What Is an Automobile Headlight?
By William Urbanski According to the best scientific knowledge available, the planet on which we live is perpetually flying around in outer space, orbiting a giant star called the “Sun.” … Read More
Category: Opinion
Life’s a Beach and That’s Where Sand Belongs
By William Urbanski The city of Gwangju has endured a number of difficult challenges and near catastrophes over the past couple of years. Covid-19 had a notable impact on the … Read More
Some Idiot Stole My Bike – Is the theft of my bike a sign of societal decline? Almost certainly, yes.
By William Urbanski When I was an exchange student in Italy more than two decades ago, a student stole something from the changeroom while everybody was in PE class. The … Read More
You Can’t Spell “An Autopsy Hub” Without “Autobahn”
We have a winner!!! 2023 so far has been an incredible year for terrible initiatives, and there was some stiff competition for the 2023 William Urbanski Most Reckless (and Brainless) Idea Award (WUMRBIA). And even though it is only July, we are shutting down the polling and declaring this year’s contest a wrap because there is no possible thing, no conceivable notion that could be more reckless (and brainless) than the recently announced and completely cockamamie scheme to build a no -speed -limit “Autobahn” -style highway between Gwangju and Yeongam.
Jisan IC: A Masterclass in Flushing Money Down the Toilet
What would you do with seven million dollars? Retire early? Buy a few houses? Set aside enough money to put your great grandchildren through university? How about build a deathtrap offramp against the express advice of experts that ends up being so dangerous that it can never be used?
Here’s to April’s Holiday Foursome!
April is home to four beautiful holidays in Korea: April Fools’ Day, Arbor Day, Easter Sunday, and April Nineteenth Pro-Democracy Day. The month is almost like a ticker-tape parade of these holidays for throngs of curbside onlookers to feast their eyes on.
House of Cards
Gwangju’s wildly fluctuating house prices beg the question if buying a home in the city is a solid investment or just throwing good money after bad. By William Urbanski My … Read More
Hasta la Vista, Old Man Winter!
Spring is already in the pipeline. Avian messengers cum couriers of the season will soon appear in our skies. Among other birds of that ilk, swallows will be sighted here and there, almost always in pairs. As birds go, they are exceptionally smart. Smart enough to be able to fly across seemingly endless stretches of ferocious ocean.