Yesterday, the disheartened - and hardening - citizens of earthquake-ravaged Aquila, took to the streets; this time, not to shovel out in wheelbarrows the detritus of their homes, but to protest in Rome about the slow pace (some would say a stock-still pace) of reconstruction. And while about 16000 citizens have returned to makeshift habitats there, it seems the only one who got a fabulous apartment in a pre-war building was the head of the buildings projects - but his swanky place 'gifted' by ...
For those of you who might be interested in how the 'World Champs' could have fallen so far, so fast, from grace, I proffer a roundup of the Mia Colpa circulating in the media and in the street: * Coach Lippi - who has, in a rare moment of humility, taken all of the burden upon his shoulders. Perhaps he should have watched a bit more Seinfeld or Dallas, and gone out while he was still on top [Coach of the World Champions 2006]. * The players - The coach could ...
I am from Montreal, Quebec and started my food blog, Anna's Table at annastable.blogspot.com,in March 2010. It was my way of paying homage to my wonderful parents, who instilled in me my passion for food and the importance of good ingredients. Their table was a place to not only nourish the stomach but also the soul. Countless celebrations were shared around my parent's dining room table with family and friends. So I welcome you all to my food blog where I share some of my favorite Italian family ...
Updated 06-16-2010 at 02:04 PM by annastable.blogspot.com
As all of Europe (and parts of the U.S.) gears up for the World Cup games in South Africa, I came across a terrific editorial from the WSJ in which the writer bemoans the bad behaviour of footballers today. In it, the author delineates a fine line between the players in the soccer stadium and the hoodlums who wreak havoc on the stadiums, the fans, and on the cities that host them. It's a hot topic as the UK has mandated that their hooligans turn in their passports, arresting and ...
While I'm transfixed by the sheer impotence & incompetence of man as the oil continues to gush into the gulf of Mexico, my thoughts turn to the out-of-pocket costs of running my car. The oil companies look at any blip on the geo-political horizon to increase prices, combined with the drop in the Euro, well, we're looking at an expensive summer in arrivo. In Italy, everyone is hyper-ventilating over the fact that while the price of crude went down by something like 35%, the prices ...
Updated 06-08-2010 at 12:30 PM by burntbythetuscansun (add tags)
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