Another New Discovery: Jonathan Raban
I’m still muddling my way through Zinsser’s masterpiece, On Writing Well, and it continues to be the wonderful book it has been since the beginning. To it I owe, just… Read more »
The Missing Piece
My friend Benny doesn’t seem to understand things. I’ll listen to him talk, and I know when he’s going off the tracks. Sometimes it’s subtle. Sometimes his derailment is a… Read more »
Today’s Ride: Broken Spoke
Today was kind of hazy — not nearly as beautiful as it has been lately. Maybe the autumn blue is over. I hope not. About 20 miles in as I… Read more »
One More Monster
It seems like my fellow tree-hunter Eric has stumbled upon a monster. It’s a Gingko that’s about 100km from my place that we’ve named the “Wonju Monster.” Knowing that there… Read more »
Big Blue Dog
The big blue dog got around to it. It took plenty of time, but, as you should know, dogs are very deliberate. They’ve got to look the situation over before… Read more »
A Recommendation: Jayoe
Jayoe (Chinese: 加油 (jiāyóu)) means literally to “add fuel,” but it’s the Chinese way of cheering someone on.
A Four-Year Groundhog’s Day
Well, here we go. In 2016 I was smart enough to isolate myself for the majority of November 9th. Remember – I’m well ahead of US time, so the election… Read more »
All the Presidents
To commemorate our upcoming election, a parable. Now that Korea’s former president, Lee Myung-bak, heads back to jail, I’m reminded of a kind of idiosyncrasy of the Korean political system… Read more »
A Weekend
I sometimes think there’s nothing better than a beautiful fall day, when the air is crisp and the sky is a deep, autumn blue. But it is possible to wake… Read more »
Today’s Ride: Autumn Country Morning
There are times I really feel it — when I know what I want to do for the day. When I know where I want to ride and why. It’s… Read more »