Preaching to the Choir

The acceptable reading list (links available in Notes) of factual on-line news has been pared down. The truth has been personally accepted. “Preaching to the choir” is not necessary. And, to reiterate, discussions of the latter are limited. Content in Notes will focus only on the mundane.

The latest version of iOS was downloaded and installed on the iPhone on Monday morning at 7:15am. Such foolishness! Of course, none of the new “feature drops” were of any interest, just more gimmicks. The sole reason to update is the bug and security patches.

The iPhone 12 was rejuvenated on Monday during the evening outing at the International Marketplace. The process, essentially “wiping” the device to its generic state and manually restoring all settings, was completed in 1.5 hours. Prior to the overhaul, some functions were not operational. Now, the iPhone 12 is almost like new. Yes, the iPhone is being prepared for longer service. Replacement may not be possible at all for months since Apple® Store inventories are non-existent.

The annual recertification for residency at the “old folks home” in Waikiki has commenced, although somewhat later than usual. Financial documents were downloaded and forwarded by e-mail to the management on Tuesday during the evening outing at the International Marketplace.

Sadly, the bouts of anxiety and melancholia have not abated. Perhaps the on-going, albeit slow, projects (e.g., terminating Post Office mailbox rental) are clearly obvious preparations for death. Certainly nothing to celebrate.

Addendum: As of this week, Apple® has increased the number of advertisements appearing in its App Store. The next system “app” to be saturated with advertising is Maps. No doubt, advertising infestation will include more and more system “apps.” Each of those “apps” will be mummified immediately, if possible, on the personal iPhone. Unfortunately, the App Store cannot be mummified.

Miscellany: The BQ.1, BQ.1.1, and XBB.1 “variants” of “super-duper corona” are allegedly spreading in the islands. That explains why full-time face mask usage has increased recently. Ho hum.

Postscript: There has been some kind of upheaval within the German Corona Investigative Committee which resulted in the departure of Dr. Reiner Füellmich. The whole affair has tarnished the good work of the committee. However, previous archived sessions will remain in Notes.