The Hyphenator!

It's a sculpture. It's a vane. It's practical.

Pick a pepper.

Space Needle

Yum, crab!

Bloomin' peonies

A puffin! (And an annoying tourist)

Goodbye, Seattle!

"South Korea's main opposition leader recovering after knife attack"

"Park Geun-hye, chairwoman of the Grand National Party, suffered an 11-centimeter (4-inch) cut on her face Saturday when a man slashed her with a box cutter at a campaign rally for her party's candidate for Seoul mayor."

Park is a potential presidential candidate in South Korea. Her family history ...

"Park, 54, is the daughter of the late President Park Chung-hee, who ruled South Korea for 18 years after taking power in a 1961 military coup.

Park's mother, Yook Young-soo, was fatally shot in 1974. Five years later, Park's father was assassinated by the then chief of the state intelligence agency."


Found this info about the attacker, 50-year-old Ji Chung-ho ...

"Attacker hates establishment"

"Ji was orphaned at an early age in Incheon and raised by foster parents. But his mother mostly raised him alone after his father died when he was young. His neighbors reportedly said Ji became uncontrollable and rebellious after he found out his parents were not his biological parents when he was in junior high school."

I think I'm going to be sick ...

"Bush promotes brother Jeb to follow him in White House"


Gotta love Mark Fiore ...

"The Decider"

From Reuters Health ...

"A new wrinkle in gifts for Mom and Dad"

"South Koreans traditionally used to say it with flowers or money, but now more are showing love and respect to their parents by giving mum and dad coupons for cosmetic surgery.

Local media has reported a boom in orders this year for botox treatments, face lifts and hair transplants to mark Parents' Day on Monday."

In addition to being Cinco de Mayo, today is Buddha's birthday and Children's Day (어린이날), public holidays in South Korea. (Children's Day was known as Boy's Day until 1975, according to a Wikipedia entry.) And to incorporate the two holidays, how about a photo of children celebrating Buddha's birthday? :D


Some interesting articles I found on the Korea Times Web site:

"For the Beauty of 'Hangul'"

Hangul calligraphy and design becoming popular around the world.

"'Hollywood Plagiarized My Novel'"

A Korean author has filed a lawsuit against a U.S. film distribution company, claiming that the movie "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" plagiarized his 1996 novel, "Virgin Till The End, Just Once."