Oct 20, 2005 | Uncategorized |
Dear readers. Today, October 20, marks one full year since the Iceland Weather Report started its run. [applause, whoo-hoo! release the balloons] That’s correct. Exactly one year ago on this day, our YT found herself slightly bored. It was October, a slow time of year...
Oct 19, 2005 | Uncategorized |
Remember my three Sellafield posts? Well, sometime back in the spring or early summer I copied them into a single file, gave them a quick revision, and then sent them off to the Writers Digest 74th Annual Writing Competition, which I received notice of through an...
Oct 18, 2005 | Uncategorized |
Breaking news: Iceland tops the list of countries with the least corruption within the public sector, according to an organization called Transparency International. For a long while it has beenno. 2, right behind Finland, and last year it shared 3-4 place with...
Oct 17, 2005 | Uncategorized |
Up until now, I have been happily exempt from the iPod craze. I mean, I’ve thought they were pretty cool and everything, but have remained completely laissez-faire about owning one. Sure, if someone had given me one for my birthday I wouldn’t have thrown it back in...
Oct 16, 2005 | Uncategorized |
EYE CANDYThis is a typical example of an Icelandic house from the early part of the last century. These were made of wood and covered with corrugated iron siding – something that is still very common here, particularly if the houses are made of timber. This type...
Oct 14, 2005 | Uncategorized |
I think it’s fair to say that the Icelandic nation is profoundly shaken as a result of a book that came out a few days ago. It’s called Myndin af pabba [The Picture of my Father] and tells the true story of five sisters who as children were systematically molested by...
