bits and pieces from the northern island.
I followed in the footsteps of my former self, trusting the first consistent rays of sunlight as a reliable sign spring was near. I used to rely of my sense of smell to know when it was time. My sense of smell is dormant right now: April’s almost over and I have yet to sense … Read the full article →
One of the hottest topics right now concerns the future of energy. As Lybia’s crisis revealed itself after the latest developments as another oil dispute among nations and post-Tohoku earthquake Japan is still struggling against nuclear dangers at Fukushima’s Daiichi, the public opinion is pressing for clear answers regarding present and future alternatives of energy … Read the full article →
When you are very young, it seems life is an endless path where crossroads can appear at any moment. Even if life is not even remotely as good as it could be, the deceitful notion of time tells you there is still hope. Getting to adult age, you realize time is pressing and crossroads only … Read the full article →
I should credit a man living in our neighborhood for coming up at the right time with the simple statement I am using as a title, which perfectly sums up the last days’ events. He said this not to me, but to the partner in crime, as they were both replacing their tires in the … Read the full article →
We are not representing an unspecified threat to Google AdSense’s clients anymore and both the puffin lobbies and the volcano haters — bless them! — are probably celebrating our defeat. Defeat? Not really. Open Google and their pretend-we-are-not-secretive policies can refuse to tell us the reason behind the ban all they want; like we care! … Read the full article →
Kátur is not a picky dog when it comes to balls: he will play with almost anything, even if it’s not spherical at all. He’s a very pragmatic fellow. For him, tennis balls are nice because they easily fit in his mouth, so he can taunt you when you accept to sacrifice your whole afternoon … Read the full article →
Due to the stormy weather that in the past days hit the whole country, bonfires traditionally held on Threttándinn — that is, “the Thirteenth” day in Christmas festivities or, if you prefer, January 6 — had been postponed. Today, as we were around walking the dog in the afternoon, we encountered crowds of Icelanders celebrating … Read the full article →
In other occasions I praised on these pages Icelandic bureaucracy as one that had made an impression on me — a positive impression, that is. Although my previous opinion is still valid in general, I have to point the finger at Icelandic Customs, whose work I feel is my right to criticize as a frequent … Read the full article →