Monthly Archives: November 2010

Proud Father

Arriving home tonight, I found this male gudgeon nervously glued to a leaf. All his other little ones have left the nest but he’s keeping a close eye on one remaining straggler. The internet tells me that he will a) … Continue reading

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And, finally: artichokes

I thought that I was going to have to leave Rome without eating a proper artichoke, but today came up aces. We were shut out of Da Giggetto, which means another visit and I’ve still never had carcioffe ala guidia. … Continue reading

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Three meals of cheese!

Today was a very busy and cheese-filled day. I took too many photos to organize without making many posts, so I’m again stooping to gallery-format. Click on the photos to enlarge (especially the close-ups of plaques, which are interesting.)

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Thanksgiving in Rome

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Memento Mori

I’m attending WineConf in Paris this weekend. A few of us arrived Friday morning on the red eye and had a bit of time to kill. What better way to cope with jetlag than to spend the afternoon deep underground? … Continue reading

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I am a threat to American democracy

I few days ago I saw a truck in my neighborhood pulling this billboard. These billboards are sponsored by an organization called ‘Election Integrity Watch.’ After an hour or so I mostly regained my composure, but I’m still not put … Continue reading

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Test Post

I just upgraded WordPress and I don’t trust it, I tell you! So I’m doing some testing.

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