STOP GOD ABUSE: about the believers of the third kind!

August 30, 2011

Often God fanatics have either a very happy or a hopeless life. The first worship God to thank Him for the wonderful life they deserve and explain every tragedy happening to the others (that for sure are on the wrong side of life) as God punishment. The second have nothing else to hope than a new and better after-life, as the actual life is crap.

A third kind of fanatics, on top of the previous two, abuses of God name and belief: these are the so-called “leaders”. Leaders proclaim being in direct contact with God. Recently we could hear representatives of the American Republicans: “Irene was a punishment from God“, for example.

How can humans interpret the will of God, supposed that God really exists? Bush declared he talked to God - and even got answers before starting the war in Iraq. Crusaders and Islam terrorists killed and kill in the name of God, to purify this world from infidels, whatever they are. Oddities like Anders slaughtered in the name of God, too. The vice president of Italian Research Council could recognize God punishment in Fukushima tragedy. Nazis also had God on their side (Gott mit uns!).

We are in 2011 but quite a big slice of the human population still lives in the caves.

PS

Of course, nothing wrong in hoping God exists.


Galeotta fu la bella e talentuosa Serena d’Amato e i Tamburellisti di Torrepaduli

August 27, 2011

[English below]

Un anno fa Teresa Salgueiro dei Madredeus ci spinse a recarci per tre settimane in quel delle Azzorre, Portogallo. Quest’anno le movenze di Serena d’Amato su uno sgranato video di YouTube ci (mi?) hanno convinto a spostarci nel Salento,  Puglia, Italia. L’emozione di vedere dalla prima fila Serena d’Amato muoversi al ritmo dei Tamburellisti di Torrepaduli non ha eguali.

Godetevela in questi tre filmati low-quality (sperando che cosi’ YouTube non la censuri) e soprattutto recatevi nello splendido Salento per vederla e sentirli dal vivo! Il periodo migliore e’ durante le notti di S. Rocco, dal 15 al 18 agosto. Portatevi in prima fila mezz’ora prima dello spettacolo e buon ascolto … e visione!

PS Il 24 settembre sono a St. Gallen (CH): chi viene a vederli con noi?

[English]

Serena d’Amato and the Drummers of Torrepaduli are among the very good reasons to have summer holidays in Salento, Puglia. Enjoy them watching our three movies taken from the front row during San Rocco nights (15-18 of August) in Torrepaduli! Sorry for the low quality videos, just a way to keep them alive on Youtube.


Why Puglia, what to do in Puglia and Salento for summer holidays, and especially how to do it!

August 27, 2011

So, you want to visit Puglia and Salento (south Italy’s “boot heel”) for summer holidays. Probably because you heard of its great seaside and sunny weather, its tasty food and wine and its amazing folklore (between 10th and 20th of August, especially).

However, you do not have the slightest idea how to plan your 2 weeks in Bella Italia. If you like music, dancing, eating, snorkelling, hiking and camping, you are reading the right post.

Just read further and click on these post pictures to open our flickr.com picture sets! Read the rest of this entry »


Waiting for “Irene-like” also in Switzerland!

August 26, 2011

First time I see such a dark orange (equals to level-4: high danger) weather map in Switzerland! May God save our souls – and my PC -  from lightings tonight!


Radici italiane (ri)crescono?

August 25, 2011

Non ho mai sentito radici in Italia. Sono felice cittadino d’Europa, del mondo mi sembra (ancora) un tantino esagerato. Pero’, pero’ … questa volta, ritornato dalle vacanze in Salento, mentirei a dire che non mi manchi qualcosa dell’Italia.

Sara’ la facilita’ di vivere degli Italiani comunque vadano le cose? O la loro schiettezza? O ancora, la facilita’ di avere contatti? O il magnifico cibo e tempo e musica e tradizioni?

O sara’ solo che in Italia ci andiamo per vacanza e non per lavorare :D ?


Bodensee bike tour: 3 day-long “Lorana cool variant”

August 3, 2011

So, you have three days to spend by bike on the Bodensee (Lake Konstanz), and

- You look for a bike tour with also a few cultural stops
- You like eating good
- You like shooting pictures
- You have only half first day
- You want to save some money on lodging

The Lorana variant is the tour for you.

1. First half day

From Konstanz to Stein am Rhein
Dinner: Restaurant Zum Felsen‎, Rathausplatz 10, 8260 Stein am Rhein
Room: Restaurant Mühletal‎, Oehningerstrasse 6, 8260 Stein am Rhein

Read the rest of this entry »


Time to buy a slo-mo camera?

August 3, 2011

Life’s so boring being sick at home :(


Politici italiani pellegrini in terra santa nei 40 giorni di ferie estive

August 3, 2011

Come tradizione dal 2004“.

Perche’?
Pagati da chi?
L’Italia e’ ancora uno Stato laico?

Pregare che qualcuno cola’ se li porti via e’ peccato capitale?


Qualcuno dica agli immigrati del Cara Bari che sono sbarcati in Italia, non in Svizzera.

August 1, 2011

A ferro e fuoco strade e ferrovie, cittadini di autobus presi “in ostaggio” a Bari. Motivo? Immigrati del Cara Bari da sette mesi (sette mesi!) aspettano una risposta sullo “status di rifugiati”.

Ma che diavolo pretendono ‘sti immigrati? Che l’Italia vada piu’ veloce per loro? O sono gli Italiani che non hanno fatto abbastanza per lo Stato negli ultimi 30 anni?


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