I take Lucy skating. She wants to be Kim Yuna. We go to the Daegu City Ice Rink. It's a small rink with pullout bleachers pushed back into the wall. We rent skates, and go into

Korea is in the grips of a MERS scare. Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome. A SYNDROME no less; no wonder people are scared. I remember when we used to have Camel Flu’s and Respiratory Viruses. Now it’s

My wife has started reading all sorts of self-help books- philosophy type things about proper living and being a better person. She learns a lot from them, but there is one important thing she doesn't seem

I'm walking down a road by my apartment. Like almost everywhere in Korea these days, most of the stores here are cafes. There are so many cafes, all with unexceptional coffee, that I don't

I see a student walking past the cafeteria with "Geek 98" written on his shirt. "If you're geek 98," I say, "I would hate to see geek number one."

I walk into the washroom at school to find four students in their letter-man jackets standing around, phones out, talking. I nod a greeting. But it is insincere.  What I am thinking is "This is bathroom misuse!

We get free tickets for a pet show at the local convention center. 'Lucy would like to see cats and dogs.' we think, and invite her to come along. There is a small ring where dogs

I turn 40 today. And I think I now understand why the average human lifespan used to be about 40. I'm tired. So so tired. Apr 13: I conceived a child today. I guess it doesn&