Cardiology 2024

Last night, another cardio event occurred. The latter was essentially the same as last week, only two hours shorter in duration. A simple EKG was recorded using the Watch Series 9 device. The average heart rate was 84bpm with a peak of 133bpm. HRV spiked twice over 133ms. The cardiac event of last week spiked at 233ms.

The only other cardiac event occurred over a month ago during the bout with “COVID” … errr, common cold. No EKG data was recorded, and the heart rate data has since been deleted.

In all cases, the cardiac events triggered around midnight. The duration was between 2.5 to 4.5 hours. The palpitations were not steady. Rather, the high heart rates alternated between delayed heartbeats. Very minor cardiac events occur during odd times in the waking hours and tend to be only a few minutes in duration. Otherwise, heart rate and EKG are normal. That’s the reason why tests performed by the cardiologist were inconclusive.

There are probably a few factors that can be implicated:

• Sleep deprivation
• Dehydration
• Diet
• Coffee consumption
• Workout overexertion
• Stress
• Melancholia
• Anxiety

The synergistic and cumulative effects of the aforementioned factors are most likely the triggers of the cardiac events. Unless these factors can be effectively mitigated, there is a high probability of a fatal event in the near future.

Malignancy

Sleep deprivation continues to be a relevant personal issue. At 2am and at 4:30am on Thursday, ambulances broke the silence at the “old folks home” in Waikiki with sirens blaring and OSHA reverse alarm beeping. Yeah, lots of noise while carting off decrepit senior citizens to the hospital. Sleep, who needs sleep?

Late Friday afternoon, an outing to Target® at Ala Moana Center was made to purchase a few necessary sundries and food products, a couple of which were on sale. No ice cream this time, though. The rank-and-file peons in the store were at their worst yet insofar as behavior is concerned. A few of the idiots required verbal chastisement. The intensity of the stupidity invoked much tension and resulted in another sleepless night.

A little before midnight on Saturday, the mangy mutt commenced a barking spree. The non-stop barking continued until 4am. Previously, the owner was thought to be a kindly old gentleman. The latter assumption has now been revised. The Section 8 owner (with “disabilities,” no doubt) of the mangy mutt obviously went out to the bars in Waikiki to engage in an alcoholic binge leaving the mangy mutt to its own devices. Being an inconsiderate asshole, he left the windows wide open instead of closing them and turning on the air conditioner. Again, another brazen example of sheer stupidity and self-serving behavior.

This morning, minor injuries and bruising on the right forearm resulted from a collision with an ignorant derelict on a bicycle while attempting to cross the street. He was traveling the wrong way and was on the wrong side of the one-way street, by the way. “Sorry, man,” he said as quickly peddled off to purchase cheap booze. Stupid mofo!

The bus ride to Ala Moana Center was pleasant until a little old lady boarded the bus. A rancid odor, reminiscent of dung, permeated the entire cabin of the bus. How can any knucklehead not know that an open package of pickled daikon radishes is not going to “stink to high heaven”?

As usual, a stopover was made at Target® to procure a banana and a package of Orowheat® English muffins. A young Asian guy was having extreme difficulty controlling his hyperactive son. Three times with a short distance of ten feet, the ADHD son nearly caused a tripping incident to occur. The third incident required verbal chastisement. Why didn’t the moronic father “slap his head”? Liberal parenting, as actually discussed in the old “blog,” is responsible for the several generations of arrogance and stupidity.

To be perfectly honest, “culling the herd” is the only solution to the breakdown of “society.” The rank-and-file peons are “damaged goods.” They have been indoctrinated to be assholes through all of the media venues. The aforementioned peons are monkeys, chimpanzees. They need to be eliminated (read: “neutralized”) because deprogramming and retraining are not possible. Obviously, the latter cannot be allowed to reproduce either. Otherwise, stupidity will spread unimpeded like a malignant tumor. Such a tumor must be extracted and completely destroyed.

Incidentally, insofar as the AirPods Pro 2 earbuds being deployed as ANC earplugs, that’s a “non-starter.” The silicone ear tips provide an excellent physical seal to the ear canal similar to passive earplugs. Unfortunately, the same kind of sinus imbalance occurs and produces post-nasal drip (which sound like explosions inside the cranium). Thus any noises outside the mausoleum can only be attenuated by closing the windows, a very bad solution during the hot season.

