Back in the States, I never really lived in a place where single-packaged ice cream snacks were all that popular. We had them in the cafeteria in middle school, and I often treated myself to a Strawberry Shortcake bar for dessert, but the idea of grabbing an ice cream sandwich or an ice cream bar [...]
In response to Shane’s comment about Norway’s winning Eurovision song, I think I ought to show it in the proper light. “Suck” is clearly a relative term. “Fairytale” may not be the best song ever, but it’s not all that bad. Especially when you see what it was up against! For a few examples of [...]
I just wanted to post a few photos that didn’t really fit with any other posts. Here are a few shots from the May 17 festivities: And here is a beautiful rainbow that appeared outside our window after a rain storm last week. It was actually a double rainbow, but the inner one was so [...]
Last Sunday was probably the greatest day Norway has seen in years. It was May 17th (Norwegian Constitution Day). Despite the weather forecast, it was beautiful and sunny and warm (unlike last year). And in a perfectly-timed coincidence, Norway won the Eurovision Song Contest the night before, completely annihilating the record for highest total score. [...]
I’ve been way too busy lately, and the queue of things I think I should post on my blog just keeps growing. I will start chiseling away at the backlog by posting two long overdue birth announcements. Meet Gabriel Friedman! Born two weeks ago on Wednesday 6 May (at 8:25 pm), the adorable little son [...]