Street Photography

It has been quite a while since I walked with a camera slung over my shoulder. Since I lost interest in golf, I haven’t had much reason to walk. Just as I was starting to feel a bit restless, the recent hike in gas prices gave me an excuse to save fuel and do...

Confessions of a YouTube Junkie

Liberty leading the people The human mind is a bizarre machine. It craves constant stimulation to feel alive. We think it stops when we sleep, but it just shifts gears, continuing its restless marathon in our dreams. The tech giants figured this out long ago, turning...

My Wife, My “Manura”

Vamshi & Sayuri Wedding In Korea, we have a specific word for a wife: Manura. To me, it’s a title earned only when a couple becomes truly equal—two people from different worlds who have walked the same path, hand-in-hand, for so long that there are no secrets...

Photographic Mode

Tubes When I play golf, I only play golf. Nothing exists in my mind except the very next shot. Golf has that kind of magnetic absorption. If your head is spinning with too many thoughts, there’s no way to sink that ball for a par or a birdie. We can’t all be...

Chunhyang put her hair up.

Playing with hair “Chunhyang put her hair up.” Every Korean instantly grasps the hidden nuance behind this phrase. When I asked an AI about it, the response lacked the “soul” that every Korean knows. It’s fascinating how the Korean language...