Incredible Blue Skies Over Okinawa Island

Image Was Slightly Tweaked

 

 

That's what photographers have to do, before posting on the internet. Sorry.

This afternoon, after a night of heavy lifting, I woke up, showered and walked to work.

 There wasn't a cloud to be seen, up there in the sky. I kept checking.

In fact, I bumped into three telephone poles, not watching where I was going.

And, I don't even own one of those Smartphones, yet.

Just walking around, like some redneck, visiting that big New York City.

Damn, my head hurts !

Just for the Heck of It A Photo of the Sky

 

At the office, I removed the camera batteries from chargers and, was itching to shoot.

So, I stumbled out the door and, took one shot of the sky.

There probably, won't be any more photography for today. The itching stopped, already.

Damn, my head still hurts !

Researching Blue Skies

 

There's a whole bunch of Willie Nelson songs on YouTube. 

People who don't like Willie Nelson probably, wouldn't be too fond of me, either.

The way that guy sings through his nostrils, is just classic.

And, he strums, his beat up old guitar, all kinds of whacky/out of tune, like a professional.

So, I went through several versions of his song, "Blue Skies" to get the best one.

Damn, my head hurts. But, I came up with a dandy, for y'all.

Before Kenny Rogers Got His Face Tweaked

Some guy, named Larry, got an award for Outstanding Sound Mixing, on this video.

So, it isn't just some run of the mill, crappy YouTube edition. You don't have to thank me.

Listen to them play and sing the tune.

 

Then, tell me, you don't feel like, walking around with your face pointed towards the sky.

Just, be careful and, don't try it on no city sidewalks. OK ?

Damn, my head still hurts !

Zuckerberganator Dudes and Dudettes -- I Ain't Buyin' It !

Little Message from Facebook

 

 

 

 

Mike's Ryukyu Gallery's post "Will meet with..." is performing better than 90% of other posts on that page.

Promote it to get even better results.

So, I take some screenshots and see what's going on.

Will meet with him, when I'm a little... 65

Couldn't wait 'til Xmas so, I'm wear...104

That'd be alright by me. A Pink Chr...98

These folks got me trazzeled: http...143

Time to bug out of the office: http...56

Something Just Doesn't Add Up Correctly There

Maybe, a few of my redneck cronies fall for the gimmick.

For anywhere from a dollar, to $30 a day y'all can give me a boost ?

I ain't buyin' it.

End of rant.

PS  It would be nice if somebody could get those red bubbles, to quit moving around, too.



Danged If I Ain't Trazzeled About This !

Maybe Somebody Needs a Secretary

 

It's bad enough a man has to dust this place and scrub the dirt of the floor by himself.

Now, my redneck is in a pickle, trying to find photos for an article.

Well, I have several thousand of them, all over the place.

Like these Eisa Dancers on Kokusai Street.

That's a photo I gave to a place named, Trazzler, back in 2009.


 It seems like, Trazzler, changed their name to Open Places.

And, the editors, over there, featured four of my photos.

So What's There to Be All Trazzeled About ?

 

 

The article, I'm trying to put together has some strict requirements.

They want photos that are unpublished and unpublicized.

Now, I'm running all around the internet, looking at which photos were published.

So, I can eliminate them from the possibility of being submitted.

Maybe, I should ask them to give me a secretary, to help me out.

Or, at least, they could give me somebody to help clean up the mess, I make around here !

 



Summer Officially Starts Tomorrow !

Summer Solstice June 21, 2013

 

It all depends on where in the world you live and a lot of other scientific stuff.

Some people call it the longest day of the year.

It's really the day we get the most daylight.  That's if you live north of the equator.

Here is a photo I took in June of 2011 as the sun was setting on the west coast of Okinawa.

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 4:25AM and set at 6:59PM Japan Standard Time.

If the silly tropical storm we're having, gets done blowing, we may have sunshine.

Like, about 14 hours worth of sunshine on the first day of summer !

Now, I'm not sure what normal folks will be doing.

Grabbing the cameras and heading for the hills, sounds like a good plan to me.

If you have trouble thinking of things to do for summer solstice, check this out:

10 Ways to Celebrate Summer 

While you are there, do what (typical redneck fashion) I did.

The Old Farmer's Almanac, gives away all kinds of neat things, for free.

