tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post6593733764954024440..comments2024-03-18T22:27:20.948-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: A Story of Easter MondayOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-64084822793649439162017-04-18T08:56:01.785-04:002017-04-18T08:56:01.785-04:00Thank you, Kathy. That Island at the toe of boot ...Thank you, Kathy. That Island at the toe of boot has been a geopolitical football for so long that its fascinating history intersects with just about all of Western and whole lot of Eastern history. My favorite factoid: The island was pretty much deforested by the Spanish to build their armada. All that timber the British sank? It was Sicilian wood! So glad you enjoyed this piece of it. And I know I could count on you for the fair and human point of view. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-38470305648759642722017-04-18T03:32:32.251-04:002017-04-18T03:32:32.251-04:00Oh, and your Easter feast sounds wonderful.
It re...Oh, and your Easter feast sounds wonderful.<br /><br />It reminds me of what some Greek friends say their families are doing in their country for this holiday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-29755470169048355442017-04-18T03:31:27.484-04:002017-04-18T03:31:27.484-04:00Great history to read about here. I knew nothing ...Great history to read about here. I knew nothing of this before I read this post.<br />The Sicilian people had enough of oppression.<br /><br />I would never paint the people of Sicily with a broad brush. Not when the beautiful city of Siracuse sparkling on the sea and not when I think of people whose relatives came from Sicily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-9115626996708743342017-04-17T18:40:37.835-04:002017-04-17T18:40:37.835-04:00Thank you, Susan. You and are are soul sisters whe...Thank you, Susan. You and are are soul sisters when it comes to this kind of stuff. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-12077004848238512452017-04-17T17:52:48.825-04:002017-04-17T17:52:48.825-04:00Yet another reason to love this blog - I learn so ...Yet another reason to love this blog - I learn so much about history from parts of the world I know so little. Thank you for another great blog, Annamaria!Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-76055540123627124342017-04-17T14:53:20.559-04:002017-04-17T14:53:20.559-04:00I'm an elephant, Jeff, I never fugedaboudit.I'm an elephant, Jeff, I never fugedaboudit.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-80130257351070258652017-04-17T14:23:54.080-04:002017-04-17T14:23:54.080-04:00Not you, my dear EvKa. I could you among the 7.3%...Not you, my dear EvKa. I could you among the 7.3% who think. Not 100% sure about my brother Jeff, but I know I can count on him to take my part 73% of the time.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-65351488766183395602017-04-17T14:16:24.816-04:002017-04-17T14:16:24.816-04:00My God, EvKa's maturing. If I'd been force...My God, EvKa's maturing. If I'd been forced to bet I'd have assumed his response would have been some one-word comment like, "Fugedaboudit."Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-64482413872397408312017-04-17T14:14:02.448-04:002017-04-17T14:14:02.448-04:00:-) I would never dream of painting with such a br...:-) I would never dream of painting with such a broad brush, dear AmA. :-)Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-29001622927381479332017-04-17T13:56:16.452-04:002017-04-17T13:56:16.452-04:00There is certainly a close relationship between th...There is certainly a close relationship between the history of oppression in Sicily and the endurance of the Mafia. The populace was pretty much brutalized from 600 BC onward. Th at the uprising I write of today was a rare revolt is a consequence of complicated factors--not the least of which are the fecundity of the land and heat of the sun. I just wish 92.7% of the world would not jump to the conclusion that most, if not all Sicilians were connected to organized crime. It's an anti-defamation fight many of us wage, but fictional Italians, played by highly skilled actors are hard to beat.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-1963610109261426062017-04-17T12:54:24.024-04:002017-04-17T12:54:24.024-04:00And with history like that, we don't have to w...And with history like that, we don't have to wonder much about how The Godfather came into being...Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-75457780331947511352017-04-17T09:28:36.444-04:002017-04-17T09:28:36.444-04:00Your are close enough to share my personal holdbac...Your are close enough to share my personal holdbacks. Just say, Bro. Two of my other brothers got their share yesterday. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-15840474395756911072017-04-17T09:16:25.639-04:002017-04-17T09:16:25.639-04:00Popes, politics, pizza, and Pinza. What more could...Popes, politics, pizza, and Pinza. What more could one want on Easter Monday morning, sis?Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.com