Coffee Day 2023

Every day is coffee day. However, today is the special day honoring the favorite morning brew. Alas, the fast food joint in town was not offering free coffee. Cheapskates! No problem-o.

Bruising related to the torn calf muscle finally appeared on Wednesday, but it was oddly identified above the ankle. The elastic bandage has still been deployed, even though the calf muscle appears to be somewhat healed.

A trip was reluctantly made to Ala Moana Center on Thursday evening. A prime rib dinner was once again enjoyed, courtesy Lahaina Chicken, even though the “inner miser” was at play. Frankly, the miser bullshit has to end soon. These are the “twilight years.” No telling when the taste buds may cease to function. Best to enjoy delicious meals while they can be fully appreciated. Afterwards, a brief visit was made to Target® to purchase a couple of bananas for dessert and more emergency granola.

An outing to the International Marketplace this evening was necessary to quell the ridiculous FOMO curse. Yet, there’s nothing in a shopping mall to quell FOMO. The homeless guy was also there. FOMO intensifies during the “twilight years” since there’s so little time remaining. Well, the excellent free wireless network at the mall was a good consolation.

During the stroll back to the “old folks home,” the usual multiple encounters occurred with obnoxious tourists who just can’t seem to yield to oncoming pedestrians. The usual courteous response is, “Get out of the way, asshole!” A stopover at the Waikiki Market yielded two bananas for dessert. There was some contemplation in procuring some “fire water” for medicinal purposes, but the latter idea was quickly mummified,

Sleep deprivation has become a crisis issue. Average daily sleep is about five hours. And, there are hourly wakings to “drain the lizard.” The subconscious mind appears to be centered on the “twilight years.” In other words, death anxiety is causing insomnia.

The new Beats® Studio Buds + have only seen deployed once for pure noise cancellation purposes. The garbage trucks are no longer terrorizing the ‘hood at 4:30am. Now, they arrive at 6:30am or later. Another waste of money.

Addendum: The only possible increase in personal expenditures would be for food, prepared or otherwise. No “big ticket” items are even being considered. However, increased spending on food is ludicrous. There is no desire to become a fat slob.

Miscellany: The iPhone 15 Pro line is not available at any of the Apple® Stores on the island. Yeah, demand is that high. What about all of that bullshit concerning how poor the rank-and-file peons are? Obviously, they can afford to drop over $1,000 on the device “without batting an eyelash.”

Bag of Shit 2023

Dealing with stupid people daily is tiresome. However, with each passing day, there are even more stupid people added to the ranks. The only reasonable assumption is that the spike proteins induced by the mRNA bioweapon are lodging deep inside the cerebral cortex of these fools.

Upon reluctantly deciding to procure dinner at Panda Express® on King Street, a Route 1 bus was boarded in town. Sitting on an available seat, the horrid discovery was made that some kind liquid was pooled in the thin fabric padding. The odor was putrid, which indicated that it was leakage from a colostomy bag (read: “colon bag”). The biohazard liquid saturated the shorts, underwear, and tank top.

The bus was not destined for Waikiki, so the plan to dine at Panda Express® could not mummified. An attempt was made to clean up in the restroom, but that activity was fruitless. So, dinner was barely enjoyable.

The return trip to Waikiki was a nightmare. As stated previously in Notes, there is no bus schedule anymore. Even reliance on the GPS tracking site is useless. A couple of the buses simply disappeared within minutes of projected arrival. Nearly a 30-minute wait ensued, all the while saturated with “colon bag” shit. Finally, a Route 2 bus appeared, but it was completely full. There’s no point in standing on a crowded bus, all the while radiating “colon bag” shit odors. A few minutes later, a Route 2L bus arrived, and the trip back to Waikiki was completed.

Upon arrival at the mausoleum in the “old folks home” in Waikiki, an attempt was made to hand-wash the clothes saturated with the “colon bag” shit. Way too stupid! Finally, $1.75 had to be wasted to use the washing machine. Fortunately, the clothes were comprised of synthetic fabric, so the latter could be hung up to dry.

As stated in the preface, dealing with stupid people is becoming a full-time job. Why couldn’t the colon-less idiot at least inform the bus driver that there was a biohazard situation? There are many other stupid situations encountered nearly every minute daily. No, there’s never a reprieve because the stupidity is spreading like a tumor.

Well, the torn calf muscle has essentially healed. So, the elastic bandage will not be deployed tomorrow. There are other maladies appearing, such as both knees are now “wobbly.” These are the “twilight years,” the downhill slide before death.

