March 1st was Korean Independence Day - the memorial for a nationwide protest in 1919 against the Japanese colonization that had commenced in 1910 and didn't end until Japan's defeat by the Allies in 1945. I saw this orchestral flash mob celebration that day downtown, which is an amalgam of the iconic Korean folk song, Arirang, and the Korean national anthem. Very nice.
"The purpose of today's training is to defeat yesterday's understanding."
Here we go again:
BBC News - North Korea ends peace pacts with South
I'm getting the go baks ready and cleaning and oiling my personal artillery but, unless someone seriously miscalculates, I don't expect to be in harm's way. I'm not ruling out an exchange of fire between north and south, though; in fact I consider that likely, just far enough a way not to be personally bothersome.
"The purpose of today's training is to defeat yesterday's understanding."