Secular Apocalypse

The secular Apocalypse was discussed frequently in the “blog” over a decade ago. Overpopulation was found to be the catalyst for all ills of humanity including famine, pollution, resource wars, global warning, global climate change, mass extinction, and the potential for thermonuclear war. At this stage of the game, overpopulation is being exacerbated by the exponentially increasing ecological and environmental “footprints” of each and every individual. The current world chimpo sapien population exceeds the carrying capacity of the planet by at least five or six times.

The recent international focus on climate change, while newsworthy, is “too little, too late.” Much of the hullabaloo is simply useless posturing anyway. The problem is already out of control and irreversible. Climate scientists have been shortening the timeline to catastrophe every year. Now, 2040 is when the “shit hits the fan.” Next year, 2030 will be “time of the end.” In other words, game over!

Nothing is currently being done to mitigate the causes of climate change. Rather, careless human activity appears to be increasing. The Great Prophet, Ernest Becker, identified the cause of all destructive human activity. The Ernest Becker Foundation provides a summary:

Death anxiety and climate change sit uncomfortably side-by-side. The warming of the earth poses a fundamental threat to everything we love. Extreme weather patterns, melting glaciers, and rising sea levels leave no continent untouched. Many communities already feel the impact of climate change. Water supplies are shrinking, forests are burning, crop yields are dropping, and oceans are becoming more acidic. We have marred the Earth, and as Becker cautioned, our fear of death has played a role in this. 

Becker argued that death denial prompts us to “assure the complete triumph of man over nature.” Nature is riddled with reminders of our corporeality, so maintaining order and control over nature creates the illusion that we can avoid death. We extend power over nature through heroic feats of science, technology, and economic growth. We cut our grass and fill our shopping carts to set ourselves apart from nature, which allows us to feel as though death is escapable. As Becker warned, immortality driven consumer desire, unfettered materialism, and exploitation of nature carry a dark underbelly: environmental destruction.

The inertia of global warming and climate change has long surpassed the ability to stop or reverse its course. In ten years, the landscape will be far different than its is today. In Hawai’i, the shorelines will recede with most of Waikiki submerged. The entire populations of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Island, and Samoa will relocate to Hawai’i as “climate refugees” because their respective islands will be completely submerged. Globally, the effects will culminate in the feared secular Apocalypse.

Optometry 2019

A visit to the Waikiki Health Center - Makahiki Clinic for an optometry appointment yielded more bad news ... symptoms of macular degeneration and cataracts are beginning to show. That’s way to early for someone who is not even 65 years old yet. Unfortunately, refuting the truth will not bring about a cure. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) appears to be genetic because moms is most likely showing the same symptoms. However, moms is 97 years old and was only diagnosed about six months ago. AMD has no cure eventually leads to blindness (usually within ten years after onset).

A new prescription for old man spectacles was obtained. There is now very little enthusiasm to purchase anything nice. A cheap “piece of shit” will suffice. Heck, maybe old “piece of shit” collection of old man spectacles can continue service until death. Sheesh!

In any case, another optometry appointment has been made for six months from now in order to monitor both AMD and cataracts for worsening signs. Plans to transition to a homeless motorhome will have to be accelerated before blindness sets in.

Addendum: Upon perusing several articles about new findings concerning the use of “baby” aspirin as a preventative measure for heart disease, the prescription was immediately terminated. “Baby” aspirin is no longer recommended.

Ides of March 2019

The troublesome molar was extracted on Wednesday morning with little fanfare. Thousands of dollars were spent on that particular tooth, what with the root canal and all. That’s the first permanent tooth to be extracted, the geriatric degeneration commences. A sad day!

The gym workout had to modified in order to prevent bleeding from the hole left by the missing molar. Lunch was a couple of expensive bottles of protein shakes. Even dinner was modified to a more softer diet. Pain pills were prescribed, but they have been avoided.

A letter was received from the Locations property management of the “old folks home” asserting that rent for the mausoleum was in arrears for two months. The rent for the two months in question was supposed to be waived as part of a promotion offered by the same property management in order to produce full occupancy of the new building of the “old folks home” by the end of last year. Sadly, the letter was received a month after-the-fact because the mailbox in the “old folks home” is only checked once per month or longer. Official mail is received at the Post Office mailbox in town. Are the days at the “old folks home” numbered? Is the “writing on the wall”?

Also of interest is the fact that police squad cars are seen in the parking lot of the “old folks home” in Waikiki every couple of days, either day or night. Often, there’s a lot of screaming and yelling occurring during the occasions. The mental health of the geriatric tenants really comes into question. Again, the case for the homeless motorhome continues to solidify.

