Groggy

The symptoms appeared on Tuesday, a mild headache accompanied by aches and pains. Then, insomnia. This morning, the body was completely fatigued, not to mention the grogginess. Illin’ again! Nonetheless, the daily routine must be followed.

The bus ride to town was somewhat uncomfortable because the air conditioning caused chills. Same with the dining room at the fast food joint in town. The decision was then made to sit outside across Tamarind Park. Along the way, an encounter with one of the gym members revealed that the gym was closed down because of a power outage. The problem apparently was only localized to the gym. Yeah, “things fall apart.”

The weather became much gloomier with moderate winds and some drizzling as the morning progressed. At 11am, the decision was made to go to the Kapi’olani gym. Only a portion of the weight workout was completed. The entire cardio regimen was skipped so as not to overtax the geriatric physique. Of course, after showering, the time was 1:30pm, way too early to eat dinner.

A circuitous bus ride was made to return to Waikiki. Once back in the mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki, the decision was made to go to Kahala Mall. The Route 2L bus goes directly there from Waikiki and is never crowded.

The big bag of clothes (and cordless trimmer) was brought along and donated to charity. A couple of dental products were purchased at Longs®. The Healthy Benefits+® card posed no problems. And, the “inner miser” was satisfied. There was some contemplation about dining at the mall, but that foolish thought was quickly dismissed.

The Route 2L bus was boarded at 3:30pm to return to Waikiki. Again, there was some contemplation about simply purchasing an overpriced salad for dinner, but that thought was dismissed immediately. Instead, a transfer was made to another bus. And, dinner was procured at the favorite Panda Express® on King Street.

Upon return to the mausoleum, mild nasal congestion was observed. Obviously, “COVID” may be rearing its ugly head again. As previously stated in Notes, any common cold or influenza symptoms are immediately “diagnosed” to be “COVID” as is the universal trend. If the symptoms linger for several weeks or totally unrelated symptomotogy is indicated, then the “diagnosis” is “long COVID.” What a farce! Baha! Ha! Ha! Haaa!

Miscellany: Another pair of off-brand shorts was purchased at Ross® on Tuesday for $9 (with senior citizen discount).

Addendum: Heart palpitations came back “with a vengeance” on Wednesday evening. There seems to be a high correlation with bouts of “COVID.”

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Hypnotic Progressions — Suicide Palm Mix

Summer Solstice 2023 Belated

Spooky Dusk View of the Ala Wai

A chance encounter with fellow senior citizen, Bernard, at the Panda Express® on King Street on Wednesday was a pleasant surprise. Bernard, who turned 80 years of age this year, purchased a new Kia® automobile. “I’m looking at expanding my social life,” he said. “When I ask the girls out for a date, I can’t have them driving us around.” Personally, the belief is that Bernard has come to the realization that he needs to spend his money now.

On Thursday, a trip was made to Ala Moana Center in the late afternoon. The bus ride to and from the mall was actually pleasant. Three more packs of Nature’s Path® granola was purchased at Target® (using various discounts), even though there are still four packs remaining from the last procurement. The entire outing would have been flawless, but that’s obviously too much to expect. In attempting to purchase a few dental products at Longs® with the Healthy Benefits+® card, the latter card was denied. Why? “Things fall apart,” that’s why!

Days later, there is still residual rage over the shitty Healthy Benefits+® card. The card still has about $11 available. Yeah, the “inner miser” is wielding its ugly head yet again.

Over the past week, there has also been much personal speculation about what cousin Dian is planning insofar as Aunty Lyn’s estate is concerned. Dian’s attorney has most likely dispatched identical letters to the other 11 remaining cousins (two are already deceased) on moms’ side of the family and, maybe, to the three remaining siblings of moms.

The largest of Aunty Lyn’s assets is her home, which evidently is not covered by a will. Otherwise, Dian would not be petitioning to administrate the estate. Involving the other relatives could mean that Dian is planning to sell off the assets and distribute the proceeds. If that is the case, then there will be much personal consternation about receiving more money.

At this point in time, personal assets (all liquid) are slowly but surely increasing because of the current level of interest rates in the money market. There is no way to increase personal spending, unless a new vehicle is purchased or some kind of investment is made in real estate. Yeah, that’s probably what’s been going through Bernard’s mind, too.

In an unrelated note, the aftermath of the alleged coup attempt in Russia is very “fishy.” There are now endless speculations about what really went down. Right now, the whole event has “gone down the memory hole,” even in Russian media. Spooky? Yeah.

Miscellany: Max Blumenthal had a few words to say about the real casualties of the alleged Russian coup on The Grayzone site. Quite hilarious, actually.

Addendum: The local weather made an abrupt change a few days ago. Days are mostly cloudy with intermittent mild rain showers with gusty winds. So, no evening outings to the International Marketplace.

