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Che Brutta Figura!!!

I've lived overseas for a good part of my life and out of "that" I've spent an awful lot of time in Italy. You'd think after living in this country off and on for the better part of 20 years I'd have a good handle on the culture. But not a day goes by ...

From GARY PICARIELLO, Associated Content,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Wal-Mart

I Am Third

Gale Sayers made running with a football seem effortless. My favorite sports book? Well of course that would be Gale Sayers' remarkable autobiography (1970). Every few years it seems like I find myself re-reading this exciting account of Sayers' ...

From GARY PICARIELLO, Associated Content,  3 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Gale Sayers,  NFL,  Brian Piccolo,  Chicago Bears

Walt Disney and Marvel Entertainment: A Match Made in Comic-Book Heaven!

Goofy teams up with The Fantastic Four? Doctor Doom meets Daffy Duck? It just might just happen now that Walt Disney has added Marvel Comics to its holdings. In the overall scheme of things, the merger of Marvel Entertainment Group (creator of ...

From GARY PICARIELLO, Associated Content,  2 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Walt Disney Company,  Fantastic Four,  Robert A. Iger

(My) Top Five Sports Films!

The top five sports movies? Are you kidding me? When it comes to sports it really depends on what you're looking for: the classic scenario of one individual over-coming the odds or the more modern approach that shows sports with all it shortcomings. ...

From GARY PICARIELLO, Associated Content,  2 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Brian Piccolo,  Paul Newman,  Gene Hackman,  Chicago Bears,  Gale Sayers

Child Constipation Unplugged

When it comes to being a child, I can't think of too many things that are more uncomfortable to them than constipation. Certainly having to kiss an elderly relative (you know - the grandmother with the moustache) or being forced to eat runny eggs ranks ...

From GARY PICARIELLO, Associated Content,  26 Feb 2009

Running More Than One Business?? of Course You Can!

For many men and women the notion of starting and operating multiple businesses effectively started out as just the kern el of an idea that slowly picked up steam: the logic being if it's possible to successfully run ONE business, then it's possible to ...

From GARY PICARIELLO, Associated Content,  17 Feb 2009

There Really Are Free Things to Do in Costa Rica

So there you are: vacationing in Costa Rica -- ONE of, if not THE most bio-diverse location on Earth and home to panoramic be aches, rainforests and waterfalls, not to mention a seemingly endless variety of flora and fauna and you're looking for things ...

From GARY PICARIELLO, Associated Content,  13 Feb 2009

2009 World Nude Day Dropping Your Trousers for the Common Good

Of course, World Nude Day '09 is about FREEDOM. In fact, if World Nude Day had originated in America I'd be the first one to exclaim, "... And THIS is what makes America great!" Because something lik e World Nude Day underscores the fact that in ...

From GARY PICARIELLO, Associated Content,  6 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Monica Lewinsky,  Adrienne Bailon,  Playboy Magazine,  Virgin Mary,  Pamela Anderson

The (Healing) Power of Forgiveness

When I was younger I was famous for holding a grudge. Just who influenced my character in this respect I've long since forgotten, but the power of forgiveness was not something I could easily wield. Y ears later I learned that the power of forgiveness ...

From GARY PICARIELLO, Associated Content,  6 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Stanford University,  Reader's Digest

Technologically Challenged!

Technologically challenged? You better believe it, baby! And I'm not the only one! Hidden deep inside me is a techno-wizard: someone who can read tech manuals with the same enthusiasm as a 12-year-old who thumbs through the pages of Playboy magazine. ...

From GARY PICARIELLO, Associated Content,  14 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Playboy Magazine

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