Fuck It Friday - 8

Fuck It Friday (FIF)! Sporadic news and commentary of no interest to anyone ... FIF! The “old folks home” is the primary focus of this edition. Yes, this is Fuck It Friday!

The upcoming rent increase at the “old folks home” should not have come as a surprise. On-line documents indicate that the monthly rent has gone up a total of $235 in less than three years. Looking toward the future, there surely will be rent increases every year. Of interest is that the resident manager had specifically stated, “The rent hasn’t gone up in a long time,” when queried a few months ago. Time to move on ... fuck it!

The recent heatwave has also exposed yet another drawback of the “old folks home,” that is, the poor design of the entire edifice. There is no cross-ventilation for any of the cells, although the East-facing units receive the cool trade winds. The West-facing cells are exposed to the scorching heat of the full afternoon sun. In addition, there are no cooling winds from that direction. So, the West-facing cells can experience an internal temperature of 100^o F or more. Time to move on ... fuck it!

As stated in a previous Note, there’s nothing to do at the “old folks home.” There is the air-conditioned community room, of course. Shopping is within walking distance, that is, if walking is even possible. Aside from that, the parking lot is all that’s left. Numerous decrepit senior citizens have been observed sitting outside in the parking lot. Time to move out ... fuck it!

As stated in a previous Note, the homeless situation in Hawai’i is totally out of control. There are no solutions offered except to continue the Draconian “sweeps” of homeless squatting areas. An even bigger problem is the growing number of transient homeless which has turned the entire area between downtown to Kahala into a ghetto. There is enough information in the Notes archive to merit a discontinuation of any further updates about the homeless situation. Fuck it!

Given the current bout of emaciation as described in a previous Note, an all-out effort is now underway to gain at least five pounds (less fat). Quality caloric intake is the focus. No reduction in the current gym workout regimen is anticipated. What about pre-diabetes? Fuck it!