JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

As if having Olympic Games to enjoy isn’t enough, tonight is the Datona 500.  Luckily, the weather is cooperating with the “couch potato” scenario.  The winter rains and chilly temperature provide a cozy back drop to a day of relaxation and allow for premium “boob tube” gawking.

Saturday February 18, 2006 [C(11/365)]

February 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (11/365) PC-partly cloudy (5/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (4/365) LW-light winds (8/365) VW-very windy (3/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006)Total:
S- sunny (42/365) C-cloudy (96/365) PC-partly cloudy (123/365)
D-drizzle (26/365) R-rainy (8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (22/365)
W-windy (80/365) LW-light winds (138/365) VW-very windy (9/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Friday February 17, 2006 [C(10/365) LW(8/365)]

February 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (10/365) PC-partly cloudy (5/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (4/365) LW-light winds (8/365) VW-very windy (3/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006)Total:
S- sunny (42/365) C-cloudy (95/365) PC-partly cloudy (123/365)
D-drizzle (26/365) R-rainy (8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (22/365)
W-windy (80/365) LW-light winds (138/365) VW-very windy (9/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

I click on the TV to catch a glimspe of today’s Olympic events. The first thing I see is “skeleton” runs. Now I really don’t remember ever seeing this event before. I thought luge was just about as bare minimum as it got when it came to “man” challenging the icy speed courses, until today that is. Basically skeleton is luge, but the atheletes are sledding down the course as fast as possible – face first! Big kids having fun in the winter snow.

Thursday February 16, 2006 [PC(5/365) LW(7/365)]

February 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (9/365) PC-partly cloudy (5/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (4/365) LW-light winds (7/365) VW-very windy (3/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006)Total:
S- sunny (42/365) C-cloudy (94/365) PC-partly cloudy (123/365)
D-drizzle (26/365) R-rainy (8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (22/365)
W-windy (80/365) LW-light winds (137/365) VW-very windy (9/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

The other day I ran across a very adorable “kitten” on Cute Overload (check out thier 12 Feb post under the kittens category). It seems there’s a little Koza over at the San Diego Zoo. You can also view a video of Koza.

Wednesday February 15, 2006 [PC(4/365) LW(6/365)]

February 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (9/365) PC-partly cloudy (4/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (4/365) LW-light winds (6/365) VW-very windy (3/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006)Total:
S- sunny (42/365) C-cloudy (94/365) PC-partly cloudy (122/365)
D-drizzle (26/365)
R-rainy (8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (22/365)
W-windy (80/365) LW-light winds (136/365) VW-very windy (9/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – daikon (a type of radish)

Japanese – daikon (????)

Hogen – deekunii (?????)

Tuesday February 14, 2006 [S(1/365) W(4/365)]

February 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (9/365) PC-partly cloudy (3/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (4/365) LW-light winds (5/365) VW-very windy (3/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006)Total:
S- sunny (42/365) C-cloudy (94/365) PC-partly cloudy (121/365)
D-drizzle (26/365) R-rainy (8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (22/365)
W-windy (80/365) LW-light winds (135/365) VW-very windy (9/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)