Yugio
Today’s June 25th. A rather random day to most citizens of the world, but to Koreans (and those familiar with Korean history), it marks the day the North launched a… Read more »
Category: History
Built for Biking
The more I think about it, the more I believe that Korea is just built for biking. Since I joined Strava in 2017, I’ve ridden nearly 15,000 miles, and I’m… Read more »
History in the Middle of the City
A long day, with two medical appointments separated by 5 hours up in Seoul had me looking for things to do within range of the Samsung Medical Center, and much… Read more »
You Are There
I remember when I was quite young, a television show called You Are There showed on CBS. The concept was quite interesting – treating major historical events as news being… Read more »
Magical History Tour
Of course I’m tired. I’m worn out. And quite satisfied. After 80 miles and over 7 hours on the bicycle, my backside is a bit sore, but my spirits are… Read more »
Follow up to History Hunt
I’m still digging getting ready for this Saturday’s expedition, and I found this short article that contains plenty of good information. There’s also a short passage in the book The… Read more »
History Hunt
My friend Eric dropped me a message the other day saying he’ll be open for a hunt on Saturday. We’d been talking over the winter during all of the area… Read more »
Revisionist History: “Oh Howard, You Idiot.”
If you want to listen to something interesting, you can hardly go wrong with Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast, Revisionist History. Sure, it’s a bit of an odd name. I mean, aren’t… Read more »
Finding that Happy Medium
I’m a big fan of the show “American Pickers” on the History Channel. If I ever get a chance to watch, I will. The thing about it is that it… Read more »
Tom Petty and the Apocalypse II: Coal, Computers, and the Big One
In Part I, by looking at Tom Petty’s video for the song “You Got Lucky” (go back and take a look if you didn’t read it already), I took the… Read more »