Entries from May 2006

A salad to make an Italian child run to its mother

May 11th, 2006 · 10 Comments

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 [...]

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Tags: Culture · Food · Italy

Some history on More is Better

May 10th, 2006 · 2 Comments

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 [...]

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Tags: Culture · Food

Ready to be an e-reader?

May 6th, 2006 · 1 Comment

In the U.S.? Start trading your paperbacks for free! Paperback Swap Hilarious viral marketing for Phillips’ Bodygroom – Get your Optical Inch (NSWH – Not safe without headphones) Especially click on “Where to Shave” So, after my last rant about not having good books to read and though I have received quite a few good [...]

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Tags: e-books

EuroMayday

May 2nd, 2006 · No Comments

These are pretty funny: Get A Mac ads Reading: The Eyre Affair On May 1st I spent the morning with friends from Rome, and then in the afternoon, we met up with some friends of Sante’s from Bologna. They were partaking in a grassroots-organized celebration/protest/parade, EuroMayDay in Milan. You haven’t heard of it, in fact, [...]

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Tags: Italy · Milan · Rome

This may affect my commute home…

May 2nd, 2006 · 3 Comments

Way to stop productivity in Italy #238: Have tram jump track and slam into tree just outside office building.

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Tags: Italy · Milan · Random