There are some good things to come out of this; one of the main ones being making the off-base local economy realise how much money is injected by the US military here in Okinawa. If the lockdown is carried on much further, I’ll start to believe this is the reason it was implemented in the first place

You need to change your banner to a much more Japanese-like “No rape! No charge!” one!

The question now is what are the ramifications?

Will the reflection be over Monday?
Will we go back to pseudo-normal?
Will the 14-year olds stop with the thigh-high skirts and getting on bikes/in cars with men twice.5 times their age?

Me personally, I am looking at all of the GOOD things that have arisen from this:

I have had soooo much time reflecting that my yard is immaculate, my car is spotless, and my house belongs in a magazine…

The “recall roster” at my command has N-E-V-E-R been so accurate.

Everyone knows each other more better (me know) since we have had to request to go off-base to do ____ and everyone sees the requests.

We were able to see, to some degree, what type of an effect (affect?) the SOFA-status dollar has on the local economy in several areas.

Hawaii some go next year? Guam in 2014? I can’t wait.