Agenda 2020

Not a day goes by without more restrictions, more rules, more police state nonsense for the “corona” cause in Hawai’i. Face masks will be required to ride the bus or enter business establishments commencing on Monday. That’s only the beginning.

Unlike other states, there is no more pretense of incrementally extending “lockdown” by two weeks at a time. So, there no longer is an end date to “lockdown” in Hawai’i. Rather, the duration was vaguely described as being “many, many months” (as predicted in Notes). That’s with a 0.033% “corona” infection rate in Hawai’i.

The “opening up” process will be “very, very slow” and “incremental” with only a small sector of “non-essential” businesses sequentially rebooting (with “social distancing” determining how many people can be admitted or served at any one time). How many businesses could actually survive such limitations? Incidentally, unemployment is now “officially” tallied at 37% of the workforce.

The mealy-mouthed Fascists also announced that mandatory face masks (soon to be required everywhere out in public) and “social distancing” will be the “new normal.” This strange terminology is ubiquitous across empire, obviously suggesting that a universal playbook is being employed. Yes, there is a hidden agenda!

Another oddity is that the face mask requirement states that the latter should be made of cloth. A scarf or handkerchief tied around the neck and covering the nose and mouth would also suffice. Even more odd is that N95 face masks are not permitted. There is no shortage of N95 masks as evidenced by its easy procurement at Longs®. Oh, by the way, face masks are not allowed in banks. Is this some kind of joke?

In preparation for the face mask mandate, there was a lot of shopping for supplies and sundries in order to minimize the need to travel and purchase them for at least a couple of months. Now, however, the “lockdown” appears to be on-track to continue indefinitely. So, the preparations were useless.

So far, expenditures directly related to “corona” are:

• JBL® Flip 5 - $90
• N95 face masks -$42
• Wahl® hair clipper - $35
• Generic shower curtain/rings - $6
• Generic body wash - $7
• Generic can opener - $2
• Generic spray cleaner - $3

Of course, there’s no sign of the $1,200 “stimulus” payment or state tax refund. As the “lockdown” drags on indefinitely, associated costs will increase significantly.

Addendum: The few stores and eating place that are operating during “lockdown” continue to shorten business hours. Not many are open past 7pm. Loitering (i.e., standing in place for more than a few seconds) is not permitted anywhere. So, there’s nothing to do in the evening but lie down on the airbed and listen to the redundant Spotify® playlist(s). There’s no sense in wasting time with the Net ... it’s all “corona,” all the time.

The Beloved Chair

Randy and Austin donated a small folding chair to the cause. Now, the possibility of sitting in the corner and doing nothing during “lockdown” has become a sad reality.