tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52629332010-04-28T23:51:22.701-07:00For Writers, Entrepreneurs, Negotiators, Best-selling Authors-in-Training, Polyglots, Conservationists, Chefs, Aviators, World Travelers, Adventurers...anyone who feels that life is worth enjoying to its fullest!CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-76985438815750362652010-04-28T23:51:00.000-07:002010-04-28T23:51:22.708-07:00

Blogger has decided to stop supporting FTP capability for bloggers to post columns to blogger scripts and directories residing locally at non-Blogger servers, i.e. http://www.corkgraham.com/. So, I will be starting a new blog to continue the Cork Blog, it just will be on wordpress locally at http://www.corkgraham.com/ . If you've come to this page, which will be the last post on the Blogger

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-20480149728336435642009-10-16T18:37:00.000-07:002009-10-16T20:42:02.116-07:00

The day had been warm and it was October, known as earthquake season. Other than that, there wasn’t much to think about than the sun was bright and I would be afforded a nice motorcycle ride on a pleasant day. There wasn’t anything to indicate this would be one of the worst afternoons in San Francisco history.At 5:04 p.m. I was on my motorcycle having just left Bair Island Storage on the east

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If there’s one thing that I can delight in living the life I’ve lived is that I’ve had the opportunity to meeting some very interesting people, not the least of whom are those I consider friends, such Col. John H. Roush, Jr. (RET). A fellow outdoor writer with a past military life, Roush has lived and traveled in a number of countries and through a number of times that I have found most

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-86140543245701809212008-01-14T15:48:00.000-08:002008-01-15T17:31:10.536-08:00

I'm going to let you in on a secret....I speak six languages, well enough to get by in a professional environment. I'm fluent in three of them...and with a little work, I can add a fourth to the same level of fluency (when I use the word fluency, I take the meaning a little further...all the way up to having no foreign accent when speaking). One of them is Spanish of course, and since I was

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-60006542501600176472007-12-14T17:09:00.001-08:002007-12-17T15:33:43.110-08:00

So what's so important about a bowl of Pho? Well, this bowl, properly pronounced, "fuh" is what drove me mad almost every time I tried to get a ration of it in Korea. Why, because in Korea, all food is Korean: Italian, Thai, Vietnam...it's all a Korean version of it's real self.This is what happens in a country that has such a strong history and reputation for xenophobia. At first it's kind of

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-62842713563505610022007-12-02T08:09:00.000-08:002008-01-22T15:15:17.569-08:00

Well, it's late. I just had dinner with my buddy, Joe McPherson of http://www.zenkimchi.com/ fame and new visitor from the New York Times, travel writer and culinary adventurer, Matt Gross...I'll let you get the full gist of that story in the installment to be done by him for the NYT.As for me, I'm on a plane to San Francisco on Wednesday. It has been almost a year. Many thought I'd be back in

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Well, here I am in South Korea, otherwise known as the ROK, learning the language and the culture. Let me tell you it has been a real eye-0pener into many things, least of which is using Blogger.com/Google.com. Did you know that if you have an Internet connection here, eventhough you're set for English, you get Hangul, or Korean script?So what am I doing here?Getting my film writing and directing

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-74771212041229794162007-03-08T15:11:00.000-08:002007-03-08T15:18:56.570-08:00

Much ado!If you're in San Francisco at 7 p.m, Come on down to the Union Square flagship of Borders Stores. I'll be doing a presentation and book signing.This will be my last book signing for Bamboo Chest and for a while in the US as I'm headed to South Korea!

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-1145924466415145572006-04-24T17:21:00.000-07:002006-04-24T17:23:33.270-07:00

You always hear that you need to reach people on as many levels as you possibly can…so, I’ve added audio to my website to better communicate beyond just the written word and images.By going to my homepage at corkgraham.com you’ll be able to listen me to tell you about all my websites and specials! All you have to do is click the play button. And, when you sign up for the FREE STUFF, you’ll be

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-1143646096701964852006-03-29T07:25:00.000-08:002006-03-29T07:30:41.186-08:00

Greetings!Been mad at work marketing my photos of the 'ole' days, and just wanted to make sure you had a chance to take a look at them before my next post. They're residing here: www.corkincombat.comChat with you in a few days!Slainte,Cork

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-1138832331073230182006-02-01T14:18:00.000-08:002006-02-01T14:52:55.613-08:00

How often have you been cheated of SOMETHING GRAND or someone you really wanted just because you turned tail and ran...…changing your mind, convincing yourself that you really didn’t want it, that dream, in the first place?Everyday I meet people going through their day:looking at those with whom they want to be…daydreaming about that new job…wishing on that new home…visualizing on that vacation…

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Wow! So many e-mails wanting to know why I had a taken such a hiatus and when would I return to fill them in on what I promised last….You never know how much you’re missed until you disappear for a while! :)Well, for those of you who were paying attention: the book signing in DC with Joe Galloway was fantastic—we garnered $10,000 in donations for Viet-American survivors of Katrina and a new

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-1129849756344736202005-10-20T16:09:00.000-07:002005-10-22T11:50:44.010-07:00