I got a whole pile of stuff and didn't spend a dime. Don't tell them I sent you.  OK ?

For more scientific minds:  Everything You Need to Know: June Solstice 2013

Another informative resource: AboutComGeography: Summer Solstice

Not Excited Enough Yet ?

 

Another goodie, I found while Googling June 2013, has to do with this month's full moon.

This will happen just after I recover from the first day of summer.

We are going to have an extraordinary Supermoon the 22-23 of June.

Don't miss out on all the summer fun !

The Redneck Goes High Tech on Pinterest

 

It Started with a Conversation About Resumes

 

A  friend suggested making a one page resume of articles I've had published and posting it online.

That sort of high tech stuff scares me. 

My website and blogs get cluttered-up enough without me trying to add more fancy stuff.

 So, I experimented over on Pinterest and created this Board.

My Mini Resume

It doesn't look too shabby, to me so, I went and shared it over on Facebook.

That way, I'd get an idea if folks liked the way it looked.

Somehow, that Zuckerberganator guy had all 21 of my pins from that Board, already.

So, this old country boy, went and deleted them one at a time.  Hah !

Facebook Gets on My Nerves Sometimes

 

They are probably more popular with youngsters and city folks than senior citizens.

It seems like, just about the time I start figuring out how it works, they change everything.

They better watch-out.  One of these days Pinterest may gobble them up !

Here's the Deal

Facebook and Pinterest dudes should start talking to us about these important things.

Suppose a bunch of people wanted to do high tech stuff like I just did.

They want online mini resumes the same as in the screenshot above.

Call them a Picturesume.

My friend Map It Okinawa coined that term.

The high tech stuff, I did all by myself.

Contact us.  Sometimes, we even accept unreasonable offers !

 

Redneck Stuff: Barrel Bolt Your Car Doors (Photos)

Treasure Spotted in Okinawa Japan

 

This car parked next to me yesterday in the hills of Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan.

Within minutes, the owner and I were friends.

The lock, hanging off the driver's door caught my attention.

That's how I came to know Kinjo.

It's best to ask for permission to shoot someone's personal property with a camera.

It wouldn't be nice to call somebody you just met a redneck.

So, I just told Kinjo, I'd love some photos of this barrel bolt and lock for my blog.

He let me fire away.  You could tell he was really proud of his invention.

That's proof, to me, that great minds think alike.

It's a four door automobile.

Only one door has this contraption hanging off of it.

Once you lock that barrel bolt, nobody can get the driver's door open.

We really don't have car thieves around the hills of Okinawa.

So, I figure the lock on the driver's side is for some other reason than, keeping thieves out.

Like, maybe he doesn't want someone with his keys driving the car.

When you first meet someone, it isn't polite to ask a bunch of personal questions.

So, I didn't.

But, it got me wondering.

Do you suppose, maybe his wife has blonde-colored hair ?

Anyway, I took the time to research a little bit for you, in case you'd like to barrel bolt your buggy.

You could probably do this redneck stuff to all four of your car doors for under a hundred bucks !

Amazon Barrel Bolts

Visit the Redneck Stuff Page any time you're looking for tools or parts for your car.


The Santa Gal will be leaving soon so, don't forget to stop by and see her.

Maw, We Better Dust Off The Dancin' Shoes !

Ridea's Coming to Town

It was such a thrill running across this poster, I grabbed it and stuffed it in my pocket.

Getting all the wrinkles out takes too long. I have to pass the word quickly.

Ridea, will be here, at the Live House December 26, 2012.

Me and Maw, we need to get our dancin' shoes ready, now.

That Sweetheart of a Gal is in Tokyo Somewhere

 

Those city-slicker folks got her playin' concerts, far away from here.

Poor girl, only gets to come back to the Ryukyu Islands on weekends.

She's gonna be a superstar.  I know it.

So, me and the missus are making reservations.

We're goin dancin' that night.

And, I'll see if I can get an autograph from Ridea.

Maybe, even get someone in there with a video camera. 

Those city boys probably aren't aware of this.

Rednecks know some smooth moves, too !

Just to be on the safe side, look for Ridea here.

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We even got a picture of my Dancing Queen in that department.

A Sea Kayaking Affair: You Ever Had One ?

