05 October 2012
Long-cuts
I am walking across campus with my wife. She says ,"Let's take the shortcut." I say okay and keep walking the way we are going. I know which way she wants to go, but
29 September 2012
Shelah
In Rodl's Extremal Graph Theory class, Gerry is presenting van der Waerden's Theorem. He says that he will present a proof by the Israeli Magician Shelah.
20 September 2012
When hamsters cry
I explain to Lucy why a monster had eaten a boy. Me: He was sleeping in the day. Lucy: What day? Me: In the daytime. Lucy: You mean when hamsters cry? Me: The day is when hamsters cry?
15 September 2012
The revered
In Korea, one frequently sees bent over old women walking around. Their backs are painfully bent into acute angles. People say it is a symptom of a lifetime spent in the rice fields. It is explained with both
01 September 2012
Bathroom bits
Construction on the bathrooms in our department continues. Aug 17: Now when I walk into the washroom, the lights come on automatically and classical music starts to play. It really sets the mood when I'm sitting
07 August 2012
Chicken days of summer
We are in the dog days of summer. I never knew what exactly that phrase meant. Oh, I knew it meant it was hot. But I didn't know why it meant that. Now I do. In
03 May 2012
A clever plan
I come up with the clever plan of seducing my mother-in-law. You can tell how old a Korean woman is by how curly hair is. They start with long straight hair. Perhaps it doesn't start long,
27 April 2012
Dong-Daegu station
I'm sitting in Dong-Daegu station, waiting for the train to Seoul. I see a dumpy white guy in shorts and a polo shirt with a sweater tied over his shoulders. I look around to see if