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Category Archives: North Korea
Two Books on North Korea
If there will be a nuclear war in 2018, it will most likely have something to do with North Korea. So you may as well use your last weeks alive to read about that country. Suki Kim pulled off a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Economics, Education, Human Rights, North Korea, Politics, Religion
Tagged christianity
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Random Thoughts (18)
“Time is more valuable than money could ever dream of being.” (Dan Kieran in The Idle Traveller) Thanks to Thomas Kuban for pointing me to The Ultimate Productivity Blog. Thanks to Priscila Serrano for the book 60 Degrees North, in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Brazil, Europe, Germany, North Korea, Religion, Romania, Time, UK
Tagged Brexit, christianity, solitude, Targu Mures, Turkmenistan
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Random Thoughts (16)
Finland has some weird sports competitions. Each time I return to Europe, rents have doubled. Tweets cannot change laws, regulations or rules. Each time Donald Trump tries to do so, he should be laughed at. Why can’t Microsoft Windows move … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Education, Elections, Language, Military, North Korea, Philosophy, Poland, Politics, Religion, Sports, Technology, US election 2016, USA, World War II
Tagged Czech Republic, Donald Trump, Finland, prison, railroad
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Random Thoughts (14)
If I am ever on a quiz show, my telephone joker will be the dude who wrote Wikipedia. Suki Kim has done impressive undercover reporting in North Korea, fooling both her employer, by pretending that she was a devout Christian, and of course the … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Books, China, Colombia, Economics, Education, Environment, Health, Language, Life, Mexico, North Korea, Religion, Saudi Arabia, Technology, Travel, UK
Tagged children, christianity, journalism, Spanish, wikipedia
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The Disadvantage of the Home Office
Or should I say the disadvantage of having children, a family, or anyone else living at your house?
How far can you get by train?
One of my readers wrote that he had been wondering how far he could get if he took his local commuter train and continued traveling with no other means of transport than the railway. As a train enthusiast, I couldn’t stop thinking about … Continue reading
Easily Confused (20) Two Koreas
South Koreans acting in a silly and uncontrolled way: – – – North Koreans acting in a silly but controlled way: – – – Imagining a combination of these two styles makes me afraid of Korean unification.
