Me and Hollywood

I sometimes tell my Korean friends that one of the biggest differences between living here and in the USA is that it’s just so much safer. In Seoul, home to far more people than New York, Chicago or Los Angeles, you can go virtually...

Our Christmas Gift in 2004

Our Christmas Gift in 2004

The 1 1/2 decades I spent living in a Travis Heights bungalow were quite enjoyable. I felt fortunate to call that Austin neighborhood home. But the years and the events tended to blur together, which was all the more reason to move to...

Races I have run in Korea

1. Daegu Marathon / April 13, 2008 (4:26:30) 2. Seoul International Marathon / March 15, 2009 (4:31:54) 3. Seoul International Marathon / March 21, 2010 (4:07:37) 4. Gyeonggi Marathon in Suwon / April 17, 2011 (4:17:32) 5. Hangang...

My first race

The passage of more than three decades has resulted in some of the details fading away, but I am able to remember my first road race fairly well. I would have paid closer attention had I known I would run in so many more of these in the...

I Finally Made the Team

I Finally Made the Team

The back-story is as follows. I had played guard on the basketball team, and quarterback and defensive back on the football team at Hexter Elementary School in Dallas. My neighborhood was no hotbed of athletic competition...

Close calls

I had done relatively well in the Sunsa 10K race in Amsa-dong. I just needed to traverse an intersection, and I would soon be at the finish line. It was the duty of some retired Marine Corpsmen to tell the drivers to stop...