What happens when you sell a broken laptop on eBay, refuse to refund the money, but leave the hard disk full of your data and pictures for the new owner? Pure blog comedy. The chicken or the egg? Now we know. Before I left for Italy, I used to think I was a pretty good…
A salad to make an Italian child run to its mother
Have you seen the Evolution of Dance video yet? Get down on it. If you’ve been to Italy, you’ve probably discovered that an insalata, or salad, can look like this: (Image from Agritour) After being served many a “salad” with mostly iceberg lettuce and oil (to their credit, good oil, but iceberg lettuce isn’t the…
Some history on More is Better
Italy has elected a new President. Read this for what powers he has. (Does anyone know why they have to be so old??) eBookwise Reader (& bookstore) – an electronic reader at a pretty decent price! Before my next post, I felt I should give some background. Way back when, when the Italian phrase “Less…
Always have a Plan …I?
This looks yummy, but not exportable: Cadbury’s Mini-eggs Flurry Heard a good line lately? 100 Best First Lines from Novels I think I have diagnosed one of my many mental illnesses. It began as a small problem, then slowly splintered, spidered and morphed into many little problems. I have Writer’s ADD. You’ve never heard of…
Follow that crowd!
One of the best lessons I’ve learned living here is: watch where the crowds go. And I don’t mean crowds of tourists, although this can help you know where NOT to go. Every crowd tells you something different. I follow the students when I want a quick eat that will be cheap. I follow the…
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