Peanut butter is to Jelly as Italian Public Transport is to Strikes…meaning they don’t necessarily HAVE to go together, but it’s a popular combination. In Italian it’s: “sciopero” (pronounced SHOW-PE-ROW), and unfortunately it’s a word I hear too often here. And what’s more there’s not really a pattern to understand, as no two strikes are…
In light of today being the fearful Friday the 13th , let’s talk superstition. American culture is filled with all kinds of interesting superstitions: black kitty cats, don’t walk under a ladder, the horror of all things number 13 (to the extent of emitting it in buildings and airplanes even!), etc etc… But you might…
Ah! Spring in Rome…the sun is out one second, then behind weeping clouds the next. Everyone walking around is still in their winter coats and yet no one is sure if they are hot or cold. Regardless, they stick to the sunny side of the street. Come March, a sleepy city starts to wake…but it…