JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Well we just had Jaco’s birthday a few weeks ago and now it’s Kato’s turn. Here is a pic of his birthday goodies.

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Thursday June 15, 2006 [C(14/365) H(8/365)]

June 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (14/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (10/365)
H-humid (8/365) SH-slightly humid (6/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
C-cloudy (12/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (4/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (10/365)
H-humid (7/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – pillar

Japanese – hashira (???)

Hogen – haaya (???)

Wednesday June 14, 2006 [C(13/365) D(2/365) LW(10/365) H(7/365)]

June 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (10/365)
H-humid (7/365) SH-slightly humid (6/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
C-cloudy (11/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (4/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (10/365)
H-humid (6/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)

Well another sunless day at hand. Some the local flora just adapt and blossom anyway, bringing small bits of color into the grayish gloom that is so prevalent in the sky during the “rainy season”.

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Tuesday June 13, 2006 [C(12/365) LW(9/365)]

June 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (12/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (9/365)
H-humid (6/365) SH-slightly humid (6/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
C-cloudy (10/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (4/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (9/365)
H-humid (5/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)

This is one of the attractions for kiddies of all ages at a relatively new park on island near Hamby Town.

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Monday June 12, 2006 [C(11/365) R(3/365) LW(8/365) SH(6/365)]

June 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (11/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
D-drizzle (1/365) R-rainy (3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (5/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (8/365)
H-humid (6/365) SH-slightly humid (6/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
C-cloudy (9/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
R-rainy(3/365) SR-scattered rain showers (4/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (8/365)
H-humid (5/365) SH-slightly humid (5/365)

Today I’ve been learning the limitations of transferring video files from one program to another. Normally I would think it shouldn’t be too difficult, but there are always compatability issues with differing software programs. At least I have the time to test and challenge my technological abilities, since it has done nothing but downpour for the past two weeks

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