Psyllium stock is dwindling down to nothing (possibly within a few days) with no prospect of replenishment. The side effect of the diminished daily dosage have not been mitigated. Unfortunately, there is no recourse as any dependency must be mummified prior to the emergency invocation of the motorhomeless option.

The documentary, “Dying Alone,” was viewed on RT. The focus is on the crisis of the myriad decrepit senior citizens in Japan who reside into shitty “old folks homes” (like the one in Waikiki) until death. Sometimes no one discovers the corpse for weeks. Who really wants to die like that? No doubt, the treachery by their respective property managers are equal or worse than the sham Locations outfit in Hawai’i. In any case, the documentary is worth viewing as an omen of things to come in empire.

Morning coffee time has been officially relocated to the fast food joint in town indefinitely. The ambiance is non-existent. The Waikiki location of the fast food joint was plagued with dysfunctional tourists and pasty-looking expatriate senior citizens from the mainland empire.

Chronic melancholia, most likely deep depression, has set in. The dystopian landscape of Hawai” (in addition to degenerated life-style, debased culture, rampant corruption, universal stupidity) has taken its toll on the psyche. Little wonder why opioid deaths and suicides have risen exponentially in empire. And, drug abuse in Hawai’i has always been “over the top.” In general, most people are too stupid to realize that their “chains are being yanked” by the moneychangers and powers-that-be. They “go with the flow” until their options are exhausted and they “lose it.” Instead, melancholia should trigger hyperviligence and a readiness for swift action when the “shit hits the fan.”

Update: The situation with the “old folks home” has become a farce. The incompetence and blatant dishonesty displayed by the various Locations management representatives is a testament to the deeply rooted corruption and stupidity that graces the general dystopia of Hawai’i. Now, even the end date of the lease, a copy of which was never received, has changed to the end of October. As it stands, the motorhomeless option is now a given. Anyone residing in Hawai’i should avoid dealing with Locations in any form.

Shitty Weather & Update

The local weather continues to be shitty with gusty winds, scattered showers, and colder temperatures. Weather conditions have remained as such for over two months continuously with only one truly nice day during that period. Weather forecasts indicate that there is no end in sight for the less-than-tropical weather.

Coffee time has been held at the fast food joint in town all week. The ambiance is a drastic change from the fast food joint in Waikiki. Well, the homeless occasionally loiter at the Waikiki location, but the management is quick in expelling them.

The third-party Libby “app” has been installed on the iPhone XR. It is an e-book reader that ties into the public library system. A trial session will be run to observe whether reading e-books on a small electronic device is feasible or not. Amazing, yet somewhat nauseating, is the fact that more and more daily functions are being relegated to the iPhone XR.

The completed State tax forms were mailed yesterday. No tax forms were filed with empire because the low income ceiling was not breached. The Numbers spreadsheet “app” is installed on the iPhone XR to complete the associated “data crunching” task annually, then immediately uninstalled.

Addendum: The colder weather has caused an increase in joint pain, in particular the elbows. The numbness in the front right thigh has also returned “with a vengeance.”

Addendum: The Apple® (Fake) News “app” has been resurrected yet again. Yeah, it’s still a “piece of shit.”

Hawai’i Shit-O

Upon checking the venerable Post Offic mailbox in town earlier this week, the discovery was made that the State tax form booklet had not yet arrived. Another “senior moment,” of course, had blocked the realization that the pamphlet usually is delivered in January of the tax filing year. Obviously, the mail was placed in the wrong mailbox and subsequently discarded.

The electronic filing option was investigated. An actual on-line account with the State tax office was established to facilitate the process. However, further investigation revealed that s State tax returns cannot be electronically submitted unless the empire’s tax return is submitted simultaneously. Anyone who is only required to submit a State tax return is “shit out of luck.”

An attempt was made today to retrieve the State tax forms at the regional library after the usual Hawai’i Kai visit. Only two tax forms were available, both of which were needed. However, one other form was also needed and obviously not available. A stop at the Aina Haina regional library revealed that it has been closed down indefinitely for flood repairs.

The CarShare vehicle was fortunately returned on time. The State tax office was a “stone’s throw” from the bus stop across the highway from where the CarShare vehicle was parked. The walk to the State tax office proved cumbersome because the only entrance was way on the other side of the visible edifice (because of security requirements). The extended walk aggravated the mood of the situation. Yeah, all that for one lousy tax form. The whole experience was yet another example of the slow decay of the Hawai’i life-style.