Vikingsson on October 17th, 2009

Once upon a time a U.S. president looking for re-election lost in no small part to a clever slogan, “It’s the Economy, stupid”.   Here we are again in the middle of another economic “crisis”, kreppa if you will.  When the man on the street is asked about what is important for politicians to focus on [...]

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Vikingsson on April 4th, 2009

In Iceland there is a high potential for the ground to shake and for lava to flow.  It has happened over and over again.  However it is also true that thunder is very rare but rainbows are very common.  Is it coincidence that the people there are both outwardly stoic yet emotionally optimistic?
Some have called [...]

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Vikingsson on January 16th, 2009

The temperature fell dramatically which is not news to those of us that feel it.  The deep freeze.
It then started to lightly snow but remained steady.   It actually feels warmer if you don’t shy away from it.  Then it dawned on me why it felt warmer this time,
the icy wet snow was a lot [...]

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Vikingsson on November 15th, 2007

Spam is the scourge and the scum of the internet. These dick brains should take their own medicine and be culled from the planet. However why should I worry? Out of the thousands of attempts to send comment spam, trackback spam, and spam trick of the week, so far not one has [...]

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