"TV news personal being forced to retire..." 'Judith Whitehead' (inspiration Sunday)

Judith Whitehead lives in Amherst New York

( A suburb of Buffalo, N.Y.)

 and has worked in the ophthalmology

 field of medicine for over 30 years

TV news personal being forced to retire

It seems lately in Buffalo all the news channels are cutting loose our senior announcers, weather men etc.  

They are all in their 60's and are being forced to "retire" and are being replaced by much younger people. Of course the young ones will work for much less but it is unconscionable to put our senior workers out to pasture; all dedicated workers for the last 30 yrs. 

TV news anchors are being
replaced as well as  the sports
and weather announcers.
Not fun getting old...

They are very short sited...who do they think the general public of 5 o'clock news watchers are? Not the people in their 20's and 30's but the senior age people who enjoy the old standards.  If they think this will entice a new crowd of news watchers, they are mistaken. 

 Young people do not sit down to dinner at 5pm and watch the news.  They are far too busy  working late and going  to activities with their friends.  

Now they will alienate the senior watchers and I will be curious to see if the ratings fall.  Very short sited in my opinion.

P.S.
Read about  TV personalities retiring:
http://www.buffalonews.com/life-arts/television/an-insane-year-in-television-comes-to-a-close-20160105

"Judy, Judy, Judy!"

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"Americans love a reality show and that's why Donald J. Trump will be the next President.." 'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Special Political Friday Edition of Kimo's World #110)

James Kimo Rosen is the Blogger-n-chief
of dakinetalk blog and lives on the cosmic
island of Kaua'i with his spiritual advisor
Obama Da Dog!  

Americans love a reality show and
 that's why Donald J. Trump will be the next President

(Kimo's world #110-special  political edition..) 

 An edited version of this blog appeared
in the 02-11-16 edition of The Garden Island News;
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-feb/article_04835833-31be-5a57-8bcf-a4daf9b26ec1.html

"Politicians are like diapers, they all stink and should  be changed often."
(Donald Trump's disruption of the Fox News debate is a political masterstroke)
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/donald-trumps-disruption-of-the-fox-news-debate-is-a-political-masterstroke/ar-BBoMgpf

This is an old expression and joke, however it is one of the major reasons for the current political agenda showing business tycoon and billionaire Donald Trump ahead in every major political presidential poll.

The news anchors and journalists are still scratching their heads at how Trump is dominating the polls. There is an easy answer, they don't stop talking about him or following him around. Even when Trump opts out of a debate, you think, OK--time for the other candidates to speak.

Trump says jump and they say how high. All other candidates get a fraction of the prime time news.

America loves reality TV.
American Idol, Survivor, The Kardashians, The Apprentice and now the 2016 presidential primary is taking on the tune of reality TV.

That's why Donald J. Trump will be the next President.


An edited version of this blog appeared

in the 02-11-16 edition of The Garden Island News;
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-feb/article_04835833-31be-5a57-8bcf-a4daf9b26ec1.html

P.S.
 An edited version of this blog
appeared in the Saturday January 30, 2016 edition of the  Honolulu Staradvertiser! I am copying and pasting since the Staradvertiser has a paywall. I like their edit!
http://staradvertiser.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
The news anchors and journalists are still scratching their heads at how Donald Trump is dominating the polls.
There is an easy answer: The media won’t stop talking about him or following him around.
Even when Trump opts out of a debate, you think, OK, it’s time for the other candidates to speak. But Trump says jump, and the media ask how high. All other candidates get a fraction of prime-time news coverage.
America loves reality TV — “American Idol,” “Survivor,” “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” “The Apprentice,” and now the 2016 presidential primary.
That's why Donald J. Trump will be the next president.
James "Kimo" Rosen
Kapa'a, Hawai'i
http://staradvertiser.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

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"What Will Matter?" 'Chester "Unc" Lau' (Source by Michael Josephson)

Dakinetalk's favorite Uncle (Chester Lau)

      "Unc" is really passionate about creating a national Caregivers day. Unc resides on the island of Oahu and loves giving politicians a hard time!

What Will Matter? by Michael Josephson
http://kindnessblog.com/2014/05/21/what-will-matter-by-michael-josephson/
What Will Matter?

Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end.

There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
All things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.

Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.

So too your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won?t matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived, at the end.

