"Trump-fulling..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Kimo's world #120)

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 Kaua'i
with his best friend and spiritual adviser Obama Da Dog!

Please note that this blog also appeared as a stand alone
 opinion column in the 03-29-16 edition of the Kaua'i Garden Island News;
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/guest/opened-minded-folks-seem-to-be-expressing-lots-of-hate/article_a17cd067-1049-5b82-9704-fab5211afb5f.html

Kimo's world #120

Trump-fulling

Every-time I blog about Donald Trump I lose a  friend on Facebook and at times even in real life. I find it very "Trump-fulling."(~The act of losing friends, because you may endorse Donald J. Trump~)I just made that word up!

With over 1300 friends on Facebook I  have been trying to downsize for quite awhile. Being a Trump supporter has made downsizing quite  easy.

I enjoy meat--however I have many vegan friends, I am heterosexual--however have gay friends, I am a God fearing individual--yet have agnostic and atheist friends. It seems you cannot be a Donald Trump supporter and have  Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton friends, not because Trump supporters don't want to be friends, but because the Sanders and Clinton people are not the peace lovers they claim to be?

Who will be next to either not talk to me or un-friend me because my opinion may be different from yours? 

My friend Christine Muscarella Frost recently shared a thread on her Facebook timeline that is  pretty much a sign of the times;
Chris has given permission to share her thread below;
"I can't wait until this election is over and done with. I'm so tired of seeing the HATRED posts that FB friends keep posting. Do you know if you don't like one or more of the people trying to get nominated by their party, all you're doing is keeping them in the limelight and drawing attention to them?! And yes, I do scroll past these hate posts, but it makes going on FB to see fun stuff challenging" Rant over. 
  Me~~"So ironic that the peace generation, our generation is spilling these hateful memes instead of positive memes about their own candidate."~~
Chris~~"I agree 100%. Maybe that's why it's really getting under my skin and driving me crazy? Some days that's all I feel like I see on FB and hear on the news."Christine Muscarella Frost 

I have never seen so much hate directed at one political candidate, that of Donald J. Trump. The strangest part is much of the hate is being driven by an aged peace freak generation of the Vietnam  war protest generation. 
      
Why so much hate from a group in their youth that wanted nothing more than peace?  My opinion, old age, dementia and drugs have taking their toll on many in my generation. 

Why the lack of respect for the U.S. citizens voting for Trump? I on the other hand respect those voting for Hillary, Bernie, Cruz or any other, after all this is America. The tolerant Liberal is ALWAYS the most intolerant of other's views!!

This meme appeared on Facebook
to help promote this blog.
The Donald told me to do it!  ;-)

The TRUMP Haters are sick of reading, seeing and hearing about Trump, yet continue to post anti- Trump hate on their social media posts. Giving Trump exactly what he wants , more publicity. Doesn't anyone get it. This is exactly what Trump wants!  He's playing right into his haters and supporters, go figure!  Donald Trump really is a marketing genius.

May God, Darwin or whomever you pray to, bless America in this time of need. I really hope it's God, however I still respect you if it's Darwin-- because I'm not like the others whom don't respect others for not thinking like them.

This election thus far has been very Trump-fulling for me.Who wants to hop on board, potentially loose some friends, in the mean time "Making America Great again!"

Baby Theodore James Kushner pictured above with
Donald Trump's Jewish daughter, Ivanka.
Donald is denying his daughter named the child
after political GOP rival Ted Cruz!  ;-)

On a positive note; This past Easter Sunday, Ivanka Trump Kushner, 'The Donald's' Orthodox Jewish daughter gave birth to a baby boy named Theodore James Kushner.
Many are saying that Trump intentionally planned for his daughter to have a baby during this pressure cooker filled week to help the undecided voters. After-all who doesn't love babies? 

Mazol Tov To Ivanka Trump Kushner on the birth of her baby boy! A special Bris will follow in eight days. The Bris is a special ceremony for the circumcision of Jewish boys.
Since I am Jewish, someone asked me if it hurts? My reply, I couldn't walk for a year!