 Sea kayaking affair ?  Shucks.  Never heard of one, before.

But, I met these honeymoon people kayaking, one day and took their picture.

Now I'm learning a little bit about sea kayaking.

And, there is a big kayak affair happening in Okinawa, this month.

 QajaqJPN Official Website

The folks sponsoring this event, called Guts 2012, have all the details.

They have an expert named James Manke, from Canada coming over to teach.

Just poking around on the Japan website, I watched some of the videos.

Those sea kayakers do some pretty wild stuff.

Like, they fool around in waves big enough to qualify as tsunamis !

The Greenlandstick Users' Trial Stages is one of the things everyone wants to qualify in.

The three day event takes place just a few miles up the road from my house.

It will happen November 23-25th so, I plan on checking it out.

Now, there's no way I'd try to challenge someone from Canada at using a stick made in Greenland.

But, we might do one of my favorite, redneck sports.

See who qualifies best at chugging Orion Beer.

See y'all soon sea kayakers !

Prototype: The Redneck Apple Telephone

Still in Early Development Stages

 

Don't go runnin' off until you here what inspired this prototype.

Everybody's jumpin' on the bandwagon and buying those newfangled phones.

A friend of mine has a brand new Apple iPhone, or whatever they're called.

Watchin' him do all the neat stuff that's available on the contraption almost convinced me.

I need one, too.

Nobody ever accused me of being over-scholarly but, I do think things over, sometimes.

Along Came the What's Wrong with the World Theory

 

Look back a few years and, try to remember when telephones had wires on them.

People didn't walk down the street staring at little screens on their phones.

When they were driving cars, they watched where they were going.

You didn't have to sit in a restaurant listening to other folks yappin' on a phone.

Bank robbers had to bust into the place, and physically grab the money.

The world went wireless.  That's when things started going haywire.  Hah !

Way Back in 2003 a Bear Broke into David Letterman's House

Now, I have no idea what a New York City boy was doing in Montana.

He got scared and called for help.

We should probably ask him what kind of phone he was using.

When the Redneck Apple Phone goes into production it will have an instruction book.

There will be a page teaching city boys stuff you can't do with a cell-phone.

You could lure the bear out of the house with an apple.

Or, swing that baby around by the wires and smack the bear in the nose.

Yup, things started going wrong in the world when everybody got wireless.

Somebody should look into that !

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The Million Views Contest Winner Announced

The Winner is Emi Iwasaki, a Facebook Fan from Tokyo, Japan !

This is a continuation of the events that took place Sunday night.

In case you ever decide to do a contest redneck-style, bookmark this page.

After the winner's name was drawn, the model ran around posing with it.

The Ryukyu Dudes let her have some fun and that was alright, I guess.

We weren't paying her.  So what the heck.

RyukyuRusty was shootin' the camera and the rest of us were drinking beer.

After awhile I yelled at her to quit fooling around and said.

"Would you please hold still and let the cameraman get a picture of the winner's name" ?

 Probably, I shouldn't of done that.

  She almost cried.

So, I went over there and gave her a l'il hug and everything went back to normal.

The tux is only worn for special occasions.

Now, I have to get the beer and wrinkles out of it before St. Patrick's Day.

 Probably, you wouldn't want to be so formal, if you did a redneck contest of your own.

Some of those Bib Overalls from Walmart would be OK.

I hate gettin' all dressed up, too. 

Back to the Winner

Emi Iwasaki tells me that she loves southern islands, especially Hawaii.

She studies and teaches Hawaiian Hula Dancing.

On a visit to Okinawa back in April, Emi found my Facebook Page.

So, she has been following and liking photos there all along, without me knowing.

Facebook should fix those pages for old people.  I don't like wearing my reading glasses.

Anyway, Emi typed in there "I want to see more of the Ryukyu Islands".

CONGRATULATIONS EMI

YOU WON !

Million Views Contest: How We Gotterdun

As promised we drew the winner's name in true redneck style.

These photos by RyukyuRusty, will show you how we gotterdun.

The Million Views Giveaway blog and Facebook pages were printed.

Each contestant, who made a legitimate entry, had their name snipped out of the page.

Lucky for us, nobody was using the pool table.  This was a serious operation.

 To be fair and square about it, the criminals trying to enter twice, had to be eliminated.

