Sunday, June 16, 2013  Bookworm, Interrupted  There was a bitch
in the BEL (Busan English Library) yesterday, and it was me.
I'm usually mindful of the fact that when I am out in public,
I'm not just me.  I represent all Americans.  It's up to me to
make a good impression on the Koreans.  It comes with living and
working in another country, and I usually step up and try to be
pleasant and helpful if someone wants to practice chatting in
English or needs help with English homework.  Yesterday though,
I didn't quite meet my standards.  The Bookworm Inside Me
refused to yield.  There I was, sitting in my proper section of
the library (the Orange Corner), reading a book.  I was pretty
caught up in it when I felt someone plop down next to me and say
"Excuse me".  I reluctantly dragged my eyes off the page and my
brain out of 1910s Deep Valley (okay, I confess: I was reading a
Betsy-Tacy book) and the woman launched into a grammar question
about when it's appropriate to use a colon and when it's
appropriate to use