JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

More of the island morning sun set…

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A look at an afternoon island sky in February….

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A typical information highway view of an island late morning sky in February. As with many other uncut pics, the electrical lines are an unavoidable part of the view locally. The lines are strewn everywhere throughout the island…..

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***Know the “catch phrases” of the environment – these are the once meaningful words which are tossed about manipulatively to induce emotional reactions.

A closer look at the sun as it is engulfed by morning clouds….

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***When someone says another person is about “nothing but money”, stand back and take a hard look at which of the two is trying to “steal” the other person’s assets.

A pic of this morning’s sun as it lights up the island sky as viewed through all the man-made clutter that sprung up around our home about 9 – 12 years ago….

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***Jerk (a definition) – someone who is behaving like a jerk; knows it; and doesn’t care….that’s why they are a jerk.

This is the fifth pic of the island morning sun view from earlier this month..

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When I was attended university, one of the mandatory reads was Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery. If you’ve never had the opportunity to peruse the short story, do yourself a favor and start the day off with a brief, yet poignant, read.

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Although most people think of it as SB Sunday, it airs on Monday over here. BTW congratulations Colts!

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Well it’s that time of year when the world gathers ’round to see if a little unknown (yet infamous) critter is going to cast a shadow declaring if the wintery weather will continue or not. If the tradition had been initiated on island, the poor creature really would have problems. This morning we had a brief glimpse of the sun as it peeked-out from massive cloud cover. No possibility of even locating any glimmer of a shadow under those conditions. So to start the day off right, here’s a closer view of the brilliant island sun we had yesterday morning.

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