Ho-Hum 2026

A week has passed since the last appointment at the Ohua Clinic in Waikiki. The Cologuard® colon cancer screening kit arrived on Monday. The samples were collected on Tuesday morning and shipped out. The attending physician was sent a message through the patient portal on Monday to inquire about the dermatology referral. There was no reply, so a phone call to the clinic was necessary. Apparently, the referral was not processed. So, there will be a longer wait as the skin cancer spreads. Ho-hum.

Meanwhile, back at the “old folks home,” the troublesome tranny was finally evicted. Why the process took so long (read: many years) is quite puzzling. A chance encounter with neighbor Ignacio occurred on Monday while he was walking back to the “old folks home” from shopping. His physician has encouraged him to go outside more. And, the neighbor across from the mausoleum has gone MIA for several weeks now. No one knows his whereabouts. Ho-hum.

A wooden stool was espied outside (adjacent to the parking lot of the “old folks home”) along with other pieces of furniture on Sunday afternoon upon return from town. The stool was then appropriated with the intention of placing it in the elevator lobby. However, the utility of the stool will be better served in the mausoleum. Ho-hum.

The Beats® Studio Pro headphones and the MacBook Neo remain in their original factory boxes. The AirPods Pro 2 earbuds are still sitting in the technology accessories box. Obviously, they are useless possessions. Ho-hum.

The air conditioner in the mausoleum is now left running all night. Otherwise, the ambient temperature (about 83^o to 85^o F) would be unbearable. Surprisingly, the fan noise has not been a problem. Quality of sleep has slightly improved. The heatwave continues unabated. Ho-hum.

Miscellany: The long-awaited “shock to the system” in empire may never come as opined by Karl Sanchez. He’s presumably correct as empire imports oil by pipelines from Mexico and Canada. The East Coast, of course, benefits the most, whereas the West Coast (and Hawai’i) relies more on imports (possibly from the Levant). West Coast prices for petroleum products are, thus, higher and more volatile. Overall, though, domestic prices will rise proportionately with global trends. That’s the “market” at play.