Archive for August 16th, 2006

The Gentle Art of Blackmail

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

“I think it taught me to be independent and never expect a handout and never wait for anybody to hand you anything in any aspect of my life.”
- Jesse James
Part of living in a new culture, and interacting with people who have grown up with different precepts, values, standards, and just general ways of life, […]

Gimme a Slice… or Six

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

“There’s a pizza place near where I live that sells only slices. In the back you can see a guy tossing a triangle in the air.”
- Stephen Wright, comedian
Yes, that’s me, toasting to a lovely evening out with my friend Juan. We wandered about his neighborhood in Palermo, looking for, as my friend John back […]