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Ettore Ovazza and Benito Mussolini Ettore Ovazza was one of three brothers born into a wealthy and influential  family in Turin. The Ovazza were one of Italy’s leading banking families with all the privilege and power that comes with it. … Continue reading →

  She wasn’t a teen beauty but she had a personality to make up for it. She was bold and confident. She looked directly into men’s eyes when she spoke with them. She was one of the first women in … Continue reading →

It is easy to laugh at Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini today. We see him in those old black and whites. Kind of fat. Bald. Overly dramatic and theatrical.  Silly. Chin thrust out. Arms folded. We can laugh at the thought … Continue reading →

They looked up and saw her  a body electric fashioned by Eros coming through the door tall, with a perfectly turned ankle worthy in itself of worship limbs formed by the gods a sculptor’s deft touch to hip and breast. … Continue reading →

. \.. . . . . . . . . Seems like only last week I held a baby girl in my arms as we danced to our song.  We danced it as well at her wedding. Happy birthday sweetie. … Continue reading →

Toritto, channeling Buddy Holly, soon to be Eliza Doolittle with a cup O’joe – 1959 Toritto graduated from Lafayette High School in Brooklyn in June 1959. Lafayette was one of the crown jewels of NYC public education at the time. … Continue reading →

On March 9, 2014 I put up a post entitled “Finlandization” which is reposted below: “Finlandization”. Any of you younger folks ever heard of that word?  I’ll bet not. You know about Finland.  It is that small country that borders … Continue reading →

. Seventeen years old and worthy of entry into the National Historical Registry! .

Crisp and clear it was that day befitting Roman January strolling down the Spanish steps to buy the International Tribune. Planned a quiet morning out to share a moment with the gods a coffee and the Sunday post  to sit … Continue reading →

Well today is the first anniversary of the attempted putsch by the former Duce of America, Donald Trump.  It might have succeeded had he been able to muster a bigger mob but he came close.  As his minions were invading … Continue reading →