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My grandfather (aka, “Poppie“) died last week at the age of 91. Because of the distance, location, child-care issues, etc., I wasn’t able to fly over for the wake and funeral. However, the family allowed me to write the eulogy–which Big Mamma will read at the funeral later this morning. I present the text below, … Read more

Proving that I’m not the only nut hanging from the family tree, I received the following email from my mother a few days ago: Hey Sal – I sent a bunch of your blogs to Nonnie & Grandma to read.  Grandma thought it was a Spanish Halloween custom to dress up COCONUTS in costumes.  Obviously … Read more

My good friend and distant cousin, Culinary Fool, “tagged” me to participate in a Meme earlier this week. What’s a “Meme?” To be honest, I’m still not sure. But it seems to be the blogging-world’s version of a chain letter…but with an important difference. Each blogger who is “tagged” to participate in a Meme is … Read more

My uncle vacationed in Italy earlier this month, and was disappointed with the food. He felt that it was “bland” compared to the Italian food to which he is accustomed in the US. I was not surprised by his conclusion. In fact, I think that the reasons behind it are pretty simple. My uncle is … Read more