell back asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 5:45am with Teresa.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,980 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 22 minutes for a sleep score of 84 and a sleep efficiency of 93%. 😊

Finally, a clear sunny day!

I sent US Chess an email asking why I haven’t been received their Chess Life magazine.

I left the apt just before 9am and found Smartfit as busy as usual. I completed my workout with minor changes to the order of my routine, including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 121 bpm.

I had a latte outside Los Porteños for an hour before returning to the apt.

Carrera 44A used to be northbound only but they changed it to southbound only because of the construction on Avenida Poblado but I don’t see many cars taking advantage of it, maybe they’ll be detouring them in the near future.

At noon I got dressed and walked to the San Marcos Church bus stop to catch a bus to Sabaneta. I only had a 5-minute wait and paid the 3,800-peso fare. They have a large traffic circle now by Porci Carnes. I remembered where to get off just before the bus turned west and it was a 2-block walk to the park and another block to Viejo John.

Teresa already had a table in the back near the toilets. She ordered the posta (flank steak) and I the solomito and we each had a Coke. My steak was tender and delicious, same as last time I ordered it here. I couldn’t even it all of it, and got the remainder to go. I paid the waiter 112,600 pesos ($35) and gave him a 5mil tip. (Teresa reminded me it’s voluntary here and I guess a lot of Colombians don’t tip the waiters.)

We walked a couple blocks toward Exito, took seats outside a casino and after a 10-minute wait caught a bus back to Envigado, getting off across the street from Aymara. Teresa headed to her craft class and I stopped at the Bancolombia kiosk and printed my chess games from yesterday and my updated list of daily medications. I went to Los Porteños and tried their malteada alfajore 



but it’s too sweet for me. (I’m just trying to find something without caffeine to help me sleep at night. I guess I’ll keep on searching.)

I paid the check of 19,900 pesos and returned to the apt. (I left early because I was dressed too warm; It looks like we’re back in our usual 78-82 degrees stage.)

I finished reading Harlan Coben’s The Best American Mystery Stories on my Kindle and had to log back on to my laptop to download something new.

I went to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, took a while to fall asleep, got up once at 4:30 (still dripping), fell back asleep quickly, finally waking/getting up at 6:15 with Teresa.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 4,995 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 55 minutes for a sleep score of 78 and a sleep efficiency of 84%. 😊

At least the rain has stopped but it’s very overcast like it could rain again any minute.

Annie James’ private security, taking a break in the beautiful weather.




Another cool morning so today I put on my hiking pants with a t-shirt and a jacket.

At 7:15 I ordered a Didi to take me to Unicentro mall. Traffic was slow, I’m sure the wet streets didn’t help, and arrived at the mall just as it was opening. I bought my banana and ate it while headed inside the mall where Jose was waiting for me. We had our usual egg casserole breakfast with coffee then adjourned to the food court.

Jose had the White pieces first and he checkmated me in 53 moves. I had the White pieces in the second game and I checkmated him in 43 moves.

It was 2pm when I ordered a Didi to take me to Viva Envigado.

Innovation Corp texted me that my current package will cost 110,000 pesos.

I had the granola, yogurt & chia seeds in Pergamino.

I went down to the banking area and deposited 110,000 pesos into Innovation Corp’s account.

Downstairs I had a latte in Urbania and solved another 12 chess puzzles, getting 4 wrong. I played a 15’10” game but lost in 34 moves.

I texted Teresa and asked if we need anything from Exito and she said, “nothing” so I walked back to the apt.

I watched a couple more episodes of Seal Team on Netflix, started my pre-sleep reading and went to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Monday, October 12, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, was up from 4:15 to 5:15 reading, fell back asleep, waking/getting up at 7am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,793 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 48 minutes for a sleep score of 76 and a sleep efficiency of 74%. 😊

There was still a light drizzle when I got up but it soon stopped.

Today is a holiday, Dia de la Raza (Columbus Day).

Annie James



 

I left the apt for Smartfit just before 9am and found it not very crowded. I completed my workout including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 119bpm.

My usual pedestrian route to La Buena Mesa was closed for construction and I had to use the other side of the road.

While having a latte in Los Porteños we had more rain. A table near me had 3 dachshunds that barked at everyone that came by so it was interesting when the guy came out with his 4 Pomeranians and a chihuahua. 

At 11am I couldn’t wait any longer so I returned to the apt in a light drizzle. I showered, dressed then went next door to Ara to purchase some groceries we needed for our lunch.

