I love Odd News

One of my favorite things to do is to read the Odd News on Yahoo! If you've never read it, try it. It will make your day. If you're having a bad day, this is something you can do to cheer up. I promise, it will work! I just thought I'd find out what is going on in the world today.

Man drives drunk to protest drunk driving charge

Mon Oct 27, 1:17 pm ET

VIENNA (Reuters) – An Austrian man, charged with drink driving, drove to a police station to complain about the charge whilst drunk, officials said on Monday.

The 65-year-old had his driving license and car keys first taken away from him on Sunday after driving while over the alcohol limit in the northern city of Linz.

He then went home, picked up his spare car keys, went back to the abandoned car and drove to police headquarters to explain why he was unhappy with the charge.

"When the driver tried to show police officers what had happened the first time, they detected he was still under the influence of alcohol," police said in a statement. The driver was charged a second time.

(Reporting by Alexandra Zawadil; Writing by Sylvia Westall; Editing by Jon Boyle)

Fore! Golf buggies in low-speed highway chase

Mon Oct 27, 9:14 am ET

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A group of boys who stole a golf buggy from a resort in northern Australia sparked a low-speed highway chase when they were pursued down a major highway by two resort employees in a second buggy.

The chase occurred last Monday when the five boys, aged between 10 and 16, took the buggy from the resort near the city of Darwin, the Northern Territory police force said in a statement on its Website.

After running along the main Stuart Highway, the chase ended when police arrived and the boys abandoned the buggy. One of them, a 10-year old, was arrested, but the others escaped.

The buggy was retrieved and returned to the resort undamaged, police said.

(Reporting by Jonathan Standing)

Calif. man accused of driving stolen SUV to court

Wed Oct 29, 2:09 am ET

SAN ANSELMO, Calif. – Police have charged a man with stealing a Lexus SUV he drove to court the day a jury was to decide whether to convict him in a separate auto theft case.

The man, a 37-year-old San Francisco hairstylist, was arraigned Monday on charges of receiving a stolen vehicle and receiving stolen property after police saw him approach the stolen Lexus in front of the courthouse with its keys in hand.

Police were attracted to the SUV after bystanders noticed several Yorkshire terriers mulling around it.

The man was also charged with animal cruelty and leaving animals in an unattended vehicle.

Meanwhile, he was convicted in the other case. He was charged with possession of a $125,000 Porsche Carrera that had been stolen from a San Anselmo home.

Hi... My name is Sonia and I'm an iTunesaholic

I think I might have a problem. It might be time for an intervention.

I've always loved music of all types. Country, Oldies, Pop, Rap, Hip Hop, Metal ... I could go on and on. Well, since I've gotten my first iPod shuffle, I've been searching for those songs I used to listen to on the radio but haven't been able to get for free.(ya know.. from Napster or lime wire) It wasn't bad until I got my iPod Touch. Now, the addiction is worse. I'm buying videos, TV shows and finding new music.

I love going to the iTunes UK, Italy, France & Mexico an listening to what's on the Top Songs list. I have found some cool artist. I first heard Estelle on iTunes UK 3 months before they started playing her song here in the US. I bought a song by a girl name Gabriella Cilmi called 'Sweet about me' about 6 weeks ago. While we were in Italy, I was in a store and I heard that song being played. I was excited that I was able to sing along.

iTunes is not only great for discovering music but finding out what Celebs like too! Tonight, while Carlo was watching a movie, I browsed the Celebrity Play list and found some great stuff. I do this every once in a while when I'm really bored and end up buying like 10 songs. It's awesome that Dennis Quaid and I enjoy the song 'Jane Fonda' by Mikey Avalon (a rapper from L.A.) James Marsden.. who I LOVE... is in a new movie called 'Sex Drive'. There's a song from the trailer that I love and it's on his play list. I did not know that Tori Spelling likes Van Morrison's 'Brown Eyed Girl' because her dad used to call her that. What surprised me the most is that little creepy girl Dakota Fanning likes the song 'Kiss' by Prince. I didn't even know she knew who Prince was!!!

I love how powerful Music is. It's like chocolate, the right song can cure everything. It makes you happy, cry, angry, excited, energetic, inspired and loved.

After writing this.. I don't want an intervention.. because I'm not addicted. Just because I just bought like 30 songs does not mean I have a problem..... does it???

Our Last dinner in Italy

On our last night in Italy, we were invited to have dinner with Zio Franco and his wife Zia Franca. It was a huge family affair with lots of food and family. Zio Frank is one of my favorite people because of his signature line... "I am Frank" which unfortunately I didn't capture on video.. I dont know why.

Anyway, I tried to cut some of this down but it's 10 minutes long.

Zucchini Fritti

One of my favorite things that Mamma Adelasia makes is Zucchini Fritti. It's so good and not very healthy but... it's zucchini so, it's half-way healthy.

Because it is soo simple and good, I always make it when zucchini is on sale at the store.

Zucchini Fritti

Zucchini
Olive oil
Salt


Start by Slicing the Zucchini. You can slice them thin and round like chips or long like fries. Lay zucchini on a clean dish towel (single layer) and cover with another. You want to remove the water from the zucchini. Wait about 30 minutes.

In a skillet, heat Olive oil.. enough for frying. When the oil is ready, carefully place some in the skillet turning over as it browns. (Make sure you don't put too much in the skillet. Just a layer at a time)

Once your zucchini is golden brown, remove from skillet onto a plate (with a paper towel to remove oil of course). Once you've done all of the zucchini, salt to taste.

The World comes to Torino

This video was originally aired by NBC before the Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. Hope this will motivate y'all to come visit!

Pictures are ready!

I finally have most of the pictures up from Italy. I'm still waiting for the pictures that my Mom took but, these are the majority of it. Out of the 780 pictures, I've posted 122 on Facebook. Looking back at the pictures, I can't believe we did so much in just 2 weeks. It makes me tired just looking at all of them... tired.. and hungry. There are a lot of food pictures too. I also learned a new recipe for Mamma Adelasia's Crostata.

It's basically a pie with a little bit of filling and lots of crust! It's da bomb!!! That will be my new challenge, that and making all of the different sauces she uses for pasta. I've also got a special treat! In my quest to show everyone how to make pizza... I'll post the video I made of Mamma Adelasia making pizza... from start to finish!!! Look for that sometime next week. For now, enjoy this pictures. There are 2 albums so, make sure to look at them both.

Ciao a tutti!

Italy- Fall 2008, part 1




Italy- Fall 2008, part 2

Italy trip comes to an end

Well, we've had a great time in Italy. I'm so happy that I was able to share this experience with my mother and have her meet Carlo's family. We've taken lots of pictures and as soon as we get home, I'll be able to have a reliable Internet Connection and will post them all.

Baci a tutti