Tag Archives: Jeffrey Miller SolBridge

Welcome Home, Pfc James Constant

by on May 24, 2013 in Korean War, My Life That Was Korea: 1990 - ?

It’s only fitting that a soldier listed as missing in action from the Korean War for nearly sixty years will finally return home this Memorial Day weekend. It has been a long, convoluted trip but finally, 63 years after he was killed in action during the Korean War, an American soldier returns to the Indiana [...]

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Korean Maemi

by on May 23, 2013 in My Life That Was Korea: 1990 - ?, Random Crap, South Korea

Starting to feel like summer in Daejeon which means summer is just around the corner and the return of the Korean maemi (cicada). They are noisy little critters.

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War Remains Cracks Amazon’s Top Ten

by on May 22, 2013 in Korean War, South Korea, War Remains

And I am in some great company. I know it’s only for a while (by now the book has probably slipped out of the Top Ten) but it was a good feeling while it lasted. I hope this exposure at the top of the charts will make more people interested in downloading a copy and [...]

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Soda Fountain Drinks

by on May 17, 2013 in Americana, Ice Cream Headache, Illinois Valley

In Ice Cream Headache, Billy stops in at the Supreme Dairy Bar for a milkshake. While the owner of the dairy bar, Ray, is making the milkshake, Ray thinks back to when he was a child and went to the soda fountain at Adkins’ Drug Store with his father and sister for malts and ice [...]

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International Market Research competition at SolBridge — Round One

by on May 17, 2013 in My Life That Was Korea: 1990 - ?, South Korea

On the evening of May 16th, 19 teams of 4-5 students participated in round one of the first International Market Research competition. Students had to choose an APEC country and by looking at various aspects of the country, including, but not limited to, infrastructure, economy, and industry, and then make recommendations during a ten-minute presentation [...]

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“Ground Control to Major Tom….”

by on May 13, 2013 in News

This is awesome. Astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield has the perfect crowning touch for his time in the International Space Station: his incredible rendition of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” Bowie would be proud of this rendition and Commander, we’re all proud of you down here on Earth and what you have done to make science and [...]

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Ice Cream Headache and Oglesby, Illinois

by on May 11, 2013 in Ice Cream Headache, Illinois Valley, Novels, Oglesby

Although there might be some truth to the claim that you can’t go home again, I most certainly did when I wrote Ice Cream Headache. And it’s only fitting, given the number of years that I have lived overseas, that I “return” home  a lot in my stories, especially when I am waxing nostalgic about [...]

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SolBridge Sports Day

by on May 9, 2013 in My Life That Was Korea: 1990-2006

Students got a little break from their hectic schedules at SolBridge today with the annual Woosong/SolBridge Sports Day. The SolBridge Jumpers Students cheering on the SolBridge Jumpers. The team made it to the finals, but lost. One Spirit, One Team, One Win = SolBridge Salsa, Salsa, Salsa Always time for a quick photo to send [...]

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Worst Photoshop Photo Ever

by on May 9, 2013 in My Life That Was Korea: 1990 - ?, South Korea, Waking up in the Land of the Morning Calm

South Korean President Park Geun-hye (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Barack Obama at a White House meeting on May 7. (Yonhap)   If there was a contest for the worst photoshopped photo, the Yonhap News Agency in South Korea would would hands down with this photo. The person President Park is really shaking hands with [...]

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Upcoming Book Events: 10 Magazine Book Club

by on April 23, 2013 in Ice Cream Headache, Illinois Valley, Waking up in the Land of the Morning Calm, War Remains

On Sunday, April 28th, I will be the special guest author at 10 Magazine’s monthly book club meeting. I’ve been looking forward to this event for some time and the chance to talk about my books, especially War Remains and Ice Cream Headache. Kudos to Barry Welsh, the organizer of this event, who personally invited [...]

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