At 2:30 I was ready to leave the apt when it started raining again so I just stayed in the apt and watched more episodes of Seal Team on Netflix.

More rain in the evening. Still raining when I went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Monday, October 12, 2026

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 3:45, again had trouble falling back asleep, thought it was about 4:15/4:30 but the clock said 5:15 so I must have slept at least a little more, got up at 5:30 and moved to the recliner finally falling back asleep and waking/getting up at 7:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,840 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 5 hours and 14 minutes for a sleep score of 69 and a sleep efficiency of 85%. 😊

I left the apt at 8:45 and walked to the mall. I bought a large carton of eggs then headed to Urbania where I had a latte while going through 12 more chess puzzles, getting 5 wrong.

Teresa left me a voice mail message asking me to buy broccoli and blueberries in Exito.

I left at 11am, paid our cellphone bills in Claro then went up to the food court. It was empty which reminded me they probably don’t open until 11:30 so I would have a 15-minute wait. I asked a girl working at a nearby kiosk and she informed me it doesn’t open until noon. ☹

I texted Teresa about this change in plans and walked back to the apt with the large carton of eggs. I dropped off the eggs then went next door to Ara and bought the few things Teresa requested.

Jeannie with Annie James



I curled up on the recliner with my popcorn and Coke and watched the Green Bay Packers annihilate my Chicago Bears 31 – 7. ☹

We left the apt at 3:30 and walked to Blue’ Smash Brgr in La Buena Mesa. It wasn’t very busy so it was easy to get a table inside.





And yes, this is Teresa moving us to a different table.

I ordered their Fancy burger with fries and a Coke and Teresa ordered their chicken burger with fries and a Coke. I thought I recognized our waiter from somewhere and when I asked, in English, he said he remembered serving Glenn and I so he was from Olivenza. Teresa and I both agreed their buggers were better than McDonald’s and I thought it was better than Clap Burger.  The check, with tip, came to 110,300 pesos.

Teresa told me she thought Parva had closed. I walked down there and it was shuttered; I’m hoping they replace it with a nice café. I bought us a small pistachio gelato in Antonio’s that we shared while sitting outside at one of the cement tables. We left at 5:30 and returned to the apt.

A downpour started at 9pm and was still going strong when I went to bed at 10pm.

 

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Sunday, October 11, 2026

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, slept through the night, finally waking/getting up at 5:15.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,809 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 38 minutes for a sleep score of 76 and a sleep efficiency of 98%. 😊

I had a 53-minute nap after breakfast.

My plan for this morning was to pay the Movistar bill at $efecty in Parque Envigado. Just before I left the apt at 9am Teresa handed me a spool of tape and asked me to find the same thing in one of the 3 stores we visited previously.

I left the apt at 9am and stopped first at the Gana store in La Buena Mesa and was surprised I was able to pay the Movistar bill. I continued on to Todo Drogas where I bought bottles of Centrum Silver and Advil. It took me a while walking the streets to find the 3 shops but none had tape in the color Teresa wanted. I walked back to Aymara where I had a latte at an outside table. I had just finished my coffee when it started raining so I made my way back to the apt arriving just before it turned into a downpour.

For the first time in a long time, I put on jeans and left at 2pm and had a latte in Gardenia. I completed 10 chess puzzles getting 4 wrong. I played a 15’10” game checkmating my opponent in 32 moves.

I left at 5pm and returned to the apt.

I tried my Rappi app for the first time in years. It sent a confirmation code to my cellphone and that worked but it wouldn’t accept the code sent to my email address even though I know I entered it correctly. ☹

I watched the “win or go home” game between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians, the White Sox losing 2-0. ☹

It was just before 10pm so I went straight to bed.

 

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Saturday, October 10, 2026

Friday, October 9, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, was awake then up from 3:45 to 4:45, quickly fell back asleep, finally waking/getting up at 7am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 7,564 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 7 hours and 10 minutes for a sleep score of 82 and a sleep efficiency of 82%. 😊

I left the apt at 9am and found Smartfit about as busy as usual. I completed my workout including 10 minutes on the treadmill with a final heartrate of 126bpm.

I had a latte outside Los Porteños and briefly met a guy from New York and another from Boston. Teresa called me at 10:30 and reminded me that she has a mammogram at 1:15. I returned to the apt, showered and dressed and we took a Didi to Cedimed at 11:30.

