Happy Blogiversary to Me!

Edward Runci- Happy Birthday Baby, c.1960

Today marks the one year anniversary of Not Another New England Sports Blog! which was started in part as a means of keeping myself occupied during a prolonged period of unemployment as well as a way of keeping in touch with online cohorts from another forum where it became increasingly clear we were no longer welcome.

Of course, this was in addition to my writing about whatever the hell struck my fancy at the time- as my interests tend to be varied- and keeping track of my beloved Sox, Pats, B's and C's (which many other bloggers do a far better job than I) was also of importance.

So to both my regular visitors and some of the newer arrivals, I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to have a look around my little corner of the blogosphere.

Grim Milestone: McDonalds Withdraws From Iceland After 3 Million Served

The Golden Arches announced they were pulling out of Iceland effective next weekend. The collapse of the Icelandic Krona and McDonald's [NYSE: MCD] requirement that the Icelandic franchisee imports much of the ingredients made many of the items on the menu cost prohibitive (just over $5 for a Big Mac, apprently).

Lyst Hr., the franchise holder for McDonalds in Iceland will keep the three locations open, but they will be operating under a different name and use locally available ingredients starting in November.