In a moment I’ll continue our talk on why force, anger, and hard-handed efforts at manipulation, i.e. torture, are not only are ineffective, but can remove any chance of later getting information, confessions (GITMO?), or why hard-handed persuasion tactics in sales are tactics of the amateur…when done correctly a successful agreement occurs because of a collection of events that lead up to the

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Flashback Central last week: I get an e-mail from my friend, fellow journalist and author, Zalin Grant (If you were in Saigon during the Tet Offensive of 1968, you’ll recognize the name). Anyway, Zalin had read my first memoir a while ago, and wanted to know what I thought about Bush preparing to veto Sen. John McCain’s torture amendment. Within that same week I was watching a re-run of Oliver

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-1129353003092051582005-10-14T22:10:00.000-07:002005-10-15T11:02:18.116-07:00

In a moment I’m going to show you not only how you can make a very important decision about your family history, but also let you in on something that not only will turn a bad meal into a good one, but a good meal into the best!Imagine my surprise when the only time in years that I’ve pulled out the old Thomson family tree was also the week I met a woman from the actual Scottish town that one

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-1129055124134563762005-10-11T11:25:00.000-07:002005-10-11T17:14:36.840-07:00

I like to see how the rich and famous are interpreted by Hollywood and the E! Channel, so I when I’m burnt after a long day of writing a new book or script, or sales copy that just has to get out to the client in time, I’ll lay back on the sofa and watch what they’ve got…That’s when I was hit by this show called “Filthy Rich”…and I thought TV had reached rock-bottom when TV shows redirected their

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-1128615835441831322005-10-06T09:15:00.000-07:002005-10-10T15:32:47.080-07:00

What is it with "The Game"? It's this new phenomenon that has come up in the last five to ten years...where guys go out "sarging" for women. For those unaware of this you can get hint as to what's out there by reading this book: The Game by Neil StraussA bunch of nerds and computer geeks turn themselves into masters of seducing women. Very controversial don't you think? And then I have to ask

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-1128554109274935992005-10-05T16:11:00.000-07:002005-10-10T15:21:58.063-07:00

Well, it's good to know that people are actually doing searches under their names to find out what's been written. Here's an e-mail that my friend and ex-POW/MIA Division debriefer Bob Destatte asked I post to clarify a post from July awhile back:"Please permit me to take this opportunity to respond to a note you posted on your BLOG back in July 2003 (see copy below). I serendipitously ran across

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Radio interviews are fun! When given a choice I always prefer to come into the studio:http://kfog.com/MorningShow/default.aspKNBR actually has a link to our recording which was on the 1st:http://www.knbr.com/morningshow/Just right click on my name, then "save as" and play from your computer.

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-1098228506377821562004-10-19T16:23:00.000-07:002005-10-10T15:24:43.440-07:00

Dear Faithful Reader,Thank you for all your book purchase support!LINK: The BAMBOO CHESTThere's a lot to be said about grass-roots marketingHave you seen "The Bamboo Chest" at Amazon.com? In the TOP 100 SELLERS at Amazon.com and rising!! Who says you have get picked up by Random House or Viking to get anywhere in the publishing world?? Power to the PEOPLE!Slainte,Cork

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If you missed my interview on WJR/ABC Radio in Detroit, MI, you can listen to it by clicking the interview link in the popover at http://www.bamboochest.com This time the interview was about the Bush/Kerry Vietnam controversy and how this is one of the best opportunities for the United States to heal over the memory of Vietnam in 20 years, the lsat time being the American MIA turmoil of the early

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-1092711065779113802004-08-16T19:45:00.000-07:002005-10-10T15:28:30.850-07:00

There I was all happy and excited that I was about to do another radio interview and then while waiting and listening through my handset to the show what do I hear but that a fellow freediver had been killed by Mr. Grey.Well, I typed in sfgate.com to read more and was horrified to learn that he was a diving buddy! I'm still in shock. I'm in shock because he was a friend and because I was planning

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-1089910170043233952004-07-15T09:46:00.000-07:002005-10-10T15:30:46.416-07:00

Got family or friends serving in overseas? Well, I remember what it was like when I was stuck in a Vietnamese prison and later when I was on some base hidden in the jungles of Central America, wishing I had something worthwhile to read. So, I've just created a special offer for anyone who has a loved one serving in the military. Yes, I'm offering limited editions of my book "The Bamboo Chest: An

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-1089414492806388582004-07-09T16:06:00.000-07:002005-10-10T15:31:24.950-07:00

My memoir/adventure narrative, The Bamboo Chest: An Adventure in Healing the Trauma of War, is available at amazon.com! And getting great reviews: gotta love those five stars!

CORK GRAHAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262933.post-1060152123929188122003-08-05T23:42:00.000-07:002005-10-11T14:03:05.983-07:00

Ever find yourself with some money to spare, but with not a clue as to where to spend it on food?My girlfriend, Robin, and I are often caught up in that dilemma. But these days whenever I need to find a great place to try, or a place to stay away from, I go over to Fudcourt to see what's new with the gang culinary exploits: http://www.fudcourt.com/index.htmlWith a such a selection of restaurants

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