The Watch Series 9 will continue to monitor heart rate since minor palpitations and irregular heartbeats are still occurring. The HRV metric has taken a whole new meaning, by the way. Rather than indicate stress and anxiety, HRV seems to correlate strongly with irregular heartbeats. And, irregular heartbeats correlate strongly with sleep deprivation.

In retrospect, the curious origins of heart palpitations at age 59 years has provoked some current thought. After the month of tests, no culprit was identified. All of the EKGs did not exhibit any anomalies. Since the palpitations and irregular heartbeats are now occurring regularly, they will probably display predominantly in the results. If that is the case, a return to the cardiologist will mean being prescribed medication that must be taken for the remainder of life.

As previously mentioned in Notes, the central bank of empire is slated to begin aggressive interest rate cuts as early as the month of August. Rate cuts will be between 0.5 and one percent per month. ZIRP will be accomplished by next Summer, al least according to the financial “pundits.”

The best hurdy-gurdy video streaming site has seen a serious reduction in uploads by users because of rapid DMCA deletions. In fact, nearly all of the 186 selections in the vast hurdy-gurdy video library (HGVL) on the LaCie® SSD have disappeared from the site. Civil strife and unrest in empire is likely to see an increase in violent outcomes because “incel” guys no longer have a pacifier. Sheesh!

Thought Exercise: Procure a cheap wireless speaker, pair it with the iPhone 15 Pro, and play this audio clip out the window of the mausoleum in the wee hours of the morning.

Degeneration 2024

Yesterday, sheer boredom was once again the motivation for a late afternoon outing to Target® in Ala Moana Center. Three pouches of Purely Elizabeth® Blueberry Hemp granola, a banana, and a pint of Häagen-Dazs® coffee ice cream were procured.

Later in the evening, the dreaded heart palpitations returned with a vengeance. The cardiac event was brutal and continued non-stop until 3:30am. A simple EKG was performed at 1:15am using the “app” on the Watch Series 9 device. The result indicated the possibility of atrial fibrillation and an average heart rate of 92bpm (palpitations). Sleep was not an option during the event. Remaining awake and conscious was necessary in case a call for an ambulance was required.

For some reason, the Watch Series 9 failed to log the event independently. The Health “app” is most likely malfunctioning. Nonetheless, the high heart rate was tracked by the device consistently (sans notifications) during the ordeal with 98bpm being the peak. At this point in time, the cause of the cardiac event is unknown. The likely culprit is the ice cream, with all 800 calories of sugar and carbohydrates consumed in one sitting. Glucose overload is a possibility, which could indicate that residual blood sugar levels are in the pre-diabetes zone again. The decrepit geriatric body is probably not able to produce enough insulin.

This most recent cardiac event emphasizes just how little time is left. A major incident could be “right around the corner.” Obviously, the liquidation of the entire squalid “estate” (read: assets) must be expedited.

Anyway, with less than three hours of sleep, the workout at the gym today was tedious. The weight portion remained essentially the same. The cardio workout was less strenuous than usual for obvious reasons. No outing was planned for later in the day.

On a side note, Notes offers no further commentary on the attempted assassination of “Orange Bad Man.” No comments on the “Joe Headroom” removal from the upcoming (s)election as well. All of that contrived bullshit is cheesy kabuki theater. The assassination attempt appears to be genuine. However, the truth about what really transpired may “never see the light of day.”

The rank-and-file peons are getting “fired up” about voting. Seriously, what is the point? The “garden variety” Fascists have already exposed the fact that they control the entire political process in empire. The solution? Boycott the voting charade!

Fuck It Friday - 23

Fuck It Friday (FIF)! Sporadic news and commentary of no interest to anyone ... FIF! The “existential vacuum” is the primary focus of this edition. Yes, this is Fuck It Friday!

The sheer meaninglessness of everything became apparent on Sunday, specifically the late afternoon. Ennui was the motivation (no pun intended) to make the dismal trek to Ala Moana Center. A prime rib dinner was the fare of choice at Lahaina Chicken. The meal neither looked or tasted good. Fortunately, the pint of Häagen-Dazs® coffee ice cream from Target® saved the day. Fuck it!

On Wednesday, a late afternoon outing to Ala Moana Center was made to procure a new $50 Apple® clear case for the iPhone 15 Pro from Target®. The old Otterbox® clear case was still perfectly functional. However, the TPU sides are now stained a brownish color. Discarding the stained case was definitely wasteful, but perfectly acceptable in a “throwaway” society. Fuck it!

