What's now, what's next, what's ever?

Political crisis. Over and again.
Is it clear or not that, in principle, those aiming at being in power do it for own - revenue - interests? Who's the philanthropist to spend gazillions for an uninterested campaign?
Whoever holds the power uses it for own return since the beginning of human kind and history just teaches it. Few are the persons on Earth who totally love the neighbor and, without reason, do not seek to be in power.
Those who refuse this simple truth are bigoted, indoctrinated and subjugated to presumed moral, human, divine and market laws. Each of these is anyway a mere human invention.
The masses are made up of sheep and the wolf eats them. Go vote your wolf without further complaints.

Crisi politica. Di nuovo.
Qualcuno si rende conto che, per principio, chi ha smania di comandare lo fa per vari interessi legati al tornaconto? Quale filantropo spenderebbe una fortuna per una disinteressata campagna elettorale?
Chiunque detenga il potere lo usa a proprio favore sin dall'origine dell'uomo e la storia lo insegna. Al mondo esistono poche persone che amano il prossimo fino in fondo e, non a caso, non perseguono il potere.
Chi rifiuta questa semplice verita' e' bigotto, indottrinato e succube di presunte leggi morali, umane, divine e di mercato. Ciascuna di queste leggi e' tuttavia invenzione umana.
La massa e' di pecore e il lupo le mangia. Non vi resta che votare il vostro lupo senza ulteriori lamentele.

Back to reality

A month off is always welcome to get lost on distant shores. During such time I sometimes think of home in general but not in detail.
Meanwhile, having as usual turned the main switch off, the rechargeable batteries in every device slowly pass away.
NiMH batteries are known to self-discharge by some 35-40% in a month if not tended, prompting the coining of a new term: DUR. Dead Upon Return. Only then one realizes how many of those little things we have around the house. Good luck folks!

Summer, still?

Be careful what you wish for. Isn't there any mercy for us? Alright, we've been waiting for summer but now this is crazy! Torino, like many other cities throughout the country, is being given a level three alert due to the heat wave which is hitting hard. Hot air from Africa is being compressed towards the ground by the high pressure and this seems to be keeping us company for some time to come. The high levels of humidity have been pushing the heat index up to 42C (108F) and there's no breeze to help. Hard to work, hard to breathe, hard to think. Welcome to the equator!

Summer, at last

Quest for summertime might have come to an end after weeks of rain and lower-than-average temperatures, we normally don't have to wait for the official solstice. Nothing better than celebrating with a motorcycle ride to show Orestis, a riding friend from Greece, a couple of nice roads and spots in the surrounding mountains. Awesome views of snow-capped peaks.
Now ready to enjoy a day off and attend the city's celebrations on June 24th (St. John's day) featuring, among other events, historical costumes parades and fireworks.

1st National Bicycle Day

There's no such a viable, practical and inexpensive way to move around urban areas as a bicycle. Of course it depends on the distance to be covered and city layout, other factors include traffic congestion, car parking availability and the associated cost, and public transport availability and efficiency.
Northern Europe countries are a near-perfect model of bike mobility. Century- or millennia-old cities were designed for pedestrian traffic and bikes do cope with certain situations while larger vehicles can't. Definitely my favorite choice in my hometown Torino.
Today Italy celebrates the first edition of the National Bicycle Day, an educational event to spread awareness and get people out of their SUVs.
Most kids can't wait to have a bicycle because it's fun. Why can't people still have this sort of fun after getting a driver's license? Time to go back in time folks! Shed some weight, save a few bucks and help the environment.
Looking forward to see thousands pedaling today around Torino ;)

Why a Blog?

Not sure, not yet. Never kept a journal in my life, neither jealously concealed nor public.
This is meant to be public and sort of my own chalkboard posted out the main street. Should I let the world know the daily list of groceries? Cry out loud how insane our planet is? Expose my most intimate theories? The daily behavior of my intestine? The relation between clumsiness and resolutions? The frantic addiction to satisfy the ego?
Wow, just a few lines and I realize this is intellectual property already!
Nope, none of the above. Probably just another stupid collection of random ideas and a chance for future personal review and for posterity to share excitement and boredom. Just another dull blog on top of millions. The casual art of living. Beware readers, myself included, until I'll delete the whole thing.