It won?t matter whether you where beautiful or brilliant.
Even your gender and skin colour will be irrelevant.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built;
Not what you got, but how you gave.

What will matter is not your success, but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.

What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you?re gone.

What will matter are not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you.

What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

Choose to live a life that matters.    
by Michael Josephson
http://kindnessblog.com/2014/05/21/what-will-matter-by-michael-josephson/

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"Only more roads will improve traffic..." 'Glenn Mickens' (Special to dakinetalk blog)

Glenn Mickens has lived on Kauai  with his wife Ruth for the last 26 years. Born July 26, 1930 in Wilmar, California, USA) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in four games (two of which were starts) for the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers. He also played for five years in Japan, from 1959 until 1963 for the Kintetsu Buffaloes. There, he compiled a record of 45–53 with a 2.54 ERA.  Glenn also  served in the Army for 2 years and coached baseball at UCLA for 25 years. 
Last but not least Glenn would really like to see Kauai give the county manager style of Government a chance.

Mr. Mickens is locally known
as one of Kauai county's
political watchdogs
and Nitpickers...
Mahalos Glenn!

Only more roads will improve traffic

Bravo, Larry Bergh, bravo for your fine, truthful article in TGI 1/24, "Only more roads will improve the traffic flow on Kauai."  
(Read Larry's opinion article)
~Click on link below~
Let us know what you 
think of the traffic 
 situation on Kauai
in the commments section
of this blog or on Facebook?
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-jan/article_e7125b02-c263-11e5-953c-6bfd20e2aaaf.html

For years a group of us "Nitpickers" have been echoing the the very same words, thoughts and ideas that you bring up in your letter.

Does it really take engineers, planners or consultants at a cost of thousands of dollars to tell us that we need wider and alternate roads on Kauai to alleviate the traffic problems that have plagued us for so long?

As Mr Bergh so wisely states, "predictably every study (they) come up with offers the same suggestions: more buses, more sidewalks and more bike paths." In the 10 years he has lived here he has seen many recreational bicyclists on the narrow and dangerous roads outside of Lihue but, like Mr Bergh, I cannot imagine nor have I seen anyone in 26 years using these lanes except the very brave and ambitious Laurel Briar who pedals from Anahola to Lihue to work. 

And neither have I sees anyone using the newly developed bike lanes which would be extremely dangerous to use plus being entirely impractical for anyone to use for whatever reason. 

Yet our planners put more and more bike lanes in their long range plans but the question that screams for an answer is WHY---who is mandating that these paths be built when, as Councilman Kagawa asks, we narrow our roads (like the plans for Rice Street) and do nothing but worsen traffic.

We are being told by people who lack common sense to abandon our vehicles, disregard convenience and efficiency  and try alternative transportation but it will never happen.

At a recent Committee meeting the point was brought up by a member from a bike organization that these bike lanes are needed so people will get out of their vehicles and get more exercise. But the spokesman for this organization could not point out where, on an Island like ours, with a population like ours that this is successfully being done. 

Mr Bergh sums up his article with a fine statement, "It's time that the county bites the bullet and admits that what's really needed to relieve traffic congestion here on Kauai is the adding of more lanes to our current roads and the addition of of bypasses where they really do some good and actually be used." 

The contra-flo is successfully being used at peak traffic hours and it proves that with one more lane the contra-flo would not be needed.

Wasn't the Koloko Dam break that cut off north and south bound transportation evidence enough that we desperately need alternate roads not only to cure traffic problems but to offer people and emergency vehicles a way to move around on Kauai? Any accident or brush fire along our highway will stop traffic since there is no other route.

Citizens, Council Members, and Mayor please think about this: A professional, experienced Manager would be your aid, your tool to addressing the problems that Mr Bergh and letter after letter points out. There is no downside to trying this system since it is always reversible. But the proven upside is that problems will get solve and our county could restore millions of dollars in our depleted 
General fund by the efficiency put into our system.

Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is...

Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen---Blogger-n-chief, dakinetalk blog---

P.S.
Check out Glenn's Wikipedia page;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Mickens

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"Fact checking social media...." 'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Kimo's world #109)

James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired 
professional photographer
 and amongst other things lived
 in a tent outdoors for 7 years.
Rosen currently resides on
 the tropical island of kauai
with his best friend Obama Da Dog!

