I was really excited to read about the Celts in this section. I feel like they got a really bad wrap in our Roman video, what with all the mystic curses and all. I mean, they were getting their land and all of their rights taken away from them, so it definitively makes sense for them to be a little on the cranky side. Plus, I saw some really cool Celtic sites while I was in Ireland (I was at Newgrange, which is like the Irish Stonehenge except it was enclosed and a burial ground and held up a lot better. That's a picture of it, way up there!) so I feel like, as far as an ancient people I've never met go, the Celts and I are kinda buds.

Also, I thought that it's very cool that the Celts and the Egyptians are so similar. They both preserved bodies with salt. Also, both cultures had religions that seeped into other areas of their culture (such as government). I guess that this really shouldn't be that surprising, because, as I am now well aware, salt was a very important and rare resource once upon a time, and most ancient cultures' religions that we've learned about were integrated into everyday life on a very basic level. Still, it's very nifty.

Unfortunately for me, the Celts also invented ham. For such a smart people, I feel like this must have been a horrible mistake! "I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam I am." And I really can't believe I just quoted Dr. Seuss. Yuk!

Also, I am very proud of this Mark Kurlansky fellow. I commented on how he has apparently written a book on cod also, and now I am suspecting him of sneaking in some of his previous research on the subject into this book as well. Sneaky, sneaky. I approve!