I don't usually believe in an "eye for an eye," but in this case I think the man should be thrown in with the lions instead of getting life in prison ...
"Life for S Africa lion murderer"
"White farmer Mark Scott-Crossley and an employee beat up black former worker Nelson Chisale, and threw him to lions.
"Scott-Crossley had earlier sacked Mr. Chisale, who was murdered when he went back to the farm to get his belongings."
Friday, September 30, 2005
50 years
James Dean died 50 years ago today at the age of 24 ...
"The Dean of Immortality"
When I was a teen and into my early college years, I had a thing for James Dean. The walls of my room were covered with his image from posters, pictures and a calendar.
I never knew exactly where he died. I just remember seeing a photo of his smashed-up Porsche. There is a memorial at the junction of Highways 41 and 46 in Cholame in San Luis Obispo County. Was just in that area last year. If I had known I was so close, I would have stopped there. Will have to make another drive down that way soon.
"A Lasting Tribute"
"The Dean of Immortality"
When I was a teen and into my early college years, I had a thing for James Dean. The walls of my room were covered with his image from posters, pictures and a calendar.
I never knew exactly where he died. I just remember seeing a photo of his smashed-up Porsche. There is a memorial at the junction of Highways 41 and 46 in Cholame in San Luis Obispo County. Was just in that area last year. If I had known I was so close, I would have stopped there. Will have to make another drive down that way soon.
"A Lasting Tribute"
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Kimchi in the news, again*
OK, headline is a bit misleading, but ...
"S. Korea questions safety of national dish kimchi"
The article states that "a study by the Seoul Research Institute of Public Health and Environment had indicated that Chinese imports contained three to five times more lead than domestic kimchi."
Hmm, wonder where San Francisco kimchi comes from. Will have to check my kimchi jar.
*On April 29, 2005, the Wall Street Journal also had an article ("Scientist Believes South Korea's National Dish Can Fight Bird-Flu Virus" -- accessible if you have an account) about kimchi.
"S. Korea questions safety of national dish kimchi"
The article states that "a study by the Seoul Research Institute of Public Health and Environment had indicated that Chinese imports contained three to five times more lead than domestic kimchi."
Hmm, wonder where San Francisco kimchi comes from. Will have to check my kimchi jar.
*On April 29, 2005, the Wall Street Journal also had an article ("Scientist Believes South Korea's National Dish Can Fight Bird-Flu Virus" -- accessible if you have an account) about kimchi.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Disgusting
I was horrified when I read about this incident last week ...
"Man Charged After Urinating On Woman"
"Students may face charges for racially motivated felony"
"The Ann Arbor Police Department has issued warrants for two University students for allegedly yelling obscenities and urinating on two students in a racially motivated act."
"AAPD Lt. Michael Logghe classified the crime as ethnic intimidation, or verbal or physical attack against a person of another race or gender. Logghe said ethnic intimidation is a felony and carries a maximum penalty of four years in jail. The suspects could also be charged with assault, and one of the suspects could face a charge of indecent exposure, which would require him to register as a sex offender."
I hope the students not only get expelled, but also convicted of the felony and all other charges.
Seems some U of M students need a refresher course in potty training ...
"University of Michigan Football Player Arrested For Urinating on Barroom Floor"
"Man Charged After Urinating On Woman"
"Students may face charges for racially motivated felony"
"The Ann Arbor Police Department has issued warrants for two University students for allegedly yelling obscenities and urinating on two students in a racially motivated act."
"AAPD Lt. Michael Logghe classified the crime as ethnic intimidation, or verbal or physical attack against a person of another race or gender. Logghe said ethnic intimidation is a felony and carries a maximum penalty of four years in jail. The suspects could also be charged with assault, and one of the suspects could face a charge of indecent exposure, which would require him to register as a sex offender."
I hope the students not only get expelled, but also convicted of the felony and all other charges.
Seems some U of M students need a refresher course in potty training ...
"University of Michigan Football Player Arrested For Urinating on Barroom Floor"
Flipper: Armed and dangerous?!
"Armed and dangerous - Flipper the firing dolphin let loose by Katrina"
"Armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may be missing in the Gulf of Mexico."
OK, well maybe not ...
"Dolphin assassins menace Gulf of Mexico"
"Armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may be missing in the Gulf of Mexico."
OK, well maybe not ...
"Dolphin assassins menace Gulf of Mexico"
Friday, September 23, 2005
'Knowing what I know now'
On NPR this morning ...
StoryCorps: Recording America
"A Birth-Mother and a Son Revisit the Past"
Listen to the audio clip. An excerpt below:
Son: "You now know having lived through it what the consequences of choosing to give me up are. So knowing what you know now, would you do it again?"
Birth mother: "Well, of course, knowing what I know now, I wouldn't do it again.... Now I wouldn't even think about it because the separation and the loss is just way too hard."
StoryCorps: Recording America
"A Birth-Mother and a Son Revisit the Past"
Listen to the audio clip. An excerpt below:
Son: "You now know having lived through it what the consequences of choosing to give me up are. So knowing what you know now, would you do it again?"
Birth mother: "Well, of course, knowing what I know now, I wouldn't do it again.... Now I wouldn't even think about it because the separation and the loss is just way too hard."
Monday, September 19, 2005
Promises
"North Korea to Scrap Nuclear Program"
The list of the "Highlights of Accord" includes "U.S. has no intention to attack N. Korea."
Uh, yeah, we have wars going on in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the government can't even respond to a natural disaster in its own backyard. Then again, who knows what goes on in the mind of Shrub -- maybe there'd be a good photo op for him in North Korea, err, I mean in an "Axis of Evil."
The list of the "Highlights of Accord" includes "U.S. has no intention to attack N. Korea."
Uh, yeah, we have wars going on in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the government can't even respond to a natural disaster in its own backyard. Then again, who knows what goes on in the mind of Shrub -- maybe there'd be a good photo op for him in North Korea, err, I mean in an "Axis of Evil."
Sunday, September 11, 2005
9:12 a.m.
I was born at 오전 9시 12분. I weighed 3.0 kilograms, or 6 pounds and 3 ounces. I received the polio, smallpox, measles, and diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) vaccinations when I was a baby.
This information may not seem very important to many people. But it is for me.
Unlike many others I know, I don't have to wonder if my birthday is my real date of birth. I even know the exact time I was born and where.
Amazingly, I have my birth tag and immunization records. My 이모, maternal aunt, gave them to me while I was in Korea.
I also know that I was loved dearly -- and wanted. Like my birth date, this much I know is true, without a doubt.
This information may not seem very important to many people. But it is for me.
Unlike many others I know, I don't have to wonder if my birthday is my real date of birth. I even know the exact time I was born and where.
Amazingly, I have my birth tag and immunization records. My 이모, maternal aunt, gave them to me while I was in Korea.
I also know that I was loved dearly -- and wanted. Like my birth date, this much I know is true, without a doubt.
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