Archives

2002-07-12 - arrivaderci
2002-07-09 - the road goes on forever
2002-07-08 - where will we eat, once we're gone?
2002-07-05 - lethargy sets in
2002-07-03 - do i know how to have a good time or what?
2002-07-02 - farming
2002-07-01 - oh, how i love the smell of 'eau de pollution"
2002-07-01 - -
2002-06-28 - festeggiamo
2002-06-27 - 'tis the season
2002-06-25 - ...and our first topic could be "camel"
2002-06-23 - dream a little dream
2002-06-21 - oooh, laundry!
2002-06-21 - at least we've got a plan
2002-06-19 - authorized service personnel
2002-06-18 - if you build it, i will trip
2002-06-13 - my plumbing hell: the aftermath plus! coming attractions
2002-06-13 - my plumbing hell: flood of horror
2002-06-12 - getting guido-ed
2002-06-10 - it's a definite maybe
2002-06-08 - c'mon get happy
2002-06-07 - yet another reason why plumber is a dirty word
2002-06-06 - weary
2002-06-04 - my apologies to Harpers
2002-05-17 - next stop: caviar
2002-05-15 - paranoid? moi?
2002-05-14 - the return of the king
2002-05-13 - scenes from a weekend
2002-05-12 - life in italy: the shopping challenge
2002-05-10 - my plumbing hell part whatever: the tentant strikes back
2002-05-09 - maybe i could booby trap the front door?
2002-05-08 - a trip to the cemetery: black trenchcoats and sore feet
2002-05-06 - he won't have dilettante to kick around anymore
2002-05-05 - i wonder what he'd do if i asked for less?
2002-05-04 - why does it always rain on me?
2002-05-02 - my plumbing hell part VI: new and 33.3% improved!
2002-05-01 - they mustn't like the workers much, if this is the best they can do
2002-05-01 - gozo part IV: malta, or never on a sunday
2002-05-01 - gozo part III: temples and beer
2002-05-01 - gozo part I: labor day and helicopters
2002-05-01 - gozo part II: a walk in the country
2002-04-30 - foaming the cat
2002-04-25 - even more plumbers, plus dictatorial clothing folders
2002-04-21 - googling and other games
2002-04-20 - hours and hours of happiness
2002-04-19 - gratacielo
2002-04-17 - euro-creep and euro-creeps
2002-04-16 - power to the people part II
2002-04-16 - power to the people part I
2002-04-15 - adventures in alternative dairy products
2002-04-14 - wine, glorious wine
2002-04-13 - parties and the post office
2002-04-12 - he's got a fetish for vinyl, but is it art?
2002-04-11 - plastic hates me
2002-04-10 - so this is it
2002-04-09 - the bus ride to... the twilight zone
2002-04-09 - would you like some fries with that order of guilt, ma'am?
2002-04-07 - adventures in cat milk
2002-04-06 - careful with that mouse, eugene
2002-04-06 - adventures in telephony
2002-04-04 - women of the world....
2002-04-03 - test-driving the new blue shoes
2002-04-02 - you can't always get what you want
2002-04-01 - It's a matter of taste: templates and food
2002-04-01 - Things that taste funny.
2002-03-31 - The terrorists didn't win. The clocks did.
2002-03-30 - Saturday morning
2002-03-29 - Crying at the discotheque
2002-03-29 - Revenge of the Plumbers
2002-03-26 - My Plumbing Hell Part II: The Plumbing Stikes Back
2002-03-25 - My Plumbing Hell: Part I
2002-03-25 - An evening in Soragna: coaching inns and Oliver Twist
2002-04-08 - how come i never got to be a mamma's boy?
2002-03-26 - My Plumbing Hell Part III: The Saga Continues
2002-03-21 - Who needs the stairmaster when you can go to Genova?
2002-03-19 - Horses in the night, two lonely equines...
2002-03-19 - The worst part of waking up
2002-03-18 - I came to Italy for the wine. And the food.
2002-03-14 - Revenge of the Russians
2002-03-14 - The Russian Conspiracy
2002-03-13 - happy happy, joy joy
2002-03-12 - Nasty toilet paper and sneaky Italians
2002-03-11 - Women's Day and San Gimignano
2002-03-07 - No job for me, so I'll just drink
2002-03-05 - Nothing says Romance like a round bed with mirrors
2002-03-06 - Everybody hates The Penguin
2002-04-22 - destistry and other nightmares
2002-04-23 - my plumbing hell, part...what number are we up to now?
2002-03-16 - More wine.
2002-03-15 - The women who forgot how to party
2002-03-23 - Parma morning
2002-03-22 - Facets of Italian life: street vendors and the Red Brigade

The Dilettante's Guide to Life in Portugal

August 1, 2003 to present
April 1, 2003 to July 31, 2003
January 1, 2003 to March 31, 2003
November 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002
July 15, 2002 to October 31, 2002

The Dilettante's Guide to Life in Italy

March 2002 to July 13, 2002
December 2001 through February 2002