People post so many things
 without fact checking.

Fact Checking Social Media

I enjoy social media, especially Facebook.

Lately, I have found so many false statements usually written up in meme form, those are those photos with words attached within the photo.

Many friends I consider intelligent, just post without fact checking. At times I will tell them it's not true and they should fact check before posting? Some say they aren't journalists,  so it doesn't matter. I say it matters since many times the post will lead to a website that has computer malware infections.

Here are a few most recent memes I fact checked and found to not be true."

"Consider a group of baboons. They are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious, most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all primates. And what is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons? Believe it or not ... a Congress! I guess that pretty much explains the things that come out of Washington!"
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2012/jan/02/chain-email/chain-e-mail-claims-when-baboons-congregate-its-ca/

Snopes declared false along with many other fact checking groups such as Politifact, a group that  makes a living at fact checking political propaganda.

Merriam-Webster.com also produced negative results. So did the online version of the Oxford Dictionary.

It's easy to fact check, check go to Google and type,"fact check," whatever  your question is?

There was a meme stating Barach and Michelle Obama surrendered their law licenses to avoid ethics charges.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/lawlicenses.asp

A court official confirms that no public disciplinary proceeding has ever been brought against either of them, contrary to a false Internet rumor.

It was also rumored a few months back that Costco would start selling recreation Marijuana in Washington and Colorado, there were hundreds of memes floating around social media, this too was false, but people still like to hit the share button before fact checking.

http://www.snopes.com/media/notnews/costcopot.asp

Many times there are offers of  extremely cheap airfares if you share a meme, offers of free cars to share a meme. If it sounds to good to be true, fact check before sharing or clicking onto a website that may infect your computer.

Both major political parties
make up falsehoods,

The worst memes are the political memes, the Democrats, make up lies about Republicans and the Republicans make up lies about the Democrats.

Thousands posted 
this non truth,
If you fact checked
 you find the truth!

Be careful what you share, spreading false information  on Facebook is a federal crime and can get you up to 10 years in jail! Not really, just showing how easy it is to spread false info.

Watch what you share on social media, and please remember to fact check before spreading  falsehoods that may ruin your  reputation as a social media junkie.

Should you decide to share before fact checking  that's OK too!

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"Germaphobia" 'Judith Whitehead' (Inspiration Sunday)

Judith Whitehead lives in Amherst New York

( A suburb of Buffalo, N.Y.)

 and has worked in the ophthalmology

 field of medicine for over 30 years.

Germaphobia

I'm always trying to take precautions when it comes to my health.
 I get flu shots every year and also got the pneumonia shot, however this year is a brutal one in Buffalo New York. 

 I work in the health field and am certain I have built up a certain immunity against these bugs, but they really got me this year.  I came down with the worst cold I have had in years; at times I have even skipped a year when I have not been sick but the beast attacked me early in the month.  Of course I had to share 
with the hubby.

  This seems to be a bad year for sickness, a lot of patients coming in sick.  My advice is to de- germ as much as possible, frequent sanitizing of hands, turn away from people spreading germs with sneezing and coughing and if flying, as I always do, get some anti bacterial wipes and wipe down those seats, tray tables and arm rests.

 It does make a difference.
Stay well everyone and be careful.

If your immunity is compromised you will be in trouble,  I even go so far as to carry a mask if needed when traveling.  STAY WELL

Judy, Judy, Judy!  ;-)

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"The Stray Ball..." 'Chester "Unc" Lau (Source)

Dakinetalk's favorite Uncle (Chester Lau)

      "Unc" is really passionate about creating a national Caregivers day. Unc resides on the island of Oahu and loves giving politicians a hard time!

The Stray Ball

Two women were playing golf. One teed off and watched with horror as her ball headed directly towards a foursome of men playing the next hole. The ball hit one of them and he immediately fell to the ground clutching his hands together in his groin, rolling around in obvious agony.

The woman rushed over and immediately began to apologize "Please allow me to help, I'm a physiotherapist and I know I could relieve your pain if you'll allow me" she told him.

"Oh no I'll be all right, I'll be fine in a few minutes" the man grunted, still lying in a fetal position, still clasping his hands at his groin.

