Diego was so exited to play this simulated football Meistershaft with me at home, with the mini ball. I saw in his eyes the same exitement I had as a kid when playing games like this.
Per oggi non ti scappo e stiamo insieme tutto il giorno io e te, io e te
“Wanda, ti abbraccio forte e poi ti do un bacio e poi ti dico frasi che non avevo detto mai”
Una vacanzetta di Wanda e Papà, un weekend a Freudenstadt. Grazie Wanda, amore mio.
Weinland Norditalien
“Weinland Norditalien – von der slowenischen bis zur französischen Grenze”
A nice wine tasting evening in Herrenberg @ Kelter Kayh on Friday, November 10th.
20 Years of Gianni and Guni
“Happiness is not having what you want. It’s wanting what you have.” Oscar Wilde
Ai 50 Anni di Matrimonio di Mamma e Papà
History, Origin, Time. Started 50 years ago.
I’m Set Free
I’m Set Free to find a new illusion.
🎶 https://youtu.be/Nea2I1dQmLE?si=5QOF6hU6VVnmBIMB
That’s The Story Of My Life, that’s the difference between wrong and and right. But Billy said that both those words are dead.
🎶 https://youtu.be/Pmo4ItLCIHc
King of Scots 2023
Last time it was in Berlin in 2013, 10 years ago… This time, in 2023, a whisky tasting evening in Herrenberg @AlteBrennerei – a birthday present.
A beauty’s just arrived
Sonntag im Schwarzwald
Celebrating Guni’s birthday last Sunday in Enzklösterle with her, Diego, Wanda, and Christoph: I enjoyed the day, the company, the food, the beautiful nature.
And the afternoon was spent @ the Riesenrutschbahn Poppeltal where the kids had a lot of fun!
Busy Happy Birthday Weekend
On my birthday this year, we spent a busy happy weekend, dining out on friday with some friends, with me enjoying my kids and family’s company and presents,
and inviting on Sunday afternoon in our garden our new neighbours to get to know each others in a nice atmosphere with balloons and ice creams (credits to Guni for pushing for and making this possible).
Austria – Croatia – Austria
August 20 – September 4
We spent 2 weeks between Austria and Croatia for our summer holidays. More precisely: we stayed 2 days in Drobollach Austria by the Faaker See, 9 days at Valkanela in Vrsar Croatia, 3 days in Obertraun Austria by the Hallstatter See.
We had time to relax and see beautiful places, enjoying the calm and views of the lakes in Austria and the beautiful Valkanela bay and its incredibly nice Camping Resort. And to see Wanda and Diego being happy, having fun, showing us their beauty.
Valkanela was a come back for Guni and me, after 2014 we came back this time with our two amazing kids. The first of the many places we might visit again with the kids : back to Sicily?, back to Michigan?, back to New York?…
I am already looking forward to that and to new places to discover and to enjoy with Guni, Diego and Wanda.
Qigong, peaceful
I am thankful to my my Qigong and TaiChi Teacher Klaus of the Shogun Praxis für Gesundheitssport Berlin (https://shogun-gesundheit.de/) for his lessons, and for proposing great videos; like this one to help when I am not able to join live lessons as in this period while I am injured with my right leg.
Back to Valkanela
Con ADL
Il suo modo di fare, diretto, schietto, chiaro, coraggioso, anche divertente, mi piace. Ha portato il Napoli allo scudetto ed a tanti anni di presenza ad alti livelli. Fa e disfa’ come gli pare. È esagerato a volte forse, avrà i suoi difetti come tutti, ma lo preferisco al piattume ipocrita che lo circonda. Ha creato uno stile di società e di giocatori che mi rendono contento di esserne tifoso. Ho visto la conferenza stampa di presentazione dei due nuovi acquisti (Natan e Cajuste), parlano bene, sembrano tipi smart, puliti, a posto; ed ho sentito che nello scegliere i calciatori ADL valuta anche queste qualità.
Non conosco i possibili retroscena, ma le regole e i patti si rispettano. Se Spalletti si mettesse contro ADL sul tema clausola e nazionale etc., mi sentirei preso in giro (dal tecnico) come tifoso del Napoli, non solo starei dalla parte di ADL ma mi toccherebbe pure essere d’accordo con una velina di qualche anno fa che definì Spalletti un piccolo uomo.
The essence of Lou Reed
From minute 4:16 to 4:48 of this video, the statement that describes the essence of Lou Reed and his music to me.
“Since I first started making records, I wanted to make records that would appeal to an adult, so that when you listen to the record you don’t have to turn off the intelligent part of your mind. Because there’s lots of other music that you can enjoy yourself too in many ways, and I like that music too, but for my own particular records I wanted to do something that engages you not only physically but emotionally and intellectually.”