You know how to play chicken, don’t you? Usually, you are challenging the other person to something, and whoever gives in is the chicken. You may remember this from old 50s movies (or an old Paula Abdul video) when two cars race head-to-head and one veers away at the last minute. So, I never thought…
Christmas is Coming…
In Pavia this weekend there was a 2-day “preview” of the Christmas market up in Trentino Alto Adige (a region in the north of Italy, bordering with Austria). You may ask yourself, what is a Christmas market, and why are they having it so early? First, since Italians don’t have Thanksgiving like we do, and…
Yelp
Do not adjust your screen – it really is an upside-down Christmas tree, and no, they didn’t just flip the picture over. Is this what innovation produces? I hear they are having trouble keeping it in stock! I like capitalism, but the “more room for presents under the tree” doesn’t really fly with me. Sometimes…
Expat input
So, another weekend, this one a wet one everywhere, except Calabria, where they were on the beach! (Remember, Italy is loooong) I was lucky to spend a dry day in Torino meeting up with some of the ladies from expatsinitaly.com. Gina was nice to drive us around (ah, the luxury of a car!) and we…
The Naughty List
There is a serious problem. Please draw all children away from the computer screen for the next entry. Here’s an article (in Italian) from the Repubblica, an Italian newspaper that explains it all. I will translate the first paragraph for you because it makes me laugh: Halloween come l’aborto, il divorzio, l’eutanasia, la fecondazione assistita…