Archive for the ‘everyday life’ Category
No news in Italy …
2009.12.03
yep, absolutely nothing going on here … no American college girls and their boyfriends on trial for murder; no transvestite prostitute murdered who had been “seeing” the Governor of Lazio and then the police were trying to extort money from same; no pending legal actions against the Prime Minister; no divorce suit pending against […]
Filed under: Current events, everyday life
Home again … nothing amissed.
2009.09.22
Yep, Out of Africa and the warm after glow of having been far far away from the orefice (read with normal humans) has not yet worn off. Normally, this crash and burn occurs within the first 2 hours of re-entering the orefice.
Now, it seems during my absence, two valid comments were submitted […]
Filed under: Silvio Berlusconi, everyday life
August News from Italy
2009.08.29
Silvio is threatening to sue La Repubblica based on its 10 questions of him (about inability to keep pants on/up etc.)… hmm good luck with that Sil.
In fact, if you want my pro bono legal advice (caveat: I am not admitted to practice law in Italy, but really who has that ever stopped?), […]
Filed under: Current events, everyday life
Erratum spostatum caused by Aquila earthquake …
2009.04.25
I am truly sorry to announce that no one will be blowing (up) Silvio’s vulcano in his Sardinian paradise retreat for the G-8 Summit, because the Summit will be moved to Aquila. I wonder, though, about the availability of hotel space for all the VIP’s converging upon Aquila, particularly when the hotels are sheltering […]
Filed under: biking Umbria, bottecchia, everyday life, italian holidays
I want a toy vulcano …
2009.03.28
On Anno Zero, a political commentary / news programme, they indicated that Silvio Berlusconi has:
1) a submarine plus underwater garage;
2) an ampitheatre on his island of Sardegna resort which seats 400 (of his closest pals); and
3) a vulcano that he makes erupt from time to time to liven up those dull G8 gatherings (when the […]
Filed under: Art & culture, everyday life
Auguri e Buon Polpette in 2009!
2009.01.04
As the green grass of Umbria freezes, there is no better time for making Polpette piccante in sugo sul Polenta. Served with a glass of grechetto, in front of your roaring wood stove, there is no better way to while away the winter months in a coccoon of comfort food.
My recipe feeds 2 hungry […]
Filed under: Art & culture, Italian cooking, everyday life, italian recipe
Sciopero: Typical Italian Monopoly Strikes Back
2008.07.07
Today, there was a train strike and despite assurances of protected hours for commuters going to work, there was no train to Rome from Orvieto that arrived while the Metro was still operational. Thus, I worked longer hours today than normal, albeit in my Hello Kitty jammies with frequent stops to rehydrate with fruit […]
Filed under: croazia, everyday life
