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Friday, December 30, 2016

Academic editing for those whose first language is NOT English (or, for that matter, for anyone else)

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Dear International Students, Faculty, and Scholars: I edit documents for students, faculty, and scholars whose first language is not Eng...

Friday, August 31, 2012

The 7-Elevens in Taiwan are a necessity - not just a convenience

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(The 7-Eleven that I used nearly eveyday in Taipei) My wife and I recently spent a month in Taiwan. I gave some lectures at the Uni...

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Motivation: what you need to learn Korean

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(Bored soldiers. I knew that feeling so well.) By the fall of 1969 I had completed my training in Military Intelligence in the U.S. Ar...

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Johnnie Walker, the kisaeng, and me

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(A kisaeng party can be fun, but watch out for those raw sea slugs.) When I arrived in Taegu , Korea in 1970, I was assigned liaison du...

Monday, November 9, 2009

The 60s, and other memories of the way it used to be

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(They were radicals, but they were correct.) Another year, another birthday. What the heck? I'm now 63 years old, but I don't...

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Monday, September 7, 2009

A brief anatomy of a 41-year marriage

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(I don't think I have ever kissed my wife on the beach under a setting sun. Real life is better than that.) Today, my wife and I c...

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