Comments on: Of Norks and Neurons http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:11:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70808 sanshinseon Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:32:58 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70808 Yup Elgin, that Oregon countryboy sure is the language-miester, total opposite from me -- spoke K better than the natives, fluent in Japanese now too, knows most of the Chinese characters, now going for his PhD in linguistics way over there in New Rome... I miss him, my best old hiking-buddy. He has a blog, but it's political and annonymous... Yup Elgin, that Oregon countryboy sure is the language-miester, total opposite from me — spoke K better than the natives, fluent in Japanese now too, knows most of the Chinese characters, now going for his PhD in linguistics way over there in New Rome… I miss him, my best old hiking-buddy. He has a blog, but it’s political and annonymous…

]]> By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70804 R. Elgin Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:24:58 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70804 Baltimore? I moved here from D.C. sometime ago. What is weird is I know someone (Sanshinseon knows him too) that was a monk in Korea (for a while and spoke Korean really well), left here and went back to teach at GWU in D.C. and ended up pretty much where I was, geographically. It was if we had exchanged places but his Korean is still much better than mine. 추어탕 is one of my favorites and welcome as well. Baltimore? I moved here from D.C. sometime ago. What is weird is I know someone (Sanshinseon knows him too) that was a monk in Korea (for a while and spoke Korean really well), left here and went back to teach at GWU in D.C. and ended up pretty much where I was, geographically. It was if we had exchanged places but his Korean is still much better than mine.

추어탕 is one of my favorites and welcome as well.

]]> By: mdr http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70787 mdr Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:48:11 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70787 I hail from Baltimore, MD. And that should have been "John Bolton." Thanks for pointing out the slip. I hail from Baltimore, MD. And that should have been “John Bolton.” Thanks for pointing out the slip.

]]> By: joshua http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70778 joshua Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:05:43 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70778 I think you're confusing John Bolton with Josh Bolten, who counts beans as Budget Director. I think you’re confusing John Bolton with Josh Bolten, who counts beans as Budget Director.

]]> By: Richardson http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70768 Richardson Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:08:18 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70768 Welcome, and thanks for choosing a distinguishing moniker. Between you, Bill (D-NM), and me, we've got to be clear! Welcome, and thanks for choosing a distinguishing moniker. Between you, Bill (D-NM), and me, we’ve got to be clear!

]]> By: Paul H. http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70723 Paul H. Sat, 17 Feb 2007 07:53:17 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70723 Of what nation are you a citizen Michael? Of what nation are you a citizen Michael?

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70715 sanshinseon Sat, 17 Feb 2007 07:03:23 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/17/of-norks-and-neurons/#comment-70715 Welcome as a Hole Poster, Michael (sounds somehow obscene!). Good initial post! Yup, in international politics it often does seem that we've evolved very little beyond the power/hierarchy dispalys & tactics, the hostility-reaction cycles, the wounded-pride gestures and all etc of the apes & chimps. Perhaps the bible-thumpers are correct after all, that there is no Evolution happening, at least no advancement; we remain as we were Created, mired in the same bloody cycles. BTW, your "skirt the usual hurdles" link doesn't work, tho we all already know what it refers to... Welcome as a Hole Poster, Michael (sounds somehow obscene!). Good initial post! Yup, in international politics it often does seem that we’ve evolved very little beyond the power/hierarchy dispalys & tactics, the hostility-reaction cycles, the wounded-pride gestures and all etc of the apes & chimps. Perhaps the bible-thumpers are correct after all, that there is no Evolution happening, at least no advancement; we remain as we were Created, mired in the same bloody cycles.

BTW, your “skirt the usual hurdles” link doesn’t work, tho we all already know what it refers to…

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