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Uncomfortable with handicapped in the pool?
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 say it [...]
Eina med öllu / One with everything
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. But this isn’t about the [...]
Spam me Amadeus
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 made it through. [...]
Don’t talk to strangers
The Asian papers and online news are filled to the brim today with the giant scandal about Bjarni Vestmann, Minister Counsellor of the Foreign Ministry of Iceland in Sri Lanka meeting with the Bad Guys (TM.), the LTTE. That would be the Tamil Tigers. Oh the horror! The shame! The nerve! How dare you! Foreign [...]
