My daughters called me early and started my birthday off before I even got out of bed. That’s a great way to wake up. Then after dropping MyeongHee off at work I decided to splurge on something I’ve been wanting for a while. I went and bought a new bike for myself today. The old one was way worn out when I found it but stolen (in broad daylight!) a few months back.  I’ve been wanting a new one just to keep the fat off. I’ve put on a few pounds of belly lard since winter and its time to get busy. And, since I wasn’t paying the health club anymore, I reappropriated the money bought the bike. I only took a short ride today, but SaTang was right along side me, running  like an Indy pace car. She’s a mixed breed, but has some terrier of some sort in her and I suspect she’ll do just fine on a long run. Antje’s dog, Jenna, was famous for making long runs right along side her, too. In some ways, SaTang reminds me of Jenna, and she has the same frisky stamina. Tomorrow, I hope to get out a get a few miles on the new hardware and check out the dog as well.

Tonight, its steak dinner. I can’t wait for the US beef to start getting shipped in. Despite the protests that still rock the capital, shipping of US beef has begun. I hope it comes soon. I paid $24 for a couple of small strips of Korean beef. I’ll cook them on my little portable charcoal grill. Yum!

I’m off to school now, where I know lots of the kids wil have cards and small gifts for me. Korean kids are very sweet when it comes to teachers birthdays and such.  More on that later after work.