We arrive in Catania by Lucille Bellucci 2/24/2022 8:06:02 AM Aetna volcano rises above the city of Catania. We can see vapors rising out of it. Our refugee camp is a bombed out school, whose rubble litter the courtyard. We are shown to our quarters, which is one side of the gymnasium, divided from another fami... more
THE SPEECH by Joseph W. Montaperto 2/7/2022 9:12:42 PM After Na-Na reveals to me his plans for his next graphic pictures, it inspires me (in a revolutionary way - this IS the 70s -of course) to erect my own epic monument - an almost lifesize mural dedicated to the beauty of Esperanza - on the back of t... more
Daughters Picking on Dad by Danny Mac 1/7/2022 7:26:40 AM Hello everyone,
I have an eighteen-year-old daughter. She occasionally picks on me. She brings home a banana-nut muffin and I ask where is mine? She replies with a muffin grin, “You should have come with us.” She and mom went shopping. Natur... more
HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED! by Joseph W. Montaperto 1/6/2022 7:41:21 PM When 51 year old Joe Montaperto goes on the budget roadtrip again after many years - he is in for a sobering experience!... more
