Ides of March 2025

Beware the Ides of March!

Another cold front arrived on the shores of Hawai’i about a week ago, bringing gusty winds as well. The ambient temperature remains cool, but not as cold as last year at this time. So far, no heavy rain either.

On Thursday, the fire alarm was triggered at 3am at the “old folks home” in Waikiki. The Fire Department responded within a few minutes. Nonetheless, a sleepless night ensued. Incidentally, ambulances and police vehicles continue to adorn the parking lot on a daily basis. The “old folks home” is a blight on the entire ‘hood.

Another conversation with neighbor Ignacio on the street the other day revealed that he has been cleared of the false claims by the management of the “old folks home.” Of course, Ignacio threatened to bring forth a lawsuit (which he would have won the judgment). So, the eviction bullshit is now history.

The Panda Express® on King Street closed for renovations on Monday. No telling when it will reopen. At least that solves the conundrum of whether to dine there or not. Otherwise, the issue of diet affecting sleep remains unsolved. Sleep deprivation is now affecting cognition, with mild dementia symptoms presenting.

The problems with different types of food types and food ingredients could be tied to old age. The digestive tract could have developed an acute sensitivity to various those particular food types and ingredients (e.g., carbohydrates, sodium, sugar, vegetable oil, caffeine, alcohol). Thus, reactions that never occurred before have now come into play. The sleep problem, by the way, centers on awakening nearly every hour to “drain the lizard,” whether necessary or not. Salads appear to not cause the problem.

Medicare Advantage is slowly losing its appeal. Each year, so-called “perks” are either reduced or eliminated. This year, the small $40 per quarter stipend for over-the-counter products disappeared without any notification. No doubt, the Silver Sneakers® gym program is next on the “chopping block.”

The Apple® Intelligence fiasco is now bordering on scandalous. Many of “features” have been delayed to some unknown time in the future. Advertisements have been pulled. Even the technology pundits are now furious. Of course, the problem was solved locally by disabling the AI bullshit. Don’t need it now, won’t need it then.

The iPad Pro M4 is again being considered for divestiture. The fact of the matter is that there is so little content to peruse on the approved Web sites. Alternative news sites outside the “West” appear to have been affected by sanctions of empire. And, of course, the technology “blogs” are focused on pushing the AI bullshit. The Google® news aggregator still functions as a summary of news in empire. Unfortunately, the mainstream news sources appear to remain locked on presenting “fake news” or “woke” bullshit. Ten minutes is really all that’s required to view all of the Web sites for daily briefings. Anyway, the iPad is the only device other than the iPhone that has a trade-in value (currently $625).

On a side note, Advanced Data Protection (ADP) was enabled for the personal iCloud account. ADP was pulled from the UK market subsequent to its Fascist government making demands for a “backdoor” to iCloud. Similar demands could easily made by other Fascist governments in the “West” as well as empire. So, “in before the lock!” Baha! Ha! Ha! Haaa!

Miscellany: Another $100 was spent (on prepared food) within two weeks at the ABC Store. So, during the Friday late afternoon outing, a stopover was made to redeem the receipts for another genuine Hawai’i coffee mug (made in China).

Postscript: An interesting article appeared on the RT site in which “peak stupidity” in empire was verified. Who knew?