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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Italian #28: Fiorella Terenzi
At last, I found another Italian scientist and she’s a lady! What makes Dr. Terenzi even cooler is that she’s an Astronomer, my favorite science. Then again, she may be an Astrophysicist too. These disciplines overlap with Physics so I’m … Continue reading
Italian #27: Leonardo Chiariglione
Leonardo is called the father of the MP3 which is an exaggeration but he is a remarkable person. He is actually a co-founder of the Moving Picture Experts Group which created the technology, set the standards and whatever. The standard we now … Continue reading
Happy Columbus Day, real and observed
A major reason why Italian Heritage month pops up in October is this event in 1492 (give or take a day, they didn’t have NTP servers or GPS). For the last couple decades, the fair-weathered Liberals (usually college students who … Continue reading
RIP: Jan Hooks
A belated obituary for a very talented person, someone as flexible as Phil Hartman and Dan Akroyd in all the different roles she filled on the rather inconsistent SNL. I will always remember Jan through the better gigs she had: The … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Chance!
He’s officially a teenager today! In my tiny mind, kids aren’t teens until they turn 14. Despite the -teen ending in 13, that year is the shakedown cruise period. We’ve sent him a card (late) and I’ll follow up with … Continue reading
No special glasses needed!
New shirt number one from the recent Austin Comic Con. Normally I don’t wear anything that promotes Faux News but sometimes I have to get a little ironic.
Italian Chucks!
I’ve been saving these shoes since my birthday, they were a present to myself because I can’t resist unique designs or garish colors. They have the tricolore often associated with the Italian flag and generic pizza boxes. When I finally wore them, Somara said, … Continue reading
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Italian #26: Tony Visconti
Last year I ended with a musician/producer, this year I’m kicking off with another who has had a great amount of influence on popular music for 40-plus years. Tony was born and raised in New York as per the usual … Continue reading
RIP: Geoffrey Holder
Geoffrey was a very recognizable voice for several decades especially if you were a kid in the Seventies thanks to the 7-Up commercials he did. I think younger people probably know him more for being the crazy director in Eddie Murphy’s Boomerang. He … Continue reading
Happy 50th Birthday Matthew Sweet
One of the most underrated singer/songwriter/guitarists from the Nineties despite his career going back to the mid Eighties. It took a nasty divorce to make his third album Girlfriend (originally titled Nothing Lasts) to be the breakout Sweet’s career needed. Still a … Continue reading
Why things have been “quiet” for a few days.
I have a new team manager to report to. Her name is Crystal and she’s pretty cool. My former boss Eddie had me assigned to her because he said I was very vital to his recent success in Enterprise when … Continue reading
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Buonasera! It’s Italian Heritage Month IV…belatedly
Much like the Southern European nations’ stereotype, I’m late and behind schedule! However, unlike Italy’s ex-prime minister Silvio Berloscummy I don’t deserve prison nor are my excuses stronzate. The new month had a crazy start the afternoon of October first; I … Continue reading