She Gets Away With Murder This Girl (Photos)

                       This girl comes into my Bar on a Saturday night and messes with my beard

             Gets a red rubberband, twists it real tight and tries to make a ponytail out of the thing

                             Then laughs and sings karaoke until the wee hours of the morning

                     She gets away with murder only because Grandpa loves her and she knows it

                                                Anybody else tries messin' with me like that

                                                       They'll be lookin' for their teeth !


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Going Down (Photos) How I Gotter Dun. You can Getter Dun, Too

f/11  25sec  ISO 100  Focal Length 18mm

If you were lookin for some photos of places where the sun don't shine you've come to the right place. 

I think it's kinda sexy going down, deep down inside Mother Earth and I've had a lot of folks tell me they like to know the camera specs I use when I take these sorts of photos.

The five shots I'm posting today were published in an article at Go Backpacking 15 July 2010

                                     The Title: GOING DOWN IN OKINAWA, JAPAN

                                                  f/11  6sec   ISO 100  Focal Length 23mm 
Here's how I gotter dun. For all these photos I used a Pentax K10D with an 18-250mm Pentax Lens. The camera was mounted on a Manfrotto 725B Tripod and a Cable Release was used to trigger the shutter.

                                                   f/14   25sec   ISO 100  Focal Length 18mm

It really doesn't matter what make or model camera you use.  I chose Pentax because of it's water resistance qualities and tough body.  I go a lot of places where things get wet and, being a bit of a clod, I bang cameras around and drop them once in awhile. 

I'd use the latest, greatest, most expensive Canon or Nikon if somebody else was paying for it.

                                                   f/11   6sec   ISO 100  Focal Length 130mm

This series of photos was taken at Gyokusendo Cave in the southern part of Okinawa, Japan JUN 2010

                                                  f/11   15sec   ISO100  Focal Length 18mm

The week coming up, there's a big event called EARTH DAY and it happens on Friday April 22, 2011 but, you don't have to wait for the weekend to go down inside Mother Earth.  Do the way I did when I gotter dun.  Avoid all the tourists, grab your camera, take your time and getter dun on a weekday !

More information on the caves of Okinawa may be seen in my article published at CNNGO

What's Wrong With That Picture ? (Photo) The Aliens are Back !

The thought had crossed my mind.  Making What's Wrong With That Picture a regular weekly feature here.  But, I'm not sure I'd be able to come up with enough material.  There's a lot of bizarre, whacky and unusual stuff going on in the world.  Where on the tiny island of Okinawa would I ever find the photos needed to introduce these off the wall and sometimes, unbelieveable tidbits of news that come across the wires ? 

Well, this baby just fell into my lap today.  Aliens.  I have a photo in my pocket.  It's on my cell phone.

This photo was snapped in March of 2007.  Here is proof that aliens exist on the island of Okinawa, Japan. 

I have a picture and two witnesses.  They held the rascal still so I could snap the photo and pretty soon they'll be old enough to testify or whatever scientsts have you do.

They are my Grandkids.  We were walking the dogs when I spotted the alien.  I asked them to grab it so I could get a quick photo of them standing alongside it. That would give it a sense of scale.

The one on the right, she's my Granddaughter.  I can't get her to go dumpster diving anymore.

She's a teenager now.  You know girls.  Once they hit a certain age, dumpster diving is only for guys.

If we spot another alien, us men will have to grab it.  Girls might take the photo, if we're lucky.

Enough about my picture.  I don't need anyone telling me what's wrong with this picture. 

I'll give you a link to these guys who call themselves the Furious Fanboys.

They got the goods on the FBI, aliens and the whole Roswell, New Mexico UFO Incident. 

You have to see the evidence they presented and make your own decision. 

Good old conspiracy theories just give me goose bumps.  I'm having flashbacks thinking about those FBI cartoonish characters Scully and Mulder from the X-Files TV Series. 

They used to say stuff like "Trust no one" and "The truth is out there".  Wooooo.  This is good !