People Magazine
Ivanka Trump Welcomes Son Theodore James
http://celebritybabies.people.com/2016/03/27/ivanka-trump-welcomes-son-theodore-james/

More reading on Donald Trump;
1-Trump supporters must come out of the closet! (Kimo's world #118)
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/03/trump-supporters-must-come-out-of.html
2-Trump, the election and the Jewish connection...(Kimo's world #119)
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/03/trump-election-and-jewish-connection.html

P.S.
Check out Trump hiring a black woman veteran right on the spot, this is remarkable;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY_SclGgKWI

The Garden News published this blog as a stand alone column on March 29, 2016!

http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/guest/opened-minded-folks-seem-to-be-expressing-lots-of-hate/article_a17cd067-1049-5b82-9704-fab5211afb5f.html

The Garden Island News also published my article, 

Trump, The election and the Jewish connection;

http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-april/article_0fcb8750-89f5-5fac-b032-a2f90f1bff53.html

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"Neighbors that can make or break your living space..." '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

Neighbors that can make or 
break your living space

We have moved a few times in our married life and have been pretty fortunate to get “good” neighbors on either side of us. The definition of “good” neighbors in my book are people that are
pleasant to talk with, look out for each other when something doesn't look “right” in the area and share some thoughts and fun times during neighborhood functions such as annual garage sales.

We moved into this “young” neighborhood several years ago, actually we were the seniors then being in the age range of the 40's .

 Most couples were starting their families and were no more than 25
years old. Fortunately for us we had more mature neighbors on both sides of our home, neither were novice homeowners and were coming from previous neighborhoods.

We really lucked out 15 years ago when we built our home. We are not the kind of people who live in each others “pots” as the saying goes. We don't get involved in the “he said, she said” minutia of
people and keep it light with conversation. We have found this is the best way to keep good neighbors happy.

"The birds, chipmunks and deer are almost
 tame around us and almost stop
 to pose for a photo of which I have many."
Judith Whitehead

 

Many homes over the last 15 years have turned over owners; we started out as “wisteria lane”and many neighbors got a little too close and that turned ugly. Several homes on the street are on their third owners. Some were transferred for their jobs and careers and some by choice.

Through all the years my neighbors on either side of us have been the originals; we are the last hold outs of the street. We confer with each other off and on and reassure each other that we have no plans on moving any time soon. It gives us comfort like an old shoe, that our consistent predictable families remain the same. Sure their children have grown up in that time and moved on to start their own lives but the basic homeowners remain. We enjoy watching their children return home for visits and look in amazement how time has whizzed by – how could they have grown up so fast before our eyes. We feel the same in our minds, but don't exactly look the same. We exchange pleasantries that “we haven't changed a bit” but we know better; 15 years takes its tole somehow.

No longer do we mow our own lawn or shovel our driveways; it's too much of a workout at times and we have lost too many friends and associates having health outcomes that were unnecessary and with dismal outcomes.

Coincidentally our neighbor is also the “snow plow guy” and we get first dibs after a snowfall which is most appreciated. Each neighbor is always around to lend a hand if we need a stump chopped or a
bush trimmed; they seem to have all the tools necessary for the job.

We take in packages for each other and alert one another if we are going to travel. We have lived in this home the longest of all our other homes and have watched the area populate greatly over the years.

No longer is the main street that enters our area quiet; it has been built up with businesses and brought much more traffic into the
 area.  I guess they call that “progress”, although I am not so sure.

At least we can still come into our development and escape the traffic and madness out there. 

We spend many hours sitting out on our quiet porch in the nice weather and watch the many critters that have moved in with us as well. The birds, chipmunks and deer are almost tame around us and almost stop to pose for a photo of which I have many.

Our friends stop and pose for a photo
and say hello!

I guess there is comfort with familiarity and for now I will continue to enjoy my neighbors and take comfort in our safe haven.

"Judy, Judy, Judy!"

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"This was stuck in my inbox sent by Donald Trump..." 'Chester "Unc" Lau' (Source)

Dakinetalk's favorite Uncle (Chester Lau)

"Unc"  is really passionate about creating a national Caregivers day.

'Unc' currently resides on the Hawai'ian Island of Oahu. 

He is a retired cinematographer,

 and  enjoys giving the politicians a bad time...

 This was stuck in my inbox sent by Donald Trump

LIFE SIMPLE TRUTH 1:
Lovers help each other undress before sex.
However after sex, they always dress on their own.
Simple Truth: In life, no one helps you once you're screwed.
LIFE SIMPLE TRUTH 2:
When a lady is pregnant, all her friends touch her stomach and say, "Congratulations".
But, none of them touch the man's penis and say, "Good job".
Simple Truth: Some members of a team are never appreciated.
LIFE SIMPLE TRUTH 3:
Money cannot buy happiness, but it's more comfortable to cry in
a Rolls Royce than on a bicycle.
LIFE SIMPLE TRUTH 4:
Forgive your enemy, but remember the jackass's name.
LIFE SIMPLE TRUTH 5:
If you help someone when they're in trouble, they will remember you when they're in trouble again.
LIFE SIMPLE TRUTH 6:
Many people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
LIFE SIMPLE TRUTH 7:
Alcohol does not solve any problems, but then neither does milk.
LIFE SIMPLE TRUTH 8:
Condoms don't guarantee safe sex.
A man was wearing one when he was shot by the woman's husband.

