Category Archives: Rome/Italy

Protect your Womanhood

Women need to take themselves seriously or nobody else will. Just think of it, the history of every human begins inside a woman’s body. It may have been provoked by a male orgasm, but the responsibility of the new life … Continue reading

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Rope Story No. 3

How the Futurist used his Rope: Giacomo Balla (1871-1958) was only nine years old when his dad died. His mom now had to fight to survive. Nevertheless, she made her son’s education a priority. Monuments should be made world wide … Continue reading

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Migraines or Metaphysics?

Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, suffered from terrible headaches. They were painful and made him feel weird about himself. In 1955, the British psychiatrist, John Todd, began studying symptoms related to migraines and epilepsy. Noticing that certain … Continue reading

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Cin cin Brin

for Pina Today I wanted to glow and make my life photogenic. So I bounced to the bar at my neighborhood park for an aperitif. Since I was alone, I took a book. You know, an old woman drinking Campari … Continue reading

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Vesuvian Sparks

Beauty is my favorite medicine. And, as I’ve been feeling grated and all zested out, my daughter and I went to see the current exhibition at Rome’s Scuderie del Quirinale. The exhibition, “Napoli Ottocento”, focuses on 19th century Naples and … Continue reading

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