Meanwhile, here in Korea…

For those of you watching at home, here’s what’s been going on:

I had some dinner guests, Tom and Yuli who you will recall introduced me to Bali.  Tom is also the captain of my dart team.

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This is the aftermath of what was my standard grilled rib-eye steak dinner.

The highlight of Tom’s visit was that he set me up with this keen system that allows me to watch content I’ve downloaded from the internet in the comfort of my living room on the big screen TV.  It is really awesome!

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“Let’s see, this wire plugs in here, and then…”

So, I’ve been looking for good quality entertainment on the internet (hey, there’s more than porn there, who knew?).  I’ve managed to watch “The Blind Side” (which I found to be quite excellent by the way) and an old favorite “The Prince of Tides”.  But where I’ve really be spending my time is on watching the Showtime series “Dexter”.   Just finished season one and I am hooked.  Great show.

So dear readers, I need your help.  I know how to search for visual entertainment, but I’m not at all sure what to search for.  I mean, Tom suggested I try “Dexter” which I had otherwise never heard of.  So, what else is out there I should be watching.  Leave your suggestions in the comments.  Thank you very much.

Last weekend my blog buddy Jenn of I’ve Got 2 Shoes fame came up from Ulsan for a taste of big city life.  I fear she may have been a little disappointed because other than dinner and a short bar hop on Saturday night, I couldn’t motivate my sorry ass to get out of the house much.  Well, we did the usual base tour.  Anyway, she said she enjoyed chillin’ here at the LTG abode and she’s always welcome to sample the mellow life in Seoul.

Friday night we had the going away dart tourney for Chris Hayes at Dolce Vita.  Yep, I came out of semi-retirement for the event.  And yep, my game is still crap.

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Chris is returning to the USA after 12 years in Korea.  He has a new job and is excited about heading home and starting his new life.  He’ll be missed here of course.  Monday nights will be a tad quieter, that’s for sure.

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Rex, CH, Ace, and Lucky…

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Chris brought a couple of newbies out with him…

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Alistair brought his pretty wife Juri and her pink darts.  She’s actually getting to be a pretty good darter.  She and her partner Ace took a second place at the tourney.

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Jim an Chris figuring out the brackets…

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Ron, Doug and Lonnie talk it over…

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My theory is if you aren’t throwing well, drink more!

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Juri and Jee Yeun agree that there is nothing more exciting than Friday night darts at Dolce Vita!

Anyway, it was a pretty good night all in all.  When didn’t have many of the boys from the UK with us, I guess because they were resting up for their mate Ciaran’s wedding on Saturday.  I had the honor of attending the event and it was well done.

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The understandably happy Ciaran with his lovely bride Eun Jin.

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Ciaran is a very nice young lad from Wales and I wish him and Eun Jin much happiness in the future.

So, today I’ve been playing with my iPod (I somehow managed to delete my library and I’m slowly rebuilding).  Got a pot of chili cooking and my nephew Justin will be joining me later this evening.

And that brings y’all right up to the minute in my thrilling life….

What’s it all mean Mr. Natural?

I’m always assuming I should be learning and understanding.  But I’m pretty dense I suppose and sometimes I just don’t get it.

So, they say that winners never quit and quitters never win.  I got that.  But then I think, winning isn’t everything.  So now what?

But really, if something is bad or causing you pain, uncertainty, or otherwise creating unpleasantness it is pretty much a no-brainer–you simply walk away.

Then again, if that something is none of those things, but rather simply something other than what you desire it to be–is that a valid reason to let it go?

And so I suppose it just comes down to what you value most.  Four months or four years, all or nothing or take what you can get?

I think sometimes I get disappointed in others not so much for what they do but from a lack of understanding their motivations.  But truth be told, I’m not even sure I understand mine.

Running is an easy option after all.

So, what’s it all mean Mr. Natural?

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“Don’t mean shit”.

Do you care about climate change?

Seriously, it’s time to take a deep breath here folks and assess where things currently stand.  I’ve been thinking for quite some time that you almost need a scorecard to keep up with what is truth and what is fiction.  And now comes this definitive article in The Weekly Standard that sorts out the sordid details of what has led us to this strange brew of science, politics, and religion known Anthropogenic Global Warming.

If this is an issue you care about I highly recommend you read the article.   And you should care.

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What could go wrong?

Many supporters of government run health care point to the model program in the UK as an example of what we need in the USA.

Be careful what you wish for

A man of 22 died in agony of dehydration after three days in a leading teaching hospital.

Kane Gorny was so desperate for a drink that he rang police to beg for their help.

They arrived on the ward only to be told by doctors that everything was under control.

The next day his mother Rita Cronin found him delirious and he died within hours.

She said nurses had failed to give him vital drugs which controlled fluid levels in his body. ‘He was totally dependent on the nurses to help him and they totally betrayed him.’