JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Most people would think this is a no brainer. But if the surfers of California are anything like the ones on island, then I understand why the officials felt it necessary to post the notice. Every year local surfers await the typhoon season. And every year some of those die hards end up at hospitals with numerous gashes, and sometimes more serious injuries, from being tossed into the coral reef by unforgiving waves. When it comes to the call of the waves, common sense doesn’t always prevail.

For anyone who has ever worked in the service industry, you’ll get a good chuckle out of today’s (Oct 31) Ziggy. 😉

One giant step for pumpkin kind. Have A Happy Halloween.

(Be sure to check out all the photos on the construction of this amusingly amazing PC.)

Finally someone who got it, and thankfully her parents understand too. Not everything is about competition in the political sense. Good luck and have fun playing one of the most enjoyable games there is!!!

If you’ve been keeping up with the site for the past week then you know a few things have been happening.

First, there was the problem with not being able to get into the site for a while at the beginning of this week. And it seems my server isn’t the only one with a WordPress blog that has been having difficulties. To solve the problem of not having access to this server, I created a “Plan B” backup site for emergencies. Please check there for information on any current problems if you can’t get into this site.

Second, I’ve started adding videos to the site. On the day I originally tried posting my first video, the host site was having problems. But that was corrected and the very helpful staff at YouTube quickly and accurately provided the information needed to get things rolling. (However, there still seems to be a problem in Opera with the actual video not showing. Which I will try and get fixed as soon as possible.)

Third, although I’ve been able to get Feedster to recognize this site, I still haven’t figured out how to get my two other blogs properly listed. Feedster still doesn’t seem to recognize their own feed claims. Technorati has been doing a good job of getting most of the posts listed and their member listings work well. I was able to upload icons and have them displayed for all three blogs without too much trouble. Although IceRocket was quicker at getting posts displayed on the search engine a few weeks ago, it seems they too are having some difficulties.

So the adventures of a blogging newbie continues…

I’ve just added a new feature to the site, videos. Here is my first effort at videoblogging – a relaxing 2 minute break.

Or you can view the video with audio here.

I just read that Rosa Parks has moved on and will no longer grace the earth with her uncommon presence. If there ever was a person who inspired belief in the spirit of self-respect and respect for fellow human beings, it was she. Farewell and sweet dreams.

For the past twenty-four hours I’ve been having trouble with the site. But it’s back online and seems to be working now , so keep you’re fingers crossed. If there ever is another situation where you can’t get into the site, try this site. I will keep it for emergencies like this past day.

Although the Ryukyu Islands were returned to Japan in 1972, there are still some basics that provide a contrast in the two main islands. When I was in the Fussa area outside Tokyo in 1981, I saw my first Japanese 7-Eleven. Having lived only in the Okinawan Prefecture of Japan, I was very surprised to see the store. Here it is almost 25 years later and below is a listing of the addresses of the current 7-Elevens we have on island (that I know of):

You got it, a big fat zero!!! There has been an influx of large mainland Japanese companies on island over the past 5 to 10 years, but not one 7-Eleven! So it came quite the surprise to see this article in the news today.