If you have any kind of extraterrestrial music lying around the house, put it on and crank it up real loud. Then go have a peek at Oops! FBI Confirms Roswell UFO Incident.

If you're lucky enough to not get abducted either by aliens or the FBI, I'd like to hear from you again. 

Just your opinion.  What's wrong with that picture ?


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Cherry Blossoms (桜) Rule the All Time Top Ten Blog Posts

Here's one of those photos I usually stash somewhere and never post online. Going over my blog stats I noticed that two posts, both having to do with Cherry Blossoms (桜) have taken over the Top Ten most viewed since this blog was started.  I'm sharing this because you are who decides what's popular, not me.

THE BEAN COUNTERS AT RYUKYU LIFE SAY THE TOP TEN BLOG POSTS BY PAGEVIEWS ARE:

12,493 Views FLOWER: SAKURA OKINAWA, JAPAN

12,250 Views CHERRYBLOSSOM FESTIVAL OKINAWA, JAPAN

 9,518 Views WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT PICTURE? DRUNK PILOTS IN INDIA

 7,986 Views WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT PICTURE? WRONG GRANDPA

 6,540 Views EARTHQUAKES, OIL SPILLS, TSUNAMIS, NUCLEAR DISASTERS AND COAL

 5,962 Views ORCHID LOVERS A TRAVEL PHOTO THURSDAY ESSAY FOR YOU

 5,028 Views LAPTOP COOLING TOWER: THE REDNECK VERSION

 4,786 Views A STATUE OF THE MOST LOYAL AND FAITHFUL DOG IN JAPAN

 4,606 Views SUNDAY'S SILLY SIGN APRIL 10, 2011

 4,438 Views EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI IN JAPAN FAR AWAY FROM OKINAWA


Blogging has taught me a few things. I get all the newsletters telling me how to be a successful blogger and writer, belong to blogging organizations and read other people's blogs, everyday.

There are something like 126 million bloggers in the world. They all probably get the same information I do and they're all trying to get to the top of the pile and become millionaires.  Hah !

What I do is sort of look around and if I see something I think is alright, I do it.  I pick cherries and only take the ones I like.  I don't want my blog to be just like everybody else's.  So, I watch what everybody is doing and make sure "I DON'T DO THAT".

The fun part of it is hearing from the people following my blog. And, I know I have the security cranked down a bit too tight on the Blogger Comment ( SPAM CONTROL ) thingy but, I hear from people everday through other sources, FaceBook, Stumble Mail, Tweets, Emails and my website contact mail.  We have agreements, disagreements, suggestions, hints, encouragement and a couple of good laughs, several times a day at the privacy of our own keyboards.

There have been some sad times, too.  Readers have consoled me when I'm down and I really needed a boost.  I have folks who alerted me about my photos being snatched and posted by someone else.  There are some who help me correct my misspellings ( I should have a black belt in that by now ) and there are other readers who probably don't read and send me music and videos not knowing I can't hear.  There are readers who have questions that give me ideas for new posts and others who warn me I'm wandering into dangerous territory.  It's all good.

The thing that has made the biggest impression on me is how unpredictable a blog can be. The last Top Ten blog posts list I made changed while I was composing it. It only takes me about 2 hours to type these things.  And it changed, just like that.

The Cherry Blossoms are gone from Okinawa now.  They're sprouting all over the mainland of Japan and, I guess, in other locations around the globe.  But, for right now Cherry Blossoms rule this blog. 

Stick with me and we'll see what floats to the top next time around.  I enjoy blogging for you.

Cheers,
Mike

Cat and Dogs (Photo) "Nice to Meet You"

Here's a photo of the highly intelligent Maltese mutt I ranted about a few days ago. 

He had never seen a cat before. So, he went over to investigate.

The poor cat held its paw in the "Nice to meet you" mode with the Pug pup serving as his backup while the little investigator was busy sniffing the leash. I probably should have sent him to a Police Academy.

Photo taken in Okinawa with a Pentax K10D 18-250mm Lens.

Published at MATADOR ABROAD JUL 2009

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