Unless you live in a cave or haven’t been born yet you probably know of North Korea’s claims that it successfully tested a nuclear weapon. I told you on several occassions that I don’t do politics, or current events here (unless it involves sex, animal attacks, pop singers, or some combination of the three), but once again I’m going to break with tradition, and not only talk about current events, but also editorialize. Humorous anecdotes about my life will return shortly.
Dear President Bush & Posse,
Hi, my name is Wyatt. You probably don’t know me, but I have some information that you might find crucial in the days to come. Before you rush into anything like a landed assault on North Korea as a result of their little chemistry experiment, I think you should check out the following video.
Dude did you see that? They strapped cement wheels to their face and got them smashed with sledge hammers. That means their faces are tough enough to withstand both have a cement wheel strapped to it and a sledge hammer blow. And the ninja stars?! Seriously let’s not fuck with these guys. In some ways this video footage scares the shit out of me more than the fact that they have might actually have nukes now. But it’s not my job to tell you how to do your job…I think that’s your job. So let me just leave it at this: Do you really want to have to brawl guys with cement wheels on their faces, and if you do, could you please approve my wife’s visa faster so I can get off this pennisula before you chose to do so?
Thanks a ton!
Your Pal,
Wyatt
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Comment by Karen Mc Cullagh — October 10, 2006 @ 6:48 am
wyatt.. how about a sidebar so we can see the latest comments?
Comment by Andy (美國土子) — October 11, 2006 @ 2:04 am
Try not to get kicksploded, k? Thanks.
Comment by Ailinn — October 11, 2006 @ 3:09 am
Andy,
I’m going to let you in on a little secret here: I’m kind of a computer idiot. If you know how to get it so that there’s a recent comments this in the sidebar let me know. Otherwise I have to go find a walkthrough in which people use words I don’t understand.
Ailinn,
That’s always the goal! I for one wake up every morning (do you remember that Sugar Ray song…or Sugar Ray period) and the first thing on my checklist of shit to do is “not get kicksploded.” I usually am successful.
Comment by Wyatt — October 11, 2006 @ 11:54 am
now that I’m home, I can watch the videos (youBoob is filtered at work).. and heck.. that’s an awesome video! Secret service ahs nothing on those guys!
Comment by Andy 美國土子 — October 11, 2006 @ 13:04 pm
Yes, I do remember Sugar Ray…because, sadly, I own that cd. It’s definitely one of the more regrettable/embarrassing albums in my collection.
Comment by Ailinn — October 12, 2006 @ 1:18 am
Hi Wyatt,
Off Topic: How long has the VISA process (for your wife) taken so far? My son’s wife is working on hers and is worried she won’t get it by the time he has to leave back to the states in Dec. She has already done the interview.
Comment by Cynthia — October 13, 2006 @ 12:15 pm
Cynthia,
If my memory serves me correctly the website for the US Embassy in Korea said that most cases take about 4 months to process from start to finish. To my knowledge the interview is pretty much the final step before one is allowed to immigrate. From what I’ve heard at the interview people will be told “Yes,” “No,” or “Present some additional / corrected documents and come back again.” So unless she got the hard “No,” your son’s wife should be able to leave by December. Not that I’m a US diplomat or anything.
Comment by Wyatt — October 13, 2006 @ 13:48 pm
Thank you, Wyatt! Maybe I will take a look at the Embassy site. My daughter-in-law is starting to worry because some of her “friends” are telling her it takes a long time, lol.
Comment by Cynthia — October 13, 2006 @ 13:56 pm
This page http://seoul.usembassy.gov/iv_general_info.html details the entire process.
Comment by Wyatt — October 13, 2006 @ 14:15 pm
Thank you for the link. She emailed them today to see what is going on, hopefully they will respond.
Comment by Cynthia — October 13, 2006 @ 15:26 pm
I hate to drag the dreaded Canadian bureaucracy into things again, but it looks like your wait times are about two times faster than ours. It is also possible that Chae Young will have to leave Canada pending approval of her visa.
Comment by Nathan B. — October 14, 2006 @ 20:47 pm
Nathan,
Canada just seems really slow at processing things. Not to compare apples to another country’s apples or anything, but to get the same exact criminal record takes an hour to process in Korea (plus time for shipping) and 150 days to process (plus time for shipping) in Canada. I for one am thankful that aside from the criminal record thing I never have to due business with the Canadian government again. Good luck with that, also if you have some time Wednesday and want to get together for lunch or something send me an email. I have the day off and no plans.
Comment by Wyatt — October 15, 2006 @ 1:35 am