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James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired professional photographer amongst other things lived in a tent outdoors for 7 years. Rosen currently resides on the tropical island of Kaua'i with his best friend and spiritual adviser, Ivanka "Costco" Obama, The Bipartisan Dog!   Sunrise/weather/photos~September~2020 (These photos made it to Hawaii News Now) Photos courtesy, James "Kimo" Rosen  Blog #2060~Kimo's world #306 |
We must not let this virus control us
This blog also appeared as a Guest Column
in the 10-02-20 edition of the Garden Island news!
I studied statistics during a semester back in my college days.
We were drilled with the fact even in those days back in the early '70s that the media usually sidestepped the truth.
The fact of the matter is the other weekends don't have 3 days, therefore statistically the percentage is not as drastic as it's made out to be.
This brings us to the current "Pandemic," nearly every day, every hour, the media interrupting our favorite TV shows, multiple times on every network both national and local.
We hear about how many people have contacted or died of COVID-19; however, we don't hear the same stats on a daily basis of how many people have contacted or died of the flu, common cold, cancer, diabetes, obesity, heart attacks, Aids, COPD or STD's. If we did, I don't believe the country would have shut down.
We hear about how many people have contacted or died of COVID-19; however, we don't hear the same stats on a daily basis of how many people have contacted or died of the flu, common cold, cancer, diabetes, obesity, heart attacks, Aids, COPD or STD's. If we did, I don't believe the country would have shut down.
I find it ironic that so many restaurants have had to shut their doors while our fast-food franchises remained opened.
Why are corporate fast-food restaurants deemed essential while ma and pa restaurants are forced to stay shut down? There is more going on than just a pandemic. I am not usually a conspiracy theorist; however, I just can’t stop thinking there's more to this than just meets the eye.
Why are corporate fast-food restaurants deemed essential while ma and pa restaurants are forced to stay shut down? There is more going on than just a pandemic. I am not usually a conspiracy theorist; however, I just can’t stop thinking there's more to this than just meets the eye.
If you wear a mask, at least wear it properly. That goes for politicians, and both grocery store and
Big box employees of which I have witnessed first-hand wearing masks in a nonfunctional manner. If you're going to wear a mask, at least have it covering your nose. There are so many that wear masks the wrong way that I'm perplexed as to why this virus hasn't taken down many thousands more.
Big box employees of which I have witnessed first-hand wearing masks in a nonfunctional manner. If you're going to wear a mask, at least have it covering your nose. There are so many that wear masks the wrong way that I'm perplexed as to why this virus hasn't taken down many thousands more.
The key to beating COVID is your immune system. The vast majority of people who had it recover. We cannot sanitize the universe.
The average pillow has
The average pillow has
350,00 bacteria colonies, your phone has 10 times more bacteria than your toilet that your dog drinks out of, then licks you. Your sink has 500,000 bacteria per square inch. We must not let this virus control us.
According to the CDC and Web MD, 200,000 will be hospitalized of the common flu every
year and 49,000 Americans will die and yet we have a yearly vaccine for the flu. People will contact COVID-19 for many years to come, however, most will recover, and have mild or no symptoms at all. Any death is tragic, however, the vast majority of all COVID deaths are seniors with underlying health conditions.
year and 49,000 Americans will die and yet we have a yearly vaccine for the flu. People will contact COVID-19 for many years to come, however, most will recover, and have mild or no symptoms at all. Any death is tragic, however, the vast majority of all COVID deaths are seniors with underlying health conditions.
Why are we testing people with no symptoms, we do not test people for strep throat with no symptoms?
I believe shortly after the November election; people will no longer be wearing masks and God willing whatever is left of the economy will be salvageable.
It's ironic that our local Costco sees approximately 2,000 people a day according to a door counter I spoke to. I was advised that not one employee has contacted the virus. Customers touch hands with the cashiers to receive their change and yet no spread of the virus from Costco employees to customers. Yet everyone seems afraid for their life?
