The 2018 Winter Paralympics have begun. They are the 12th Paralympic Winter Games, and are being held in PyeongChang. The Games are an international multi-sport event for athletes that is currently taking place from March 9th to the 18th. Athletes representing 49 National Paralympic Committees are participating in these Games, which mark the first time… More Scandinavia At The 2018 Winter Paralympic Games
Last Monday was National Tell a Fairy Tale Day. Fairy tales were often written accounts of folk tales that were told in small villages and towns throughout the world. According to Jens Tismar (who, from what I could find online, is a German scholar) a fairy tale is: “A story that differs ‘from an oral… More If You Love Fairy Tales You Can Thank Sweden
I love ski jumping. It is the most frightening yet graceful sport I watch (and by graceful I do not include the “agony of defeat” jumping from ABC’s Wild Word of Sports). It also seems to me to be the closest to flying a human can experience. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1mFGrqytaI&w=560&h=315] In this year’s Winter Olympics the… More Ski Jumping Roots Are In Norway (and St. Paul)