Birka, A Rant

Twelve hundred years ago, the king of the Swedes established a new trading port at one of the inlets from the Baltic Sea. The place was called Birka, and became Sweden's first real town. Birka is today a popular site for excursions, where the archaeologists' continuing excavations provide insight into the daily life of the former Viking town.

( I have to admit that I had a lousy time at Birka. )

( I did, however, buy the most fascinating book )

Some Stuff I Read Today:

Veterans’ Benefits "hurtful" to National Security, says Pentagon
"In an interview with the Wall Street Journal (1-25-05), Pentagon official David Chu, in a mockery of the contribution of veterans, defended a new round of cuts by ironically describing funding for programs like veterans’ education and job training, health care, pensions, VA housing and the like as "hurtful" to national security."

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