JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :
English – thank you for the feast
Japanese – gochisousama (??????)
Hogen – kuwacchiisabitan (?????????)

Tuesday August 9, 2005 [PC (5/365) LW (5/365) SH(4/365) ]

August 2005 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (5/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (5/365) VW-very windy (2/365)
H-humid (5/365) SH-slightly humid (4/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (14/365) C-cloudy (18/365) PC-partly cloudy (36/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (23/365) LW-light winds (40/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (25/365) SH-slightly humid (42/365)

One view of an August sunset on Okinawa.

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Monday August 8, 2005 [PC (4/365) LW (4/365) SH(3/365) ]

August 2005 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (4/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (4/365) VW-very windy (2/365)
H-humid (5/365) SH-slightly humid (3/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (14/365) C-cloudy (18/365) PC-partly cloudy (35/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (23/365) LW-light winds (39/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (25/365) SH-slightly humid (41/365)

Sunday August 7, 2005 [PC (3/365) LW (3/365) H(5/365) ]

August 2005 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (3/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (3/365) VW-very windy (2/365)
H-humid (5/365) SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (14/365) C-cloudy (18/365) PC-partly cloudy (34/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (23/365) LW-light winds (38/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (25/365) SH-slightly humid (40/365)

Two local dragonflies in a dogfight pattern.

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Saturday August 6, 2005 [C (3/365) W (2/365) H(4/365) ]

August 2005 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (2/365)
W-windy (2/365) LW-light winds (2/365) VW-very windy (2/365)
H-humid (4/365) SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (14/365) C-cloudy (18/365) PC-partly cloudy (33/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (23/365) LW-light winds (37/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (24/365) SH-slightly humid (40/365)

Friday August 5, 2005 [C (2/365) VW (2/365) H(3/365) ]

August 2005 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (2/365) PC-partly cloudy (2/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (2/365) VW-very windy (2/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (14/365) C-cloudy (17/365) PC-partly cloudy (33/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (22/365) LW-light winds (37/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (23/365) SH-slightly humid (40/365)

Most people would agree humor and laughter are important. At the same time, there are many types of humor. Do you believe one can tell a lot about the nature of other people’s characters by what they find humorous?