Slave Day 2022

Well, there’s really nothing to discuss about Slave Day this year. Here’s why. On Saturday, there were some hints in the morning that something was up. The body was aching more than usual, accompanied by extreme fatigue. Sure enough, as the evening rolled in, a full-scale illin’ event was in progress. Oddly, the last illin’ event was on August 23rd of the 2019 year.

There was an attempt to go to sleep at 9pm, which was extremely foolish. The whole night was spent waiting for sleep to occur. By morning, every joint was in pain, along with a headache. Even the eyes were in pain. Was it “COVID”? You think? No attempt was made to use the bogus fast antigen test.

Sunday morning was worse. However, the trek to town on the bus was made. Coffee time was not enjoyable. The workout at the gym was essentially a joke, simply “going through the motions” to kill time. Then, dinner was ordered on-line, retrieved, and the return trip to the “old folks home” in Waikiki was made. The weekly haircut (read: self-barbering) was also postponed.

Fortunately, the OTC Card was replenished on July 1st, so generic cold and flu elixir was purchased along with menthol cough drops to be used as a decongestant. Thank goodness for the card. No “out of pocket” expenses were incurred. Only a half-dose was taken at the recommended intervals.

To really insure a shitty day, the fire alarm went off at about five o’clock in the afternoon. The alarm was blaring away for about 30 minutes. Where was the fire department? Where was the resident manager?

Today, Slave Day, was much the same … still illin’. Most of the procured coffee had to be poured out. The body made clear that it was rejecting the excess caffeine. The gym workout was scaled down, with no taxing cardio session. The body is making clear that it is old and must be cared for.

Miscellany: The showers in the men’s locker room at the gym have been cordoned off since Thursday for supposed “maintenance.” As far as can be ascertained, absolutely no one has been in there to do any work.