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Now this is what error reports should look like…
Month: August 2003
Rule of Law? Rule of Law? Oh, the Irony!
The Rise of the Russian Criminal State by David Satter Updated Link: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State by David Satter David Satter writes about the rule of law and its necessity in order for democracy and capitalism to succeed, something which, as the world knows, has not happened in Russia. He’s right, of course, Russia has become a horrible criminal state. But I couldn’t help reading the beginning of the article with a slowly mounting sense of irony. Consider this excerpt, from the middle section on “Kleptocracy in the Guide of Reform”: Perhaps more important than these economic features, …
The Scarf
UPDATE (20 March 2013): For the curious, here’s the scarf image. Nice enough that I may make a banner from it… Original Post: The handkerchief that Sun Hee (one of my students, who also works in the office at my workplace) bought for me in Japan is very pretty. It’s a cute scene of little children playing in the fields of Japan, jumping rope and chasing butterflies. You may note that is the new background image of this webpage. I’ll be changing the layout so you can see it better, soon, but until then, have a look at the scarf …
Raspberry Wine, Korean Indie Music Labels, and Japan
Basically I am cutting and pasting from an email to a friend here. Let’s see. The folk village I went to on Saturday with my friend was fun. Pictures coming soon, probably tomorrow. Will be buying a digicam this week, probably. Today one of my old students — who is now someone else’s student, a little girl names Su Yeon — brought me a nice big bottle of bok bun ja sent by her mom! (Raspberry wine, purportedly with powerful effects on a man’s virility… which I can neither confirm nor deny.) She didn’t even bring one for her new …
Music I Recommend
Note (4 Feb. 2012): I originally wrote this post back in August 2003. However, at the time there were downloadable MP3s in the post. I was, let’s say, not so aware of copyright issues. Anyway, I’ve updated it with embedded videos from Youtube for almost all the original songs today (4 February 2012). ORIGINAL POST (4 August 2003): Lately I’ve uploaded some music to my server that I am recommending via one of my friend’s Korean Daum Cafes. Since I am hosting it here, I’m going to include the links on my own blog. I suppose I shall have to …