mary batella

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January 27, 2008
mary wrote Do we always get what we pay for?
Is there anybody in the audience who has been following up on the latest events of Italian politics, inclusive of the not so edifying example of verbal exchange which has the taken place in the Upp... Read More 
January 27, 2008
mary wrote Drink and Forget or Pain kills Pain?
Once upon a time there was a friend of a friend of mine who all of  a sudden was abandoned by his wife.  Ever since he has been getting drunk  at night, every single day of the week, while crying a... Read More 
January 26, 2008
mary wrote Re: Re: How do you contribute?
the idea that language is made much more powerful by unique recombination of words in creative ways is to me the very essence of (good) literarure, whether it be prose or poetry. This might also ex... Read More 
January 26, 2008
mary wrote Re: Time's Down
Time is nothing else than the contrary state to stillness. Hence the owner of time is anything or anybody that  introduces a change in the state of things. What does time's down mean? As a non-Eng... Read More 
January 19, 2008
mary wrote Re: How globalization is changing the way we eat
Tanya, very pleased to hear that in your opinion what globalization has brought about is in fact the need to rediscover and appreciate the beauty of one’s own culinary culture,  taste  and flavors.... Read More 

About mary batella

mary batella After travelling and living abroad for a number of years, I feel like being a ciziten of the world. I don't mind that, though I do care about my origins. How could'nt I, being Italian? I have just discovered this site and think I am going to like it. Internet, with many pluses and minuses, is to me the best arena which allows for true exchange of ideas, and more. The danger of unreliable information remains. However this is so for every form of communication. Even the most prestigious press (and currently it is difficul to find some, I normally refer to the press as "waste paper") now and then has falleninto the crap. TV channels, most of them, are just rubbish bins, till the contrary can be proved. Of course!