Death of a Despot
My brush with the notorious Chen Doohwan was not a brush at all. It was more of a swing-and-a-miss. Not that I (or anyone else) could take a literal “swing”… Read more »
Category: Korea
Another one of those days…
Well, I’m sure I could get out, but I think the poor air quality this weekend gives me a good chance to take a bit of a break. Not much,… Read more »
Follow-up: Trees on a Slope (나무들 비탈에 서다)
Just a few days ago I wrote about some of my reading and put in a word for a Korean author, Hwang Sun-won, and his book Trees on a Slope…. Read more »
Reading Around
I’ve been all over the place with my reading lately. As I mentioned recently, I’ve whipped through two of Peter Benchley’s better novels, The Deep and Jaws, within the past… Read more »
Follow-up: This is what I was talking about…
It was a good weekend for Gingkos. Yesterday’s ride to Asan yielded some decent shots of their Gingko Tree Road (although I think it would be even better from today… Read more »
Adrift…in a Good Way
I’ve thought a bit about Saturday’s ride. It was my third ride starting from Seolbong Park in Yi-ch’eon. It’s an absolutely beautiful park, and since I get there by 6… Read more »
Saturday 60: It’s been a while…
It’s been just under a year since my last good tree hunt. The Wonju Monster and five other stories on the 14th of November last year with Eric, Chris, and… Read more »
It Takes Getting Used To
I remember the first time I tried menudo. I was in San Antonio visiting a Hispanic family and it as one of the dishes they served for dinner…and I loved… Read more »
A Bit Much…
Not long ago I was singing the praises of Hometown Cha Cha Cha, a Korean romance drama. It was good fun, and I liked it plenty because it was a… Read more »
Different
I’ve often written about my love for Korea – did a whole series on it quite some time ago. And today I was reminded yet again about why I like… Read more »