J.Doe and I are moving and this blog is moving too !We have a new blog that replaces this.The new address iswww.buzzurro.netPlease change your bookmarks !See you in our new blog Read More

J.Doe ed io ci trasferiremo negli Stati Uniti entro poche settimane.In un altro post, tratteremo piu' in dettaglio delle motivazioni che ci hanno spinto a questa decisione.Per il momento, di… Read More

This really pisses me off. Sure, workers have a right to ask for more money, but did they ever hear of mediation ? Piero Fassino complained that the government had "blocked the country's gro… Read More

...to my wife, to my in-laws, to all American people who I know in person, to all Americans who read this, and to all of you who celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving Read More

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A week after I first arrived in Italy I developed a headache. I walked to my local Supermarket to buy aspirin, but alas, I could not find them anywhere in the store. When Buzzurro came home… Read More

According to ANSA news service, getting jobs in Italy requires contacts.You just figured that out now ANSA reporters? You didn't get your jobs based on skill I see.Recently a survey was done… Read More

Ruben Cantu was 17 in 1984 when he was charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a man during an attempted robbery in San Antonio. The victim was shot nine times with a rifle befo… Read More

A few weeks ago I tried to explain to somebody why I prefer to pay a tip in a restaurant because it leads to better service. The server wants as big a tip as possible so will often go out of… Read More

Al Qaeda had a suicide bomber drive a car into a Iraqi muslim funeral today, killing 25 people. Yesterday, Mr. Al Zarwaki said that Al Quada "did not target Muslim civilians." Who did he thi… Read More

A woman was sentenced by a court to spend the night in a park without food or shelter because she abandoned kittens to the same fate. Well, not exactly the same, she is allowed to have water… Read More

This USB key, if stolen, is able to send an email to the legit owner saying: hey, I'm here, here's the IP address of the PC I'm connected to, take me back home ! Cool.Not only...It can be re… Read More

When the founder of Hasidic Judaism, the great Rabbi Israel Shem Tov, saw misfortune threatening the Jews, it was his custom to go into a certain part of the forest to meditate. There he wou… Read More

I know that the MSM has been bending over backwards when discussing the riots in France to not use the M word (Muslim), but this is ridiculous.The problem is not polygamy it is a lack of fee… Read More

I have been tagged by Gia-gina to list 10 shallow things I am thankful for and 10 things I am genuinely thankful for. I admit that I had to look at Google first to see exactly what a meme wa… Read More

Thanksgiving is not an Italian Holiday. Yet nevertheless, as an American woman it was a holiday that I have warm memories of, and I wanted to keep that feeling alive. My husband had obviousl… Read More

Another day has gone by in which I have not been paid for work I did in September/early October.It is very frustrating, and sometimes I feel like screaming. I think today that instead of wri… Read More

When I first arrived in Italy I saw the grand old buildings, the museums filled with great works of art and the wonderful scenery with amazing views of natural beauty. Italy was a quaint vi… Read More

Gary Sinise (best known for his role as Lieutenant Dan in the film Forrest Gump) is a cofounder of the organization Operation Iraqi Children.On a visit to Iraq in 2003, Mr. Sinise was sadde… Read More

When I first arrived in Italy I had a very limited Italian Language vocabulary. This did not stop me from looking for a job, however. I figured that since Internet Cafes are mostly frequente… Read More

If you go to the Technorati search website, http://www.technorati.com, and type in the words 'idiots abroad' and look in 'Blogs About News', the first blog you will see is ours, Buzzurro blo… Read More

Al Qaeda was behind the bombings at the 3 hotels in Amman where 57 people died.27 of the victims were Palestinians. 1 of them was Israeli.Read About It here. Aren't they supposed to be on th… Read More

Yesterday was a nice sunny day by me. The perfect day for a walk. Perfect for me, and perfect for about 3 million others too. The streets were filled with dogs pooping on the sidewalk while… Read More

We will never forget your sacrifice.Your deaths were not in vain.Rest in Peace Read More

There has been another terrorist attack in Jordan. 3 luxury hotels were targeted, presumbly because they are American. One of them isn't. Al Qaeda goofed. It is joint Palestinian and Jordani… Read More

J.Doe asked me: what does this mean ? It's just a game, I guess it is supposedly the blog's market value if filled with advertising:My blog is worth $92,584.56.How much is your blog worth?Bu… Read More

What I'd like to taste, not necessarily for breakfast. The recipe is here Read More

Some suggestions on how to get your economy class flight upgraded for free: useful especially on long international flights.Here (thanks to him/her/it/whatever) Read More

Today my friend and I had lunch together at a little restaurant near where she works. The menu with prices was on the placemats that the waiter/owner put in front of us. I ordered a 5 Euro p… Read More

...sottotitolo, a proposito del dibattito sulle epurazioni in Tocqueville. Il fattaccio, a questo punto, dovrebbe essere noto e stranoto. Comunque, e' tutto spiegato nei blog di Dacia Valent… Read More

L'Shana Tova to all readers ! Read More

The reading of this post is reserved to geeks who use Firefox. The others may skip it.NewsMonster is supposed to be sort of a Firefox extension that should act as a RSS reader.Do you want my… Read More

We think (together with U.S. News) that he's a moron:Which politician emerged from the mess of Katrina as the biggest bonehead involved? No, it's not Michael Brown, George W. Bush, or even t… Read More

Yeetgadal v' yeetkadash sh'mey rabbahB'almah dee v'rah kheer'uteyv' yamleekh malkhutei,b'chahyeykhohn, uv' yohmeykhohn,uv'chahyei d'chohl beyt yisrael,ba'agalah u'veez'man kareev, v'eemru: A… Read More

A committee appointed by Prime Minister Tony Blair to “decrease the level of Muslim extremism” in the UK has advised him to cancel Holocaust Day, which is remembered by most Euro… Read More

A stunning example of media bias. Dean Reynolds, for ABC News, interviewed some people at Houston Astrodome, where many New Orleans refugees are located. But he had the answers to his questi… Read More

Rushdie calls for Reform Muslims:“There are hundreds of thousands of Muslims in Britain who do not follow their religion as strictly as do the older generations . . . We are the mainst… Read More

Link, thanks to Drudge Report.Read more on: Israel Read More

There was a large power outage in Los Angeles. More coverage on Bush's mishandling of this emergency at Patterico.Read more on: Blame Bush Read More

Andrea Garland:we have learned that the reason our part of the neighborhood flooded was not due to the hurricane, but rather to a misguided effort on the part of our government. Fearing that… Read More

Maybe.Read more on: Katrina Read More

"We all know that there were failures at every level of government: state, federal and local. At the state level, we must take a careful look at what went wrong and make sure it never happen… Read More

The congressman is William Jefferson, D-La.A military truck, a helicopter and a half dozen military police were employed for rescuing a laptop, three suitcases and a box.The details here.Rea… Read More

From democrats.org web site (via Behind Enemy Lines):"Use FEMA's disastrous behavior in N.O. TO ESTABLISH A PLATFORM RE: What DEMS do better....""Be sure to emphasize that Bush cut funding f… Read More

WONDERFUL !! She's my anti-hero !! Evidently, she got an abstinence crisis from media under-exposure. Poor lady ! Hurricane Katrina must have been a strong psychological hit for her.Read mor… Read More