Evening outings to the International Marketplace have been curtailed. In addition to constantly dodging moronic tourists, the act of loitering in a shopping mall has become detestable. The only logical purpose is the exploit the free wireless hotspot to download choice videos for the vast hurdy-gurdy video library (HGVL). Unfortunately, the availability of the latter has become extremely limited. So, what is the point of being there? Absolutely nothing. Fuck it!

Over three years have passed since the last medical, dental and optical examinations. Needless to say, trust in any of those professions has dissipated since the “super-duper corona” plan-demic. At this point in time, confusion and anger still persists. The “vaccine,” the face masks … all of that bullshit was perpetrated on the hapless rank-and-file peons. Has trust been regained since then? No! Fuck it!

Environmental noise monitoring on the Watch Series 9 has now been disabled indefinitely. The loudest noise environment is the gym. Since nothing can be done to mitigate the problem, the need to monitor noise is moot. The device now only monitors heart rate and associated metrics. Who knew that the Watch Series 9 would become less and less useful? Fuck it!

The iPad Pro M4 is still powered down. The battery is still on its first charge cycle. Was it really needed at all for any purpose? Who knows? Fuck it!

On a side note, the central bank of empire is allegedly poised to commence aggressive interest rate cuts as early as August. As predicted, ZIRP will be back with a vengeance. Personal expenditures will be adjusted accordingly. Fuck it!

Addendum: Heart rate monitoring on the Watch Series 9 may soon be disabled. Although the device does register the heart palpitations, the occurrences of the latter are quite noticeable without it. Fuck it!

1 Ik' 5 Xul

An attempted assassination of “Orange Bad Man” has generated all kinds of speculative nonsense and bullshit whitewashing in the “fake news” media. There’s fairly good coverage on alternative Web sites. However, a lot of unsubstantiated rumors are circulating wildly. Take mostly everything “with a grain of salt.”

Whether the shooter is a lone psychopathic killer or a state-sponsored (directly or indirectly) assassin, that’s all irrelevant. “Orange Bad Man” needs to “wake up.” He is now a living martyr and will most likely win the November (s)election, that is, if the process is not rigged again. Nonetheless, he needs to “drain the swamp” as he promised over eight years ago. Otherwise, he may not be so “lucky” next time.

Of course, empire is now careening down the path towards anarchy. Many of the “garden variety” Fascists exposed themselves during the course of urging the removal of “Joe Headroom” from the Democrat (sic) Party ticket. So much for democracy, eh? And, another rigged (s)selection may be the “straw that breaks the camel’s back” for the rank-and-file peons and result in “unintended consequences.”

On Friday, another discussion with Ignacio yielded the tragic news that the buddy from the other building in the “old folks home” in Waikiki has passed on. The last discussion with the buddy was just a few days ago. Instead of a cane, he was using a walker. He mentioned that he was diagnosed with cancer and was awaiting treatment. So far, cause of death is not known. However, the buddy was most certainly inoculated with the mRNA bioweapon. The buddy (Chuck, not to be confused with Chuck at the gym) will be missed.

Ignacio added that the buddy’s death was now incentive for him to expedite a trip to Japan. So, Ignacio will be leaving in a week or so. He is also considering a permanent move to Thailand if his health doesn’t worsen. He resided there many moons ago, so he is acquainted with all aspects of the nation. “I need to enjoy what’s left of my life,” he added.

Also, earlier that day at the gym, fellow senior citizen, Bob, said that he had experienced vertigo and passed out a couple of days prior. He ended up in the hospital. The problem appears to be some kind of heart condition, so he is wearing a monitor for ten days. Bob is most certainly inoculated with the mRNA bioweapon. Heart problems, of course, are one of the major contraindications of the latter.

On a side note, there are now 158 choice videos in the vast hurdy-gurdy video library (HGVL) on the LaCie® SSD. Unfortunately, new additions will be slowing down due to rapid DMCA deletions.

Miscellany: Notes makes no endorsement of any candidate for office in empire for obvious reasons.

Wing It Wednesday - 4

Wing It Wednesday (WIW)! Sporadic news and commentary of no particular interest to anyone ... WIW! The same ol’ shit is the primary focus of this edition.

Same ol’ shit? Yeah, same ol’ shit. A week has elapsed since the management changeover at the “old folks home” in Waikiki. Nothing has changed. No representative from the new management has even showed up yet. Old notices on Locations letterhead are still pinned to the various bulletin boards. The senior citizen residents are not too happy, but what can they do?

