Fun! Fun! Fun!

International Marketplace

The evening outings to the International Marketplace are a daily occurrence, at least for now. The time spent there has been increasing, the latest outing spanning 2.5 hours. The only activity, of course, is sitting in the rocking chair and exploiting the free wireless network with the iPhone 15 Pro. Fun! Fun! Fun!

Nearly all Net access is accomplished through the free wireless networks at the fast food joint in town, the gym, and the International Marketplace. Current cellular data usage is around 530 Mbytes per day and dropping, even though the Visible+ plan is unlimited everything. Net access through the various free wireless networks is also down, the reason being the pruned acceptable Web site list. In other words, the Net is a propaganda wasteland.

The homeless guy (refer to the Notes post titled, “Boxcutters,” for his profile) has also been loitering daily at the International Marketplace, and he has also increased his loitering time. What a coincidence! Sometimes he and everyone’s favorite old codger are the only two people in the rocking chair area. As “they” say, “two peas in a pod.” Two losers on the outside looking in.

Well, loitering at the International Marketplace is certainly far more exciting than vegetating in the mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki. And, the benign activity reduces FOMO. Of course, returning to the tomb at 9pm is still likened to a near-death experience. Fun! Fun! Fun!