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I took Spanish. The teacher, a war bride from Italy, spoke four or five European languages. One day she was asking us questions and growing increasingly irritated that no one answered. Finally, one brave soul spoke up and said, "Uh, Mrs. Boccasile? I think you're speaking Italian." It was the first time any student on record heard her laugh out loud.
 
I took Spanish. The teacher, a war bride from Italy, spoke four or five European languages. One day she was asking us questions and growing increasingly irritated that no one answered. Finally, one brave soul spoke up and said, "Uh, Mrs. Boccasile? I think you're speaking Italian." It was the first time any student on record heard her laugh out loud.
Love little anecdotes like these.
 
The really frustrating thing is that the thing I haven’t found yet is something I swear I laid eyes on just a week or two ago.
We blame "imps" around here, mischievous spirits who like to hide things for fun, then return them if you ask nicely, only they usually return them to places near, but not precisely at, the spot they should originally have been. But you have to ask nicely or the things will never be returned. Seems to work, and it certainly beats aimlessly searching and re-searching the same places.
 
We blame "imps" around here, mischievous spirits who like to hide things for fun, then return them if you ask nicely, only they usually return them to places near, but not precisely at, the spot they should originally have been. But you have to ask nicely or the things will never be returned. Seems to work, and it certainly beats aimlessly searching and re-searching the same places.
Every restaurant has one. I swear I've seen ceiling tiles displaced directly above where the missing thing should be. We leave whiskey shots out for them as an offering. I swear I've seen the glass empty the next day.
 
I usually keep some Ontario craft beer on hand for when my brother comes over. He'll drink any type - but he has one request - don't get beer with any sugar in it. I just realized I bought a can with sugar in the ingredients.
 
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