On a side note, the iPhone 15 Pro line is apparently plagued with problems. First, the titanium band around the device is easily tarnished and scratched. Some devices allegedly have defective coatings as well. Second, the fit between the back plate glass and titanium band on some devices is uneven. Third, there are allegations of excessive heat generation when the device is engaged in mundane tasks (e.g., phone call). Finally, a brutal drop test revealed that the titanium is somewhat brittle. Read the 9to5Mac article for more details.

A brief comment on the iPhone drop test is necessary. There are too many Apple® sycophants who have attempted to discredit the test. Yes, 40 drops is a bit excessive. However, the iPhone 15 Pro was already not functional halfway through. The iPhone 14 Pro (a much heavier device) survived every drop and was still fully functioning at the end. Long story short, the iPhone 14 Pro is a much more durable device.

Well, after the rude encounter last week with the smarmy security guard at the Apple® Store in Ala Moana Center, the iPhone 15 Pro has become totally irrelevant. Could the switch to the Pixel 8 Pro be next? Who even cares?

Notes Music Break

Hypnotic Progressions — Kumquat Mix

Death Anxiety

Thanatophobia

With the “good years” officially over, nothing remains except extreme death anxiety. The “twilight years” signify the countdown to death. Of course, residing in a mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki is yet another morbid reminder of what little time remains.

The theme (or meme) of death in Notes commenced at age 65 years, the official passage into senior citizenship. However, the “super-duper corona” plan-demic was the catalyst that brought the possibility of death, however minimal, to the forefront for nearly everyone on the planet. Fear and panic ensued. Even the few sane people were swept into the morass of thanatophobia. Digression.

Long story short, the quest for the “meaning of life” has become moot. There is no desire to seek some kind of legacy. Nor is there any interest in “expanding the horizon.” All secular activities are moot as well. Old people only serve as a nuisance out in public. So-called “baby boomers” are highly despised. So, what’s left? Absolutely nothing!

Well, an old codger can sequester himself in the mausoleum and view a lot of “free” hurdy-gurdy videos on the Eporner site. That’s the closest that an old fossil will get to young hotties. Baha! Ha! Ha! Haaa!

Alex Coal

And how about new all-time favorite, Alex Coal? Certainly a fine addition to the hurdy-gurdy video library of all geriatric connoisseurs.

More Alex Coal

On a side note, the healing of the torn calf muscle is progressing well. The leg is still being wrapped with the elastic bandage as a precaution. The personal routine should return to normal sometime next week.

Addendum: Another new all-time favorite, Jia Lissa, originally from Russia.

Jia Lissa

That’s really too much for an old codger. Sheesh!

Real Mofos

Refer to Notes News Break of July 5th

Some good news is in order. The torn calf muscle has been healing steadily. In fact, a lightweight version of the usual cardio workout was reinstated yesterday at the gym. The affected leg is still being wrapped daily with a bandage.

An outing to Ala Moana Center occurred this evening. Dinner was courtesy Subway® in town, so there really was no purpose for the outing. A pint of Häagen-Dazs® Vanilla Bean ice cream (910 calories) and a banana was purchased at Target® for dessert and to arbitrarily celebrate the healing of the decrepit leg.

With plenty of time on hand, a jaunt was made to the Apple® Store. There were lines of people outside, which was assumed to be for on-line order pickup. An attempt was made to enter the store, but entrance was blocked by a buffoonish security guard with an attitude and a face mask. As it turns out, one of the lines was the queue just to enter the store. From all appearances, the ridiculous “COVID” restrictions (i.e., “social distancing”) from two years ago seemed to be back in force. Yeah, that’s right. What kind of “woke” bullshit is this? At that moment, there was extreme remorse for owning Apple® products. These mofos are mentally ill. Well, that certainly ruined the entire evening.

A chance encounter with neighbor Ignacio ensued during the walk back to the “old folks home” in Waikiki. Ignacio mentioned that the new resident manager has already resigned. No surprise, really. People in their twenties should not be managing an “old folks home” for obvious reasons.

Finally, on Tuesday, yet another pair of off-brand shorts was purchased at Ross® for $20 with senior citizen discount. The geriatric wardrobe is continuously being revamped for no apparent reason. Sheesh!

Addendum: The personal Apple® ID was changed back to the standard pseudonym. All personal data was replaced with fake nonsense. And, instead of the iPhone 15 Pro, the new Pixel 8 Pro may be a better alternative.

