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.”