Anathema

The series of events commencing with the estimated tax fiasco through the bullshit with Subway® has laid the inner miser to rest … permanently. Whether that’s good or bad remains to be seen. To celebrate (term used loosely), dinner was courtesy Yummy Korean BBQ in Ala Moana Center. The price of the meal, of course, is now double what it was prior to the “super-duper corona” plan-demic. And, no discounts or coupons were available. The meal was delicious and actually quite filling. For dessert, a pint of Häagen-Dazs® ice cream was procured at Target®. All 900+ calories were consumed right then and there. Oh, what a slob!

Late afternoon or evening outings at Ala Moana Center are now followed by a brief stopover at the International Marketplace. The purpose is the get into the habit of being out-and-about as long as possible. Sequestration is the mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki is an anathema to sanity.

The loss of access to the Subway® on-line account remains a mystery. The error message had actually advised the submission of a customer service request. Bullshit! The password reset workaround was actually devised when a similar situation occurred with the Chase® account (as previously detailed in Notes). In any case, patronizing Subway® must be reevaluated.

The next iteration of the AirPods Pro and Watch will most likely be passed, but not because of the miserly ways. The AirPods Pro 2 is rarely deployed, so it’s still like new. The Watch Series 9 will only run through 86 full charge cycles by the end of the year, so its battery will be good for another year. The next Watch iteration will not likely bring any new desirable features. The iPhone 15 Pro may not be traded in later this year as well. In six months, it has only gone through 84 full charge cycles and battery health is still at 99 percent.

Incidentally, the most accurate health metric tracked by the Watch Series 9 is heart rate. EKG is the equivalent of only a one-lead measurement. Sleep, respiratory, and HRV metrics are derived through complex algorithms. Obviously, none of those health metrics can be directly measured at the wrist. So, that data should not be considered conclusive, just “ballpark” approximations.