We cannot continue to miss weddings, graduations, birthdays, holidays, and funerals of loved ones.
Schools, tourism, and professional sports need to reopen with caution. We must try and stay healthy and take care of our physical and mental health.
Schools, tourism, and professional sports need to reopen with caution. We must try and stay healthy and take care of our physical and mental health.
The long-suffering side effects of this virus are not limited to threatened immune systems from staying home and self-quarantining. Many also missed their doctor appointments, elective surgeries, mental health counsel,
and family outings. Psychiatrists are now worried people will wind up dying from broken hearts, suicide, and neglect of life itself.
and family outings. Psychiatrists are now worried people will wind up dying from broken hearts, suicide, and neglect of life itself.
The future consequences of the virus may be far worse than the virus itself. Time will tell.
This blog also appeared as a Guest Column
in the 10-02-20 edition of the Garden Island news!
Hana Hou, (Encore)
18 comments:
Aloha Kimo I agree with you 100% that the media causes undue panic in many situations. From the very beginning of this "pandemic", I wondered and questioned the "numbers" that were being fed to us by the media, and worse yet, by our half-ass governor and state health department. I heard the Director of the Health Department of the state of Illinois while standing on stage next to the governor of Illinois, at a news conference, admit that their "parameters" required them to report all deaths of individuals that had tested positive to the virus as COVID virus deaths. No matter what they died of. THAT really put me over the edge and made me realize that most likely, ALL the numbers that are being fed to us, by the media, and by health departments all across the country, are most likely BullShit!
But... I do believe that the virus is real. And it is deadly. With what I have read, and have heard, it seems that this virus attacks the immune system. Just about every death is reported as an individual that had "underlying health conditions". The virus attacks and destroys the immunities that a person's body had developed over time to combat the "underlying health condition" that he has. regardless of what the "condition" maybe. If the person's body is strong enough, it'll survive on its own, even after the immunities have been destroyed by the virus. However, if the body manages to survive on its own, and with medical assistance, the body must then re-develop the immunities that were destroyed. THis is just my own opinion. Everyone seems to have one, and this is mine.
Just one point, they test people who don't show symptoms because you can have the virus and spread the virus and not show any symptoms at all.
It's going to be quite interesting looking back on all this 5-10 years from now, and finding out the real story and truth behind this whole mess?
If it is a conspiracy it is the biggest, most well- organized one in the history of mankind. guess we'll see. VOTE! and stay safe.
...”more to this than meets the eye”... is so true! π³ππ€ just going on with the flow right now...
Well said and I agree with every word! We need to open up now! No more masks or quarantines for healthy people! Social distance and don’t shake hands is all we need to do if we are healthy! If you are sick stay home and don’t spread whatever you might have.
Aloha nice article Kimo! Just so you know from someone who is a Restaurant Manager of Oasis on the Beach Restaurant - these are the problems facing Restaurants and Bars here. All bars inside restaurants can not serve the public sitting at the Bar - but can be used as a service Bar for servers. Everybody sitting inside have to be 6 feet apart wearing masks - only when not eating or drinking. So, the 6 foot distancing has eliminated many Restaurants - because they lose money because lack of covers. The bottom line is that they just can’t make a profit! πππΌ
Now, lets slide over to Fast Food... Even though most Fast Food Restaurants don’t serve inside (except your’s and my favorite restaurant MICKY D’s! πππ₯€π₯€π₯€π₯€π₯€) they can still make a profit with serving Drive-In or take out only. Kapaa Burger King was serving inside but STOPPED about a month ago - because they weren’t following the County’s cleaning requirements. It’s all about cleaning and safety now. Now the general population would prefer to go thru McDonalds Drive Thru - than sit inside. It reduces human contact for both Mcdonald's employees and customers - so, it actually helps reduce the cases and probably deaths too.
