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Miscellany: The deployment of the new flimsy Reebok® gym bag was revoked at the last minute.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.