Waiting for Gouda

Oh, by the way, I just wanted to mention that I am not, in fact, Italian. I can understand why someone who didn’t know me might get that impression from that lovely picture up there on the homepage. That photo, and all the various photos you might see on this site were taken by myself and/or The Lovely Wife^TM… some of them on our recent trip to Italy.

But I, personally, am not Italian.

This is not to say that I don’t like Italians, or Italy, or things from Italy, or things that remind me of Italy. There are a number of Italian things that I do like. In fact, I will tell you seven of them right now.

Actually, why don’t we do this $25,000 Pyramid style? (That’s the early 80’s daytime version, not to be confused with the earlier $10,000 Pyramid or the later $100,000 Pyramid. Also, let me stress that while you do this, you should be picturing Dick Clark in your mind. NOT John Davidson. I repeat: NOT John Davidson.)

(Picturing Nipsey Russell is okay. I mean, of course, that’s always okay.)

1. Uh… this is… uh… a beverage made from grapes.
2. Okay, this is a famous statue… um…. “Blank” and Goliath.
3. Okay, this is a type of meat you get at the deli… uh… not ham but….?
4. Okay… um… this is a city with a lot of canals.
5. Okay… um… this is a… um… PASS!
6. This is a type of food that you get delivered…
7. Okay… this is kind of sports car…
5. Okay, this is a….

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!