JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Another pic courtesy of Robert Franklin of a North American bee in flight.

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Monday October 16, 2006 [S(3/365) H(4/365) ]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

October 2006 Total:
S-sunny (3/365) C-cloudy (6/365) PC-partly cloudy (7/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (6/365)
H-humid (4/365) SH-slightly humid (7/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (33/365) C-cloudy (47/365) PC-partly cloudy (54/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (12/365)
W-windy (43/365) LW-light winds (76/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (79/365) SH-slightly humid (44/365)

This pic of a North American butterfly munching on an autumn afternoon is courtesy of Robert Franklin.

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Sunday October 15, 2006 [C(6/365) SR(2/365) H(3/365) ]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

October 2006 Total:
S-sunny (2/365) C-cloudy (6/365) PC-partly cloudy (7/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (6/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (7/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (32/365) C-cloudy (47/365) PC-partly cloudy (54/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (12/365)
W-windy (43/365) LW-light winds (76/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (78/365) SH-slightly humid (44/365)

A bird enjoying the mid-afternoon breeze by ridin’ the wave. Also, two of the annual hawks came by very briefly later in the afternoon. Hopefully, I will be able to get some better shots this year.

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Now a thought on the latest wave to roll my way (something I was told about last night), coupons:

1) it doesn’t seem to be an equitable means of distributing funds…depending on who gets the coupons, the finances will go to “friends” thereby producing the possiblity of keeping funds in a loop

2) if a guarantee to protect against counterfeit coupons is arranged, this leaves several possible misuses

a) a disreputable person could distribute counterfeits within a loop thereby providing additional funds to “friends” and/or self

b) a disreputable person could flood any given business with counterfeits thereby placing said business under suspicion of fraud

c) or a disreputable person could do both, thereby producing a total manipulation of the market

3) if no guarantee against counterfits is arranged, it leaves a business wide open to loss of funds through counterfeits

Even though intentions may be good, there are too many opportunities for misuse.

I say NO to coupons…..

Saturday October 14, 2006 [C(5/365) W(8/365) H(2/365) ]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

October 2006 Total:
S-sunny (2/365) C-cloudy (5/365) PC-partly cloudy (7/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (6/365)
H-humid (2/365) SH-slightly humid (7/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (32/365) C-cloudy (46/365) PC-partly cloudy (54/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (43/365) LW-light winds (76/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (77/365) SH-slightly humid (44/365)

Friday October 13, 2006 [PC(7/365) W(7/365) SH(7/365) ]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

October 2006 Total:
S-sunny (2/365) C-cloudy (4/365) PC-partly cloudy (7/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (6/365)
H-humid (1/365) SH-slightly humid (7/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (32/365) C-cloudy (45/365) PC-partly cloudy (54/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (42/365) LW-light winds (76/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (76/365) SH-slightly humid (44/365)

More of the colorful cloud display on an island late afternoon.

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Thursday October 12, 2006 [S(2/365) W(6/365) ]

Julian Calendar Autumn (????????????) Okinawan Autumn (????) Ryukyu Island Autumn (????)

October 2006 Total:
S-sunny (2/365) C-cloudy (4/365) PC-partly cloudy (6/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (6/365)
H-humid (1/365) SH-slightly humid (6/365)

This Year’s (June 3, 2006 – June 2, 2007) Total:
S-sunny (32/365) C-cloudy (45/365) PC-partly cloudy (53/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy(6/365) SR-scattered rain showers (11/365)
W-windy (41/365) LW-light winds (76/365) VW-very windy (3/365)
H-humid (76/365) SH-slightly humid (43/365)