We had lunch in Boulevard restaurant for 71,000 pesos but I couldn’t finish my meal probably because we were eating so early.

We went in to Cedimed and after waiting in line I paid 254,000 pesos for her test. I made a trip to their restroom then took a seat outside in Il Capuccino. I didn’t have a drink but completed 12 chess puzzles, getting 6 of them wrong. ☹

Teresa came out and we took a taxi to Santafe mall where I went down to Valentina’s for a latte while Teresa checked out Zara. I played a 15’10” game of chess and checkmated my opponent in 27 moves. 

Teresa returned and she had a granizado and we shared a slice of cheesecake. 

Annie James



We heard a heavy rain hitting the skylights 5 floors above us. We left at 5pm and stopped in Medipiel where Teresa bought some creams. 

Downstairs at the taxi area for the first time we experienced a line and it was a long one. (When it rains here everyone suddenly is in need of a taxi.) After a 2 hour wait we took a taxi back to our apt, a ride of 35 minutes for 18,500 pesos.

I watched a little TV then started my pre-sleep routine.

 

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Friday, October 9, 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once at 2:45 but quickly fell back asleep, finally waking/getting up at 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 5,967 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 59 minutes for a sleep score of 81 and a sleep efficiency of 94%. 😊

I left the apt at 8:15 and stopped first at our local Gana store but Movistar was still out of service. I walked to the Gana store in Metrosur but Movistar wasn’t working there either. I went across the street to Viva Envigado and withdrew 2,000,000 pesos (unfortunately this time all 100s). Downstairs I had a latte in Urbania and Marcos soon joined me. He bought their tickets to Europe for next year and it cost almost $2000.

I left at 11am, stopped in Exito to buy a few vegetables and walked back to the apt.

Lunch today was turkey breast with gravy 😊 and a large salad.

I left at 2:30 and had a limonada de coco in Gardenia for about 90 minutes continuing with my chess book.

Well, yesterday’s swimming lesson with Annie didn’t go to well. This is the first time she went underwater and…



I don’t think she liked it.

Back at the apt, portero John handed me an Amazon package that contained Teresa’s shoe sole supports and our new red luggage tags.

I called USAA Card Benefit Services and, unfortunately, inclement weather is not covered for our trip interruption. ☹

I stayed up and watched the White Sox lose 9-3 to the Cleveland Guardians. ☹

I only had a few minutes of my pre-sleep reading before going to bed at 10pm.

 

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Thursday, October 8, 2026

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, woke up once at 11:45 but quickly fell back asleep, finally waking at 5:30 and getting up at 6am.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,220 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 55 minutes for a sleep score of 83 and a sleep efficiency of 95%. Hmm, even though I had a Coke around 3pm did the walking make that big of a difference?

I had an hour nap after breakfast.

I left the apt at 9:15 and found Smartfit a little busier than usual. I only had to wait on a couple machines finishing with a heartrate of 126 on the treadmill.

Blue’ Smash Burgera looks like it’s almost ready to open. Why the apostrophe after Blue? I have no idea.




According to ChatGPT, Rappi has already been connected with this new location so they may be ready for deliveries.

I briefly spoke with a man from Germany with a woman that spoke English but appeared to be Colombian.

I left at 11am and returned to the apt.

I’m trying to find my most recent blood test results on Cedimed so I can present them to my Internista. Otherwise, I need to get another blood test.

I left the apt at 12:30 and took a Didi to Mayorca mall in Sabaneta. This is the state of the new apt construction on the other side of the calle from Viva Envigado.



I recycled a 9-volt battery then took the elevator up to the 4th floor where I met Teresa in line outside Crepes & Waffles. I had the chicken, cheese and broccoli crepe while she had a Mexican crepe and we each had a juice for 109,650 pesos ($34). While there Teresa thought she heard it was raining outside.

Teresa was tired and decided to return to the apt instead of going to her craft class.

While taking a taxi back to Envigado the driver confirmed it had rained hard. I got out up the hill from McDonald’s while Teresa continued on to the apt.

I stopped in a line with 5 ahead of me at the Bancolombia kiosk but the lady inside was busy on the phone so she waved me to the front so I could give her my USB drive. (An advantage of them getting to know my weekly habit.) I printed my chess games from yesterday then went across the street to Gana.



