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Monday, May 10th, 2010

The Exchange

Last Monday as I was walking Moo back home, past the Lumber Barons, Mrs. Lumber Baron motioned me over. For those just tuning in, the Lumber Barons is the name I have affectionately given a local Korean couple. And while they are farmers in real life, in their backyard is the biggest pile of scrap [...]

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Full Circle

These shots are all of the massive fields of rice patties that span the stretch between Humphreys & Osan. I still don’t know if one mega-company owns all of it, or if it’s a patchwork of individual farmers’ lands. But they’re starting up again. The fields were burned, then tilled & then flooded. And now [...]

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Quit Barkin’ at that Cat

[watch the volume on this one - it's gonna be loud] I know I owe you the story about the KATUSA snack bar. I’ve been trying to write it for the past 2 days – but the story is rather emotional. I thought writing it out would be cathartic, but apparently my subconscious is not [...]