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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

"Hamlin and Purdy contrast to the days of Tebow and prayer..."'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Kimo's world #345)


James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired photographer  
and amongst things is a satirist.
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, February- 2023
                       These photos appeared on Hawaii News Now
   Blog #2099~Kimo's world #345                                         
Hamlin and Purdy contrast to the days of Tebow and prayer

   Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin is breathing on his own and out of the hospital after

dying and being revived on national TV during Monday Night Football on January 2, 2023.  The game wound up being canceled after only a few minutes of play into the first quarter because the players on both sides were traumatized and both coaches decided it best to reschedule the game although rescheduling never took place.

ESPN, ABC, the NFL,

and the Sportswriters owe former QB Tim Tebow an apology.  Don’t shun and mock Tebow for kneeling to pray, and then find yourself praying along with football players, journalists, and sportscasters who previously ignored prayers. It's somewhat ironic that  God and prayer, once taboo in the sports world, are currently cliche.  Prayer is now allowed in the sports arena but still shunned in our public schools and highly practiced in our prisons.

I appreciate Tim Tebow

for always being a man of faith. I am thankful Hamlin is alive and maybe this scary situation led others to find prayer with the national media covering the story and bringing prayer to the forefront of limelight breaking news headlines!

   Broc Purdy, Mr. Irrevelavant, the last prayer to be drafted in the  2022 NFL draft

was leading the San Fran Francisco 49ers to a possible Super Bowl appearance with his cinderella performances this season until he got injured in the NFC title game in Philadelphia. He professes faith in God and Christ publicly. Franklin Graham is a huge fan of this rookie quarterback. 

What was once publicly

shamed is now cool, it's now the in thing to pray and have faith! As Larry David from "Curb your enthusiasm" might say, That's "Purdy, Purdy, Purdy Good!"

The constant coverage

of  Hamlin's recovery journey on every major network, not only sports networks, was remarkable as a country prayed for a man in a critical and fatal condition. How does a healthy 24-year-old NFL football Player collapse after making a tackle then rise to his feet, fall down and stop breathing?

The fast thinking of the EMTs and Buffalo Bills trainers just seconds after Damar's breathing stopped

was instrumental in saving his life, while others credit the outpouring of prayers.
Probably a combination of both.  “The more I study science, the more I believe in God” It is believed this is a quote by -Albert Einstein-

Damar's Gofundme page for toys

for children went from $2500 to over 8 million during his hospital stay. The news coverage was 24-7 about Damar for most of his 9-day hospitalization until the day he finally went home, and even now it hasn't stopped, only slowed down. 

Damar allegedly showed up at the Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals Playoff game at Highmark stadium in Orchard Park N.Y three weeks after the regular season



game where he collapsed and stopped breathing all bundled up like a mummy and every time the camera panned to him he was in shadow and soft focus and you could not see his face, although when the camera panned to his baby brother and mother they were in good HD sharp focus.

There are those who believe  Damar may have taken steroids or drugs or died on the football field. We have come a long way since the Tim Tebow era just a few years back concerning prayer and the media. Hamlin and Purdy sure contrast to the days of Tebow and prayer. 

Recently Damar released a six-minute video thanking all the first responders, doctors,

  the NFL, and everyone for all their healing thoughts and prayers. Even with the video, the conspiracy theorists are saying it was a stunt double acting as Damar. Up until this video there were no other interviews of any sort with Damar.

There are many afraid to speak contrary words for fear of losing their journalist jobs and being

canceled in this woke and cancel society.  Many are afraid to have an opinion since they see what cancel culture and the "cancel police" can do to one's life.

With all being said, I agree with the masses and join everyone in prayer for the continued healing of Damar,  that's if he's still alive, and  echo Bob Dylan's famous song lyrics from the '60s, "These times they are a changin."
Hallelujah! 
James "Kimo" Rosen
and Buffalo Bills QB Doug Flutie
on the sidelines of the 1998 Pro-Bowl
at Aloha stadium in Honolulu!

Hana Hou!(Encore)









Thursday, December 29, 2022

"The Psychology of New Years' Resolutions..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Kimo's world #344)

 

James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired photographer  
and amongst things is a satirist.
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, December- 2022
           These photos appeared on Hawaii News Now

   Blog #2098~Kimo's world #344                                          
The Psychology of New Years' Resolutions

   We've all made New Year's

resolutions year after year that fizzles out after a few weeks, sometimes after a few days, and for some after a few hours.

This year I have realized that the best of all  New Year resolutions is the New Years' resolution of no resolutions.