Another line there, short but long because some guy was buying several lottery tickets. When it was my turn, I handed the lady my cellphone showing the Movistar bill but after checking on her computer she told me they’re out of service. ☹

I continued on to Los Porteños and since it was still chilly outside I took an inside table for a change. I was going to try a cold drink but instead had my usual latte. I completed another set of 12 puzzles, getting 4 wrong. I played a 15’10” game and checkmated him on the 38th move. I tracked the White Sox get pummeled by Cleveland 9-3.

We had a little rain while I was there.

I left at 5pm and stopped at the new burger place



and a young lady outside assembling a cart informed me the grand opening will be on Saturday.

I returned to the apt.

I received an email that my vote has been delivered by Fed-Ex.

At 6:30 I changed into jeans, a long sleeve shirt (been a long time since I’ve been dressed like that here) and put on a jacket and we took a Didi to Antica Pizza (been a while since we’ve been here) and had to wait about half an hour for Esmeralda and Alejandro to arrive. She gave me my 2 boxes of zopiclone and I gave her the 70,000 pesos. Alejandro and I talked about his mother’s sleep problems and I shared what I’m doing to improve my sleep. He informed me that it seems to be genetic as others in his family take strong medications in order to sleep. We each had a slice of pizza, Alejandro paid with is bank card and I learned the reason they’re asked if they want a “recivo electronico” is because they can deduct the IVA tax from their DIAN tax. (I purposely didn’t have a Coke in order to avoid the caffeine; I miss my caffeine-less root beer.) We said goodbye then walked down the hill and took a taxi back to the apt.

It was now 9:15 so I just got ready for bed, going to bed at my usual 10pm.

 

RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!

 

JOKE OF THE DAY


A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:

You may visit the store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights. There is, however, a catch: you may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.

On the first floor there is a sign on the door that reads: Floor 1 - These men have good jobs.

When she gets to the second floor she finds a sign that reads: Floor 2 - These men have good jobs and love kids.

The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men have good jobs, love kids, and are extremely good looking.

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and a sign reads: Floor 4 - These men have good jobs, love kids, are very good looking and help with the housework.

"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads: Floor 5 - These men have good jobs, love kids, are very good looking, help with the housework, and are very romantic.

She's so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads: Floor 6 - You are visitor number 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store!


A new wives store opened across the street.

The first floor has wives that are beautiful.

The second floor has wives that are beautiful and love sex.

The third through sixth floors have never been visited.

 

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, woke up once at 12:30 but quickly fell back asleep, finally waking/getting up at 5:30.

According to my Fitbit, I got in 6,074 steps yesterday and last night I slept for 6 hours and 51 minutes for a sleep score of 75 and a sleep efficiency of 93%.

Wow, I slept through the night. Maybe I can attribute this to the fact I skipped having a latte (caffeine) in the afternoon?

Well, today completes my 81st trip around the sun. 😊



Still no progress on getting the ice maker to work again. Before I left the apt I turned it off, removed the tray, replaced it and turned it on again so we’ll see.

I arrived at Unicentro early enough to walk 4 times around the mall. A new world record!

Jose and I had our usual breakfast in Parmessano. He informed me he hasn’t been feeling well lately so he’ll probably be skipping the chess tournament.

We adjourned to the food court where I had the Black pieces in the first game. We each had our chances with attacks but I ended up losing on the 36th move. It was now 11:30 the typical length for a game – 2 ½ hours.

I had the White pieces in the second game and he was up a pawn with a strong attack but I held on for 67 moves and the draw. We finished just before 2pm.

I ordered a Didi to take me to Pricesmart.

I had a slice of pepperoni pizza and a Coke in their food court for 16,800 pesos.

I bought 3 turkey breasts, a package of ground beef, a package of Johnsonville breakfast sausages, 2 jars of Smucker’s Strawberry Preserves, a package of walnuts, and a bag of fun size candy bars for Halloween for 448,736 pesos ($137).

I returned to the apt by taxi for 23,400 pesos.

We have ice again! Yay!

I watched another episode of Seal Team, then some news before starting my pre-sleep reading.

 

RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!

 

JOKE OF THE DAY


A couple was Christmas shopping at the mall on Christmas Eve and the mall was packed.  Walking through the mall the surprised wife looked up, noticed her husband was nowhere around and was very upset because they had so much to do.  She used her cell phone to call her husband to ask him where he was.

The husband in a calm voice said, “honey remember the jewelry store we went into 5 years ago where you fell in love with that diamond necklace that we couldn’t afford and I told you that I would get it for you one day”.

His wife said, crying, “Yes I remember that jewelry store”.

He said, “Well I'm in the bar next door”.