A little before Christmas I was contacted by an American couple who were seriously considering consummating their love affair with Italy by having a serious go at setting up house and home here.So it was that Chris Bright and his wife Jessica Spiegel came over to test the waters. … [Read more...]
Beating the Writers
March 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
'Writers' is what Milan's band of graffiti artists call themselves. I'm not all that sure as to the artistic merit of their efforts, which in the main appear to be attempting to scrawl their names just about everywhere and anywhere, including on the façade of our appartment block.All the scrawl … [Read more...]
How to Win an Election
March 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The person who was formerly known as the richest man in Italy, Mr Berlusconi, has been making noises about acquiring Alitalia in an attempt to save it from the dastardly marauding French.What a master stroke, right at election time too. He couldn't have planned it better. Who knows how may votes … [Read more...]
I write too much, I know
March 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Nope, I'm not on about the number of posts, but the length of the things. I do try to keep things brief, but they tend to get out of hand, and when I see them, I think 'Heck, I didn't think it was going to end up that long'.As an excuse, I would say that the WordPress posting screen is much … [Read more...]
This Would be Useful
March 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Well, I'd find it handy. What I'd like my email client to do would be to automatically, when requested, recognise dates and times and add them to whatever calendar system I'm using. I'm always receiving emails with this sort of information. I know that there is a plugin thing for Outlook, but I … [Read more...]
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