Jan 19, 2005 | Uncategorized |
APPLAUSE AND THREE CHEERS TO… deCode Genetics and SAA – National Center of Addiction Medicine, who have signed a cooperative agreement to work on isolating the gene that causes alcoholism and other addition. deCode, as some will know, is an Icelandic company...
Jan 18, 2005 | Uncategorized |
ON THE MENU TONIGHT Sushi. Put together by AAH. She’s been assigned cooking duty once a week, in an effort to differentiate her from any happy-go-lucky guest enjoying a stay in a 5-star hotel. Part of the deal is that she gets to pick what’s for dinner, and tonight...
Jan 17, 2005 | Uncategorized |
Icelanders hold the world record in the following:Credit card usageCocoa Puffs consumptionUse of electricitySponsoring children in Third World countriesInternet penetrationThe number of rules for writing poetryGoing to the cinemaSubscribing to Walt Disney picture...
Jan 16, 2005 | Uncategorized |
Went out this afternoon to meet a friend. We took her dog for a walk down by the sea in Kópavogur but it was blustery and nasty cold with flurries so we hurried back to her place and had coffee and chocolate until she had to leave to go dance Tango with her boyfriend....
Jan 15, 2005 | Uncategorized |
You know what I absolutely love? English-language sign blunders. Here are five of my favourites: At a Japanese hotel: YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID At a Swiss eatery: OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR At an Acapulco hotel: THE MANAGER HAS...
Jan 14, 2005 | Uncategorized |
I AM OFFICIALLY BAFFLED By the fact that, lately, the things that other people rave about only manage to elicit a lukewarm response from YT. Am I that different? Take f’rinstance the buzz surrounding The Office. Everyone goes on and on about how hilarious that show...
