JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Wednesday August 3, 2005 [C (1/365) W (1/365) SH(1/365) ]

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

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (14/365) C-cloudy (16/365) PC-partly cloudy (32/365)
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 (1/365)
H-humid (22/365) SH-slightly humid (39/365)

Although this species is not native to the islands, it (and the beautiful call it emits) can be found throughout Okinawa.

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Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :
English – very delicious
Japanese – tottemo oishii (????????)
Hogen – ippeemaasan (????????)

Tuesday August 2, 2005 [PC (1/365) LW (2/365) H(2/365) ]

August 2005 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
LW-light winds (2/365)
H-humid (2/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (14/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (32/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (21/365) LW-light winds (37/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (22/365) SH-slightly humid (38/365)

Monday August 1, 2005 [S (1/365) LW (1/365) H(1/365) ]

August 2005 Total:
S-sunny (1/365)
LW-light winds (1/365)
H-humid (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (14/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (31/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (21/365) LW-light winds (36/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (21/365) SH-slightly humid (38/365)

Well here it is August already. True to the typical lifestyle on the island at this time of year, the first thing out of almost everyone’s mouth is how hot it is. It’s not that the actual heat is so bad, but the humidity can make life on Okinawa extremely unpleasant at this time of year. However, the sunny skies make spending some time at the beaches in the late afternoon can make life a little more bearable. So if you visit the island at this time of year and get the chance, go spend a few hours having a pleasant late afternoon on a West coast beach and watch one the colorful and relaxing sunsets.

Sunday July 31, 2005 [C (4/365) LW (19/365) H(13/365) ]

July 2005 Total:
S-sunny (9/365) C-cloudy (4/365) PC-partly cloudy (18/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (10/365) LW-light winds (19/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (13/365) SH-slightly humid (17/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (13/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (31/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (21/365) LW-light winds (35/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (20/365) SH-slightly humid (38/365)

Saturday July 30, 2005 [S (9/365) LW (18/365) H(12/365) ]

July 2005 Total:
S-sunny (9/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (18/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (10/365) LW-light winds (18/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (12/365) SH-slightly humid (17/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (13/365) C-cloudy (14/365) PC-partly cloudy (31/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (21/365) LW-light winds (34/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (19/365) SH-slightly humid (38/365)

The other night I was watching Jay Leno interview Bill Maher. Bill, a self-professed man of liking 50 and the single life, had three items of advice for women. Two of them really seemed to hit the mark as far as I, a woman of similar number of years, am concerned. The remarks may sound a bit chauvinistic, but my observations lead to similar conclusions. One remark was that if the man hasn’t commited in eighteen months, chances are it’s not going to happen, move on. The other remark was that approximately 75% of men are incapable of being monogamous. I would add, it’s even harder to find a man who doesn’t think the ends justify the means, whatever they may be. So unless you are looking for that type of man, if you are lucky enough to find one of the rare men who actually have a conscience, hang on to him it’s well worth it.