I officially love my boss

I've had some great bosses and supervisors over the years.

As much as I have liked some of them, none can compare to the people I'm working with now..

So here I am, at the office on a Saturday using an office computer because of an unfortunate incident with my laptop computer the other day...

First, the president, CEO and a major investor in the company insisted that I join them for lunch. It is Saturday, I'm wearing a t-shirt I bought in Guam, shorts, and sandals. Then, after lunch, the president bought me some strawberry candy (화과방--딸기영양갱 (Strawberry Thick Jelly) and 커피맛영양갱 (Coffee Thick Jelly). This was after some other snacks and sandwiches during the week.

David Boaz of the Cato Institute was my direct supervisor for four years. The most he ever gave me was a book about William Lloyd Garrison...

DB is a really smart guy, but does he even know what Strawberry Thick Jelly is or where to buy it? And would he share it with me?

I had bought the newspaper with the goal of reading it during lunch while my bosses talked in Korean. They made every effort to engage me in the conversation. The kids at the table next to us were very curious about me, but did their best to pretend they didn't notice me whenever I looked at them.

Casey

Radio, Harvard

I'll be a guest on XM 169 The Power this morning from 10:15 a.m. EST. I'll be talking about teaching English abroad. I'll be interviewed by Brian Higgins of MYB Talk . I sang last night for about five hours with friends but I'm sure my voice will be fine. Tuesday, I'll be interviewed by a Harvard University representative who wants my input on a new doctoral program for education leaders . It is a collaboration between the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School. Some folks at the Booker Rising site are (again) reminding me that I'm not as smart as I think I am. CJL

Let's not shake hands (Korea Times, July 2, 2014) by Casey Lartigue, Jr.

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Mentoring while Black (Korea Times 2/16/2023)

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North Korean defector seeks justice (Korea Times)

It was international news when 12 North Korean waitresses and a male manager who worked at a restaurant operated by the North Korean regime in China arrived in South Korea in 2016. The waitresses have mostly maintained a low profile. There have been numerous accusations and assertions, with some saying the waitresses didn't want to escape, some accused the Park Geun-hye administration of playing politics by releasing details of the case, etc., etc., etc. My blog at the Korea Times today features an exclusive interview with one of the former North Korean waitresses who filed a criminal case against the former manager. You can read about it here on the Korea Times website. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2023/02/728_345165.html Keep in mind that there are many more facts to the case and that it is much deeper than this brief excerpt of her comments. She also shared legal documents that I shared with the Korea Times well in advance to give them time to review t...

Still writing (Korea Times, 2023-12-19)

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