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Many of my visitors have suggested that I should include a little something about myself so that you, the reader, can get a bit of an idea who it is bringing you this website. Thinking that to be a reasonable request, let me tell you a bit about the creator of ClickOkinawa.com.
To begin, I suppose it's appropriate to talk about my experiences on Okinawa. Back in 1972, while serving in the Air Force at a base in Montana, I received orders to report for duty at a clinic on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Having a vague idea of the location of Okinawa - somewhere out there in the Pacific Ocean - I ran for a map. I wasn't expecting any delightment. That would change in short order.
You see, I had been married in August of that year and had orders to report in October - not a great way to start off a marriage; dragging a girl who was born and raised in Montana off to some obscure island out in the middle of the sea! But, orders being what they are I wasn't left with much choice.
With not a little skepticism, I was packed up, kissed g'bye, and shuttled off to the airport. Whereupon the journey began. Little did I know that I'd be experiencing something that has lasted me, so far, a lifetime. So rewarding was that two and one-half years, 1972-1975, I would later request orders to go back. And go back we did! During my second tour on island, 1986-1990, I fell forever and irrevocably in love with the Ryukyu Kingdom.
This website is in its 4th or 5th iteration. It began as a single one-page feature back in 1996; a part of my "Homepage" that contained a bunch of stuff about myself. Back in the mid-1990s it was commonplace for people to have a Homepage - their own little place on the Web. As time passed the fascination with, and the use of, the Internet became more sophisticated and the early fledgling
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homepages began to fall away and more focused content became the norm.
I like to think of my website as somewhere in between - clearly focused on Okinawa but still maintaining a homey atmosphere. I write all of my own code for these pages so you won't find a bunch of glitz and fancy doo-dads. That is primarily because I have yet to learn how to code for all that glitz and those fancy doo-dads! But I think you'll find it a fun, interesting and educational place to hang out and snoop around. I certainly hope that you'll do just that. Look around and, by all means, if you think there is something missing - something you had hoped to find but didn't - drop me a line or two and let me know your suggestion.
I take full responsibility for any inaccuracies that might be discovered in my pages. If you do indeed find a clearly factual error, please, bring it to my attention! I can be reached at
Mick at ClickOkinawa.com
I am married with 5 children. Two birth sons both of whom were born on Okinawa at the old Camp Kuwae army hospital. That was a few weeks ago - 1973 and 1975. We have adopted daughters - one from Kolkata (Calcutta), India; one from Cebu, in The Philippines; and our youngest from Great Falls, Montana. I retired from the Air Force in 1990 then went into civilian practice in Chouteau County, Fort Benton, Montana. In 1993 I moved back to Great Falls, went in on the ground floor of a newly built clinic and on weekends "moon-lighted" at the Air Force base here in town. Before the end of 1993 I was once again smitten by the 'bug' and went full time in the Family Practice clinic at the base. I retired from that in December of 2008 and did private practice again in Great Falls until I decided to finally retire altogether in December 2010.
So, that's enough about me. This website is for you! Go out there and have some fun!
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