"Costco phasing out books, a sign of the times..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Kimo's world #342)

James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired professional photographer  

amongst other things is a humorist writer.

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, October- 2022

           These photos appeared on Hawaii News Now

   Blog #2096~Kimo's world #342                                          

Costco phasing out books, a sign of the times

 "These times they are a changing" never rang more true than in this post-COVID- Smartphone era.

Costco's recent decision to phase out selling books in all Hawaii and Alaska locations is a sad sign of the times.

 People these days seem to lack interest in education and history and are enamored in their narcissistic worlds of social media encompassing the majority of their free time when they're not working. This is most of the time since so many people don't work anymore.  

You would think with so many people not working that books would be more popular than ever.

Almost every business

I go to is looking for help from fast food restaurants, and public transportation to hospitals and doctors' offices. The magazine and newspaper racks have been empty in doctors' waiting rooms since everyone is busy on their smartphones in their own world trolling a story in the Garden Island news or elsewhere.

"Progress," The computer age has made young people not even able to communicate one on one in person without an App on their smartphones.

Kids are now living with their parents into their 30s and this is considered the norm. Communication skills are at an all-time low, couples tend to meet online in lieu of meeting in person.

Everyone wants to start out as a CEO or famous actor and not put in any hard knocks or blood sweat and tears. Everyone is a star with their own Youtube

channel or blog, or Tik Tok video. I am guilty myself of blogging. There are so many ways to stream and watch TV and so many TV shows and at times it's overwhelming and near impossible to get off the couch.

Obesity and type two diabetes are out of control and rampant. One thing that is positive with all that's transpired post-COVID and with all the narcissism of smartphones and social life being a fraction of what it was ten years ago is teenage pregnancy is said to be way down,

Wouldn't it be wonderful to throw away cable TV, streaming venues, smartphones,  social media

and go back to 3 channels on the TV, a telephone with a cord that is shared by the family, and no social media and enjoy a good book again?

I got carried away all because

Costco will stop carrying books at my local store. Banning books is never a good sign for society.

"A home without books is a body without a soul"Marcus Tullius Cicero

“A house without books is like a room without windows." Henry Ward Beecher

''A life without books is a thirsty life" Stephen King

I plead with Costco, I can handle phasing out books, though not happy with it.

I cringed and was very upset when you shut down the photo section but thank God lived through it.  Please whatever you do, I beg of you just don't ever ban or get rid of those world-famous $1.50 all beef ¼ lb hot dogs with refillable soft drinks and the $4.99 rotisserie chickens!

Now that would be detrimental and near impossible to live with! (LOL)

Hana Hou!(Encore)