One of the most wonderful and beautiful things about Rome, and Italy as a whole, is the tradition. Imagine you had rules for everything you ate and drank—but they were wonderful rules that everyone loved and adored because they were based on tradition and culture. That’s how Rome w...
Jon was born in Palo Alto and raised in Los Altos. Here's a small world story. When I lived in that area, I often ate at his parents' restaurant. It's called Chef Chu's. The restaurant is still operating in Los Altos. If you go there, do not miss the Beijing duck, which you...
She revealed that, after being captured by ISIS in 2014 and forced to be sex slaves, the women were starved and finally fed meat which, they later told her, was from the bodies of a beheaded Yazidi baby, the child of one of the women. They told her: ‘We cooked your one-year-old...
“Drag that thing out of here and bury it before you go. I don’t want it drawing wolves or poisoning our grass.” And with that she tromped off, dropping them from their notice like a soiled handkerchief. Doc sighed loudly, pouring the coins into a satchel on his broad leather belt....
I have no memory of how well or if I slept at all that night. I imagine it was a lot of tossing and turning. The next morning, Gabi came by to ask if I was hungry. I was actually. She apologized for not having anything like a continental breakfast, and said she only had Thai ...
So I had three roommates my freshman year. Does that say anything about me? Nothing!(Screeched at a high decibel.) share July 17, 20245 Comments A BAD THING I wasin for 46 days — 30 at county and 16 in Grafton. Handcuff this, handcuff that. My wife said I did some bad stuff....
antelope, giraffe, etc. It was kind of a mellow game drive, and I thought to myself that maybe this would finally be the one uneventful drive. I mean, driving around looking at antelope, giraffes, etc is still pretty awesome, but it looked like we weren’t going to see anything more...
). Anyway, as we chatted about life and health, Ye asked me a question, which I’ll paraphrase as “Not to be mean or anything, but how much do you weigh? I’m curious.”. I told him that I didn’t mind talking about my weight, but I honestly didn’t know. That took him ...
Mary had been told that this was a radio room. The asbestos roofing is still in remarkably good condition especially considering the harsh local weather and the 70 winters it has survived. The cookhouse and mess-hall, with the North Sea in the distance. This was the only surviving building ...
The largest trilobite is currentlyIsotelus rexwhich has been found to reach 72 cm. That's over 2 feet! Diet: Trilobite diets reflect their diversity. Some were filter feeders, some were scavangers, others were predators. They probably ate anything smaller than themselves, including other trilob...