Today was one of the most beautiful days I’ve seen in Italy in a long time…clear, sunny and crisp, it was one of those days that made everything sparkle and seem greener, fresher, cleaner. Being from California, it was also one of those days that said: Holidays! Sorry, no snow for us in the Bay [...]

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I was recently “Meme‘d” by Gia-Gina about things I’m thankful for. Now, a Meme is kind of like a chain-letter for blogs but usually there are no repercussions like the email kind (you’ll have bad luck, never find love, etc.). Normally, I would hit delete if it was an email (I have broken something like [...]

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Who remembers the old Batman shows on TV, circa 1960s? (Actually I don’t know when, but you get the picture) When they fought, the sound effects were “enhanced” by showing big colorful words like “Bam!” “Zing!” “Bang!” at just the right moment of impact. Notice the trend didn’t last long. Can you imagine a LOTR [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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