That is my view from where I sit writing my blog this morning.  I will shortly be at the Ala Wai Golf Course, and a perfect day is predicted.  The weather, that is.  Hawaii has this year been spared of serious hurricanes.  There are two ocean disturbances in the East Pacific, but neither one should threaten us. Today, people in Florida, specifically just north of Fort Meyers, will suffer the worst day of their lives, for Hurricane Ian, at 155 MPH, will any moment now as I write this make landfall over those islands facing Port Charlotte.  Much of them won't be the same in a short while because of the storm surge, of perhaps up to 20 feet.  Ian became a hurricane only Monday, and could well still attain Category 5 strength, which begins at 157 MPH.  Gusts are up to 190 MPH.  Here is something I learned from my time involved with wind power.  The energy of wind increases by the cube of the velocity.  Thus, image standing in winds of 45 MPH.  You can be blown over.  Now, compare the

  June 21 is not a particularly monumental day in history: 1900  Boxer Rebellion, when China, through Empress Dowager Cixi, declared war on the U.S., Japan and Europe. 1942  A Japanese submarine surfaced near the Columbia River in Oregon and fired 17 shells at Fort Stevens. 1945  End of the Battle of Okinawa, with 160,000 military deaths and 150,000 Okinawan civilians ( half of the 300,000 population ) perishing.  2021  172nd day of the year, with 193 days remaining...in a non-leap year. So what is happening in the USA and World today? #1  Today is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, meaning the north will experience the longest day of the year, and the south the shortest. #2  End of heat wave over California/Arizona/Nevada. #3  Father's Day in much of the Middle East. Well, what about tomorrow? Some parts of the world will experience the solstices. Official end of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. The  Cuyahoga River  ( above