As far as OASIS goes my job there is still intact because I never quit when I started working at Foodland. I’m hearing that OASIS will try possibly opening up around Thanksgiving only if Hawaii does open up October 15th. The Oasis owner said he can’t make a profit until Waipouli Resort is almost full - but if so, that might not happen till Spring Break!
Anyways Kimo I hope all is well with you and Ivanka. I don’t know if you watched the debate but it sure was a doozie!
Take care and stay safe, and keep on blogging! Bill π·π€πΌ
Yes, the debate was must-see TV, Trump had to take on both the moderator and Biden, very unfair.
Biden was name-calling and his lack of respect got to Trump from the beginning of the debate. Trump respectfully, greeted Biden with a hello Joe, while Biden disrespectfully greeted the leader of the free world with, "Hey man."
Wow. Amazing.
Yeah I think the Dems game plan is to get Biden to get under Trumps skin - to get him to unhinged on stage. Biden would be a liability mental health wise I believe as our Prez! (Not going to happen!) I think he has the start of dementia - because I’ve experienced it first hand with my dad’s unfortunate demise. I don’t know if you ever saw Biden’s hidden ear Mike during his town halls? This means that he was being fed answers or responses - by his own team! You remember our greatest Prez Ronald Reagan during his last term his dementia was getting worse. I’ve seen a video clip where Nancy is telling him what to say during a speech at the White House (Rose Garden) - standing right beside him. Ronald was a great man - my dad worked with him quite a bit when he was Gov of Calif. The key with Reagan is he had great people in his cabinet telling him or advising him what to do! Check out the photo of Biden you can kinda see on the upper right of his ear the wires etc that are hidden with make up etc. I think Trumps game plan is he’ll be bringing up more damning evidence from the FBI on his son Jeb, and how he knew all about what was going on there. You watch it’s not going to be a pretty situation for Joe! ππ€πΌ☮️πΊπΈ
I think you mean Hunter, not Jeb, Jeb was Bush Sr.'s son.?
Yes, I agree!
Oops you’re right Hunter - my bad! All I can say it’s going to be a great month watching the Trump/Biden Show all the way till Election Day win for Trump! πΊπΈ So get your Cokeπ₯€sit back and enjoy! π€πΌ
Patrick Flores October 2, 2020 7:09 am Reply
Great and logical statement Mr. Rosen
R.L. Skinner October 2, 2020 8:04 am Reply
There IS light on the island…..Kimo Rosen is a glimmer of hope that people will wake up to this unlawful taking of our liberties. Some states are finally going to court to stop this unwarranted shutdown of our economy.
Seems like our mayor wants to stop tourists completely by testing, testing, testing.
Look at the science….99% of the people with positive tests show few symptoms or even recover completely,,,,,only 5% perish due to the virus.. I think people should be aware that Covid-19 deaths are exagerated because doctors are compelled to list the virus as the cause of death even though the virus is only present and NOT the actual cause.
I have been saying that if the stores such as Walmart and Costco can function without spreading the virus other businesses can too.
Wake up Hawaii!
Paulo October 2, 2020 8:16 am Reply
Well it didn’t control your leader. Had he used common precautions he might not have contracted the coronavirus. But thanks for a lot of happy talk anyway. Let’s not miss those weddings!
Phast Phuud October 2, 2020 8:55 am Reply
Kimo you are so right about allowing fat, I mean fast food joints to stay open, while nutritious food restaurants were shut now partial open.
it just keeps confirming the petrochemical pharmaceutical medical industry needs disease to profit.
You would have thought by now only the fat and obese never knew how many chronic degenerative end of life diseases and their toxic prescription drugs start and end in fast food joints. The only thing without fat and grease and chemicals and sugar in there are the seats, although the seat covers are made from petrochemicals.
Feed the people fat and cancer and heart and stroke and Alzheimer’s food, and when they show up sick give them more dangerous chemicals in the prescription drugs.
Pharmaceutical industry has the population right where they want them, eating out of junk food at every snack store and out of their pill bottles.
