Archive for May, 2010

Life’s unexpected rewards
Thursday, May 27th, 2010

My good friend, Julie gave me a gag gift at Christmas: yellow labrador socks. It was meant to be funny, and it was. The running gag is my self-imposed distance from her yellow lab named Stella. It’s not that I hate dogs and cats; it’s I don’t get pet ownership. Rather than try to convince [...]

Introducing the Masch Ombrelloni Vino Crawl
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

   
Your Host, Anthony “Masch” Mascherino, Sr.
Most Americans searching for the ultimate wine experience fail to find it on traditional Italian vineyard tours. Avoid this classic mistake and study at the feet of an industry giant.
On the Masch Ombrelloni Vino Crawl, you will be guided on the wine tour of a lifetime by one of the industry’s most respected guides: [...]

Italian or American?
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

It’s fairly simple to indentify Americans from Italians. Americans wear good looking jeans and so-so footwear. With Italians, it’s the opposite.
When I went looking for English speaking people in Italy, I’d listen to how they talked. If it didn’t sound like music, they were Americans or Germans.
My choice for the most mellifluous word in English is [...]

Una parola dei ringraziamenti ai nostri parenti italiani.
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

(English translation follows Italian done by babelfish.com. I pray it’s right.)
Li avete preso nelle vostre case e li avete curati ai buoni periodi durarli per le nostre vite. Sarà duro da cominciare scegliere chiunque perché mancare chiunque sarebbe errata.
Cominciamo ringraziando il nostro cugino caro, Maria Pia Mascherini per l’apertura la sua casa a [...]

Dim sum and then some
Monday, May 10th, 2010

Today was my yearly trip to UPenn’s memory center. I go through a series of test both mental and physical. I’m doing this work to create benchmarks in my life to satisfy the curiosity of the people doing the Alzheimer’s research. After this abuse, I’ll treat myself to a lunch in Philly’s Chinatown.
My goal was [...]