Tag Archives: life

New Cars Are Amazing Pt. 2 (Terms and Conditions Apply)

August 31, 2026 · by · in Cars, Culture, Funny, South Korea · 2 Comments

Last week my wife and I picked my mom up from the airport in Seoul-Incheon and went on a week-long tour of the Korean Peninsula. This trip took us from Seoul all the way to the East Coast beach town of Gangnueng, down to the exuberantly unashamed penis garden called Haesindang – the phallus statues […]

Doctorification

July 21, 2026 · by · in Coercive Power, Ethics, Opinion, Philosophy, South Korea · 4 Comments

I started my PhD in 2018. I finished my coursework in 2021. After that, there was a sort of “floating” period where I published research and lived a mostly-normal life. Then, from 2024 until last Wednesday, there was the thesis.  Sitting here, as the newly minted Dr. Garrido, I feel I can offer some clarification […]