I've posted some other shots all on the same theme in this other post to celebrate my upcoming wedding.

And she is snoring in the other room right now.

Sabato mi sposo! Mi sposo con Giulia.

Ne ho fatte tante con lei, e tantissime altre conto di farne.

In bici e moto:

Al mare:

E in montagna:

Nel senso di ultimo nella mia attuale condizione di scapolo ! Di giri in bici conto di farne ancora parecchi.

Sono andato a rifare il giro dei Lagoni nel parco dei Cento Laghi (Appennino Parmense).

Lago Santo e 456

Caldo pazzesco, ottimo allenamento: rampe impedalabili, facili stradoni da ciclocross, un po' …

From a review of a soft-science book appeared recently on the New York Times:

Though the authors occasionally lapse into jargon (their barnacles cling to “substrate” until the animals die and their six-plate shells “become disarticulated”)

Substrate and disarticulated jargon? Maybe I've been away too long, but it seems to …

Idea per una torta a forma di bici.

Mac OS X Lion, System Preferences/Language, click su "Edit List" e cosa trovi:

Nnapulitano ???

Last Thursday I arrived in the States, and I went through the usual US border immigration procedure. The agent, after careful examination of my passport with lots of Egyptian visa stamps, says:

• Been to Egypt a lot, ah ?

• Yes, a few times but it's been more than a year since …

Aways enjoyed Google's doodles. This one is dedicated to my beloved/hated country, so I thought to hold on to it and put it here.

INTERVIEWER

What kind of paper do you use, what kind of pen and ink?

CRUMB

Well, I use the old Strathmore vellum surface paper, which is the best paper you can get in the Western world for ink line drawing. It has a good, hard surface. I have it mailed …

First experiments with the Pinwide by Wanderlust. I used it for a few shots last weekend, tried to use it as a normal lens during a bike ride from Milano to Lecco along the river Adda. I soon realized that pinhole photography needs far more care and attention to get …

"I felt a sense of relief at his unshaven face and scruffy clothes. I have rarely seen a more disreputable bunch."

-- Ed Hillary (the Everest guy) about Eric Shipton (another great mountaineer and explorer), as reported in the fantastic 2-part history of Everest written by Ed Webster (Alpinist issues 26 …

"Being packed onto a subway or a bus or even stuck in your car in traffic makes you feel like cattle, and that's an awful way to feel. If you never want to feel like a cow again start riding your bike."

-- Bike Snob.

"They don't appear to enjoy what they're doing. […] One does not ride, one trains."

-- Bike Snob, about road cyclists and triathletes.

Fivefingers training run:

"I am known for the legendary length of my blog posts and e-mails. This stems from the engineer’s mindset of exploring every possible nook and cranny of an argument to make sure one has not overlooked anything."

-- http://blog.tabini.ca/2011/04/writing-less-to-write-more/