The End of August

It’s the end of August, the start of another semester at Woosong and 112 days until I am with Aon, Jeremy Aaron and Bia.
The days are getting shorter, the mornings are a little cooler.
112 more days.
Now that’s what I am talking about.
Back in January when I came back to Korea after having spent four wonderful [...]

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That’s one small step for a baby; one giant leap for Jeremy Aaron

News Bulletin
We interrupt your regularly scheduled blog reading with this story just in from Vientiane, Laos:
Jeremy Aaron has started walking.
Chiu Inthavong, a.k.a. Aon reported from the capital city of Laos this morning that eleven-and-half month-old Jeremy Aaron has taken his first solo steps and, according to the proud mama, Jeremy Aaron is A-okay.
“He had been [...]

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Autumn is in the air

That is what it felt like this morning while I was waiting to catch a taxi to Daejeon Station and then later, at Daejeon Station waiting for the 7:26 KTX to Seoul.
It had rained a little last night that had lowered the morning’s temperature to the upper 60’s—unseasonably mild and humidity free for this time [...]

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MTV in Goose’s Basement — A work in progress

There was a time when MTV was cool. I mean really cool, like a long, long, long time ago in another galaxy far, far, away cool. Back when the only thing you saw and listened to on MTV were videos. And if the videos programmed for any particular hour or block of time came up [...]

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My “Twilight Zone” within The Twilight Zone

“Portrait of a town drunk named Al Denton. This is a man who’s begun his dying early—a long agonizing route through a maze of bottles. Al Denton, who would probably give an arm or a leg or a part of his soul to have another chance, to be able to rise up and shake [...]

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Swine Flu in Korea

Swine flu paranoia seems to be running rampant in Korea these days judging from some of the articles I have come across in the Korea Times.
In one article it was reported that “as the number of people infected with Influenza A has surpassed 3,000 in South Korea, more schools have postponed the beginning [...]

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Today’s workout — by the numbers

Here are the numbers for today’s workout for those of you keeping score at home:
Nine Kilometers (5.5 miles) in 60 minutes on the treadmill
Assorted sit ups, 50 push ups, some yoga and weight training.
Since May 1st, when I started working out I have lost around 30 pounds. Today I weighed in at just a little [...]

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Lost in space?

South Korea launched its first rocket today after having failed to launch it last week due to a software glitch. However, the satellite on top of the Russian-made rocket failed to reach orbit according to an article in the Korea Times:
“South Korea’s first space rocket successfully lifted off from the country’s launch pad on the [...]

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Chuseok is just around the corner

Well, not exactly around the corner—it’s still a little over 40 days away—but that hasn’t stopped some Korean merchants to get with the holiday planning and offer discounts on those fabulous and expensive gift sets.
Chuseok, which is Korea’s Thanksgiving falls on October 3rd on the Lunar Calendar this year. It is one of Korea’s most [...]

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Gee, don’t some people have bigger fish to fry or things to worry about?

Or caps to screw back on?
No, I’m not in a bad mood today, though this middle-aged female Korean shopper at Homeplus this afternoon who pushed me aside while I was about to pay for my meager groceries to have the clerk discount her purchase with a coupon she just happened to find pushed me pretty [...]

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