JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Back on 25 December I wrote about the continuing saga of the water pipes. Well as soon as I stepped out of the shower first thing this morning, I was greeted by the sounds of picks followed by jack hammerish sounds. Seems that the waterworks pit is finally going to get some pavement over it. Given that the rainy season is approaching, this is a noisy but good thing.

Tuesday April 4, 2006 [S(2/365) W(1/365)]

April 2006 Total:
S-sunny (2/365) C-cloudy (2/365)
D-drizzle(1/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (3/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (51/365) C-cloudy (120/365) PC-partly cloudy (135/365)
D-drizzle (32/365) R-rainy (13/365) SR-scattered rain showers (22/365)
W-windy (101/365) LW-light winds (154/365) VW-very windy (10/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

With the final game of the college basketball season, much of the sports world hangs on for the culmination of March Madness today. However, sports fans in Japan are experiencing a culmination of thier own brand of madness, the final game of the semi-annual Japanese high school baseball season. Given that the sports scene in Japan is not as broad-based as stateside, this is a very big deal locally. Many of the more talented individuals introduced to the nation through these games will eventually become some of the more well-known baseball icons over here. And if the extraordinary player is really lucky, it’s to the “big game” and international popularity.

Monday April 3, 2006 [S(1/365) LW(3/365)]

April 2006 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (2/365)
D-drizzle(1/365)
LW-light winds (3/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006)Total:
S-sunny (50/365) C-cloudy (120/365) PC-partly cloudy (135/365)
D-drizzle (32/365) R-rainy (13/365) SR-scattered rain showers (22/365)
W-windy (100/365) LW-light winds (154/365) VW-very windy (10/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

I ran across an article on ancient laughter. Being owners of two absolutely hilarious and expressive dogs, this subject was particularly interesting. We always thought those two dogs were enjoying a good chuckle now and then.

Sunday April 2, 2006 [C(2/365) D(1/365) LW(2/365)]

April 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (2/365)
D-drizzle(1/365)
LW-light winds (2/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006)Total:
S-sunny (49/365) C-cloudy (120/365) PC-partly cloudy (135/365)
D-drizzle (32/365) R-rainy (13/365) SR-scattered rain showers (22/365)
W-windy (100/365) LW-light winds (153/365) VW-very windy (10/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

This morning was windy as heck, but that seemed to almost be erased from the senses (other than my hair all in the face) because the sun was shining soooo brilliantly. It makes me feel a little sorry for those people I run across in life that are so miserable that they have no other coping mechanism than to get overly inebriated and try to make the lives of those who are content with life miserable. There are so many beautiful and wondrous aspects of life to enjoy; too bad they can’t see that.

Saturday April 1, 2006 [C(1/365) LW(1/365)]

April 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (1/365)
LW-light winds (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006)Total:
S-sunny (49/365) C-cloudy (119/365) 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 (152/365) VW-very windy (10/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Friday March 31, 2006 [S(7/365) LW(11/365)]

March 2006 Total:
S-sunny (7/365) C-cloudy (13/365) PC-partly cloudy (11/365)
D-drizzle (3/365) R-rainy (2/365)
W-windy (15/365) LW-light winds (11/365) VW-very windy (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006)Total:
S-sunny (49/365) 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 (151/365) VW-very windy (10/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)