I know you thought Carnevale was on Tuesday, and it’s over, right? Wrong. In Milan, Carnevale is on Saturday (due to the Ambrosian rite), and it was this past Saturday. We went to the Duomo area because we heard there was going to be a sfilata, a parade and were interested to see how it [...]

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[Readers without Borders] Check out my mini-review of John Maeda’s Laws of Simplicity at RWB since I attended his talk this week in Milan. [Umbria Jazz] Starting lineup for this year’s festival in July is out now on their site. Innovation in Italy has a Name……and thy name is Carnevale. Continuing my coverage on Carnevale [...]

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On another “page,” I’m a contributor for a new cross-border book blog, Readers Without Borders that is starting out as a bunch of expats in different countries talking about books! Who knows which direction it will take. Come on over, check out the other reviews and add your own! I hope to get some good [...]

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Folks, I’m ending my Post-a-Day for a Menu for Hope on a great feeling – we’ve made a difference!! I hope whoever wins my prize enjoys it! On Sunday we head to Puglia to visit my in-laws and eat way too much great Italian food. I’m taking a break from blogging (though I’ll probably be [...]

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My post-a-day is coming to a close, as is the Menu for Hope – can we push the donations past $50,000 in these last two days? Bidding closes at 6PM-PST tomorrow (Cali time, baby). Here’s a post listing all the internationally-shippable prizes. Notice mine’s on the list (EU15) but make sure you check with your [...]

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