mary batella
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 Upper Chamber (Senato, these are the elected individuals of socalled senior stature and maturity) after ... Read More
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 and moaning about his runaway wife. Fist observation: while he is drunk and drinking, he is totally ... Read More
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 explains while extensive, if not compulsive, reading helps anyone develop one's own writing skills ... Read More
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-English native speaker I don't think I have come across this expression before. Read More
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. It might be far fetched but what if this could set the stage for the new modus vivendi of the melting ... Read More
My personal feeling is that there cannot be a final piece of information which explains it all because that would mean coming to an end. Without drive to discover, uncover and understand there would be no meaning to human life any longer. I also agree that perception is what makes the difference ... Read More
Hi Pete, thanks for the input. I have just started navigating here and already encountered the issues about lost comments. I do have a few more question of practical nature and hope your team can have those answered:a) Do i get an alert in email when comments or responses are added to an idea of ... Read More
About 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!