Postscript: In combing through numerous speculative theses about the alleged Russian coup, subsequent Notes analyses has postulated that Prigozihn was most likely chosen for this apparent maskirovka plot a long time ago. The history of Wagner PMC is convoluted, but Prigozihn is not the sole founder or the “owner.” The reasonable assumption is that he was placed there specifically for the operation that transpired just a few days ago.

маскировка

On Friday, Evgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian private military company Wagner Group, claimed that senior Russian commanders were traitors and demanded the prosecution of Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov, the chair of the general staff.

Later in the day, Prigozhin claimed that the Russian military had attacked Wagner reserve positions. Prigozhin announced that forces loyal to him were moving towards the city of Rostov-on-Don. From all indications, Moscow appears to be their final destination.

Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin delivered a somber address to the nation and to the participants of the alleged insurgency at approximately 9pm HST (video with translation above from Sputnik News).

Addendum: The attempted insurgency was aborted early Saturday when Prigozihn agreed to “stand down.” The root of the political theater supposedly was the new requirements of the Russian Ministry of Defense for private military contractors (PMCs) effective July 1st. All criminal charges against Prigozihn were dropped, and he was given “safe passage” to Belarus. Everyone lived happily ever after.

Postscript: There have been a lot of anomalies about the events that transpired in the past two days. Something is afoot in Moscow. Maskirovka, you think? The Simplicius “blog” offers several compelling scenarios.

Praise Molech! - 3

Sporadic news and commentary of no interest to anyone ... Praise Molech! Updates to the same ol’ shit is the primary focus of this edition. Praise Molech!

An actual letter arrived by mail today, as opposed to the last two pieces that simply vanished into the ether. Upon first impression, the letter was perceived to be junk mail. However, upon reading the contents, the latter presumption was dismissed. An attorney representing cousin Dian was the sender. Apparently, Dian is petitioning to become the administrator of Aunty Lyn’s estate. For some unstated reason, the attorney required a signed confirmation of nephew status. The signed copy is being dispatched tomorrow. Praise Molech!

On a miserly side note, new nail clippers and Eddie Bauer® underwear were purchased at Ross® this morning for about $13 (with senior citizen discount). More replacement “stuff” is on the procurement list. Praise Molech!

The brief evening outings to the International Marketplace commenced again on Sunday, although there is uncertainty whether the latter will be a daily event. The new Target® store will be opening in the mall at an unspecified date, which will be a welcome relief to the overpriced venues in Waikiki. Praise Molech!

And, the colon cancer screening (fecal occult) sample was sent off yesterday. The results should be available in a few weeks. Much gratitude must be expressed for the free service since there have been no plans for a visit to the Waikiki Health Center anytime in the near future. The “super-duper corona” hoax has really changed the landscape for the worst. Praise Molech!

Miscellany: Enough reward points were accumulated to redeem for a “bigger” Panda Express® dinner. Praise Molech!

Addendum: Transitional updates will be disseminated through Praise Molech! from this point forward. Fuck It Friday has not been displaced.

Wrong Side of History

The evening outings to the International Marketplace in Waikiki were abruptly halted since the last Notes post, the excuse being slightly marginal weather. The truth, of course, is that the activity has absolutely no value. Well, using the excellent free wireless Net access does reduce the stress on the iPhone battery … does that even matter in the general scheme of things?

Well, on to the ever-shrinking approved Web sites … an update to the original list in the Notes post titled, “Net Dumpster.” These are the sites (or feeds) that are actively perused on any given day:

• RT News
• Sputnik News
• PressTV (Iran)
• Al Manar (Lebanon)
• Al Mayadeen (Lebanon)
• Simplicius

Yeah, that’s all there is. There are other approved sites of lesser priority, the links of which are interspersed in Notes. Video sites are not listed because only select videos are embedded in Notes (with attribution). Sites that are no longer on the approved list are entirely removed from Notes.

Incidentally, the latest posts by Brian Wilkins on The COVID Blog include the topics of dating and mating issues for the “unvaccinated,” the AI farce, the LGBTQ+ clown show, the obesity epidemic, in addition to its namesake topic. Mention of this is made because there is much agreement with the author on many issues. His articles are well researched and written in an extremely thought-provoking manner. He also touches on many, many Great Re-shit (read: “Great Reset”) issues. Unfortunately, truth has a way of being quite melancholy.

James Kunstler posted a comprehensive history of the latest “Joe Headroom” corruption scandal on his Clusterfuck Nation “blog.” A nation-state embroiled in this level of political filth cannot be on “the right side of history.” Throw in all of the other “woke” and Great Re-shit nonsense and what can be said? The disgusting sewer known as the “West,” including empire, will inevitably implode. What could stop such an event?