But, they only got eliminated, once.  So, they still had a chance to win.

 The pretty girl, who wants to be a model, did some practice poses.

That was while I was doing the paperwork.

We had to arm wrestle a few times because that's what rednecks do when they aren't playing pool.

She won every match, easily.  That was so I could buy the beers.

Next, we folded-up all the contest entries so they all looked the same size.

They were placed in this guy's hat.  I stepped out of the scene, to keep things honest.

That's my hand, over there, and I'm telling the model, "Reach in and pick one winner".

We had to hurry and get this contest over before everyone was falling-down drunk.

There she went.  She pulled a winner's name out of the hat.

She held the thing up in the air just like she was a professional model all her life !

There's  more to how we gotterdun.  Even a photo of me wearing my tux.  But, I gotta run.

To be continued.....

A Million Views: It Happened Sometime Last Night !

One Million Views !!!

This happened a lot faster than I could have ever imagined.

The Blogger thing just took-off and hit 1,000,000 overnight.  Before I woke up.

The view-meter was at 1,000,061 when I got here this morning.

Here is the Screenshot

 

The contest is over. It will probably be this weekend before we determine the winner.

One million views, on a blog from Okinawa, Japan is a pretty big deal.

Call me a redneck, if you'd like. There's a little secret, I should probably tell you.

Five years ago, I didn't know how to turn a computer on so, I called a friend named, Joe.

And, he came over. He showed me where the power button was and hooked me up.

Then, we got the internet thing and wired me to the World Wide Web.

Through many trials and lots of errors, this blog got where it is today.

And, I made some great friends, around the world, along the way.

This internet thing, I used to be scared of may really take-off, someday.

Dontcha think ?

 

What Happens Next

 

The Blog and Facebook Pages, where contest entries were made, will be printed.

With the Ryukyu Dudes assistance we will pick the winner.

As promised, this will be a random selection, done redneck style. 

No fancy machinery, other than a pair of scissors and somebody's baseball hat.

Snip all the names from the contest entries and throw them in a hat.

Then, somebody just reaches down and pulls out the winner.

We'll find a pretty girl.  Thataway, nobody can say the contest was rigged. She does the picking.

Maybe, I'll even wear a tuxedo, or a T-shirt that looks like one.

Dang.  I hate getting all dressed up.

This thing is gonna hafta wait 'til the weekend.  But, we'll getterdun. 

Meanwhile, I'd like to thank everybody for visiting here.

Now, this whole internet thing gets me wondering, sometimes.

Do you suppose that meter would break if it hit, let's say 1,000,000,000,000 views ?

RYUKYU LIFE ONE MILLION VIEWS GIVEAWAY !

It could happen anytime now. So, I have to keep an eye on that meter.

When it hits the one million mark, it's time to give something away.

The Panasonic MW-20 Digital Photo Frame looks good to me.

I figure I can load up about 150 photos from the Ryukyu Islands on an SD card.

And then, give it to one of my followers along with the digital frame.

This contest is sponsored by Mike's Ryukyu Gallery.

Here Is What You Have To Do To Enter:

Make the comment on this blog post, or under the Facebook Page post for this contest:

“I want to see more of the Ryukyu Islands.”

That will get you entered into a random drawing.

Only one entry per person, please. Multiple entries will be deleted. Let's be fair.

The contest starts as soon as this post is published. It ends when the view-meter hits 1,000,000.

Who Is Eligible:

Anyone (18 years of age, or older) around the world, except employees of Ryukyu Life.

Shucks, I'm the only one who works here.

Not eligible: Someone living in a country that doesn't have good relations with Japan or

the USA. Start your own giveaway if you want.

How The Winner Will Be Selected:

In typical redneck fashion, this blog post and the Facebook Page will be printed.

Then, we'll use a scissors to cut the entries and toss them in a hat, drum, or bingo machine.

We don't get a million views around here often so, I have no idea how many entries there will be.

All I know for sure is there will be some celebrating going on with beer.

And, maybe we'll get some pretty girl do do the random drawing, maybe not.

Anyway, someone other than me will gitterdun, all nice and legal-like.