Miscellany: Only 22GB of cellular data was used during the last month of Visible+ service. That’s less than half of the available prioritized data. Was the switch to Visible+ worth it? Who knows?

Goose Attack

What?

The iOS 17 update for iPhone was made available today with much fanfare. So, it was downloaded almost instantaneously using the free wireless network at the fast food joint in town. The installation process was much longer. Needless to say, there was little excitement generated. More time was spent disabling the new “features.”

Overall, the iPhone 14 Pro is now essentially the same as the new iPhone 15 Pro (sans A17 Pro SoC and titanium frame). Yet, the iPhone 15 Pro is slated for acquisition in a month or two. How insane is that?

The torn calf muscle is … well, still torn. And, it “hurts like hell.” The limping has slowly been reduced, which means the healing process has commenced. Walking is still a laborious activity. Unfortunately, no real cardio workout can be achieved at the gym. The substitute cardio workout is a joke, not even worthy of elucidation.

An evening outing to the International Marketplace actually occurred last night. Lots of assholes everywhere. So, no evening outing today. Best to let the torn calf muscle heal in peace.

Incidentally, the proliferation of assholes out in public is now beyond comprehension. People just “don’t give a shit” about anyone or anything anymore. The latter applies to businesses as well, staffed by poorly trained employees with absolutely no customer service skills whatsoever. Peak incompetence is also quite observable. The only hope is that the myriad fools rush to nearest medical clinic (or pharmacy) and get inoculated with the latest mRNA bioweapon “booster.” Just the thought of those asswipes “keeling over” can provoke uncontrollable giggling. Die, faggots, die! Baha! Ha! Ha! Haaa!

Seriously, society-at-large in empire and the collective “West” is in the final stage of collapse. Social order has completely disintegrated from the nefarious divisive policies enacted by the Fascists and their underlings. Review what has happened in the last three years, all by design. What other purpose was there than to prepare the rank-and-file peons for genocide?

General Abdourahamane Tchiani

Of course, now is a good time to offer belated congratulations to General Abdourahamane Tchiani of Niger for his timely succession over the colonial puppet government of the “West.” People are sick and tired of the “West” and its Fascists. The Fascists must go!

Rapprochement

Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in the Russian Federation by train last week for the historic meeting with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin.

As part of an elaborate itinerary, the North Korean leader visited an aircraft manufacturing plant in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur in eastern Russia on Friday.

Kim Jong-un and Sergey Shoigu

Toward the end of Kim’s visit, many gifts were exchanged. One photograph caught Kim sporting the famous Russian ushanka fur hat with ear-covering flaps, which was apparently given to him by Defense Minister Shoigu.

Saying Goodbye to Russia

Prior to his departure, Kim Jong-un invited Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea. Putin has agreed to do so. Welcome to the New World Order, obviously not the one the Fascists had envisioned.

Twilight Zone 2023

These are the “twilight years,” and this is the “twilight zone.” On Friday, dinner was courtesy Subway® in town. Thus, arrival back in Waikiki was fairly early, about 4pm. An impulse decision was made to deliver another donation to the Goodwill kiosk in Kahala Mall. The plan was to ride the next Route 2 bus there and return on last Route 2L bus heading back to Waikiki at 6pm. Yes, there are now more routes going to Kahala from Waikiki.

The anticipated bus arrived 10 minutes late. Then, the trek was marred by extremely slow driving and myriad decrepit people boarding and alighting. The bus was going so slow that the next bus whizzed right by.

Upon finally arriving at Kahala Mall, an attempt was made to hurriedly drop off the donation. Taking the first step down a short stairwell produced a sharp pain in the left calf muscle. Subsequently, walking was impossible without extreme pain and a limping stride. Yeah, another torn calf muscle, just like what happened back in the Chez Loser years (chronicled in the old “blog”).

The rest of the time spent at Kahala Mall was mired in deep pain. The attempt to walk normally increased the pain. A very crowded Route 23 bus was boarded at 6:20pm to return to Waikiki. Lots of assholes were on that bus. The excruciating pain almost induced a homicidal response.

Upon return to Waikiki, a small expensive can of Guinness® stout was purchased at the ABC Store. The more prudent option would have been to splurge on the big four-pack in order to get completely “hammered.” Obviously, there was no evening outing. Instead, the entire evening was spent in pain and sequestered in the mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki.

