Guam weather

All in the span of an hour or so. This is the view from my desk that I'll be losing in just a few days.  I'll miss it.  I love how the presence of the sun brings so much color to the world. 

 

Top 10 Reasons Guam's Speed Limit is 35 mph

10. No need to remember if the speed limit changed.

9. Saves money through increased gas mileage.

8. Makes dodging boonie dogs and chickens easier.

7. Fewer serious accidents when drivers run red lights.

6. Reinforces the slow, island life mentality.

5. More time to find landmarks when following directions, as roads are not labeled.

4. No need to spend money on yellow advisory speed limit signs before sharp turns.

3. Visibility is unaffected when a torrential downpour starts out of nowhere.

2. Easier to take good side-of-the-road photos (e.g. dog riding a water buffalo).

1. Driving slow makes the island seem bigger.


Thanks for the inspiration, Mom!

Typhoon Shmyphoon

In case you've heard about the tropical storm out here in the Pacific (I'm not sure if it's technically a typhoon or not), we're all doing fine here, though we have tons and tons of rain. It seems as though the storm is much north of us and is moving on to batter Japan, as if they haven't had enough problems already. I'm not sure how the diving this weekend is going to go yet. My class may not happen. We've got some flooding, small craft, and high surf advisories through the weekend, but as long as the storm keeps on its current track we shouldn't have any problems. I'll try to keep everyone posted.