Vikingsson on November 30th, 2007

I was surprised to learn that an art student that caused a panic and evacuation of part of Toronto on Wednesday night was from Iceland. All sorts of concerns came into play on this one. The left minded locals were outraged that an Aids fundraiser was canceled due to this, and the right [...]

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Vikingsson on November 24th, 2007

I am almost without words after reading this article about wounded vets driven from a public pool. Imagine having barely survived the horror of war in defense of your country only to be shunned when you return home because of your injuries. The debate isn’t about the war being right or wrong (I [...]

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Vikingsson on November 21st, 2007

One of the important phrases to learn in Iceland is eina med öllu which is one with everything as in a hot dog. A legendary hot dog stand is Baejarins Beztu Pylsur – The Town’s Best Hot Dogs – . But they are everywhere and I hear they are fantastic. [...]

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Vikingsson on November 11th, 2007

“A pittance of Time” / “C’est si peu de temps”

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