Main thing is do not educate people about their bodies and health., especially how to restore health and keep healthy, let them keep the right to buy prescription drugs instead of nutritious food.
The medical industry so out of touch with health they allow Negative virus people in to spread their new virus infection, and keep the positive ones in quarantine even though after 3 to 14 days they have the antibodies and the immune system to use those abundant antibodies to deactivate any new virus exposure.
Open up the world and let the people who have been irresponsible with their bodies and health to fall as the cards fall. Amen.
Let this virus and threat of vaccine be a lessen to the fat, obese, diseased people for letting themselves go…down hill into the hospital and pharmacy and doctor deep rut.
Who could turn this around for the common good of health, is there a single person, the coming of a new messenger?
If it is left up to the individual, fear that more than the virus and vaccine combined.
Steven McMacken October 2, 2020 3:00 am Reply
So sorry to hear that your favorite TV shows keep getting interrupted, Kimo. Praying for you.
Pete Antonson October 2, 2020 3:01 am Reply
Last March 12th, Mr Rosen said the following: “The media has many in a frenzy over what I believe will soon pass.” This is because his Cult Leader said on March 6th “You have to be calm. It’ll go away.” — During a visit to Atlanta headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; even though he told Bob Woodward as early as Feb 7th: “It’s also more deadly than even your strenuous flus.” What is amazing is that Mr. Rosen seems to have lived through an epic moment in History for 6 months and learned absolutely nothing. The other amazing thing has to do with timing. When he wrote this, I’m sure he had no idea that his fearless Cult Leader had just contracted Covid-19. Read it and weep, Pal!
J.D. October 2, 2020 5:12 am Reply
Total annual deaths in US.
2018: 2,839,205
2019: 2,855,000
2020: 2,033,736 through September 24th.
2020’s overall death rate is on pace to be LESS than 2018 and 2019.
That is not the message we are getting from the media.
Michael October 2, 2020 5:39 am Reply
Kimo’s rambling opinion is an example of why it should not appear in TGI. He has no point and he has no message. If properly practiced, these three rituals will keep most people safe: wear a mask (properly), practice social distancing and wash your hands.
james October 2, 2020 7:02 am Reply
You are lucky you live here, otherwise I’m sure you would have contracted Covid with your attitude. Sorry this deadly disease has inconvenience you. If the most protected person in the world caught Covid, anyone can, even you. Trump thought the whole thing was an overblown hoax just like you. We will join the real world when tourists return on Oct 15. I hope we are ready for it. I don’t see the pandemic going away anytime soon.
LTEreader October 2, 2020 10:24 am Reply
“It’s ironic that our local Costco sees approximately 2,000 people a day, according to a door counter I spoke to. I was advised that not one employee has contracted the virus.”
Nothing “ironic” about this. It’s because most residents of Kaua’i have been vigilant about what’s been asked of us since the onset of COVID, and we’ve been one of the safest places in America to be. However, as below, we’ll be welcoming these folks here in just a few weeks with only one pre-test = fasten your seatbelt, our ‘safe place’ is about to change.
September 30, 2020:
“It feels like we’re at another turning point with the COVID pandemic. After weeks of declining coronavirus case numbers nationwide, we’ve had a change of luck and cases are now climbing in 32 states across the U.S.” The New York Times reports.
September 17, 2020:
“The World Health Organization has warned that coronavirus cases are surging alarmingly in Europe, as a “very serious situation” unfolds across the continent. As Covid-19 infections spike to record numbers, European governments are imposing strict local measures and weighing up further lockdowns in a bid to halt a second wave of the pandemic.”
kauaiboy October 2, 2020 12:39 pm Reply
Get a grip, James.
Let’s see…a three day weekend has 50% more time than a two day weekend, plus far more traffic on the roads and probably more drinking and partying going on. Thus, more accidents, injuries and deaths. And you sound the alarm that the media is being alarmist by cautioning safe driving on 3 day weekends? Did they offer a class in critical thinking at your college? You would have been well advised to enroll in that class.