Speaking Of Legal Stuff, Here's The Terms And Conditions:

 

• To enter you must be 18 years of age or older.
• Multiple entries are not allowed so, please only comment once.
• Enter using, only a real name.
• No entries will be accepted after the view-meter reaches 1,000,000.
• The winner's name will be drawn at random by a real live human being, not a machine.
• Once selected I will notify the winner through Facebook, or this blog. I am aware of privacy issues and respect your privacy.
• I will need the mailing address for the winner.
• Purchase and shipping costs will be paid by Mike's Ryukyu Gallery.
• Taxes for contest winnings are the responsibility of the winner.
• The prize is non-transferable. It will be awarded to the winner.
• No cash will be awarded in lieu of the prize.
• Entering this giveaway binds entrants to the terms and conditions listed above. That means you agree, or don't enter this contest.

This contest is in no way sponsored, or endorsed by any of my affiliate companies.

It is just something I am doing on my own for my followers.

A few years ago, I would have never thought 1,000,000 views was possible for

someone writing on a Google Blogger in Okinawa, Japan.

It would be impossible without those who follow me regularly.

Thank you and good luck !

Surfin' at the Beach Okinawa Style. That's What I Wanted To Do.

This dude caught my attention today when I had my camera at the beach.

It looks like something I could do, I was thinkin'.

Probably, I'd have to go to town and buy some surfin' clothes like he's wearing.

They'd make fun of the redneck stuff I usually wear.

This dude was really good.

So, I'd try and get an outfit like his, that fit me, and learn to surf just like that.

If you mastered all the surfboard moves like this dude, you could visit all the islands in Okinawa, practically free, I was thinking.

Then, he fell and went in there, somewhere. 

That made me change my mind.

I think I'll just keep on doing what I've been doing.

And let other people surf Okinawan style.

Limited Offer: March Maddness Sale of Mikes Ryukyu Gallery

FOLKS DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME SPECIAL OFFER !

Most times rednecks like us don't make this much money in ten years.

Not even the real industrious ones ya see sneakin' out the back doors of banks.

That there screenshot, up above, came off the internet last night, probably while a lot of lazy folks were sleepin', or (big city dwellers) occupyin' streets.

Now, whoever dun the calculations and come up with an estimated worth for Mike's Ryukyu Gallery at $263,637 USD might have been leaning on the side of generosity, just a tad.

So, I'm going to round it off to, let's say, something like just a quarter million dollars.

LIMITED OFFER

The March Maddness Sale of Mikes Ryukyu Gallery (dot) com, website, blog and whole kit along with a kaboodle of photos (that's a lot) goes like this:

Understand, we got to get the money in the bank before April Fools Day.

So, all bids must be made by March 15, 2012.

Place your bid by hitting CONTACT ME on MY HOMEPAGE.

The highest bidder, who bids over $100,000 but, under $150,000 USD by midnight EST March 15, 2012

WILL BE THE PROUD NEW OWNER OF MIKE'S RYUKYU GALLERY

and this redneck boy's gonna go buy a fishin' boat to get around in, by golly !

This Sunday's Silly Sign Could Inspire A Redneck (Photos)

It's been a month of Sundays, I walked by this Silly Sign with my dogs and couldn't decide whether or not to go through all the trouble of taking photos and translating for you.

But, I gotterdun this morning and I'm sure glad that I did because,

IT INSPIRED ME !

What you see in the photo is where some responsible citizen got a can of spray paint and made a sign that says "Gomi Kirei".  Rough translation: "Nice and neat garbage".

This sign is on the east end of a housing project.

Now, turn around in the street and just have a peek at the west end of the same place.

Nobody took the time to make a sign for folks throwing away garbage, there.

So, I figure, that's how things got that way.

WAIT !   There's MORE.  

THIS GAVE SOME INSPIRATION TO THE REDNECK PART OF ME !

SO, I RUN ON HOME WITH THE DOGS.

Most times, I keep a pile of trash in the front yard, just in case those cameramen from

Redneck Yard of the Month come around. But, they never show up.

So, I moved some of the junk out back and straightened things up a bit.

And, I made me a sign, by golly.

THIS SUNDAY'S SILLY SIGN COULD MAKE ME A MILLIONAIRE !

SEE ALL THE SILLY SIGNS IN THE DOOZIES

VISIT MY HOMEPAGE FOR THE PHOTO OF THE DAY