Loitering

Prior to the “super-duper corona” plan-demic, much time was spent away from the mausoleum in the “old folks home” in Waikiki. Morning coffee time at the fast food joint. Workouts at the gym. Dinner at various venues. Assorted loitering during the afternoon. And, the capstone late evening loitering at the “surrogate living room” (i.e., International Market Place in Waikiki). Any and all necessary services (e.g., haircuts) were paid for. Alas, those were the good ol’ days. Not an ideal retirement, but tolerable.

Now, only about six hours per day is spent outside the mausoleum. Self-sufficiency has required many chores and procedures. To say that there has been no adverse effect would be an understatement. There are days when the breaking point is very close. Sometimes there is an urge to engage in mayhem, perhaps even homicidal.

There is nowhere to go, even in Waikiki. Only restaurants, bars, and night clubs are open past 7pm. Heck, there is very little seating anywhere. Everything was removed during the early part of the plan-demic. And, there is obviously no personal desire to meander around aimlessly with all of the tourists.

There is nothing to do in the mausoleum. The only chair is the small, uncomfortable one donated by Randy, the contractor. There is no widescreen OLED tube. Only the iPhone 12 provides solace, which is why the battery health is decreasing rapidly (now at 95% of lifespan). However, much gratitude must be extended to Visible for providing unlimited, albeit slow, cellular data for $25 per month.

Sadly, there is not much to peruse on the Net either. The news, even alternative media, has become extremely rote. Frankly, truth and news are incompatible concepts. Until Julian Assange is pardoned, truth will remain elusive.

In summary, the situation is dire with no relief on the horizon. How long before the face of stone cracks and a heinous event ensues?

Miscellany: Wheat bread has returned as plain bagels are out. The concern was that plain bagels are essentially compressed white bread, which probably causes a spike in blood sugar.

Addendum: The local media featured an interesting article that should have the headline edited to “Clusterfuck Waikiki.” A Notes post was in the works on that subject, but why bother when there is no readership.