JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

CNN was showing a report on centenarians today. There were a handful of 90+ persons who were highlighted on the show. (Some from Okinawa in fact.) I say good for the ones they did highlight. Those persons were active and vibrant. But I was interrupted during the show and didn’t have the opportunity to see how many of the centenarians whose lives are not in such a place. Also, I didn’t have the chance to hear how many were from rural or semi-rural areas as opposed to urban and sub-urban areas. I would think that living in an area that poses less stress in daily life would play a factor in the quality and duration of a life span.

Thursday November 17, 2005 [PC(12/365) W(6/365)]

November 2005 Total:
C-cloudy (5/365) PC-partly cloudy (12/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (4/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (6/365)
H-humid (2/365) SH-slightly humid (8/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (28/365) C-cloudy (44/365) PC-partly cloudy (96/365)
D-drizzle (9/365) R-rainy (5/365) SR-scattered rain showers (20/365)
W-windy (53/365) LW-light winds (84/365) VW-very windy (5/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

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