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"Agree To Disagree..." 'Bettejo Dux' (Vintage Bettejo)

Bettejo Dux has lived on the cosmic Garden
 Island of Kaua'i for over 40 years.

Bettejo is a regular opinion writer in the Garden Island news

 and is the author of the famed novella, "The Scam." 

 Her latest fiction"Children of extinction"

 is now  released and available on Amazon!
Bettejo has a gift of mingling
 the present, the past, and the future. 

www.bettejodux.com

www.amazon.com

Agree To Disagree

Thank you Editors of The Garden Island News for the wonderful Forum page, Thursday, March 17. (Read Forum page below)
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-march/article_7f96cef4-5bf6-5cf9-ac94-15c395f06a03.html
Gene Lyons' column is always a joy to read. He has many admirers all over the country. He's articulate, funny, serious and profound.  (Hope you read The Hunting of the President.) To Google 'Battle of the billionaires' --that 'fool thing'-- would be, "...several minutes of your life you'll never get back.",  is so perfect I, as a writer, am green with envy.  (Read Gene Lyons column below)
http://www.theunion.com/opinion/21173204-113/gene-lyons-trumps-brand-is-chaos
Also, in case you didn't know, Gene Lyons  loves horses, cows, and dogs. If my memory serves me, he has Great Pyrenees and his house, which makes his wife happy, too, looks a little bit animal worn and torn and friendly.  How could anybody help but love a guy like that? I know he'd love my house. Anyway, I hope everyone read TRUMP'S BRAND IS CHAOS.

One suggestion: Editors, please restore the discussion site. I think we've all grown up enough we could handle it well. It's so wonderful to respond to other letter writers-- politely, reasonably, with passion--it's so much what America was and what it could be again.

By the way, your OTHER VOICES column is always a pleasure to read. Even if we don't agree, what's fascinating is how often we  to find a moment when  we do agree with  the person with whom we disagreed.  We're multi dimensional folks. We're not gingerbread men. Wouldn't it be a dull world if we all agreed about everything?

Please give us another chance.

Bettejo breaking bread and
 discussing life with her friend
and mentor, Richard Dawkins.

P.S.
For further reading  on this subject read "Dairy on a ferry."
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2014/04/dairy-on-ferry-james-kimo-rosen.html

Bettejo endorses Steve Saylor for President, Check out his YouTube videos'.
Mr. Saylor lives on Kaua'i 6 months of the year....
Video #1;
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PPMPsVJoz4
Video #2;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKV8lFyv4e0
Video #3;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOoER6zcLZo
Video-#4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12qq10y8OAg
Video #5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nbDn6dyOAc
Newest video #6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsbZSzIQtHA

Bettejo's new priceless possession is Richard Dawkins' "Brief  Candle in the Dark."

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---

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"Eliminating vehicle transportation from goals..." 'Glenn Mickens' (The Kaua'i Watchdog)

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.  Glenn's Column from here on out will be known as; 
"The Kaua'i Watchdog."

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

Eliminating vehicle transportation from goals

Why are our planners and designers completely eliminating vehicle transportation from any of their goals and objectives when vehicles are and will be the major means of use on Kauai?
In my view we should treat guesstimates that non-automotive traffic would triple between now and 2035 very suspiciously.

We are again thinking about "ready, aim, firing" by spending millions of dollars for a plan that has no basis in fact and certainly one that would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to implement ever if we had the money which we don't. 

Buses, shuttles, bikes and walking are a minuscule part of the transportation problem and yet we are spending the bulk of our time and money on a dream world scenario where people are going to get rid of their vehicles. 

Traffic is a huge problem in Kapaa

No one denies that traffic, for locals and tourists alike, is the #1 problem that we need to addressed. But it can only be solved if we widen our road lanes (like the contra-flow system that works by adding 1 more lane at the rush hour traffic hours) and by making our cane haul roads usable as alternate means of travel as the Kapaa bypass has done over the years. These are examples of what is working and not just hypothetical plans that will never work. 

