Surprises from Scandinavia
Today I received a small set of sterling silver items in the mail that I ordered earlier in the week on Etsy. I was astonished that they arrived so quickly, since they had been shipped all the way from Norway. The leg across the Atlantic was already impressive, but the truly astonishing fact is that the delivery somehow managed to work its way across the city of Philadelphia in under 72 hours.
In other news from Scandinavia: Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today, much to the surprise of observers around the globe. This comes on the heels of Al Gore receiving the prize in 2007, and Jimmy Carter being named a laureate in 2002. One wonders whether domestic issues are as much a factor in these selections as foreign policy positions: globetrotting Democrats from the Executive branch who can manage to keep their pants zipped certainly seem to have a leg up in the selection process.
