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Blood to Steam
An interesting series about Iceland is in the Freakonomics blog at the NY Times. how-iceland-went-from-blood-feuds-to-geothermal iceland-rocks-or-how-is-eating-whale-like-voting-for-president-a-guest-post
Message in a Bottle
So nice to hear about these message in a bottle stories. Much nicer than gooey pollution and dead fish. An old fashioned and even romantic thing these stories.
Fear not the darkness
In the far north the mention of seasons would include the solar season. During summer the sun will linger into the late evening and rise again long before breakfast. The winter however is the realm of darkness. Around the winter solstice it will be dark until near lunchtime and then only daylight for a brief [...]
Language Day and the Icelandic Identity
Happy Icelandic Language Day. Icelanders celebrate their unique and ancient language. Few people outside of Iceland can speak the language but it is the language of the Vikings and the sagas. Preserve your heritage. Eygló states that the language can sound harsh to outsiders but I think it sounds fine and less harsh than many [...]
