JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

I was listening to a talk radio show the other day and the topic was a very interesting question, “What is the one most important thing you would do if you could be the other gender for twenty-four hours?” I let the question run the gambit in my mind and came to the conclusion, I wouldn’t want to be the other gender. Basically the only thing that women are prevented from joining are male-only private clubs. I’ve worked around bars packed with men since I was a little girl. And I’ve pretty much heard all the talk that gets passed around. Trust me on this one, the networking is the only possible gain to be made by a female in attaining access to one of those exclusive clubs. These days women have well established networks available without the “boy” talk.

I am quite happy being a woman. I have a husband who worked hard to finance and open his own business, one that provides him the opportunity to do what he loves (play music). And he continues to work hard at that profession. He is a helpful (when necessary), non-substance abuser who is monogamous, creative, and responsible. (Sure he can turn into that annoying little boy who knows exactly which buttons to push just for the fun of it on occasion, but what husband of over thirty years doesn’t?) I have a wonderful and caring family that I don’t get to see often enough. But thanks to modern technology, we keep in touch every day. I have two hilarious “babies” that make me laugh until my sides hurt almost every time we are together. With all of this why would I want to change genders, even if were only for twenty-four hours?

I spent the afternoon kicking-back and watching comedies on satellite TV the other day. Two of the movies were Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan projects (“Sleepless in Seattle” and “You’ve Got Mail”). Although I’m really not into sappy romantic chick-flicks, I think the chemistry of these two artists will make them be remembered as the one of the great romantic comedy couples of our generation. I wonder when will they make their next movie together?

This may be a simplistic view of humor but here it goes anyway (she says foot in mouth):

To be able to joke about one’s own imperfections is a blessing. But, unless a person WANTS cheap publicity, making in fun of another person’s imperfections is a weakness.

Many people get hooked and become avid fans of the national sports while living in Japan. Now those people can get a small glimpse of the premier traditional Japanese sport stateside, Las Vegas style that is!

Wow!!! If this is true what an advance towards possibly adverting some stories of unbelievable human death tolls in disasters. Anyone who has ever been in a MAJOR earthquake (or any other major natural disaster), understands how it sticks throughout the rest of a person’s life!!! With all the activity occurring throughout our living planet, now appears to be the time to seriously and realistically look at what can and cannot be achieved with disaster preparedness programs.

I just read this story about how food choices are changing in American youths towards a more ethnically diversified menu. Recently, I was noticing how that has already happened over here to KFC and Micky D’s. No longer is the chicken at KFC limited to a southern fried recipe. Now the Asian version of Tex-Mex chicken fajitas and a Chinese-style menu with chicken and soup are added. Micky D’s has always had (or at least that is what it seems like) some local flavors, such as the teriyaki burger, available. I wonder if any of these Asian-style additions to the menu have made it back stateside yet? And what flavors does one get a choice of in other cultures?

This story of a unique monkey who could gives a little inspiration to all of those who puff away like little a choo-choo.

I’m watching the eclipse on webcast, unbelievable. This is the first time I’ve seen such a thing on the web! While I watched the total eclipse, the moon actually had a bluish hue to it. It just blows my mind knowing that I am actually watching our living universe as it happens.

With all the advances in modern technology, one has to wonder how long it will be before virtual tourism is a reality? I was watching ads on TV for ecotourism and the first thought that came to my mind was this isn’t a new thing but if hordes of people take these tours won’t that cause damage to the very environment that they are so eager to view? The same thing applies for the historic places such as the Parthenon. Literally millions of visitors trample over the grounds causing a wearing down and pollution that aids in the destruction of the very object of interest. In these cases wouldn’t it be better to be able to have the option of an all consuming interactive virtual tour?