The rest of your diatribe is equally nonsensical. For now, I will leave it to other, more grounded readers to comment on your article. Should be interesting…
numilalocal October 2, 2020 1:08 pm Reply
Maybe if you ask COVID really nicely to not control us, it’ll go away. Though I rather doubt it. How we respond to this virus will determine when and how we can begin to reopen.
tunataxi October 2, 2020 1:19 pm Reply
Love the timing on this letter… just as your glorious leader is being flown to Walter Reed after a positive covid test result. Curious… who do you suppose will be doing your heroΚ»s hair & make-up ??
Hirondelle October 2, 2020 4:52 pm Reply
It seems unlikely that Mr. Trump has been flown to Walter Reed just because he is in his 70s and obese.
I saw a Vampire once October 2, 2020 5:38 pm Reply
That’s good Kimo. You have faith in your election and candidates. But no I think people will still wear face mask after the election. And the ones who get into politics than get out of politics are still not safe as far as catching any virus or disease. They’re locals. So I don’t think paying a local to be ruler over the ruled is the way it is. They still need medical. As for pay? How smart are the election candidates?
pua liΚ»iliΚ»i October 2, 2020 7:40 pm Reply
I think the only thing I agree with on your whole word salad is, “If you wear a mask, at least wear it properly.”
Phake October 2, 2020 9:27 pm Reply
Dem to Repub: Trump is faking the virus infection, why ain’t broom hilda going to the hospital, must be she no more symptoms, like those Latin American governments maybe she will be our next President. She certainly has traveled the world more and met more world leaders, that’s better than Camela who been to Smokeland by the Bay, or will it be a Pharisee Admin…2 old croakers passing the torch to one a foreigner and the other a minority rasta far out!
rk669 October 3, 2020 6:53 am Reply
No Jobs? No Worries,at least we have Breadlines!
We thank Mutt and Jeff(aka) Iggy & cowerd Commee!
manawai October 3, 2020 7:35 am Reply
This is really about the fight between those who want to end tourism here and those who depend upon it for their livelihood, direct or indirect. The virus is being used as a weapon in the fight to end tourism on Kauai.
darren p zdunich October 3, 2020 8:15 am Reply
I went to Wal Mart and caught a case of Corona…In 24 12oz bottles, CERVESA MAS FINA!!
All jokes aside, the most protected person on the planet contracted COVID due to hubris. Please do not follow the folly. Mayor Kawakami and most Kauai residents been diligent about preventing the virus. please don’t let that ease you into complacency. Wearing a mask sucks I know but now YOU know how bad your breath smells.
BTW restaurants are opening please support them responsibly.
Mask up!
Wash up!
Distance when you can.
nothings free October 3, 2020 10:00 am Reply
Great points as usual Kimo! The one clarification I would make is that it is not a virus that is trying to control every aspect of our lives. It’s the liberals and Democrats who either didn’t have parents, had horrible parents, or were given too many trophies for nothing. These pathetic creatures are using the virus to take away our jobs, freedoms, and liberties in an ongoing attempt to feed their mommy/daddy Government into obesity! This mental weakness leads one to want a Government who can be the mommy and daddy they never had! That being said, this is why they’re using the virus to blow up the size and power of the Socialist Gestapo Government they’ve always dreamed of. Naughty children.
So if I have an underlying condition and I'm healthy and alive, then I get Covid and die, are you saying the health authorities should Not count that as a Covid related death? If you are saying that then I strongly disagree with you. BTW Hawaii is doing well, as far as Covid Deaths is concerned, and you should reconsider your attacks on the people who clearly deserve credit for keeping Hawaii residents alive.
You don't seem to get or understand that Healthy people who don't know they have Covid, can transmit it to others. "Hi Grandma, I'm Healthy, No Worries, Love You Grams". And one week later Grandma is dead from a healthy relative visiting her.
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