The pain and the limping was still present this morning. A stopover was made at the Waikiki Market to purchase an overpriced ($7) medical bandage to wrap the poor leg calf. Then, an attempt was made to follow the usual routine. Unfortunately, the workout at the gym was devoid of any leg exercises and the usual cardio routine. A sad story.

Dinner was courtesy Subway® in town again. Lots of limping and pain ensued before and after the bus ride to Waikiki. And, of course, no evening outing. Long story short, the “good years” are officially over. Done. Kaput. These are now exclusively the “twilight years,” the short period of time preceding death.

Addendum: With no evening outings on the the horizon thanks to the “twilight years” maladies, the only option remaining is the beloved One-Man Houseparty courtesy the new Notes Music Break series.

Miscellany: Verizon® (and, hence, Visible) will never implement C-band 5G in Hawai’i. Apparently, Hawai’i Pacific Teleport scooped up all of the available C-band licenses and petitioned the FCC to be exempt from divesting even a fraction of those licenses for use by commercial cellular network providers. So, DSS 5G is permanent, and no real 5G speeds will ever be observed.

Mausoleum 2023

The recertification interview and subsequent inspection of the mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki transpired at 4pm this afternoon. Nothing noteworthy to report. There was much irritation, however, concerning the necessary early return. Thus, a trip to Ala Moana Center was necessary to procure a prime rib dinner at Lahaina Chicken in the Makai Market food court. Otherwise, there was nothing else to do at the mall except to visit the Target® store. Wheee!

Upon return to the mausoleum, the decision was finally made to deprecate the trusty old gym bag. The new, albeit flimsy, Reebok® gym bag will take its place. The other new Adidas® gym bag will remain in the queue.

Last night, another evening outing at the International Marketplace was in order. All of the coveted rocking chairs on the second floor were occupied. Fortunately, more mediocre seating was available on the ground floor. The homeless guy was there, too, and seated in one of the rocking chairs.

On the way back to the mausoleum, a stopover was made at the Waikiki Market to procure a banana and a big-ass can of Michelob® Ultra Organic brewski, both for dessert. Big mistake. The shitty brewski exacerbated an already sleepless night.

Anyway, the recertification for residency at the “old folks home” has underlined the meaning of “twilight years.” Only old folks reside in an “old folks home,” that is, people who are nearing expiry. There’s no denying that fact. Time is limited, and no amount of self-induced “mind games” is going change anything.

On a side note, the Beats® Studio Buds + were deployed as earplugs two days ago. Noise attenuation was barely adequate as the OSHA reverse beeping alarm on the garbage trucks is just too loud. Only OSHA-rated earmuffs can suppress that racket.

Addendum: Readers may recall that OSHA-rated earmuffs were acquired during the Chez Loser years (chronicled in the old “blog”). While the earmuffs provided exceptional noise attenuation, the headgear was very uncomfortable. Sleep was impossible.

Miscellany: The deployment of the new flimsy Reebok® gym bag was revoked at the last minute. It will now be donated to charity.

Notes Music Break

Hypnotic Progressions — Paper Birch Mix

Decrepitude 2023

Upon returning from the International Marketplace last night, a chance encounter with neighbor Ignacio occurred in the parking lot of the “old folks home” in Waikiki. He was walking with the aid of a cane. And, of course, he was wearing his face mask. He was just coming back from Ala Moana Center. He said that he enjoyed watching people having a good time.

Ignacio has been in physical therapy, so he’s doing much better than when he was seen during the last encounter a few months ago. However, he still has a few health complications from the blood clots. “I’m depressed,” he confided. There were a few platitudes shared to cheer him up before bidding him a good night.

Many of the senior citizens at the “old folks home” are becoming more decrepit with each passing day. The whole environment is depressing, which is why a concerted effort is made daily to remain off the premises as long as possible. An “old folks home” is a transitional residence prior to transferring to an assisted care facility (or death) … purgatory, actually. Even the personal mental state is challenged by such a bleak environment.

There really is no telling how much longer that the “old folks home” can be tolerated. A person is a product of the proximate environment. When that environment is toxic, that person’s lifespan, health, and well-being are adversely affected. And, since all of the senior citizen residents at the “old folks home” are “vaccinated” and “boostered” with the mRNA bioweapon, their degeneration and death will come at an accelerated pace. That’s why each unit is appropriately designated a “mausoleum.”

On a side note, the new iPhone 15 line was introduced today with much fanfare. There was no personal excitement even though the new device is slated to be purchased in a month or two. Ho-hum.

