Personal Sitrep 2022

The personal crisis continues with no end in sight. Sadly, the cause of the personal crisis cannot be identified, although some attempts were made as chronicled in Notes. Two big-ass cans of cheap brewskis were procured on separate days last week in the vain attempt to soothe the allegedly frayed nerves. That kind of foolishness is now mummified. Frankly, at this point in time, only a lobotomy would be successful.

More analyses of personal finance has revealed that total monthly expenditures (including rent) have been $1,350 on average. Rent for the mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki is two times all other expenditures combined. Thus, approximately $16,200 is the annual outlay for all expenditures.

An attempt has been made to increase expenditures, mostly on better quality food. Yet, that’s only “a drop in the bucket.” Currently, brainstorming is on-going to determine new spending allocations.

At this point in time, there are enough funds in the investment accounts, along with the meager retirement benefits, to distribute $51,000 per year for the next ten years (arbitrary time period) before exhaustion. Subsequently, only the meager monthly retirement benefits will remain. Very little or no taxes will accrue.

Perusing the approved sites on the Net is still a primary, albeit pathetic, activity. However, the number and types of sites has decreased. Real (not “mainstream”) news is a priority. Technology sites have been deranked. Thus, one of the ad-blocking extensions for Safari has been mummified. Most of the approved sites have proprietary advertisements or none at all, so aggressive ad-blocking is not necessary.

With that said, there have been no evening outings to the International Marketplace for the past three days. The need for really fast and free wireless Net access is moot given the new self-limits on Web browsing.

Addendum: The works of the Great Prophet, Ernest Becker, are still available for download. The links are embedded in the Notes post titled, “ Death.”

Miscellany: One other important reason for the use of the ad-blocking extensions in Safari is the inclusion of script blocking, primarily the annoying crypto-mining scripts. Well, that’s kind of moot, now that the fall of FTX is bringing down the whole cryptocurrency regime.