On a relevant note, be sure to peruse the Judging Freedom site (with host Judge Andrew Napolitano) for all archived interviews (including Scott Ritter, Larry Johnson, et al.).

Hawai’i is going through its own dystopian metamorphosis. Homelessness, violent crime, collective psychosis … all on the rise. Eventually, all of the problems plaguing the mainland empire will arrive here. Then, this Fool’s Paradise will become unlivable. Certainly, this is a bad time to be a decrepit senior citizen.

On a side note, the iPhone 14 Pro battery health has dropped to 99% this week. Otherwise, another “stir crazy” Friday night in the mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki … Sheesh!

Miscellany: The Medicare Advantage plan has once again sent a free colon cancer screening (fecal occult) kit, which was received today.

King Kamehameha Day 2023

King Kamehameha I

King Kamehameha Day is a holiday in Hawai’i, but there’s no rest for the weary. The routine is always the same … same ol’ shit, that is. So, details are not necessary.

The evening outings to the International Marketplace commenced last Thursday. The outings have been brief, about an hour in duration (from 6:30 to 7:30pm). The only activity, albeit benign, is to sit and exploit the excellent free wireless network, which really reduces the load on the iPhone battery. Downloading files, if necessary, is also extremely fast. The evening outing may or may not be daily.

The limited one-hour exposure to the Waikiki “environment” is obviously directly proportional to the tolerance for assholic tourists. No matter where these tourists originate from, they are all assholes. The latter is an axiom, not conjecture.

Well, at least the weather has finally transitioned to Summer conditions. The Spring season was essentially a disappointment. Of course, what is there to do (aside from shopping) even when the weather is nice?

Much time is still being expended on reading the sitreps and analyses of the Ukraine boondoggle on a couple of sites, the primary one being the Simplicius “blog” on Substack. The latter “blog” has been on the approved reading list since February, well before its current international notoriety.

One word of advice to people who are reading sitrep sites … avoid the reader comments. Too many of the comments are reminiscent of rabid sports fans, bloviating about their “team” as well as the moronic infighting. This is a damned war, initiated by the “Western” Fascists against the Russian Federation. The objective is to destroy Russia at the expense of Ukraine. The Fascists have never hidden the latter fact (refer to the document “Extending Russia” by Rand Corporation in the essential Fascist library).

And now, the Fascists have apparently miscalculated. Their little “table top” simulation was in serious error. So, the new plan is to escalate by brinkmanship to a thermonuclear conflagration. The aforementioned comments are made by people too stupid to realize the gravity of the situation. All that to say … read the sitreps for what they are. Avoid tribal (read: “team”) affiliations.

Tiny Tangerine

On a side note, one of the downtown gym staff donated a tiny tangerine to the miserly cause. Incidentally, bananas have become the permanent evening snack. Well, a muffin may also be thrown into the mix if available at the Waikiki Market.

Miscellany: The only on-line comments worth reading are the ones posted under select RT News articles. Just by perusing the headlines, the articles with the most entertaining comments can be easily ascertained.

Postscript: In addition to the permanent home of the old legacy journal on Tripod, another archive appears on the Geocities Gallery (with the original SouthBeach/Lights address!). The entire legacy LoserNet site (compressed file) may be uploaded to Neocities in the far off future.

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Hypnotic Progressions — Vaccination Mix

Miser 2023

Ho-hum

The monthly credit card statement is available on-line on the 3rd of each month. The statement for the month of May closed at $735 for all charges. Every expense (except for laundry and rent) is charged to the credit card. Almost all of the charges are food-related. There’s nothing else to purchase. The bottom line? The miserly ways still persist.

Panda Express® in Hawai’i has finally introduced Panda Rewards®. Lots of great deals are unlocked by accumulating points. Dining there five days per week really racks up the points. So, more money is saved and the miserly ways continue. Sheesh!

A new Wahl® trimmer was purchased for $18 (with senior citizen discount) at Ross®. It will replace the marginal Remington® cordless trimmer. Unfortunately, the new trimmer is not cordless. The old trimmer was cleaned and refurbished. It will be donated to charity.

On a side note, a Korean market has opened in the former Longs® downtown location. The products are mostly imported packaged Asian food. Sadly, there is nothing of personal interest there.

Posts in Notes are being shuffled around for aesthetics. Certain posts are being deleted, usually with prior warning. Reshuffled posts may be assigned several weeks back, anywhere there is an open slot. The general rule is … only one post per day. Obviously, there is nothing to do during the evenings in the mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki. Bah! Ha! Ha! Haaa!

Miscellany: Both the resident manager and property administrative assistant have resigned from the “old folks home” in Waikiki.