in the air

My buddy Tom and I were chowing down on yukgae-jang for lunch when Tom suddenly turned to me and solemnly intoned, "Does something feel different to you?" He and I operate on the same bent wavelength, so I knew he was talking about today's transfer of power in the Blue House. I started cackling.

Yes, good citizens, it is true: Korea has had its liminal moment; we are now past the threshold and in the first hours of a new period: the Myeongbakian Era. Fasten your seatbelts, cup your scrotumnals, and get ready for a wild ride.


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