Awww, Futtocks!
We are in Italy. We should learn Italian, no? Instead, my friend Tim called me the other morning in the wee hours his time and asked me, ‘How are your futtocks, old man?’ Bemused and caught a little off guard …
Tickle Me Saint Elmo
POSITION: 41°15’17″N 13°36’24″E “Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony.” – Morpheus, The Matrix As every cabin boy knows, Saint Elmo is the patron saint of sailors. And St. Elmo’s fire is an atmospheric phenomenon that causes …
Photos: Gaeta in the Spring
Position: 41°12’57″N 13°34’23″E Gaeta is glorious. Spring has sprung and everything is sun, sand and beaches. Wandering the hills brings us across rallies of cyclamen, rhubarb purple and dappled by the overstory. Anticipating the hot summer ahead, bright African daisies …
The Lulworth
Careful examination of Gaeta’s harbour reveals a mast towering above the surrounding buildings. Once identified, at 52 metres you can’t miss the world’s longest spar. What’s not immediately clear is what ship the mast belongs to. Answers begin on the …
Entertainment Update – 2021
Break out the beer and skittles! It’s time for an entertainment update, our short reviews of media we’ve consumed in the past year or so. We capriciously rate each item on a scale of 1 to 3 sheets to the …
Better Red Than Dead
A Shot in the Dark There’s a new sheriff in town. Italy’s most recent Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, ordered the country shutdown for the next 5-6 weeks. Covid infection rates spiked and areas that were yellow and orange turned red. …
Foiling Around
Position: 41°13’58.4″N 13°34’20.0″E Imagine you are the captain of a clipper ship around the 1870s. Your job and livelihood depend entirely on getting your cargo, tea from China or wool from Australia, from one side of the earth to the …
Singing in the Shower
Position: Upright It’s the little things, Carol likes to remind me. I’ll finish her sentence for her: It’s the little things that separate the girls from the boys. Like washing. For the past three years Aleta’s shower has served as …
Digital Artworking
“There are two kinds of people in the world – the connected and the disconnected.” – Michael Northcott, 2021 In 2013 Adobe changed its business model and went all in on subscription licenses. Customers could only upgrade and use Adobe’s …