Boxcutters

Boxcutters for Hijackers

The infamous “September 11th” event has been covered ad infinitum in the legacy journal, so there’s no need to rehash the sordid event. Of course, the event itself marked the major cleaving, albeit crude, of society (in empire) by the Fascists. The division is still evident today with the government shills on one side, and the so-called “conspiracy theorists” on the other.

Some of the approved Web sites are apparently in the government shills column. Thus, the latter sites will be scrubbed from the approved list, and there will be no further reference to any of them in Notes. And, that policy will be enforced even if those sites do not shill for Ukraine nor spew the “Western” propaganda. How can anyone not understand that the same obfuscations are evident in both the “September 11th” and Ukraine proxy war narratives? The entire “September 11th” narrative should have been discredited after the boxcutters bullshit. End of story.

The Beats® Studio Buds + have not been deployed as noise canceling earplugs as yet. For some strange reason, the garbage trucks have been arriving in Waikiki later, around 6:30 in the morning, subsequent to the purchase of the new earbuds. Strange, eh?

Evening outings have returned with a vengeance. Either a trip of Ala Moana Center (for dinner) or loitering at the International Marketplace has become a daily occurrence. Wheee!

Homeless Guy

A familiar homeless guy has been spotted at the International Marketplace. Prior to the “super-duper corona” plan-demic, evening outings to Ala Moana Center were daily. Dinner was procured there, and some loitering also ensued. The homeless guy was always spotted in the Makai Market food court. He was the only person sitting at a table with a loaf of bread and jars of peanut butter and jelly. Or, he would be eating canned food straight out of the can.

He has not been seen in the food court after the plan-demic. Instead, he engages in evening outings at the International Marketplace. He sits in one of the rocking chairs and usually eats a snack. Obviously, this is his escape to the “real world.” He’s an outsider looking in. Yeah, that pretty much summarizes the personal experience as well. Outside looking in. Losers observing the “winners.” Yeah.

Anyway, people who are “all in” with the “September 11th” narrative should go to the local hardware store and purchase a boxcutter. Frame it, or mount it on a little stand. Then, quickly go to the medical clinic and get inoculated with the new mRNA bioweapon “booster.” Everything will be fine after that. Baha! Ha! Ha! Haaa!

Addendum: Be sure to download and read the entire essential Fascist library! The whole Fascist plan is right there in the open.

Miscellany: The annual recertification for residency at the “old folks home” in Waikiki is now in progress. Financial document submission and inspection of the mausoleum are slated for Thursday. Tiresome and intrusive bullshit.

Vigilance 2023

Z

The latest edition of Judging Freedom featuring a discussion with Colonel Doug Macgregor has essentially detailed the turning point of history (now), fully attributed to the current proxy war in Ukraine. Also, pay particular attention to the hot topic of North Korea. So much has changed in the areas of international geopolitics, economics, and so forth. These are not good times, no matter what anyone says.

In the meantime, the opposition in empire is sending a strong signal that another plan-demic is coming as early as this month complete with face mask mandates, “lockdowns,” and yet another “vaccine” mandate. Dr. Jane Ruby has accurately predicted that the plan-demic will kickoff with face mask mandates at “easy” institutions (e.g., schools, universities, hospitals). Then, when the acceptance of face mask usage gains traction, the mandates will “mission creep” toward universal dictates. Incidentally, the masses of fools in Hawai’i are already increasingly wearing face masks full-time.

Personal vigilance will be of the utmost importance. Once the “easy” face mask mandates are initiated, all self-sufficiency tools (e.g., hair clippers, fitness gear) must be purchased immediately. The face mask mandate insures that “lockdowns” will follow in rapid succession. The rest is history (as excruciatingly detailed in Notes).

Dinner this evening was courtesy Lahaina Chicken in the Makai Market food court in Ala Moana Center. Prime rib was the fare of choice. Yum! Yesterday, the procurement of a pair of Puma® shorts was effected at Ross® for $13 with senior citizen discount. Personal spending is slowly but obviously ramping up, what with either another contrived plan-demic or thermonuclear war on the horizon. Sheesh!

Addendum: Detailed discussion of the aforementioned crises have been purposely omitted. The topics have been discussed extensively in Notes, so perusal of the archive is recommended. And, be sure to download and read the entire essential Fascist library!

Slave Labor Day 2023

Summer is officially over. Three months have passed. And, what exactly was accomplished? Absolutely nothing. Just more of the remainder of the “good years” being squandered. The “good years” could end abruptly at any time. Then, all that’s left is the exclusive horror of the degenerative “twilight years” (until death).

