JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Friday July 29, 2005 [PC (18/365) W (10/365) H(11/365) ]

July 2005 Total:
S-sunny (8/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (18/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (10/365) LW-light winds (17/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (11/365) SH-slightly humid (17/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (12/365) 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 (33/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (18/365) SH-slightly humid (38/365)

Thursday July 28, 2005 [S (8/365) LW (17/365) H(10/365) ]

July 2005 Total:
S-sunny (8/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (17/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (9/365) LW-light winds (17/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (10/365) SH-slightly humid (17/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (12/365) C-cloudy (14/365) PC-partly cloudy (30/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (20/365) LW-light winds (33/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (17/365) SH-slightly humid (38/365)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :
English – please come in
Japanese – ohairi kudasai (??????)
Hogen – imisore (????)

Wednesday July 27, 2005 [PC (17/365) SR (1/365) H(9/365) ]

July 2005 Total:
S-sunny (7/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (17/365)
SR-scattered rain showers (1/365)
W-windy (9/365) LW-light winds (16/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (9/365) SH-slightly humid (17/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (11/365) C-cloudy (14/365) PC-partly cloudy (30/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (20/365) LW-light winds (32/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (16/365) SH-slightly humid (38/365)

Tuesday July 26, 2005 [S (7/365) LW (16/365) H(8/365) ]

July 2005 Total:
S-sunny (7/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (16/365)
W-windy (9/365) LW-light winds (16/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (8/365) SH-slightly humid (17/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (11/365) C-cloudy (14/365) PC-partly cloudy (29/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (8/365)
W-windy (20/365) LW-light winds (32/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (15/365) SH-slightly humid (38/365)

Another local creature of Okinawa visiting the house. This particular insect (a beetle called a kamikirimushi) looks like a very large and colorful cockroach.

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Monday July 25, 2005 [PC (16/365) W (9/365) SH(17/365) ]

July 2005 Total:
S-sunny (6/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (16/365)
W-windy (9/365) LW-light winds (15/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (7/365) SH-slightly humid (17/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (10/365) C-cloudy (14/365) PC-partly cloudy (29/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (8/365)
W-windy (20/365) LW-light winds (31/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (14/365) SH-slightly humid (38/365)

Sunday July 24, 2005 [S (6/365) LW (15/365) H(7/365) ]

July 2005 Total:
S-sunny (6/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (15/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (15/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (7/365) SH-slightly humid (16/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (10/365) C-cloudy (14/365) PC-partly cloudy (28/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (8/365)
W-windy (19/365) LW-light winds (31/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (14/365) SH-slightly humid (37/365)

Money and fame might bring power and status, but do they bring heart and class? How do your children react to your choices?