JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

I was looking at some of the various news stories; such as the self-building robots (which to me is a darn scary thought), hurricane zapping, and Google and Nasa joining forces (better maps on the way, maybe even Google Galaxy!!!); and I began to feel like my head was starting to spin from the speed of all the new technology. But then I saw this story on a technologically challenged mouse. And that’s when I realized that the world as we know it hasn’t disappeared yet, but it is under a massive transformation.

For those of you who thought you might miss the solar eclipse coming on Monday the 3rd of October, there will be a live webcast thanks to the courtesy and generosity of the city of Madrid. The time listed on the announcement is set at UTC (Greenwich Meantime). If you live in Japan, add 9 hours to the UTC for the correct time to view the various stages of the eclipse. The duration of the total eclipse will be under 5 minutes.

If you were planning on updating your mobile phone you may want to hold off just a little while longer. It looks like the next “new technology” for music lovers is on the way. So you may want to start making room in your collection not only for feeling groovy but for hearing gruvi.

With the all the talk on recent discoveries of a giant squid and the Robinson Crusoe treasure, we may have to consider changing the category of science fiction to scientific possibilities.

Thursday September 29, 2005 [PC (24/365) LW (15/365) H (17/365) ]

September 2005 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (24/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (15/365) VW-very windy (2/365)
H-humid (17/365) SH-slightly humid (12/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (24/365) C-cloudy (31/365) PC-partly cloudy (64/365)
D-drizzle (6/365) R-rainy (4/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (33/365) LW-light winds (64/365) VW-very windy (5/365)
H-humid (57/365) SH-slightly humid (60/365)