Globohomofomo

Saturday night FOMO, what to do? Make the trek to Ala Moana Center, of course. Yes, a quick trip was made to Target® in order to exploit the last day of the 15% discount offer on all food products. Shopping, even for necessities such as food, is not fun and exciting. The disdain for shopping as an activity is the reason why personal expenditures remain so low, much lower than the average rank-and-file peon of empire.

There has been no desire to revisit the Apple® Store ever since the encounter with the smarmy security guard wearing a face mask. Interest in the iPhone 15 Pro has waned. Heck, the device is only sporadically available in any of the three stores in the city. And, the nauseating ordeal to acquire the current iPhone will definitely not be repeated again for the new device.

Incidentally, the garbage truck(s) “threw a blackeye in da game” by showing up at 5:30am this morning. Lots of noise, especially the OSHA backup alarm. Unfortunately, the Beats® Studio Buds + was not within reach. Eventually, someone with a “nine” (read: 9mm) will probably “fix” the problem.

The Israeli-Hamas conflict is being personally monitored through the approved Web sites. So far, none have gone to the “Dark Side” of Fascism. The best news site for Middle East coverage is PressTV Iran, bar none. And, of course, Simplicius on Substack offers the best analysis.

Another “plug” for The COVID Blog is in order. Brian Wilkins is an excellent journalist. Although most of the content is related to “super-duper corona” issues, he does regularly delve deeply into the Great Re-shit (read: “Great Reset”) as well. Lots of facts, great information, and excellent analyses. A word of warning, though … prepare to be emotionally affected by some of the material.

Miscellany: Although there is much personal admiration for historian, Schlomo Sand, none of his books have been read yet. Fortunately, a timely article is archived at, of all places, the Le Monde diplomatique site. Sand’s conclusions are collaborated by many of the books in the Notes post, “Bibliography,” under the “Religion” heading.