Recommendation: General Dean’s Story
Who’s “General Dean”? Well, for those who know the Korean War, General Dean was its highest ranking POW. He was captured in August of 1950 after wandering the Korean countryside… Read more »
Category: History
Understanding Art?
Of course it’s a subjective call — we all enjoy different things. But when it comes to movies, for me, Stephen Chow’s two most famous — Shaolin Soccer and Kung… Read more »
The “Battle” of Pyeongtaek
I should just start a series on the Korean War in this area. I’m finding so much interesting material, and still only just scratching the surface. Today, while looking over… Read more »
71st Anniversary, Day 2
Last weekend, I took a bit of a long trip on the bicycle, going to the site of the U.S. Army’s 4th major delaying action of the North Korean advance… Read more »
That was quick…
I guess 35 years is emerald. I can live with that. I think emerald is a beautiful gemstone. Great color. Micha and I both like sapphire better. That’ll be in… Read more »
Maps Follow-Up
I wrote just a couple of days ago about my love for maps and how I look at them and see the possibilities. So, in a desire to play around… Read more »
Following the North’s Advance and the Battle of Ant Hill
It was a Korean War history day today, as the first forty miles of my ride followed the advance of the north’s army as it sliced through American and ROK… Read more »
Ant Hill
Part of my research into MSR1 was to develop the route for a ride from Songtan to Daejon (see my last post). I knew I couldn’t put together the logistics… Read more »
Maps
I love maps. Maybe it’s in the imagining where I can go or what I can see when I get there. I look at the page (or screen) and I… Read more »
It wasn’t Saturday…
You may recall my motto, “Saturdays are for 70s” from the rides I’ve done over the past few weekends. But today wasn’t Saturday…it was Sunday. So I did 80. For… Read more »