May 30 2012
About a month ago, a colleague whose husband was headed to the US on business asked me if there was anything I would like her to have him bring back. It was a very kind offer, but as Dr. Darling and I had stocked up on anti-perspirant and over-the-counter cold medicine when we were there …
May 25 2012
I’ve got a somewhat significant birthday coming up this summer, and while I’m trying my best to ignore it … friends and family seem to have other ideas. I’ve already started receiving gifts even though it’s not until July. The first one came last month in the form of the Swede suggesting we go ahead …
May 22 2012
This electric skateboard, called a ZBoard, is weight-sensing like a Segway, and it’s very conveniently going to be available just in time for my birthday!
May 20 2012
Thanks to the schizophrenic scheduling habits of Swedish TV programmers, I am just now getting around to watching the first season of Downton Abbey. This, despite the fact that everyone who knows me (a rampant Anglophile with a love of history) has been telling me that it was worth risking the wrath of Dr. Darling …
May 19 2012
As with all great satire, there is more than a little bit of truth going on in this video. I just wish this lady had been my Swedish teacher.
May 17 2012
When I first saw this video of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt comparing the growing acceptance of gay marriage to sushi, I thought the comparison was too clever by half. But now that it’s been marinating in my head for a couple of days, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s a completely brilliant analogy. Taking …
May 27 2012
Swedish entry wins 2012 Eurovision, Swedish humor insults host country
Alt-Media-Commentary, Culture Clash, Just the Journal
Well look what happens when Swedes actually send an entry that has a chance of performing well at the Eurovision Song Contest. They win it. Funny how that works! This marks the 5th time that my adopted country has won the kitsch-fest that is the Eurovision Song Contest (ABBA is their most famous act to do …
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