A joke from home…

Maybe you have already heard this one, but here it is anyway:

A guy is driving around and he sees a sign in front of a house:

“Talking Dog For Sale.”

He rings the bell, and the owner tells him the dog is in the backyard. The
guy goes into the backyard and sees a Labrador Retriever sitting there.

“You talk?” he asks.

“Yep,” the lab replies.

“So, what’s your story?”

The Lab looks up and says, “Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was
pretty young, and I wanted to help the government; so I told the CIA about
my gift, and in no time at all they had me jetting from country to country,
sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog
would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies for eight
years running.” “But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I
wasn’t getting any younger so I wanted to settle down. I signed up for a
job at the airport to do some undercover security work, mostly wandering
near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible
dealings and was awarded a batch of medals. I got married, had a mess of
puppies, and now I’m just retired.”

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the
dog.

“Ten dollars.”

The guy says, “This dog is amazing. Why on earth are you selling him so
cheap?”

“Because he’s a liar. He didn’t do any of that shit.”

Botta bing!

Eye candy

Not wanting to be accused of sexism by posting a gratuitous photo of a Korean lovely, I will note for the record that this person is a popular singer here who has launched a new line of lipsticks which will be marketed in 67 countries. Her name is Lee Hyolee. See, this is newsworthy. Really.

Via The Lost Nomad

Just so you know

Everything is well here with me in Korea. Just not much going on. My focus is mostly work these days. I am trying to recruit someone to fill a critical vacancy, and we are in the midst of a military exercise so our office hours have been extended.

I treated myself to dinner last night at Gecko’s Terrace, a place run by a Canadian as I understand it. Had beef tenderloin which was quite good, but also too expensive. What with the dollar being so weak and all, good deals are hard to find these days off post.

Weather has turned pretty nice. Highs in the mid-50s yesterday. Won’t be long now till the cherry blossoms come out. I understand this part of Korea is very beautiful in the spring.

So that’s about it on the personal front. I’m starting to regain my feet here on the blog, although I am not satisfied with the quality of my posts. The laziness shines through, but I figure getting words on paper is the best cure for writer’s block. Profound words on paper is a bit tougher, but I will keep plugging away.

Thanks to everyone for hanging in there.