A trip to Lugano reminds one of what Italy is missing, and what would make it better — courteous drivers, spotlessly clean streets, apartments and offices free of the suspicious layers of security ones finds in Italy. But in contrast, a trip to the Cenacolo, aside from being a moving experience in itself that should …
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Amazon.it Brought to Heel by Levi Law
While trying to research publication information on the Italian guidebook that profiled my home state, a visit to Amazon.it, which just opened this year, revealed the following warning: Dear Customer, It now seems certain that by September 1, a law on the price of books in Italian will come into effect. The main article states: …
il Kentucky
We’re often curious as to how others see us. To that end, today’s offering is composed of translations from an Italian guidebook to the USA on my home state and city. Factually, it’s largely accurate, with a couple of exceptions (the Louisville Falls Fountain was scrapped 13 years ago), but the amusement for Louisvillians and …
Evergreen
Note, July 24, 2025: Footage of the band playing at Another Place Sandwich Shop in 1993 has surfaced on YouTube, with Sean as frontman and Scott Featherstone on drums. They play Coyote and Klark Kent from the album, as well as a bunch of other wild bluesy jams. Don’t miss the moment at around 19:30 …
Raiding the Ratings Agencies
The financial news has been so intense this week that I’ve all but given up on trying to blog it. Twitter‘s where you’ll find most of my comments on the tumult in Europe and the US. Amid markets falling and politicians on both sides of the Atlantic flailing, one bit of rather shocking news did …