One might argue that Freeways like the H1 were built and yet traffic is still a problem. But they were built since the mass of the people refuse to use anything but their vehicles for transportation and, without those freeways (like in Los Angeles and other major cities) the surface roads would be parking lots without them. Recently we widened the Kaumalii highway at a multimillion dollar cost to include two six foot bike lanes.  One observer told me that he has never seen a bike at any time on these lanes.

We completely failed to make our long range plans workable where our infrastructure is put in place before issuing permits to handle the people and vehicles. If we use the monies designated for our roads plus get the TAT tax we deserve from the state we will have funds to do as I have stated above. 

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 this Fun YouTube of Bernie Sanders and Katie Couric;
"Bernie Has Chutzpah!"  ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heE143betU8

P.S.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! 

Above photo-"Sleeping Giant mountain

Birds always add to the drama of a Kapa'a Sunrise!

Photo, James "Kimo" Rosen

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"Trump, the election and the Jewish connection..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Kimo's world #119)

Mahalo to my friend for sending me the Donald Trump Hat!
Your still in the closet about being a Trump supporter,
 therefore I won't reveal your name!  ;-)

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 Kaua'i
with his best friend and spiritual adviser Obama Da Dog!

Kimo's world #119

Trump, the election and the Jewish connection 

Editors note;
This blog appeared 04-28-16 as an opinion article in The Kauai Garden Island News;
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-april/article_0fcb8750-89f5-5fac-b032-a2f90f1bff53.html

Jewish families in many instances would rather see their children on drugs than convert to Christianity. Old school teaching when I was a kid was that Christians were anti-Semites. As I grew up I found that to be  totally the opposite. I found many Christian groups to be not only supportive of their Jewish neighbors and friends but to have a true bond and love for them.

Bernie Sanders is probably less Jewish than the other two top contenders running for President. He is only Jewish because his parents  happened to be Jewish, Bernie is a non practicing Jew.
Donald Trump's pride and joy, his daughter Ivanka converted to Orthodox Judaism when she married back in 2009, making all of Trumps Grandchildren through Ivanka, Jewish.

Hillary and Bill Clinton's daughter Chelsea is also married to a Jewish man, however Chelsea did not convert to Judaism.Therefore she is not Jewish in the eyes of orthodox Judaism, however the reform movement has no problem with her being Jewish.

The three main candidates running for Potus all have their Jewish connection. While others say,"if Sanders wins he will be the first Jewish President, If Hillary wins she will be the first woman President, and if Trump wins, the joke goes, he will be the last President."

On a similar note, a Facebook friend of mine would rather  see  their child smoking pot than a Donald Trump supporter. Seriously? I am able to be independent and not controlled by one party or one way of thinking as are the masses. How about you?

  People seem to have zero tolerance for Trump supporters. They consider themselves free thinkers, yet they post nothing but hate against Trump on social media--verses posting positive thought about their candidate?

I talk to people on the streets and at the Supermarket, on the bus, and wherever I may be. People approach me and tell me they like Trump but are afraid to even talk to their wives, husbands, boyfriends or girlfriends in fear of rejection and being in the doghouse.  According to  political polls people are obviously voting for Trump, however most people are not copping to it.

How does this happen? Many people vote for Trump but will not admit it publicly. It's somewhat like playing with yourself, that's right, the 'M' word. Everybody has done it at some point, however  most never admit to it. 

The Good news for me,(since I'm Jewish) whomever wins this coming election---means America will have a Jewish connection in the White-house. We will either have a 'Schmuck' or a 'Mensch,'the only problem remains, who is who?
    Bagels, lox and dancing the Israeli Horah at the Inauguration! Can everybody say, OY! 

This meme was used on Facebook to promote this blog!

P.S.
Trump Haters and Trump Lovers should all get a laugh out of "The Donald" meeting the Honeymooners!  ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=3XriXDtfqCg

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"It's that time again..." '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

It's that time again

It's that time again for the annual Ophthalmology seminar in Rochester, New York. 

Strong Memorial hospital draws from New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and all the neighboring states for it's annual seminar to collect needed credits for certification and updates on the latest technology out there that occurred this past year.  It's a great time to catch up with all the technicians and docs from the area all gathered for this event.  

It's also a nice break from the work week. This year I am taking a break from lecturing and just going to enjoy the speakers.  Looking forward to this enjoyable day.

"Judy, Judy, Judy!"

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