Monthly Archives: January 2007
have I joined a religious book group?
Just kidding – I know I haven’t – well, I mean we are three Jews, two possible Christians, and two definite non-religious people (me and my ride) but we are definitely not consciously choosing religious books. It’s just that every … Continue reading
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The writer's Secret
A line from a lovely essay about writing I just finished in the Dec. 25, 06 New Yorker by Orhan Pamuk. It’s called “My Father’s Suitcase.” “The writer’s secret is not inspiration – for it is never clear where that … Continue reading
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ai yah
If you say “ai yah” with the proper inflection, it is the commonly used Korean distress sound and can be equivalent to anything on a spectrum from “Oh dear” to “S***!” In this case I am working on including more … Continue reading
new year's resolutions
Korean tradition has the children bowing to their parents on New Year’s Day to show their respect. In return, the parents give the children a symbolic gift of money. Traditionally we also eat ttuk duk, which is a soup made … Continue reading
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re-cut movie trailers
If you’re sitting around the house with family like we are, here’s a good site to check out. It’s the best re-cut movie trailers of 2006 according to Rolling Stone magazine – you’ll find “Scary Mary” there and The Shining … Continue reading
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