Elastic Loaf...

The current Iranian PM has recently banned foreign names commonly used in farsi language. From now on, once we'll have to organize to go eat some "elastic loevs", we'd better have a "Short talk" on the messenger, and if it will be difficult to reach the center by car, we'd better use the "rotary wings". It reminds me of the italians in the late 30's playing "ponte" instead of bridge...
Here the press report...

Jamaica Plain

15, Perkins sq, Apt #3, Jamaica Plain MA 02130. And this one's the humble place where I live. A potpourri of different people. I mean, not that bad...

Rain in July...

Someone's told me I'm a little bit lazy on this. I oughta have the time to write more on Boston and whatsoever, in the meantime, please see this video from a south-american (!?!) france fan in the finals at the city hall.
how sweet is it...

Campioni del mondo!!

Questa e' in italiano!
Che spettacolo, c'e' poco da dire...
Un abbraccio a tutti, qui come si e' festeggiato anche a North End...

posh

The first hotel bedroom I came into (just for this night...), I opened and the first term coming to my mind was !!posh!!. And that one in the bath is not a fur, but a bath robe...

condomen...

this one's for you, fu*&ing guys...

Euro-fifa

Now in the semi-finals...
After Brazil-France, the first thing coming to my mind was that the dear oldish europe is still up and running. And the cup is just a matter among us. Only four days left to boston (and only three for Germany-Italy)...

trois couleurs

The first match was ok. 2-0 to Ghana (maybe the best african team seen up to now). Now it's time for US. For what I've seen, no chances for them, but who knows...
ps: remember, the italian tricolore is swapped, i.e. with the green on the left...

fifa...

let's roll it again...

more than a game...

SUV

I'm astonished by the high number of king-size vehicles populating the centre of roma. I know that there should be something with psychology on buying the biggest (is it sexual?), or the fastest (nah, it is not...) thing...
...but the average centre-city street is as narrow as 2.5 metre, how can you put and move a Hummer inside it?

Recess...

... I just remember, 15 minutes spent trying to eat my sandwich as fast as I could, to have time for real life playing calvinball or anything else, till the bell ringing again. Please let the kids play ...

Anchiano (and surroundings)...

...it's a quiet village in the nearbies of Firenze, where the first pioneer bioengineeer was born. I definitely do think that the majority of Anchiano's (or Vinci's) catholics are somewhat indifferent with what has been distorted in Brown's Da Vinci Code. I'm catholic and I should be among the ones offended by it, and i'm not: after all, when seeing a movie/reading a book, do i have to waste time reckoning whether is real?

foo(t)ball..

I do not like wrestling, though there's a clear point in it: it's only show, no competition. Referees are just part of it, and also kids can distinguish what's real from what's fake.
In italy, the by-far most popular game has recently overtaken wrestling, in that not less than 20 matches in the second-last tournament were no more than an actors' studio...
...and I will be paying my last 5€ to these actors today...
by te way, the most rumoured team is in black and white stripes ;-)

White Beards and hair

Italy's now got a new president, whose name is Napolitano, a green-line guy born in the 20's. I'm personally quite accustomed to white hair and beards ;-)...
but, dear oldish italy, do we really dare to grow older with you?

Follow up...

I've been a little bit lazy on this, and three weeks have passed since my latest. There's something new now, i.e. I've got a sticker on my passport!
Time is running, now not more than 60 days, and I'll leave Rome...
something aside, Anna Finocchiaro is still on the way, let's see what happens.

1st

This is the very first post of my blog...
..and i'd like to start with italian politics.
There were some rumours with the elections of the previous days. Now things are quite settling down with a new majority in the house of parliament.
hoping there will be something new with it, starting with the choice on the new republic president, i'd like Anna Finocchiaro to be the next one...