Early morning thoughts about time and causality December 12th, 2020 I woke up while it was still dark outside. Stars shined just like they would in the middle of the night. One really strong espresso and there I was on my bike riding through the incoming dawn. After almost 20…

Train of thought crashing onto the DeLorean — While driving on an empty road one early morning I’ve been floating with my mind over Back To The Future final moments. I’ve been a fan since I was seven and more often than one could think I reconsider specific details of the movies. Let’s start from the end. Doc’s…

A 2000 years journey to Mars — The Cicero was the vessel built for the first manned mission to Mars. The legacy of a man born in Arpino, in Italy, and dead for 2000 years became the manifest for human expansion into the solar system. The chance of a catastrophic event on one planet left solid hope of survival on the other. It could have been called Jesus, like another man dead for 2000 years, to remind of salvation and hope.

Or how we learned to value small goals, small communities and small things — It’s been months here in Italy since COVID-19 stroke for the very first time in Codogno (LO). My first memory about it was reading the news on my phone: “Lombardy is currently in total lockdown due to Coronavirus outbreak”. Such a news title sounded so Hollywood that nobody embraced at…

Just another immigrant story — 1949, Arpino Timoteo Martino decides to leave his hometown, his loved ones and everything else behind, looking for fortune on the other site of the world. Life in Italy’s countryside is not good enough even though World War II is over and hope for the future seems to spread again. …

Somewhere between The Goonies and Facebook I was born on July 4th 1980. A date full of meaning for my generation. 1980 was the beginning of a new decade (of a different millenium though). Fourth of July is known to be the birthday of the United States of America as…

Or how to find peace by getting lost in time — They say stones hold the memory. They’ve been there long before us and will probably be there long after we’re gone. In Arpino we have this thing called “Libro di pietra” (Stone book). It easily sums up what I’ve just said. Arpinum is an ancient town, a very ancient one…

Being a commuter in Italy in 2019 is like being one of the Avengers straight from the Marvel cinematic universe. I decided to be part of this crazy but also fascinating world when I realized that the best possible life for me and my family was not the stressing and…