"Don't be silly, Let me help!" she told him and, following her persistence,  he finally allowed her to help. She gently took his hands away and laid them at his sides, she loosened his trousers and put her hand inside.  She administered tender and skillful massage for several long moments and then asked "How does that feel?"
He replied, "It feels terrific, but my thumb still hurts like hell."

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"Americans of Japanese Ancestry Baseball League should be open to all Ethnicities..." 'Glenn Mickens' (Special to dakinetalk blog)

Glenn Mickens has lived on Kauai  with his wife Ruth for the last 26 years. Born July 26, 1930 in Wilmar, California, USA) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in four games (two of which were starts) for the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers. He also played for five years in Japan, from 1959 until 1963 for the Kintetsu Buffaloes. There, he compiled a record of 45–53 with a 2.54 ERA.  Glenn also  served in the Army for 2 years and coached baseball at UCLA for 25 years. 
Last but not least Glenn would really like to see Kauai give the county manager style of Government a chance.

A short prelude to the blog

Mr. Mickens is locally known
as one of Kauai county's
political watchdogs.
Mahalos Glenn!

Aloha dakinetalk blog readers,

I am not sure if you have been following my crusade to get AJA baseball to stop their discriminatory practice of not allowing anyone who has the athletic ability to play in their league if they do not have Japanese blood in them. I have been at this for 20 years with no success.

Lately I was critical of the Mayor for endorsing this practice as being "traditional" (for me just another word for discrimination) and wrote the following letter to the paper. The Garden Island News may or may not print it.

 Can you imagine two of the greatest Jewish players in the history of baseball being prohibited from playing because they were Jewish---Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax? 

Mahalo,
Glenn

Americans of Japanese Ancestry Baseball League should be open to all Ethnicities...

Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. was a jock just as I have been a jock most of my life. If Bernard had a son who had some skills in football and just needed added experience at the high school level by playing in an off season league to possibly get a scholarship to U of H but could not participate in that league due to a racial problem, wouldn't he be outraged?

His analogy that " some leagues require that members be part of a specific labor union, work in a particular geographic location or have attained a certain age" is comparing apples to oranges. 

Being in a labor union or living in a certain geographic location or age restriction has absolutely nothing to do with their race or ethnic background as AJA baseball does. If there are such leagues then their members are not restricted to play because they are black, yellow or brown only that they have the skill to participate. 

I said it before and I will say it again that I applaud the organizers of AJA baseball for keeping it going in the Hawaiian Islands for 86 years. But no matter what term you want to use for prohibiting any person from playing baseball because of their race, ethnic background, sexual orientation, or color IT IS DISCRIMINATORY!

The Mayor says, "I don't view the AJA as being racially discriminatory but rather one that pays tribute to a long standing tradition set by their fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers."

Once because of "tradition" women could not vote, African Americans were slaves and until Jackie Robinson came along "tradition" or "culture" kept this fine race of people out of organized baseball. See the movie "42" about the hardships that Jackie had to go through to crack the color barrier in pro baseball--truly amazing. Or that mixed marriages were looked down upon or prohibited; that homosexuals were barred from military duty or kicked out if discovered---at a time when some were our best combat pilots and interpreters we badly needed; or same sex marriage that gives equal rights to everyone. 

In one of its saddest hours our country "discriminated " against  the total Japanese race by putting these American citizens into camps (a recent fine story in TGI) after Pearl Harbor was bombed. 

The Mayor goes on to say what a fine outstanding citizen Tom Shigemoto is and I certainly take no exception with that. He had some fine sons that excelled in baseball at Kauai High School and as the official arbitrator and scorer for the KIF I told him so. 

My only question to Tom, our Mayor or anyone else who wants to keep AJA baseball segregated is WHY NOT open this league to anyone who can compete?
Professional baseball and particularly the major leagues are better, stronger and more competitive (attendance and salaries are off the map!) due to the influx of worldly players being signed.

Even if AJA baseball is legally correct in their operations, they certainly have a moral and ethical right to operate their league so that no male or female is ever left out. 

Additional reading on this subject of discrimination within the

 AJA from a 1996 story in the Honolulu Starbulletin;

http://archives.starbulletin.com/96/08/30/sports/story3.html

Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is...

Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen---Blogger-n-chief, dakinetalk blog---

P.S.
Check out Glenn's Wikipedia page;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Mickens

With all the stress of the world, don't forget to
watch the sunrise or sunset, it's free! 

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