JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

History professor Jonathan Zimmerman wrote a very observant piece for USA TODAY yesterday. I think anyone who has lived in a multi-cultural environment soon begins to realize that although there are cultural (or group) norms, every culture also consists of individuals with individual thoughts and beliefs. Why else would there be politics and political parties?

Thursday March 30, 2006 [S(6/365) W(15/365)]

March 2006 Total:
S-sunny (6/365) C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (11/365)
D-drizzle (3/365) R-rainy (2/365)
W-windy (15/365) LW-light winds (10/365) VW-very windy (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006)Total:
S-sunny (48/365) C-cloudy (118/365) PC-partly cloudy (135/365)
D-drizzle (31/365) R-rainy (13/365) SR-scattered rain showers (22/365)
W-windy (100/365) LW-light winds (150/365) VW-very windy (10/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Just a brief reminder for those whose busy schedules may have taken over their memory functions, today is the solar eclipse. For those of us who live in Japan, a live webcast of the 7:00 p.m. (JST) eclipse from Turkey will be available. Click here for further information. Thank you to all of those who work so hard to provide us with this opportunity.

Wednesday March 29, 2006 [PC(5/365) W(13/365)]

March 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (11/365)
D-drizzle (3/365) R-rainy (2/365)
W-windy (14/365) LW-light winds (10/365) VW-very windy (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006)Total:
S-sunny (47/365) C-cloudy (118/365) PC-partly cloudy (135/365)
D-drizzle (31/365) R-rainy (13/365) SR-scattered rain showers (22/365)
W-windy (99/365) LW-light winds (150/365) VW-very windy (10/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – garlic chives

Japanese – negi or nira (?????)

Hogen – biira (???)

Tuesday March 28, 2006 [S(5/365) W(13/365)]

March 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (10/365)
D-drizzle (3/365) R-rainy (2/365)
W-windy (13/365) LW-light winds (10/365) VW-very windy (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006)Total:
S-sunny (47/365) C-cloudy (118/365) PC-partly cloudy (134/365)
D-drizzle (31/365) R-rainy (13/365) SR-scattered rain showers (22/365)
W-windy (98/365) LW-light winds (150/365) VW-very windy (10/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Simon Cowell may have found the hotest ticket in the industry right now. His creative talents are no longer limited to Fox’s “American Idol”. He also has a stake in ABC’s “American Inventor”, which premiered this month. As well as a new across the board talent search production “America’s Got Talent” for NBC. Can anyone say “sizzle”!

Monday March 27, 2006 [PC(10/365) W(12/365)]

March 2006 Total:
S-sunny (4/365) C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (10/365)
D-drizzle (3/365) R-rainy (2/365)
W-windy (12/365) LW-light winds (10/365) VW-very windy (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006)Total:
S- sunny (46/365) C-cloudy (118/365) PC-partly cloudy (134/365)
D-drizzle (31/365) R-rainy (13/365) SR-scattered rain showers (22/365)
W-windy (97/365) LW-light winds (150/365) VW-very windy (10/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Who would have ever thought that there is such a thing as a leftie snail!