Many will resolve to quit

smoking, some will vow to quit drinking, while there are those who will swear to lose those unwanted pounds that have accumulated since Thanksgiving.

Some will want to go to church more often or be kinder to friends and family. Others will pray to stay away from opioids and others will pray to be healed from sexual perversions.

New Year's resolutions don't

work, just like prohibition never worked for those yearning for alcohol. If you tell someone they can't have it they usually want it more.

I believe in the case of resolutions it's similar to prohibition. It's like telling yourself you can't

have something, however, you want it even more. So if you vow to quit alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes you'll want them tenfold and never quit. You get the drift!

I was going to make

a resolution to quit those $1.50 hotdogs, refillable soft drinks, monster pizza slices, and humungous ice cream cups at my favorite Big box store cafe.

If I make that resolution it only means I can't keep it.
Therefore my resolution

is to quit those $1.50 hotdogs, refillable soft drinks, monster pizza slices, and humungous ice cream cups plus last but not least to go on a diet! (LOL)

So, what's your resolution that you'll never keep? Remember, no resolution is da bes kine!

 HauÊ»oli Makahiki Hou
Happy New years
Hana Hou!(Encore)

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Not too late for a dome and more seats in Buffalo..! 'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Kimo's world #343)

 

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, November- 2022
           These photos appeared on Hawaii News Now

   Blog #2097~Kimo's world #343                                          
Not too late for a dome and more seats in Buffalo

  I live in Hawaii and am a certified member of the Bills Mafia and stream every game with

a  private Facebook group while we comment, cheer and say words you never heard in the Bible.
 
   Back in the early 1960’s when I lived in Buffalo my father had season tickets to

the Buffalo  Bills.  As a lad, I remember going to the games at the old War memorial stadium and watching Jack Kemp! When Rich stadium opened in Orchard Park I had the privilege to watch OJ. 

   I left Buffalo in 1976, however, Buffalo and the Bills have never left me. The one thing I don’t understand as a former Buffalonian and now as an outsider

looking in is building a new stadium in a cold weather climate with one of the worst weather conditions in the NFL and not having a dome. The other thing that is mind-boggling is building a new stadium with 10,000 fewer seats when the  NFL is more popular than ever and our franchised quarterback is now the face and talk of the NFL. 

A domed stadium could have

multiple uses year-round. I know the argument of finances but remember it takes money to make money, just ask Jerry Jones owner of the most financially successful NFL franchise in history, the Dallas Cowboys. 

To not build a domed stadium and to have 10,000 fewer seats with Josh Allen and the Bills being the talk of the NFL is ludicrous. 
All I can say is what are the city planners and politicians smoking?

If I lived in Buffalo

I would be organizing protests against this insanity. 
Maybe Josh Allen and some of the multi-millionaire players can help the cause of the dome and more seats with generous donations? These could probably be tax deductible.

Otherwise, it looks like

Buffalo may remain the laughingstock of the NFL. 
I don’t want that, I don’t believe you want that, it’s not too late. 

Call your Senators, Congressman, Mayor, City Council members, and Governor to tell them to quit smoking that whacky tobacky (sic)!

This blog also appeared as a Letter to the editor in the Thursday
11-10-22 edition of the Buffalo News in an edited version!
the link is below plus I copy and pasted in case you can't download it because of the paywall...

I left Buffalo in 1976, but Buffalo and the Bills have never left me.
The one thing that I don’t understand as a former Buffalonian, and now as an outsider looking in, is building a new stadium in a region with one of the worst weather conditions in the NFL and not having a dome. The other thing that is mind-boggling is building a new stadium with 10,000 fewer seats when the NFL is more popular than ever and our franchised quarterback is now the talk of the NFL.
A domed stadium could have multiple uses year-round. I know the argument of finances, but remember it takes money to make money; just ask Jerry Jones, owner of the the Dallas Cowboys, the most financially successful NFL franchise in history.
To not build a domed stadium and to have 10,000 fewer seats with Josh Allen and the Bills being the talk of the NFL is ludicrous.
All I can say is what are the city planners and politicians smoking? If I lived in Buffalo I would be organizing protests against this insanity.
Maybe Josh Allen and some of the multi-millionaire players can help the cause of the dome and more seats with generous donations? 
Otherwise, it looks like Buffalo may remain the laughingstock of the NFL.
I don’t want that, I don’t believe you want that and it’s not too late. Call your senators, congressman, mayor, city council members, and the governor to tell them to come to their senses.
James Rosen
Kapaa HI
Hana Hou!(Encore)

Saturday, October 29, 2022

"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)