Basketball is like engineering: any theoretical lesson is useless unless you put into practice what you have been taught immediately. Featured images sources: https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-basketball-hoop-1331750/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Expedition_36_flight_engineer_Chris_Cassidy.jpg
Equalized on a Basketball Court
Basketball fans who are old enough still remember the dramatic death of the player Reggie Lewis, which occurred literally on a basketball court. I was a teenager when it happened. Of course, I was impressed, but, although I already fell in love with basketball, I felt it as detached event. Luckily, when we are young, … Continue reading Equalized on a Basketball Court
Teacher, Priest, Family Doctor …
... psychoanalyst and the list could go on. Apparently, these occupations have almost nothing in common. Is this true? Some weeks ago, I attended a public meeting hosted by the teacher Enrico Galiano. He currently works at a secondary school teaching eleven- to thirteen-year-olds. According to the masterprof.it web site, he is one of the top … Continue reading Teacher, Priest, Family Doctor …
Disrespectful Happyness
Happiness is perhaps the most disrespectful thing to human pain. La felicità è probabilmente la cosa più irrispettosa dell'umana sofferenza. Notes Featured image source: https://wellmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Pain-and-Pleasure.jpg
Joyful Writers
Being a joyful person is an unforgivable sin for a writer. Essere una persona gioiosa è una colpa che non dovrebbe mai essere perdonata a uno scrittore. Notes Featured image source: https://andreamarsoncom.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/818ce-writer.jpg
Rome vs Paris
At the beginning of June I spent three days in Rome - The Eternal City. Three years ago I visited Paris, another famous European Capital. Despite the title of this post, my goal is not to decide which city is the best of the two, because I just think this is pointless. Each city has … Continue reading Rome vs Paris
Newspaper pages
3 April 2010 When I find myself poking around old sundries placed in the attic or in the basement, I often run into objects that were put aside, wrapped in newspaper pages. In these cases, I find sarcastically funny to read again the titles and some snippet of articles dating back to several years ago, … Continue reading Newspaper pages
