What's that boy up to now?
Today I had my appointment at the Italian consulate in Houston to present my documentation to claim my Italian citizenship.
It went far better than I could have expected.
The consulate is located on the 6th floor of the Wells Fargo Tower on Post Oak Boulevard in Houston. I arrived about a half-hour early for my 9:00 am appointment. Unfortunately, they do not actually open until 9:00 am, so I and seven other people also …
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The castle marketed to the public as “Dracula’s Castle” is actually Bran Castle, a fortress perched high on a mountain above the town of Bran in Romania. It sits at the border between the Romanian regions of Transylvania and Wallachia.
Construction of the present castle was completed in 1388, and for nearly 500 years thereafter it served as both a customs house and military stronghold to defend Transylvania from invasion.
We visited the Bran Castle …
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Segway for Seniors. 🙂 We did a tour of Athens on Segways after dark. It was GREAT!! None of us had ever ridden a Segway before, so we were a little nervous. But Vera, our tour guide/instructor, had us riding, turning, stopping, and even backing up in literally five minutes. It was incredibly easy.
After an hour, we were navigating through throngs of tourists, avoiding the occasional car or motorcycle, and riding along bumpy, winding, …
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You’re familiar with Snotty Phone, correct? If not, you need to check out Snotty Phone’s first video (click the image), because it will give you some context for the story you are about to read.
As you can tell from the video, Snotty is not particularly fond of telemarketers — although she does like to have fun with them. But sometimes a telemarketer — or in this case, a flat-out scammer — puts a little …
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Sad news for Superman fans. Noel Neill, who WAS Lois Lane to those of us of a certain age, has died.
I actually met her once, and got to play a scene from “Superman” with her onstage. This was at one of her personal appearances in the early ’70s. I was a winner of a Superman trivia contest sponsored by the local Philly underground newspaper (called the Daily Planet), and the winners got free …
Read MoreWhat happens when a telemarketer calls and a phone with an attitude answers? Check out this video and have a few laughs. Hopefully the first
in a series, this is all real — no scripts, no actors. Share it widely! 🙂
Lyrics and music by Ed Perrone (BMI)
Copyright © 2016 Ed Perrone. All rights reserved.
Digital single (2017)
They say the saddest things in life
Are the dreams that don’t come true.
They build you up, they let you down,
They break your heart in two.
Some men are more sensitive,
Disappointment takes its toll.
It challenges their heart
And then it drains life from their soul.
I read the words …
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