There have been a small number of evening outings to the International Marketplace this past week, usually spanning less than an hour. The mall still closes at 8pm, although pedestrian traffic continues steadily for several more hours. The point is to just escape the mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki. It’s a damned “old folks home,” a kind of purgatory preceding death. Digression.

The investment accounts continue to produce dividends that exceed total monthly expenditures (including rent) for the mausoleum. Actual increases in spending have been incremental. No desire exists to accumulate useless junk, miserly ways or not. Thus, a lot of “gnashing of teeth” has ensued.

Even the new Visible+ account has become a “pain in the ass.” Nearly all of the data-intensive activities have been offloaded to free wireless networks. Hence, daily cellular data usage is less than one gigabyte in order to remain within the boundaries of prioritized data. Of course, anyone can see the foolhardiness of the latter.

A new Reebok® gym bag was purchased at Ross for $13 (with senior citizen discount). It now joins the other new gym bag (purchased a few months ago) in the queue while the old gym bag continues to “soldier on.” Yeah, strange but true.

Garbage Truck

Addressing the current issue of sleep deprivation has become a priority. The culprit? Garbage trucks. Three private firms as well as the municipal entity service the Waikiki area. The problem is that the routes commence as early as 4am every damned day. In addition, the drivers seem to have a sadistic tendency to keep reversing the trucks and activating the OSHA beeping alarms. The fucktards often keep the trucks in reverse mode for over a minute at a time. The beeping can be heard across several city blocks, with the high rise residential towers amplifying the noise.

So, on Sunday, an evening outing to Ala Moana Center was in order. Dinner was courtesy Panda Express® and, sadly, the food tasted bad. No comparison to the King Street location. The “inner miser” precluded dining at Lahaina Chicken. What a mistake!

Beats® Studio Buds +

The reason for the outing was the purchase of new Beats® Studio Buds + for $130 (on sale) at Target®. Yeah, that’s right, even though the AirPods Pro 2 are sitting unused in the mausoleum. The Studio Buds + will be deployed to (hopefully) address the aforementioned noise problem while sleeping. Foam earplugs are more cost effective, but that option had been entertained several times previously with mixed results.

If the standalone noise cancellation is ineffective, the Studio Buds + can then be paired via Bluetooth® with the iPhone. The built-in background sound generator can further mask the noise.

The AirPods Pro 2 has better noise cancellation, but it is an expensive piece of audio gear. So, it has been relegated to music listening only. Of course, the Studio Buds + were auditioned with music and … whoa! … the sound was great! Probably even better than the AirPods Pro 2 with personal Spatial Audio. Say it ain’t so!

More dental products were purchased at Longs® to exhaust the balance on the Healthy Benefits+® card for the Summer quarter. There were a lot of assholes and dumbshits running amuck, by the way. Continued exposure to such fools may result in some kind of immunity and reduce the apprehension of going out in public.

Well, a small, expensive can of Guinness® stout was procured at the ABC Store on the way back to the “old folks home.” Why? To celebrate to the acquisition of another useless possession, of course!

Slave Labor Day is holiday for the rank-and-file peons. For the average senior citizen, a no-holiday holiday. The routine was the same as always. However, breakfast was relocated to the other fast food joint in town due to business holiday scheduling. Two greasy hamburgers were in order. Sadly, the high caloric meal did not agree with the stomach.

By late afternoon, a heat wave was evident. After exiting the gym, an early return was made to Waikiki. With nothing else to do, a trip on the bus was made to Ala Moana Center. A pint of Ben & Jerry’s® Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream and a banana were purchased for dinner. Dinner was consumed at one of the bus stops in the mall.

Arrival back in Waikiki was at 6:30pm. A stopover was made at the International Marketplace to loiter and exploit the free wireless network. Unfortunately, the mosquitoes were out in force. Later, a delicious Cobb salad was purchased for dessert at the Waikiki Market. Another day in the life of an old codger.

Addendum: The Beats® Studio Buds + are definitely recommended for anyone on a budget and desires true wireless earbuds with noise cancellation. The earbuds actually have the spatial audio feature, but it is activated automatically for specific content.

Miscellany: Apple® has quietly backed off from the deployment of its on-device AI “kiddie porn” scanner. Now, there’s backlash from certain “advocacy” groups (i.e., Heat Initiative) in the form of a smear campaign to resurrect the detestable scanner.