The Stumbling Engineer

Because of a strange tax rule (having to do with VAT), I took the chance to move about 5 months before my lease expires. This was done with...

Here is my paper dragon souvenir which Tuttle brought me from Thailand. I would agree that it "combined" fairly easily, though I m...

Yesterday I went to school. Middle school. I took a placement test for a free Korean language class that's held by the government. I ...

I got some culture in this lazy holiday - went to the theater. The Shin-Yeon Arts Hall, specifically. Chose a play at random, called "...

It is that season again, time to begin my battle with the dry winter air. I've never used the heating in my home; somehow it absorbs hea...

Coffee cups, that is. Or in my case, tea cups. I noticed my coffee pot labels indicate it holds 10 to 15 cups. I know they use a smaller tha...

Made a quick Costco trip yesterday, as always ignoring my number one Costco rule: Never ever go on a weekend! Bought a pack of the cheapest ...

Ran into this interesting article in today's paper. I feared things might get this bad, but it looks like it's for real: SEOUL AIR ...

Bottle caps. When I was 12 years old, my Mother took me on a trip to San Francisco for a conference, returning via Mexico City. Her story ...

One of my recent projects involves an electronic weight scale, and I've been using various items for rough calibration. I thought I was...

...NOT. Since I've lost some weight over the past couple of years, my pants have been getting looser and looser. Especially my nice wo...

Somehow this obscure thought came to light during dinner with friends this week - I used to get these guys confused: Orson Welles: Orson Bea...

I got a fresh supply of Tiger Balm last week (more on that later). Although you can smell me coming from 4 blocks away, this stuff is great ...

Now I don't follow politics very closely, not in the USA, and even less here in Korea. However, there was an election held this week in...

An interesting buzz in the news this week was the proposal by lawmakers to make it illegal for performers to lip-sync, although apparently t...

"The difference between men and boys is the size (and expense) of their toys". I wandered across the street on Sunday, and noticed...

I decided to take a walk yesterday. I was tempted to go up around Yeouido and see the cherry blossoms, but I heard on the radio that they a...

Well, I finally got out to the Museum that I almost visited back on New Year's Day. (I wrote about back in February ). I wasn't q...