JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

I’ve been trying to keep up with current info on Rita. I’m glad people are being more cautious this time. I was in Texas when Camille came through and Guam when it was hit by Pamela. These size storms are never much fun for anyone. Please take care everyone in the areas forecast to be affected, our thoughts are with you.

We just had a nice little rumbling jolt to wake us up this morning! Nothing like the ’64 shake I got when my family lived in Alaska, but even the little jolts still send my heart a racing.

Okay, this Japanese cell phone and blog image thing (I’m using Flickr) is getting to be a real challenge. Why is it only the images of the sun, moon, or rainbows show-up on my phone? I’ve tried various formats and file sizes, to no avail. Maybe, that’s all that the provider will allow to be viewed on this particular service. It’s almost as if “sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t” is the theme for this situation. Anyway, since I’m new to this I guess I’ll just have to keep pluggin’ away until I find a solution to this nonsense.

If you are over forty or remember cooking in the “stoneage” (pre-microwave) I ran across this hack on popcorn that left both Taki and me in stitches. If you want further entertainment read the feedback on the “this is stupid” trackbacks!

One suggestion to improve your hack Kottke, instead of stirring the popcorn try placing a lid over the pot and lightly shaking the pot back and forth over the burner to prevent burning and UFOs. This particular method also works well over campfires!!! LOL

Here is another local critter that can be seen around the backyard of our home.

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I’m trying to keep up with what is going on in New Orleans via CNN on satellite. All of a sudden a report of another airliner crash! What does that make, 4 0r 5 in less then 2 months?

Happy Labor Day. Here on the rock we are in TC-1C. It looks like we are going to luck out on this one. So far not much damage, just a few knocked-over plants and rearranged bushes. Because this is such a large system, we’ll probably end up spending the day indoors. But for those people who are not going to let this blowhard ruin the holiday, it means Typhoon Party. So have a good one!

Well true to form, it’s September and the blowhards (typhoons) are wasting no time this year. Right now we are in TC-1. Luckily the brunt of this particualr storm is suppose to go above us. But the year isn’t over yet. The way things with Mom Nature have been going this year, I expect t least one good duel with the blowhards by November.

Here’s another pic of my boys. From left to right: Jaco, Taki, and Kato.

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