Me and Leslie

Reflecting On Experience

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November 16th 2006
"By reading we learn what we did not know; by reflection we retain what we have learned." -- Isidore of Seville (apparently the patron saint of computer technicians; computer users; computers; the Internet; ) If you replace "reading" with "experiencing", that describes why it was so wonderful to travel together with Linda, Leslie, and Carrie. We experienced many things together, but each from ... read more

Europe » Italy

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more