More Iceland Video - Trespassing at the President's House, November 2007

I am still amazed at the fact that we could drive up to the President's house without attracting any attention. We saw no signs of any security.

When I was in Iceland in 2005, I visited the Parliament. There was only an old security guard there. There were no metal detectors and non-flash photography was allowed so I took this photo:



However, I apparently upset the security guard at the US Embassy when I took pictures of that building (according to my friend who works there):



I was able to photograph the German embassy and British embassy with no restrictions.
I think that we are a bit too paranoid in this country.

My trip to the Gullfoss waterfall in Iceland

I finally uploaded this video from Gullfoss. It is from November 5, 2007. I nearly fell into the waterfall, but the ice encrusted rope saved me. Sadly my camera battery died so I was not able to capture that moment.

My friend did get some good still photos:

My videos from Iceland

Video Road Hogs Stir Fear of Internet Traffic Jam - New York Times: "For months there has been a rising chorus of alarm about the surging growth in the amount of data flying across the Internet. The threat, according to some industry groups, analysts and researchers, stems mainly from the increasing visual richness of online communications and entertainment — video clips and movies, social networks and multiplayer games."

Why be part of the solution when you can be part of the problem?
Here are some of my videos from Iceland. Hopefully I will get more up this week.

Man Loses 600 Pounds With Diet, Exercise - Health News Story - KETV Omaha

Man Loses 600 Pounds With Diet, Exercise - Health News Story - KETV Omaha: "Lapitz suggests finding something you can stick with and making it a lifestyle."

This shouldn't be news. But it is.

Justice Taney on Lincoln’s Suspension of Habeas Corpus by Laurence M. Vance

Justice Taney on Lincoln’s Suspension of Habeas Corpus by Laurence M. Vance: "The petitioner resides in Maryland, in Baltimore county; while peaceably in his own house, with his family, it was at two o'clock on the morning of the 25th of May 1861, entered by an armed force, professing to act under military orders; he was then compelled to rise from his bed, taken into custody, and conveyed to Fort McHenry, where he is imprisoned by the commanding officer, without warrant from any lawful authority."

Some history for today. It has become popular around town to attack Chief Justice Taney. I think that anyone who looks objectively at the man and his record will want to defend him.