Earlier today, several ceremonies were performed and speeches given in Lapulapu, on the island of Mactan, just off Cebu in the Philippines. Dignitaries and ordinary people had come together to mark the quincentennial of the triumph of...
If the truth is told, I pay scant attention to baseball these days. Even during my final three decades in the USA, I got interested only when the playoffs began. That rose—somewhat—through the World Series as I watched and read about the games...
Taxi rides were a rarity for me when I lived in the USA. There was seldom a need, as I had a car. It now seems incredible to think that I almost never took a taxi in those five-plus decades. Life is different in Korea, my home for the past 13...
Growing up in Dallas, Texas, I watched as much television as any other kid. That is to say, I watched too much. There had to be better ways to spend my time and energy than parking myself in front of the tube. A truncated list of the ABC, NBC and...
I had bought a bus ticket down to Daejeon (to be followed by another to Daedunsan) in February but was unable to use it because a Korea Times writing project took precedence. What’s a one-month delay? Now, in the first weekend of spring I made it...
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