Jason Jones' quest for a Modern Valkyrie ends
Comedy Show's great two part visit to Iceland reaches its dramatic conclusions
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The similarty to a committee meeting I just attended is eerie... somethings are just universal.
It is funny. when Jason went to her apartment, he of course showed everyone where she lives - just down from one of my aunts, and about 3 block across from one uncle and a couple of cousins. And about a block from the apartment we stayed in the other summer (though Herdís must have been either in Brussels or Baghdad at the time). Hm, I wonder if the limited edition Land Rover Defender parked there was hers.
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