I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Wednesdays are rough. I teach 10 straight classes, and endure a tedious end-of-day teacher's meeting. Sometimes I don't make it home until 9pm. Today was...same same. I bring this up only because today's weekly meeting is worth mentioning. Consider it 'Crazy-Sally Rant, Part II'.
As you know, last night North Korea opened fire on the civilian-populated island of Yeongpyeong, just off the Northwest coast of South Korea. From what I understand, the attack was in unnecessary retaliation to a denied request for South Korea to cease military testing in the area. Regardless, North Korea's reaction is alarming. Last night I received an email from the Canadian embassy in Seoul, advising all Canadian citizens to prepare to flee the country should an emergency situation occur.
Anyway, during today's weekly meeting, I immediately noticed point #9 on the agenda: If There is War. Obviously, Sally wanted to discuss the possibility of such a crisis; a little surreal, but definitely something worth mentioning. In truth, I was more surprised by the fact that Sally would even broach the subject. I assumed she would deal with Korean warfare the way she deals with all life's problems: remain in a state of intense denial and avoidance until the last minute, when you are forced to take some course of action. Why would full-blown war be any different?
Sally's response to the whole situation (and this one's a kicker) went something like this, "I know you heard about North Korea attacking South Korea yesterday, and I am sure your are nervous about this. But...I think that North Korea will not waste the good weapons on Busan. They will attack Japan first, and then Seoul. So you will have many time to fly home".
Oh Sally. That kind of tact just can't be taught.
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