A couple of chance encounters with neighbor Ignacio occurred last week. He detailed various dealings with the young ho’ impersonating a resident manager. Ignacio is now 85 years of age. “I don’t want to die in that place,” he confided, in reference to the “old folks home.” He wants to visit Japan at least once before he passes on.

On Sunday, a quick trek to Ala Moana Center in the late afternoon ensued due to sheer boredom. A new Watch Series 9 sport loop band was purchased for a whopping $50 at the Apple® Store.

Incidentally, there will not be an upgrade to the upcoming Watch Series 10 (or whatever it will be labeled). The new devices are slated to be much larger than the Series 9 models. The smallest Series 9 has been a perfect fit. Anything larger will look like a clown-size watch.

The sleep monitoring function of the Watch Series 9 has now been disabled indefinitely. The algorithm consistently overestimates actual sleep time (as discussed previously in Notes). Aside from that, sleep data is actually quite simple to derive empirically. Technology is not necessary.

Sleep deprivation continues to be a problem because of the numerous garbage trucks. The arrival time is now at 6am every damned day including Sunday. Well, that’s better than the previous 5am arrival time, but not by much. After between 30 to 40 minutes of constant OSHA reverse alarm beeping, sleep is impossible. The AirPods Pro 2 have not been deployed, mainly because its ANC is unable to effectively attenuate the loud beeping. Yeah, it’s that loud.

Why is there so much trash that requires huge dumpsters to be emptied daily? Obviously the rank-and-file peons are engaged in hyper-consumerism. The general malaise and ennui of life in empire causes extreme dissatisfaction and high anxiety. Thus, the easiest remedy is to purchase as much useless junk and consume as much crappy food as possible. Fools desire to purchase happiness. Instead, they create tons of trash and garbage while becoming fat slobs. What can be done to alleviate the problem? Well, get those idiots to keep dosing on the mRNA bioweapon, of course. Otherwise, just “wing it!”

Addendum: The blood-oxygen sensor on the Watch Series 9 has been disabled indefinitely as well, even though much effort was made to specifically purchase the device with the feature available. Unfortunately, the latter feature is only there to placate “super-duper corona” hypochondriacs, as stated previously in Notes.

Slave Day 2024

On Monday, the first of July, the changeover to EAH Housing supposedly occurred. The only difference was that the rent payment could be made in-person at the office in the other building at the “old folks home” in Waikiki.

The office was supposed to be open at 8am. However, the resident manager, the same holdover employee from the outgoing management, was late. She is the young ho’ with no personality, no customer service skills, and no competency. A simple submission of rent payment required five minutes of useless paper shuffling. Incidentally, no representatives from the new management were present.

In chatting with a few of the other senior citizen residents, a state of bewilderment and disappointment was observed. Yeah, unlike the others, there was no personal hope for change. Same ol’ shit. All slumlords are alike.

The bout with “COVID” … errr, the common cold … continues. The symptoms have gradually decreased, but illin’ is still official. The Watch Series 9 has logged higher resting heart rates with other metrics unchanged.

Slave Day was nearly the same as Slave Day of the last two years including the bout with “COVID” … errr, the common cold. Quite odd, eh? Anyway, there was no need to detour elsewhere for morning coffee and brunch. Same ol’ workout at the gym, too, as expected.

Dinner was expedited at Subway® in town because of light rain. However, once back in Waikiki, the late afternoon outing to the International Marketplace was not postponed due to weather. Downloading more hurdy-gurdy videos over the free wireless network was the main priority.

On the way back to the “old folks home,” an encounter with neighbor Ignacio blossomed into a long conversation. The core of the discussion was the “old folks home,” of course. Lots of strange bullshit going on there these days. And, the new management is nowhere to be found.

On a side note, the vast hurdy-gurdy video library (HGVL) on the LaCie® SSD is now up to 128 works of art. There is really no point in collecting these “gems” since there is no routine “testing” of the Vienna Sausage anymore. Yeah, a real waste of time. Sheesh!

Addendum: The sole reason to celebrate Slave Day 2024 is the recent release of Julian Assange from the dungeons of the “West.” The rank-and-file peons, however, are still indentured slaves.

Miscellany: Excellent Slave Day reading is courtesy Simplicius, the Thinker. The “West” is in full collapse mode.